ML19336A418

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Responds to Items 1 & 2 of IE Bulletin 80-17,Suppl 3, Failure of Control Rods to Insert During Scram at Bwr. Procedures Implemented to Require Listed Functional Tests After Each Scram Event Prior to Return to Power
ML19336A418
Person / Time
Site: Cooper Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 08/27/1980
From: Pilant J
NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
To: Seyfrit K
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
References
IEB-80-17, LQA8000431, TAC-42009, TAC-42227, TAC-47003, TAC-47004, NUDOCS 8010230065
Download: ML19336A418 (2)


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STATE LQA8000431 August 27, 1980 Mr. Karl V. Seyfrit, Director U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Inspection and Enforcement Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011

Subject:

IE Bulletin No. 80-17, Supplement 3 Failure of Control Rods to Insert During a Scram at a BWR

Dear Sir:

This letter is written in response to items 1 & 2 of Supplement 2 to IE Sulletin.No. 80-17.

1.

Cooper Nuclear Station's scram discharge volumes are connected to the instrument voleme by two inch piping. We have procedures in effect that:

Require an immediate manual scram on low control rod drive air a.

pressure at 10 PSI above the opening pressure of the scram outlet valves, b.

Require an immediate manual scram in the event of:

1)

Multiple rod drift alarms 2)

A marked increase in the number of control rods with high temperature alarms 2.

We have implemented procedures to require a functional test with water of the instrument volume level alarm. rod block, and scram switches af ter each scram event before returning to power.

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