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Preliminary AO 50-219/74/45:on 740824,commitment to Follow MAPLHGR Limits Violated.Caused by Insufficient Guidance. Reactor Power Reduced by Recirculation Flow to Point Where No MAPLHGR Limits Violated
ML20084C786
Person / Time
Site: Oyster Creek, 05000000
Issue date: 08/26/1974
From: Carroll J
JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO.
To: James O'Reilly
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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Abnormal Occurrence Report No. 50-210/74/45 The follotting is a prolisinary report being sdaitted' in compliance with the Tec!mical Specifications, paragraph 6.6.2.

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This event is censidered a violation of the cec:itzent to 0F f.u.inENCE:

fo11cw the MAPUIG2 limits as submitted on An;1st 5,1974, sesequently submitted as a chengo to the Tecnical Epscifi-1 u

caticus, Sectica 3.10, on August 22, 1974.

I This event is cw.sidered to be an abnormal occurrener as de-fined in the Technical Specifications, p rs migh 1.153.

CONDITIC!:3 PRIC2 Steady State EWor Routine Shutd:*n TO GhM=KS: -.

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Lead Changes Durtug Refus11ng Bhutdctn Routino Pc: tar Operation Operatico

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Routins Startup Ig Power:

Reactor,1910.7 Ct Electric, 644 N:fe 9

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Racirc.,15.3 X 10 gp-a 6 lb/hr Feed., 7.14 X 10 Stack Gas:

11,200 pC1/sec WJPTICM Folicering a load reduction comencing at 2200, August 23, 1974, OF Om?MCE:

for M31V Full Closure Tests and subsequent load increase com-i mencing at 0245 on August 24, 1974, completed at 0900,the reactor was operating at essentially rated power (1910.7 Mft '

f and G44 Nfe).

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found to be at 97.8% of its limit, centrol of the APUICR was I

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aver, at 1100 when the MAPu!GR for Typo !! fuel was ajaTf'$*"2'%

checked, it was ivund thct th"o control reds had not effcetively q

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controlled far APUlGR for Type II fuel.

sad thus reactor power, was subsequently decreased to.reestab-lish the MAPUlGR for Type II fuci below its litit, as verified at 1115.

Time of APU1GR MAPUiGR Geck _

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% of_ Limit 0915 11.91 12.18 97.8%

1100 12.29 12.18 100.9%

1115 10.76 12.18 88.4t, In the event of a Loss of Coolant Accident (thCA), the Typo

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II fuoi assezblics located at Coro Coordinates 37-38 and its quarter core symmetric locations may have exceeded ths.2200'F peak clad temerature and 171r, local actal/ water naction limit as determined in accordance with 10CFR50, Appendix K, calculated using a prolininary General Electric blowdown nalysis.

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Standing Order No.18) and'the reactor power was.teduced by recirculation flow to the point where no MAPWGR limits were violated.(1779 left,.50510fe). ' 1his power lovsk was mainasised

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