ML21021A390

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Reactor Coolant Subcooled Margin Monitor System Special Report
ML21021A390
Person / Time
Site: Calvert Cliffs Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 01/21/2021
From: Laura Smith
Exelon Generation Co
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Exelon Generation~ Larry D. Smith Regulatory Assurance Manager Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway Lusby, MD 20657 410 495 5219 Office 410 610 9729 Mobile www.exeloncorp.com larry.smith2@exeloncorp .com TS 3.3.10 and 5.6.7 January 21, 2021 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 2 Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-53 NRC Docket No. 50-317

Subject:

Reactor Coolant Subcooled Margin Monitor System Special Report This special report is submitted in accordance with Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Technical Specification 3.3.10. The report is required due to the Unit 1 Reactor Coolant Subcooled Margin Monitor System_having less than the required minimum number of operable channels .

ACTION TAKEN On December 6, 2020 at 1030, Post Accident Monitoring System (PAMS) Channel B Temperature Transmitter 1TT112CB became erratic causing faulty readings. This caused PAMS Channel B Reactor Coolant System (RCS) Subcooled Margin Monitor (SMM) to be declared inoperable. At that time PAMS Channel A RCS SMM was OPERABLE and provided the one Technical Specification required RCS SMM channel.

On December 10, 2020 at 1517, Unit 1 Control Room received an unexpected alarm at window E-10 on 1C06, "RVLMS [Reactor Vessel Level Monitoring System] CH A 1C144A" and Operations responded in accordance with the applicable alarm respons~ procedure. The Channel A Post-Accident Monitoring Display at 1C06 System Health screen indicated a fan malfunction, and showed a Fan Fail Red light illuminated at the same time. In accordance with site procedure the associated cabinet (1C144A) should be considered inoperable. This rendered PAMS Channel A RCS SMM inoperable. With both PAMS RCS SMM channels inoperable at the same time, Calvert Cliffs entered Technical Specification 3.3.10, Condition A for Unit 1. When the Completion Time of Condition A expired, Calvert Cliffs entered Technical Specification 3.3.10, Condition B for Unit 1, which requires submission of this report in accordance with Technical Specification 5.6. 7.

PREPLANNED ALTERNATE METHOD OF MONITORING Subcooled margin indication is designated for post-accident monitoring use . It provides the plant operator with information to determine if inadequate core cooling is occurring. Core Exit

Document Control Desk January 21, 2021 Page 2 Thermocouples, Primary System Resistive Temperature Detectors and Primary System pressure measures are used to calculate the degrees of subcooling or superheating that exist in the Reactor Coolant System.

The removal of Channel A from operable status, combined with the previous inoperability of Channel B eliminates the single required operating subcooling indication: however, alternate methods of monitoring determining subcooled margin, using pressurizer level, Reactor Coolant System pressure, hot and cold leg temperature, and core exit thermocouple instrumentation, were initiated as required by plant procedures.

CAUSES OF INOPERABILITY The cause of inoperability of the Channel A subcooled margin indication is the failure of Channel A RVLMS cabinet cooling fan. The most probable cause of this failure is age-related degradation.

The cause of inoperability of the Channel B subcooled margin indication is the failure of a Reactor Inlet (Tco1d) temperature instrument loop. The repair of the Tcold indication will require an outage to repair.

PLANS AND SCHEDULES FOR RESTORING THE SYSTEM TO OPERABLE STATUS Currently, Maintenance is waiting on the replacement fan assembly to arrive onsite. The expected return to service date for Channel A RVLMS is mid-April 2021.

The expected return to service date of the Channel B RVLMS is following the 2022 Unit 1 Refueling Outage.

There are no regulatory commitments contained in this correspondence.

Should you have questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (410) 495-5219.

Respectfully, Larry D. Smith Regulatory Assurance Manager LDS/KLG/lmd cc: NRC Project Manager, Calvert Cliffs S. Seaman, MD-DNR NRC Regional Administrator, Region I NRC Resident Inspector, Calvert Cliffs