ML19344A736
| ML19344A736 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Millstone  |
| Issue date: | 07/24/1980 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Counsil W NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8008220106 | |
| Download: ML19344A736 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES 8
is NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION E
REGION I
,g 631 PARK AVENUE
,d KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406 July 24, 1980 Docket No. 50-336 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company ATTN:
Mr. W. G. Counsi!
Senior Vice Presicent - Nuclear Engineering and Operations P. O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06101 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Bulletin No. 80-18, " Maintenance of Adequate Minimum Flow Thru Centrifugal Charging Pumps Following Secondary Side High Energy Line Rupture,"
is forwarded to you for action.
A written response is required.
In order to assist the NRC in evaluating the value/ impact of each Bulletin on licensees, it would be helpful if you would provide an estimate of the manpower expended i,n conduct of the review and preparation of the report (s) required by the Bulletin. Please estimate separately the manpower associated with corrective actions necessa:y following identification of problems through the Bulletin.
If you desire additional information regarding this matter, please contact this office.
Sincerely,
/>191. d0uv ce H. Grier irector
Enclosures:
1.
IE Bulletin No. 80-18 and Enclosure with 2 Attachments 2.
List of Recently Issued IE Bulletins CONTACT:
E. G. Greenman (215-337-5267) cc w/encls:
E. J. Mroczka, Station Superintendent D. G. Diedrick, Manager of Quality Assurance J. R. Himmelwright, Licensing Safeguards Engineer 8008220 106
SSINS No.: 6820 Accession No.:
UNITED STATES 8005050062 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 IE Bulletin No. 80-18 Date:
July 24, 1980 MAINTENANCE OF ADEQUATE MINIMUM FLOW THRU CENTRIFUGAL CHARGING PUMPS FOLLOWING SECONDARY SIDE HIGH ENERGY LINE RUPTURE Description of Circumstances:
Letters similar to the May 8, 1980 notification made pursuant to Title 10 CFR Part 21 (enclosure) were sent from Westinghouse to a number of operating plar.ts and plants under construction (list, within enclosure) in early May, ~'30.
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The letters and the enclosed "Part 21" letter contain a complete description of the potential problem summarized below. The letters indicated that under certain ennditions the centrifugal charging pumps (CCPs) could be damaged due to lack of minimum flow before presently applicable safety injection (SI) termination criteria are met. The particular circumstances that could result in damage vary somewhat from plant to plant, but involve unavail-ability of the pressurizer power operated relief valves (PORVs), with operation of one or more CCPs repressurizing the reactor during SI following a secondary system high energy line break. Since the SI signal automatically isolates the CCP mini-flow return line, the flow through the CCPs is determined by the individual pump characteristic head vs. flow curve, the pressurizer safety valve setpoint, and the flow resistances and pressure losses in the piping and in the reactor core. That minimum flow may not be adequate to insure pump cooling, and resulting pump damage could violate design criteria i
before current SI termination criteria are met.
Westinghome recommends that plant specific calculations outlined in the letter (end osure) be performed to dete mine if adequate minimum flow is assured under all conditions. If adeque;e minimum flow is not assured, Westinghouse recommends specific equipment and procedure modifications which will result in adequate minimum flow. The recommended modifications assure availability of the necessary minimum flow by assuring that the mini-flow bypass line will be open when needed, but will be closed at lower pressures when the extra flow resulting from bypass line closure might be n::cessary for core cooling.
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