NL-16-0945, Special Report 2016-003-00, Nonfunctional Radiation Monitor R-60A

Special Report 2016-003-00, Nonfunctional Radiation Monitor R-60A

ML16183A337
Person / Time
Site:	Farley
Issue date:	07/01/2016
From:	Pierce C Southern Co, Southern Nuclear Operating Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NL-16-0945 SR 2016-003-00
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Charles R. Pierce Southern Nuclear Regulatory Affairs Director Operating Company, Inc.

40 Inverness Center Parkway Post Office Box 1295 Birmingham, AL 35242 Tel 205.992 7872 SOUTHERN ._\

Fax 205.992.7601 NUCLEAR A SOUTHERN COMPANY July 1, 2016 Docket Nos.: 50-364 NL-16-0945 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555-0001 Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Unit 2 Special Report 2016-003-00. Nonfunctional Radiation Monitor R-60A Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with the requirements of Technical Requirements Manual (TAM)

TR 13.3.4, the enclosed Special Report No. 2016-003-00 (Unit 2} is submitted.

This letter contains no NRC commitments. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. John Mclean at (334) 899-5156.

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Mr. C. R. Pierce Director- Regulatory Affairs CRP/JWM

Enclosure:

Special Report 2016-003-00 cc: Southern Nuclear Operating Company Mr. S. E. Kuczynski, Chairman, President & CEO Mr. D. G. Best, Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer Mr. M. D. Meier, Vice President- Regulatory Affairs Mr. D. R. Madison, Vice President- Fleet Operations Ms. C. A. Gayheart, Vice President- Farley Mr. B. J. Adams, Vice President- Engineering Ms. B. L. Taylor, Regulatory Affairs Manager- Farley RTYPE: CFA04.054

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission NL-16-0945 Page2 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ms. C. Haney, Regional Administrator Mr. S. A. Williams, NRR Project Manager - Farley Mr. P. K. Niebaum, Senior Resident Inspector- Farley

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Unit 2 Special Report 2016-003-00, Nonfunctional Radiation Monitor R-60A Enclosure Special Report 2016-003-00

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Unit 2 Special Report 2016-003-00, Nonfunctional Radiation Monitor R-60A Enclosure Special Report 2016-003-00 This Special Report is being submitted due to the Unit 2 radiation monitor R-60A (Main Steam Relief and Atmospheric Steam Dump Discharge) not being restored to functional status within the time required by Technical Requirements Manual (TRM) TR 13.3.4. The TRM requires that the monitor be restored to functional status within 7 days or submit a Special Report within the following 14 days.

At 0225 on June 17, 2016, with Unit 2 in Mode 1, radiation monitor R-60A was declared nonfunctional due to an error in the display. A mandatory TR Required Action was entered and a work order was generated to repair R-60A.

Troubleshooting of the error in the display isolated the problem to the detector.

Due to the detector's location on the main steam valve room roof being in close proximity to steam generator safety relief valve exhaust piping, repair of the monitor is a personnel safety concern should any relief valve lift during the repair effort. Therefore, repair of the monitor should be performed only under cold shutdown conditions to ensure personnel safety. A work order has been developed to repair the radiation monitor in the event of an unscheduled outage or the next refueling outage. In addition, a design change is scheduled to replace R-60A with a new radiation monitor. Compensatory measures have been established and TR Required Actions are being met for radiation monitor R-60A nonfunctionality.