ML20086G539

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Ro:On 831229,during Connection of Cable from Log N Period Compensated Ion Chamber,Spurious Signal Occurred,Causing Reactor Scram.Caused by Failure to Reconnect Cable After Semiannual Check
ML20086G539
Person / Time
Site: University of Missouri-Rolla
Issue date: 01/03/1984
From: Bolon A
MISSOURI, UNIV. OF, ROLLA, MO
To: James Keppler
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
References
NUDOCS 8401120268
Download: ML20086G539 (1)


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/} /h I Nuclear Reactor Facility Nuclear Reactor II Rolla, Missouri 65401 Telephone: (314)341-4236 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA January 3, 1984 Mr. James Keppler Regional Administrator Region III Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 Mr. Keppler:

Subject:

Potential Reportable Event On Thursday, December 29 the UMR Reactor was momentarily operated in violation with our Technical Specification 5.4, which reads, "The channels of nuclear instrumentation listed below with their minimum operating ranges shall at all times be operational and connected to the safety system, except as noted in Table 1."

During a routine reactor startup, it was noticed that the Log N and Period channels were not responding properly. The reactor power was stabilized at low power, 10 W, and the reactor put into automatic control.

The Senior Operator on Duty was relieved by a Reactor Operator and the Senior Operator went behind the console to check the instrumentation. He noticed that the cable from the Log N/ Period Compensated Ion Chamber was not connected. (It had apparently been left off following the recent semiannual check.) As he was connecting it a spurious sigcal occurred on the Period channel which caused the reactor to scram.

During this attempted startup we were in compliance with the last part of Technical Specification 5.4 which reads, "A minimum of two channels will be on scale providing meaningful information through all power ranges."

s We will implement administrative controls in order to prevent such an event from happeni.1g again.

We contacted Mr. Kenneth Ridgeway of your office and Mr. Cecil Thomas at NRC Headquarters of this matter on Friday December 30.

Sincerely, Albert E. Bolon Reactor Director cc. Dean Don Warner Mr. Kenneth Ridgeway Mr. Cecil 0. Thomas Mr. Robert E. Carter Mr. Nord Gale

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