ML20073T083

Telecopy Ro:On 830429,sample from T-82D (Safety Injection Tank D) Showed Boron Concentration Below Tech Spec Limit. While Attempting to Increase Boron Level,Addl Safety Injection of T-82B occurred.T-82D & T-82B Restored

ML20073T083
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	05/02/1983
From:	Krich R CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
References
NUDOCS 8305100306
Download: ML20073T083 (1)

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R B DEWITT. P-26-117B, JACKSON D J VANDEWALLE, P-24-614B, JACKSON THIS CONFIRMS PROMPT NOTIFICATION OF AN OCCURRENCE REPORTABLE PER i

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6.9.2.A(2).

ON APRIL 29, 1983, AT 2040, A SAMPLE FROM T-G2D (D SAFETY INJECTION TANK) SHOWED DORON CONCENTRATION TO DE 1706 PPM WHICH IS FELOW THE T.S.

LIMIT OF 1720 PPM BORON.

T-82D DDRON og NnA CONCENTRATION COULD NOT DE RESTORED WITHIN THE ONE HOUR LIMIT OF O

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AT 2201, AfRIL 27, l 'P 0 3. SIT T-02D WAS RESTORED TO OPERABILITY WITH A BORON CONCENTRATION OF 1734 PPM.

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