ML19323B569

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RO 80-13/1P:incore Thermocouple 6L Exhibited Periodic Erratic Behavior.Cause Unknown & May Be Impossible to Determine Due to Condition of Unit 2 Incore Instrumentation
ML19323B569
Person / Time
Site: Crane 
Issue date: 05/09/1980
From: Hovey G
METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
To:
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NUDOCS 8005130631
Download: ML19323B569 (2)


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.s Metrorx)itan Evwon Company Post Office nox 480 1I Midalatown, Pvnvisytvania 17057 717 fM44041 VW!tds pieer:s O.at.%@

' Office of inspection and Enforcement Aten:

Boyce H. Grier, Director Region I E

U. S. Nuc1 car Regulatory Commission 7yIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS -

631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pa.

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Dear Sir:

Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit II (T!!I-2)

Operating License No.

DPR-7'l Docket No.

50-320 Licensee hvent Report No.

80-13/IP This letter is to confim the conversation between Str. G. A. }*under, Unit 11 Supervisor Technical Specification Compliance, and Mr. R. Conte, Region I, NRC at 0830 hours0.00961 days <br />0.231 hours <br />0.00137 weeks <br />3.15815e-4 months <br /> un April 15, 1980.

A condition considered reportable under Technical Specification 6.9.1.3 exists wherein an incore thermocouplc 6L 1.s exhibiting periodic erratic behavior.

This report is submitted pursuant to Technical Specification 3.3.3.6 Table 3-3-10 LLem 10.

The reason for the erratic behavior in not known and may not be possibic to determine given the condition of the l' nit 2 incore instrumentation.

If any further failure of thin particular incora ther::occuple occurs it is considered that this report. constituten the required notification.

Tn order to of ficially set a baselinn t rom which to interpret table 3.3-10 item 10, at' the present eine in addition to incore thermocounic 6L the following incore ther,nenuples are currently inoperable or are exhibiting erratic behavior:

0-12-f a11ed ti ll approx. 3/3/80 then operabla to the present time.

T.-13-fa11ed early 1979.

E-Il-failed carly 1979.

C-5-appears to be failed an of 3/21/80.

It should be noted that the thermocouple G-5 f ailure is felt to have been reportabla and vna apparantly inadvertantiv missed.

D erefore it in beint, reported hercin also.

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