05000301/LER-1981-003-01, /01T-0:on 810526,steam Generator 2A Blowdown Sample Isolation Valve Failed to Close Upon Actuation.Caused by Excessive Stem to Packing Friction Due to Dried Out Packing.Packing Gland Adjusted & Valve Stem Lubricated

/01T-0:on 810526,steam Generator 2A Blowdown Sample Isolation Valve Failed to Close Upon Actuation.Caused by Excessive Stem to Packing Friction Due to Dried Out Packing.Packing Gland Adjusted & Valve Stem Lubricated

ML20004F141
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Site:	Point Beach
Issue date:	06/04/1981
From:	Fay C WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML20004F136	List: 05000301/LER-1981-003, Forwards LER 81-003/01T-0 05000301/LER-1981-003-01, /01T-0:on 810526,steam Generator 2A Blowdown Sample Isolation Valve Failed to Close Upon Actuation.Caused by Excessive Stem to Packing Friction Due to Dried Out Packing.Packing Gland Adjusted & Valve Stem Lubricated
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LER-81-003-01T, LER-81-3-1T, NUDOCS 8106160548
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LER-1981-003, /01T-0:on 810526,steam Generator 2A Blowdown Sample Isolation Valve Failed to Close Upon Actuation.Caused by Excessive Stem to Packing Friction Due to Dried Out Packing.Packing Gland Adjusted & Valve Stem Lubricated

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At 1250 hours0.0145 days <br />0.347 hours <br />0.00207 weeks <br />4.75625e-4 months <br /> on May 26, 1981, during normal power operation, Unit 2, "A" steam generator blowdown sample valve, 2CV-20 8 3, failed to close upon a manual remote signal from the control operator.

The attempt to close 2CV-2083 was at the request of Chemistry Group personnel to stroke the valve.

Valve 2CV-2083 is an air-operated containment isolation valve which is required to close automatically upon actuation of containment isolation.

Inoperability of 2CV-2083 is a technical violation of containment integrity as defined in Technical Specification 15.1.d.

This occurrence is reportable in accordance with Technical Specification 15.6.9.2. A.2 as operating in a less conservative manner than the limiting condition of operation specified in Technical Specification 15.3.6.A.a.

After an immediate investigation it was found that 2CV-2083 failed to close due to excessive stem to packing friction resulting from dried out packing.

The packing was adjusted and the valve stem lubricated.

Following a satis-factory operational' test on 2CV-2083, it was returned to an operable status at 1330 hours0.0154 days <br />0.369 hours <br />0.0022 weeks <br />5.06065e-4 months <br /> on May 26, 1981.

The automatic containment isolation function of 2CV-20 83 was installed, in accordance with NUREG-0578, -

during the Unit 2 refueling outage ending on May 22, 1981.

The last operability test of 2CV-2083 was conducted on May 13, 1981, with satisfactory results.

If containment isolation was initiated while 2CV-2083 was inoperable, isolation could be provided via accessible manual valves downstream of 2CV-208 3.

At no time was the public safety endangered.

The nameplate data for 2CV-2083 is as follows:

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Copes Vulcan Body Size:

3/4" Pressure Rating:

600 psig Type:

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