ML20090D864

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Preliminary AO-50-219/74-54:on 741018,stack Gas Sample Pump Stopped Running.Cause Under Investigation.Sample Pump Restarted
ML20090D864
Person / Time
Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 10/21/1974
From: Carroll J
JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO.
To: James O'Reilly
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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AO-50-219-74-54, NUDOCS 8303030724
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J.?tes P. O'Reilly Directorato of negul. tory Operations Region 1 631 Park Avenuo King of Prussia, Penne,rivania 19406 Fron:

Jersey Central Power 6 Light Company Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Docket #50-219 Forked River,IIcw Jersey 08731 i

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Subject:

Abnormal Occurrence Report No. 50-219/74/54 i

ne following is a prelininary report being subcitted in co pliance with the Technical Specifications, f

paragraph 6.6.2.

i Prclininary Approval:

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J. T. Carroll, jdr.

Date cc: !!r. A. Gintbusso 8303030724 741021 PDR ADOCK 05000219 5

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O Inii al Written Tira of Report Date:

10 m /74 Occurrence:

1510 OYSTER CREEK NUCLEf.R GE ?EI'ATI!:': STATION FORrfD RIVER, NE;f JEREUY 0S731 Abnnmal Occurrence Report No. 50-219/74/ 54 IDENTIFICATION Violation of the Technical Specifications, paragraph 3.6. A.3, OF OCCURRE?CE:

failure of the stack gas an=ple system to continuously conitor stack releases i;hile th reactor was in an unisolated condition.

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'Ihis event is considere.1 to be an abnor=al occurrence as do-fined in the Technical Specifications, paragraph 1.153l

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CONDITIO:G PRIOR x

Steady Ctate Powcr Routine Shutdown TO OCCURRENCE:

llot Str.ndby Operation CJid Skedwn Jer,d -thnges During

__ Refueling Shutdown Routino Power Operation Routine Startup Other (Specify)

Operatica 1he major plant paracetcrs prior to this event were as fo11cus:

Power:

Core, 1904 Init Electric, 642Tio i

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Recirc., 16.0 X 10 gp:2 i

Feed., 6.99 X 106 lb/h*

i Stack Gas: 14,100 pCi/sec j

i DESCRIPTIO:t At approxicately 1510 on October 18, 1974, an equiptent opera-0F OCCURRE:.JE:

tor noticed that the stack gas sanplo cu p si.ec:cd to be cching i

excessive noisc. Ito then telephoned the control room to rcport his observation. During this telephone conversation, the

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equip =cnt operator noticed that the st::ck gas sar.ple pu p stopped nmning. A stack gas sarple loi flow alcra was roccived in the cc.vt?c) mn enincHent yk.b :.h trippin7. of the sr::,p3r

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The shift foreman then vr.t m tr.s location of th : sud p3 urple pump and ro. started t:u gurij: 3t9 7 scing the ther:42 1

avrlosd reset switch in the CN positi=, %e total tox t d tiec that the str.ck cu serple p:rp vu. et running is cath:md to be approxitately one minuth l

APPMiEN-l* CESE Dcsiy*n IP red,ttc 0F OCa T C C :

Fanufacture (Dnen:al Servi:e Cec 35thm Installation /

' Str. Qwiromnntc1 Construction Cryseent Fai.ure Operator Odce (Specify) na c.2use of this occurreren is win 2mstigatica, m3CE~I &

A ruview of tJm stack gas rsdisth x 2;r recorder trc a OCE C P. S C O.

derved the levcis of both maite chanach to be rolstivfy constant (. t 500 and 400 cys) 150r w zz6*s.ing b Corc cn1 den the p=p trip.

In a further eHert to determine if excmin s*a/.h nbnws night havo ow=cf. &nOng the nygtaJrate eno cinuto patied that the stack gas srmplo pump w2s rot eper-sting, recorder tracos of rdi2t?;:.n.4.naercring systers cr:=draxC.

with two gaseous streats iclersd d=mylr, the stack were re-vicved. A mica of the off ru rrSMim cr. iter rcerir traces showed tJutt at approx 1:stKy S xlzstes prior to this er:ct, tM brgels of both crite.: ct.urnis were TcIntiw*y constsnt (at npproximately 1.:t I d axi'i:) with no spiUrt-

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h 2.idit:Ica, a review of the r: Ice = StS iang ventilatica exhaust radf ation r.onitor recrk:r trers showed that at t';2 t!:e of e.is event, the levels cI brch.nandtor channcI: ven

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relatVIh c$ustant (at cypoxt:2colyg : c/hr).with no spil.ing. P.ved on these considerations and the very shen period.cf tize that tb3 stack gas Sx pI4: p2:p was not opntinin the safety sagdficence of this evet 3r censidered to be mini-Es1.

CORTECTOT trC710N:

The stack gas sample pump was restarts-l by placing the t.Wr41 crerload rosat switch in the m positice Following routut.

the pu=p was exanined by rainteremo penonnel, tio abnx=d-ties nre Identified in this e%c:'m,.

FAlum DJD 7b be supplied, if applic61a.

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