ML20090D396

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Telecopy Message of Ro:On 730612,electromatic Relief Valve Failed to Close Following Manual Actuation from Control Room.Bypass Steam Dropped to 16%.Written Rept to Follow by 730622
ML20090D396
Person / Time
Site: Nine Mile Point Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 06/12/1973
From: Perkins T
NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
Shared Package
ML20090D394 List:
References
NUDOCS 8302280105
Download: ML20090D396 (1)


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REACTOR OPERATING AT 12 PERCENT POWER VITH 30 PERCENT BYPASSED STEAM (100 PERCENT BYPASS EQUALS 40 PERCENT TOTAL STEAM). REACTOR PSIG 950, TORUS TEMPERATURE 75 DEGREES F TORUS LEVEL 3 2 FEET o

o SUBMERGENCE. TESTING OF ELECTROMATIC RELIEF VALVES IN PROGRESS.

ALL VALVES HAD RESPONDED S ATISFACTORILY UP TO THIS TIME. OPENED 0

1 FIFTH' VALVE OF SIX (113) AT 0207 HOURS. INDICATED BYPASS STEAM DROPPED TO 16 PERCENT. ELECTROMATIC VALVE SWITCH THEN CLOSED C

0 (DURATION OF CYCLE 1 32 SECONDS). 9YPASS INDICATION REMAINED AT 16 PERCENT. TORUS TEMPERATURE STARTED SLIGHT INCREASE TERMINATION O

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O 0F ELECTROMATIC OPERATION BY CLOSING MANUAL BLOCKING VALVE UPSTREAM OF 113 ELECTROMATIC. BYPASS VALVE POSITION RETURNED TO 27 PERCENT 0

C (REACTOR SHUT DOWN HAD 3EGUN DURING ELECTR0MATIC VALVE 113 OPERATION, THEREFORE DIFFERENCE IN STARTING AND ENDING 9YPASS POSITION)

TORUS TEMPERATURE HEAT AT 125 ' DEGREES F, LEVEL AT 3 6 FEET SUBMERGENC E. REACTOR PERAMETERS UNCH ANGED DURING INCIDENT. CALCUL ATED C

0 MAXIMUM BLOWDOWN OF COOLANT 25,000 GALLONS, APPROXIMATELY 207 K POUNDS OF STEAM. DURATION OF ELECTROMATIC OPERATION 43 MINUTES.

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REACTOR ORDERLY SHUT DOUN COMPLETED TO LESS THAN 110 PSIG AT 1300 HOURS. TORUS COOLANT ACTIVITY INCREASED FROM 470 C/M/ML TO 506 C/P/ML DURING INCIDENT. YRITTEN REPORT TO FOLLOW BY JUNE Mk C

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