ML19351A300

Special Rept 89-03:on 890904,during Weekly Surveillance of Fire Barrier Doors,Door Between Fire Zones RB-FZ-1E & RB-FZ-1F4 Did Not Meet Acceptance Criteria.Door Unable to Latch W/O Assistance.Fire Watch Established & Door Repaired

ML19351A300
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	10/11/1989
From:	Fitzpatrick E GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
89-03, 89-3, NUDOCS 8910190262
Download: ML19351A300 (2)

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Subjects Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station l Docket No. 50-219 }

Special Report 89-03  ;

Noafunctional Fire Barrier Door i

1 P1 case find enclosed one (1) copy of Special Report 89-03 which is submitted in  !

Cctordance with Oyster Creek Technical Specification 3.12.E.  !

i' If any questions or comments should arise, please contact Michael Heller, Oyster Cr::ek Licensing Engineer at 609-971-4680. l t

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. Fitzpatrick Vice President & Director ,

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SPECIAL REPORT 89-03 [,

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,pv occurrence Dates ,

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Identification of Occurrences s .s  ;

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' A Non-functional' barrier door was not repaired within seven (7) days as required by Technical Specification 3.12.E.  !

ERE2riotien of occurrence )

EM During a routine weekly surveillance of the fire barrier doors, the door between fire zones RF .'f-1E and RB-FE 1F4 was identified as not meeting the ,

acceptance criteria. 'the door was declarad non-functional due to it not being ,

able to latch under its own power.

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Analysis of occurrence The Oyster Creek plant was in a shutdown condition during which required

maintenance on systems and components was being performed. Upon discovery of r the non-functional-fire barrier door, a work rer,uest was submitted to repair '

H, the fire barrier. door within seven (7) days. Due to conctraints imposed by increased outage related. maintenance activities of a higher priority, it was not.possinle to accomplish this repair within seven (7) days as specified.

r Since the required fire watches had been established, the safety significance .

L of this event-is minimal.

P gorrective Action L Upon discovering the non-functional fire barrier door, within one hour a fire watch was established in accordance with the technical specificatio.1. The  :

l<" .dograded fire barrier door was repaired ano declared functional on i l ,

Septemoer 28, 1989. ,

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