ML20107B647

Forwards Insp Rept 50-219/73-01 on 730102,05-06.No Violations Noted.Major Areas Insp:Circumstance Related to Turbine Trip on 721229 & Resulting Primary Sys Blowdown to Torus as Result of Relief Valve Failing to Rewater

ML20107B647
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	02/09/1973
From:	Robert Carlson NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Simms R JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT CO.
Shared Package
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References
FOIA-95-258 NUDOCS 9604170010
Download: ML20107B647 (3)

See also: IR 05000219/1973001

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Attentions Mr. R. H. Sissis

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This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. Centre 11 of this office

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on January 2, 5, and 6, 1973 of activities authorized by AEC License No.

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Messrs. McCluskey, Carroll, Riggle and Sullivan on January 2, 1973, and-

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to subsequent telephone discussions between Mr. McCluskey and Mr. Centre 11

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of this office on January 10, 1973.

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Areas examined during this inspection included: the circumstance relat-

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ing to the turbine trip on December 29, 1972, and the resulting primary

system blowdown to the torus as a result of a relief valve failing to re-

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seat; the transfer to storage tanks of 53,000 gallons of surplus torus

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water; the malfunction of a mainstenin isolation valve and an isolation

condenser condensate drain valve; the special surveillance test program

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testing; and radioactive releases associated with this event. Eithin

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In accordanco with Section 2.7t'0 of the AEC's ' Rules of Practice," Part 2,

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Title 13, Code of Federal :.0rulations, a co?y of this letter and the enclosed

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inspection report will bo pir.ced in the A.CC'c Public :10cument Room.

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report contains any information that you (or your contractor) belicyc to be

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proprietary, it la necccoary that you nahe a uritten application within 20

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days to this offico to withhnid auch infornation fron public dicciosure.

Any such application must inelude a full atatcaent of the reasons on the

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basis of which it is clained that the infot0.ation ic proprietary, and should

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be prepared so that propricenry infornation identified in tha application is

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contained in a coparate part of the docunant.

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thin regard within the specified period, the report vill be placed in the pub-

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It is our understanding bt.ord on the referenced diccuusions and your letter,

dated January 17,1?7:, reporting these valve nalfunctions to the Director-

ote of Lican.:la,q t: :t you pla i ta revie.. your curve 111ance tcat pro,ran of

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to dotc).. inc if nore reliabic cgcration can h.+ cbtained

by inercaning the tc t frequency and/c r nathed of tacting; and to exploro

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creasu the reliability of thcae valves. Ue vill revic'.. your pronram during

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Cirecre]y,

Robert ". Cer3ron. Chief,

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