ML20083R696

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AO 4-2-7:on 740201,both Doors of Containment Air Lock Opened at Same Period of Time.Caused by Offsite Employee Mistakenly Operating Wrong Hand Wheel Opening Inner Air Lock Door
ML20083R696
Person / Time
Site: Indian Point Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 02/06/1974
From: Cobean W
CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO. OF NEW YORK, INC.
To: James O'Reilly
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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AO-4-2-7, NUDOCS 8304040611
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the r50 foot elevation porno.nno) sir lock to thr'. containment-buil6- < ing were inadvertently opened at the same time for a periot3 of , sh9ut thirty coconan, At the time of this occurrenccJ the reactor \ , i was shutdowrrwith all full length control rode fully inserted in.

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i' ic acid concentration was appro::imately 3 3 90 ppm boron. With thfa concentration of boron and all control rods fully inserted, the reactor was suberitical by more than 7 percent <1 k/p. . l Invouti9atf or, into the cause of the occurrence- revealed the f following pertinent information:

        .t                      Whenever the plant is not in the cold shutdown condition and containment entry is to be made by other than operating per-connel, a man who has been. properly instructed on the opera .

tion of the air 'lt.ck -doors and the requirements for' contain-I ment integrity is stationed.in the airlock.to operate itn j controle. In addition, _ SjgDD hrc PO3ted .at.-the. outside of j each door to inform plant personnel when system; conditions , - 2

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