ML19345A846

Ro:On 801117 All Four Containment Pressure Transmitters Found to Be Inoperable Due to Surveillance Test Procedure Error.Emergency Tech Spec Relief Requested

ML19345A846
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	11/18/1980
From:	Crouse R TOLEDO EDISON CO.
To:	Reid R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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665, NUDOCS 8011250329
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4 ToLEoD Docket No' _50-346

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Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 4 Attn: Mr. Robert W. Reid, Chief Operating Reactors Branch No. 4 Division of -Licensing United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D. C. 20555

Dear Mr. Reid:

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On November 17, 1980, it was discovered that all four Containment Pressure

. Transmitters at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Unit I were technically.

inoperable due to an error in the surveillance test p rocedure. This placed the Unit in Action Statement 3.0.3, which required the Unit be placed in Hot Standby within one hour.

4 Due to a severe shortage in on-line generating reserves in the East Central Area Reliability Council (ECAR), Toledo Edison Company requested Emergency ,

Technical Specification relief. Oral authorization was given by Dan Garner, NRC Davis-Besse Project Manager, for the following change to the Davis-Besse i Technical Specifications proposed by Toledo Edison Company. Add the sentence, j- "The provisions of Section 3.0.3 are not applicable -for the first test of each channel following the first refueling outage" to Footnote No. 2 of Table 4.3-2 which starts on Page 3/4 3.2.1.

i As requested by Mr. Garner,- this 1ctter- is the formal request for Emergency Technical Specification relief.

The granting of- the subject Emergency Relief was very beneficial in maintain-ing a reliable electrical energy supply in the East Central Region at the time it was requested and, in aduition, prevented the plant from being subjected to a shutdown and start-up cycle.

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THE TOLEDO ED; SON CCMPANY ED.SDN PLAZA 300 MADISON AVENUE TCLEDO. CHiO 43652 )

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Docket No. 50-346 License No. NPF-3 Serial No. 665 November 18, 1980 Page 2 The subject pressure transmitters were verified to be operable in less than eight (8) hours, therefore, no actual adverse impact to public health and safety was incurred by the requested action.

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RPC: rs cc: NRC Davis-Besse Resident Inspector Mr. Dan Garner