ML20090D776

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Preliminary AO-50-219/75-07:on 750319,during Stanby Gas Treatment Sys (SGTS) Test,Dehumidifying Heater EHC-1-5 in SGTS 1 Failed to Energize.Caused by Plugged Orifice in Air Supply to Controller.New Type of Relay Installed
ML20090D776
Person / Time
Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 03/20/1975
From: Carroll J
JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO.
To: James O'Reilly
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
References
AO-50-219-75-07, AO-50-219-75-7, NUDOCS 8303020352
Download: ML20090D776 (3)


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Abnomal Occurrence Report No. 50-219/7(( 7 The fo11 cuing is a preliminary mport being submitted in complicnce with the Technical Specifications paragraph 6.6.2.

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Abnonsal occurrence Report Ho. 50-219/75/7 TIFICATIO'i Violation of the Technical 5pecifications, paragraph II/A.

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CURREtiCE

Failure of dehumidtfying hestor (DiC-1-5) in standby gas trea

.E system Wo. I to energize upon system initiation.

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This. event is considared to be ~cn abnormal occurrsace.as daffned in the Tecitnical-Specifications, paragraph ~-Is1SD.

TIO:tS PRIOR 1

  • Stoady State Power Routine 5festdot:n 40RRalCE:

Hot.3tendby Operation

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Ocutine Startup Other (Specify)psmt Operation The major plant parenters at the tina of the event were-as follows:

Power:

' Thermal 1848 tett

' Electric.649 I?.!e 71c:1:

Secirc EB.3 X 300 lb/hr

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-Feed ~6.08 21D* lb/hr

' Stock ' Gas 4 600 cei/sec IPTIUN "At 1450 on Warch 19,1975. while perforniing ths mutino riectly CURRD.'CE:

surveillence test of:the stand Ay gas treatment systers:_(CGTD),

f it was observed that the dahumidtfying ihacter stC-1-5 -in SGTS Wo. -1 failed.to initicto.

An -investication was ; initiated 7,o dotormine 'the cease of ~the failure.

It should be stotad that SGTS no. 2 was observed to function -*atisfactorfly at the tints I_

ef this. event.

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Component Failwa Operator Other (Specify)

The cause of the failure ess traced to a stuck cir rely in. ATA Penel 15.

The air relay functions to initiate threa.(3) l dehu:nidtfying heaters which together forti heater'Ef!C-1-5 in'

$GTS'No. 1.

' SIS OF The dehumidifying tanters act.in conjunction with :the -pref 11 tat QEHCEt to reduce tha relative humidity of the inletair to tfm chrcot

. cod liEPA f11 tors to a taximum of 705.

This is required to echieve maxhnum.cbsorbsion officiency.of the chprccal. bed f.w gasicus iodine and to prevent damage to the HEPA filters.

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the dehumidifying heators failed to operate, it can be coru:1ude that the.absorbtive efficiency of the charcoal flitars would have been reduced and:poss~1ble rJtysical datage to the HEPA filters could shave resulted.

XIVE The air reky seas "toppad" and observed to then aparate 1:

satisfactorily.

Further action on this mattor is psading TORC revic:r.

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