ML19354C404
| ML19354C404 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 12/18/1980 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Pasternak R POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (NEW YORK |
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| NUDOCS 8101070062 | |
| Download: ML19354C404 (1) | |
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Docket No. 50-333 DEC 181980
-3 Power Authority of the State of New York James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant
.:p ATTN: Mr. R. J. Pasternak IM Resident Manager jy P. O. Box 41 7
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Gentlemen:
The enclosed Supplement No. 4 to IE Bulletin No. 80-17, " Failure of Control Rods to Insert During a Scram at a BWR" 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 in conduct of the review and preparation of the report (s) required by the Bulletin.
Please estimate separately the manpower associated with corrective actions following identification of problen.s through the Bulletin.
If you desire additional information regarding this mattei please contact this office.
Sincerely,
'H1/GL N h? is ce H. Grier rector
Enclosures:
1.
Supplement No. 4 to IE Bulletin No. 80-17 2.
List of Recently Issued IE Bulletins CONTACT:
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George T. Berry, President and Chief Operating Officer J. P. Bayne, Senior Vice President-Nuclear Generation A. Klausman, Director, Quality Assurance M. C. Cosgrove, Site Ouality Assurance Engineer J. F. Davis, Chairman, Safety Review Committee C. M. Pratt, Assistant General Counsel G. M. Wilverding, Manager-Nuclear Licensing o G a.
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8006190074 UNITED STATES IEB 80-17 Sup. 4 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCENENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 December 18, 1980 IE Supplement 4 to Bulletin No. 80-17:
FAILURE OF CONTROL RODS TO INSERT DURING A SCRAM AT A BWR NRC staff evaluation of failures of the continuous monitoring system (CMS) for the scram discharge volume (SDV) at an operating BWR has identified the need for licensee actions in addition to those requested by IEB 80-17 and Supplements 1-3.
The purpose of these actions is to provide assurance that the CMS has been tested to demonstrate operability as installed, remains operable during plant operation, and is periodically surveillance tested to demonstrate continued operability.
The occurrence of CMS failures at Dresden Nuclear Power Station was discussed in IE Information Notice 80-43, which was issued on December 5, 1980 to those operating BWR's with CMS recently installed.
Subsequently, investigation into the cause of the failure to receive the alarm with the SDV esser.tially full revealed several items which required correction, including:
1.
Excess portions of transducer cable were placed in physical positions which would increase external noise sensitivity.
2.
The UT transducers were not placed in a physical position to optimize system sensitivity.
3.
A certain amount of " cross-talk" was occuring between redundant trans-ducers located a few feet apart on the same run of 4" pipe.
Station and vendor personnel shortened and rerouted transducer cables to improve noise rejection.
Vendor specialists optimized transducer placement and synchronized both transducers to the same ultrasonic instrument internal clock to minimize cross-talk and improve signal to noise characteristics.
Following these actions the CMS appeared to function properly.
Further difficulties we encountered when apparently minor quantities of water leaked into the SDV as a result of control rod drive scram valve maintenance activities and minor scram outlet valve leakage.
It appears that the trans-ducers are located on a section of SOV piping which forms a local low point.
Accordingly, small amounts
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