ML19351A300

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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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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.

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

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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
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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.

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.dograded fire barrier door was repaired ano declared functional on i

watch was established in accordance with the technical specificatio.1. The l

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