ML19327A617
| ML19327A617 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hartsville, Phipps Bend  |
| Issue date: | 07/03/1980 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Parris H TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8008060497 | |
| Download: ML19327A617 (1) | |
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4 UNITED STATES
~ *1, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION I
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101 MARIETTA ST., N.W., SUITE 3100 o
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 In Reply Refer To:
RII:JPO 50-518 50-519 50-520 50-52.1
'50-553 50-554 Tent.essee Valley Authority ATTN:
H. G. Parris Manager of Power 500A Chestnut Street Tower II Chattanooga, TN 37401 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Bulletin No. 80-17, is forwarded to you for information.
No written response is required.
If you desire additional information regarding i
this matter, please contact this office.
Sincerely, l
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Enclosure:
IE Bulletin No. 80-17 cc w/ encl:
R. T. Hathcote, Project Manager J. F. Cox, Supervisor, Nuclear Licensing Section J. E. Wills, Project Engineer H. N. Culver, Chief, Nuclear Safety Review Staff W. P. Kelleghan, Project Manager 80 0 8 0 6 0 $7 d
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8005050076 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT JULY 3, 1980 IE BULLETIN NO. 80-17 FAILURE OF 76 0F 185 CONTROL RODS TO FULLY INSERT DURING A SCRAM AT A BWR Description of Circumstances:
On June 28, 1980, 76 of the 185 control rods failed to fully insert during a routine shutdown at TVA's Browns Ferry Unit No. 3 located at Athens, Alabama. The reactor was manually scrammed from about 30 percent power in accordance with routine shutdown procedures. The shutdown was initiated to repair the feedwater system. The 76 control rods that failed to fully insert were all on the east side of the core.
Following scram discharge volume (SDV) high level bypass and a short drain period of the SDV, a second manual scram was initiated and all partially inserted rods were observed to drive inward, but 59 remained partially withdrawn. A third manual scram was made, again following high level in the SDV and bypassing for another short drain of the SDV, with the result that 47 rods remained partially withdrawn. Following a longer drain of the SDV, an automatic scram occurred that was initiated by a scram discharge volume tank high water level signal when the scram reset switch was placed in " Normal"; with this scram all remaining rods fully inserted. The total time elapse from the initial scram to the time that all rods were inserted was approximately 15 minutes.
Core coolant flow, temperature and pressure remained normal for plant conditions. Tne unit is now shutdown and additional testing indicates that a possible cause of the malfunction was the retention of a significant amount of water in the east bank scram discharge volume.
In view of these interim findings and pending results of continued investigation, the following actions are to be taken.
Actions To Be Taken By Licensees:
All General Electric Boiling Water Reactors with operating licenses which are operating at any power on the date of this Bulletin shall perform *be following steps in the time s perform the following steps p )-
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