05000254/LER-1982-033-03, /03L-0:on 821005,1A2 Battery Cell 12 Dropped Below Tech Spec Limits,Resulting in Battery a Failure to Pass Discharge Test.Caused by Battery Age & Repetitive Discharge Testing.New 24/48-volt Dc Battery Will Be Installed

/03L-0:on 821005,1A2 Battery Cell 12 Dropped Below Tech Spec Limits,Resulting in Battery a Failure to Pass Discharge Test.Caused by Battery Age & Repetitive Discharge Testing.New 24/48-volt Dc Battery Will Be Installed

ML20027D628
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	10/27/1982
From:	Iben C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML20027D624	List: 05000254/LER-1982-033, Forwards LER 82-033/03L-0 05000254/LER-1982-033-03, /03L-0:on 821005,1A2 Battery Cell 12 Dropped Below Tech Spec Limits,Resulting in Battery a Failure to Pass Discharge Test.Caused by Battery Age & Repetitive Discharge Testing.New 24/48-volt Dc Battery Will Be Installed
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LER-82-033-03L-03, LER-82-33-3L-3, NUDOCS 8211080172
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LER-1982-033, /03L-0:on 821005,1A2 Battery Cell 12 Dropped Below Tech Spec Limits,Resulting in Battery a Failure to Pass Discharge Test.Caused by Battery Age & Repetitive Discharge Testing.New 24/48-volt Dc Battery Will Be Installed

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8 60 61 OOCKETNUM8ER 68 69 EVENT DATE 74 75 REPORT DATE 80 EVENT DESCRIPTION AND PROBA8LE CONSEQUENCES O'O 10121 l On October 5, 1982, the Unit One 24/48 VDC "A" Battery Test Discharge, QTS 120-2, wasl gl pe r fo rmed. The I A2 battery cell number 12 dropped to.13 VDC(1.75 VDC required l

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LICENSEE NAME: Commonwealth Edison Company.

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DOCKET NUMBER: 050-254.

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EVENT DESCRIPTION

On October 5,1982, QTS 120-2, Quad-Cities ' unit one 24/48 VDC "A" Battery Test Discharge was being performed.

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4.B.3 requires that the 24 VDC battery be discharged at ~ a manufacturer's amp-hour rated capacity of ten amperes for eight hours (80 amp hours).

This test criteria is specified in IEEE Standard 450-1975 At some interval between the sixth and seventh hour of the discharge test, the Unit One IA2-24 VDC battery terminal voltage dropped below the minimum-specified battery voltage of 21 volts, as per IEEE 450-1975 Cell 12 voltage of the IA2 battery fell below the minimum specified cell voltage (1.75 VDC) to 0 31 VDC, which indicated cell replacement was necessary. The estimated minimum capacity of the I A2-24 VDC battery

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PROBABLE CONSEQUENCES OF THE OCCURRENCE:

Load trend -review on the I A2-24 VDC -battery indicates that operating load on the battery would be approximately 5 5 amperes.

Had the need arisen, the IA2 battery would have performed its function as required, and, maintained operation for the minimum of eight hours required.

In addition, the "1B" 24/48 VDC battery was found to be completely operable and would have provided power for the other half of the

- requi red 24/48 VDC instrumentation.

Unit One was in the REFUEL mode and in Cold Shutdown.

The fuel had been completely removed from the vessel, therefore, the battery was

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CAUSE

j The direct cause of this event is gross failure of cell 12.in the IA2-24 VDC battery.

The other 11 cells were still well above the 1.75 VDC minimum cell voltage.

Failure of the cell has been attributed to the near end-of service life of the 24/48 VDC battery and repetitive dis-charge testing of-the battery.

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CORRECYlVE ACTION:

Due to the failure of the 2A2-24 VDC battery (DR 4-2-81-53) in. January, 1981, the 24/48 VDC batteries were evaluated.

It was decided to replace all of the 24/48 VDC batteries. The lA and IB 24/48 VDC batteries are scheduled to be replaced before the end of this refueling outage.

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