ML20154M384
| ML20154M384 | |
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| Site: | University of Missouri-Columbia |
| Issue date: | 04/30/1998 |
| From: | MISSOURI, UNIV. OF, COLUMBIA, MO |
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| NUDOCS 9810200253 | |
| Download: ML20154M384 (3) | |
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. The reactor operated continuously in April with the following exceptions: five shutdowns for scheduled maintenance and/or refueling; two unscheduled shutdowns.
On April 1, a rod-not-in-contact-with-magnet rod run in occurred when control blade 'A' disengaged from its magnet during a routine blade shimming evolution. The offset rod drive mechanism for control blade 'A' was thoroughly inspected and tested--including a pull test (Reactor Test Procedure 21). The reactor was subsequently refueled and a normal startup was completed satisfactorily. On the subsequent scheduled maintenance day, the offset and drive mechanism were
' inspected again and electronics technicians thoroughly checked and tested the electronics. In an attempt to possibly isolate and identify a cause for this problem, electronics technicians switched i-
- the power supplies for the control blade magnets. No further problems of this particular type have i
since occurred.
On April 27, a wide range monitor (Channel #4) high power scram occurred during a normal i
L startup with the reactor at 10 kW. No actual high power condition was indicated or observed on any matrumentation. A thorough examination and testing of this nuclear instrument revealed no anomalies. The cause was believed to be spurious. A subsequent normal startup was completed -
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Major maintenance items for the month included: removing redundant post indicating valve #3 j
in the fire protection (wet) system; replacing the air regulator on the anti-siphon system; performing l
the biennial change-out of control blade offset mechanism 'B'; installing the'new Gamma' Metrics.
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UNSCHEDULED SHUTDOWNS Date No.
Tyne Cause 4/1/98 1082 Rod Rtin-In Control blade 'A' disengaged from magnet 4/27/98 1083
. Scram Spurious Channel #4 high power
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OPERATIONS
SUMMARY
HOURS OPERATED THIS PERIOD 642 TOTAL HOURS OPERATED 211,308 l
HOURS AT FULL POWER THIS PERIOD.
640 TOTAL HOURS AT FULL POWER 208,212 INTEGRATED POWER THIS PERIOD 267 MWD TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER 80,907 MWD MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES 04/01/98 Refueled - removed core 98-17, loaded core 98-18.
04/06/98 -Refueled removed core 98-18, loaded core 98-19.
04/13/98 Refueled - removed core 9819, loaded core 98-20. Removed post indicating valve #3 from the fire protection wet system. Replaced the air regulator to the anti-siphon system.
04/15/98 Refueled - removed core 98-20, loaded core 98-21.
04/20/98 _ Refueled - removed core 98-21, loaded core 98-22. Biennial change-out of offset mechanism 'B'. Installed new channel 5/6 Gamma-Metrics power range recorder per modification package 9510.
04/27/98 Refueled - removed core 98 22, loaded core 98 23.
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