ML20028E227

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RO 50-321/1982-04:on 821231,cooling Tower 1A Fire Protection Deluge Sys Tripped,Decreasing Fire Water Storage Tank Vol Below Acceptable Limits.Caused by Failure of Trip Alarm in Cooling Tower.Design Change Requested
ML20028E227
Person / Time
Site: Hatch Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 01/11/1983
From:
GEORGIA POWER CO.
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Shared Package
ML20028E221 List:
References
NUDOCS 8301210092
Download: ML20028E227 (1)


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',. N Narrative for Special Report 50-321/1982-04 This special report is submitted to report the reduction of fire water minimum acceptable limits as tank storage inventory below the

, specified in Unit 1 Tech. Specs. 3.13.2.b and Unit 2 Tech. Specs.

3.7.6.1.b and the failure to meet reporting requirements per Unit 2 Tech. Specs. 3.7.6.1, ACTION b.2.a. Information regarding this event is given below:

On 12-31-82, at 0038 CST with Unit 1 in a refueling outage and Unit 2 in steady state operation at 2413 MWt, the lA cooling tower fire protection deluge system tripped. This trip caused both diesel fire pumps to start on low fire protection system heeder pressure which began decreasing the fire water storage tank volume. Also at the same time, the cooling tower trip alarm failed to activate on the control room fire alarm panel. As a result, the locating of the syste:a trip was hindered, this resulted in reduction of the storage tank levels below the minimum acceptable limits. Unit 1 Tech. Specs. 3.13.2.b and Unit 2 Tech. Specs. 3.7.6.1.b require a minimum level of 270,000 gals per storage tank. The event dropped the level in both the fire water storage tanks to a useable volume of approximately 245,000 gals per tank or a total of 490,000 gals. During this event, the two diesel fire pumps remained operable.

The 1A cooling tower deluge system was isolated and the fire protection system returned to normal per Tech. Specs. sections 3.13.2.b and 3.7.6.1.b. Due to personnel error the telephone contact within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> was not met, as required per Tech. Specs. section 3.7.6.1 ACTION b.2.a. Personnel have been counseled as to the importance of meeting Tech. Specs. reporting requirements.

To prevent recurrence of the fire water storage tank low level problem, modifications are to be made under a Design Changu Request to provide a more adequate warning of fire tan': water levels.

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