ML20116B752

Special Rept 92-08:on 920929,Turbine Building High Radiation Noble Gas Monitor Declared Inoperable for Greater than Seven Days.Alternate Testing Performed Throughout Period of Inoperability

ML20116B752
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	10/27/1992
From:	J. J. Barton GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
92-08, 92-8, C321-92-2291, NUDOCS 9211030029
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i GPU Nuclear Corporatlod tir " a Nuclear = t r >**

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609 971 4000 Wrrter's Dwct D!al Numl>cn October 27, 1992 ,

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U. S. 11uclear Regulatory Comminaion Att: Document Control Doch Washington, DC 20555

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Oynter Creek Nuclear Generating Station Docket !Jo. 50-219 Snecial Report 92-08 Attach % in Special Repcrt 92-08. Thio report is being submitted au requirc:1 by Technical Specification 3 . 1 3 . 11 . 2 .

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DROEiftl RitDQEt I it2-00 Report Daini october 27, 1992 Dnke of QEgn M Rgei September 29, 1992 hlRilid fiGat10 A S L_QGEllfl E11GRi The Turbine 13u ilding high radiation noble gas monitor was-  ;

inoperable f or a period of time greator than seven days. This condition requires a Special Report to be submitted per Technical Lpecification 3.13.H.2.

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DJMEdEL.19n._qf Ocpurrongp1 The Turbino 13uilding Radioactive Cascous Effluent Monitoring System (RAGEMS), which incorporatco the noble gas monitor, was removed from service on September 22, 1992 to perform a minor l_ modifIcatlon. The modification was scheduled to be completed  ;

in five days. Sevoral unanticipated delays woro encountered,

• and the seven day deadline was exceeded on September 29,_1992.

The modification was complete on October 6, 1992. _ Final-acceptance testing for the modification was completod, and the. >

RAGEMS mqnitors were declared operable and returned to service on-October 7, 1992.

Technical Specitication Table 3.15.2, item-3.a, defittes tho.-

Limiting condition for operation for periods when the Turbine Building Radioactive noble gas monitor is out of service. Per

- that specification, effluent rolcases - via -this pathway may continue proviNd that a grab sample is-obtained once.per 48 _;

hours and is analyzed for gross radioactivity within 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />s-of sampling. The required alternate testing ns per f orracd throughout the period-of inoperability, t

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