PNO-I-86-065, on 860822,10 CRD Hydraulic Control Units Declared Inoperable Due to 860821 Maint.No post-maint Testing Performed.Plant Shut Down,Per Tech Specs.Startup Planned for 860825

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PNO-I-86-065:on 860822,10 CRD Hydraulic Control Units Declared Inoperable Due to 860821 Maint.No post-maint Testing Performed.Plant Shut Down,Per Tech Specs.Startup Planned for 860825
ML20212N223
Person / Time
Site: Nine Mile Point Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 08/25/1986
From: Cook W, Gallo R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
References
PNO-I-86-065, PNO-I-86-65, NUDOCS 8608280132
Download: ML20212N223 (1)


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e kug t 86 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-I-86-65 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public intere'st significance. Tne information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region I staff on this date.

Facility: Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. Licensee Emergency Classification:

Nine Mile Point I X Notification of Unusual Event Scriba, New York Alert DN 50-220 _ Site Area Emergency

___ General Emergency Not Applicable

Subject:

UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO SHUT DOWN REQUIRED BY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION On 8/22 at 1:00 p.m., the licensee declared an Unusual Event due to commencement of a shutdown required by Technical Specifications. On 8/21, maintenance had been performed on 10 control rod drive hydraulic control units. No post-maintenance testing on these units was performed as required. When the licensee discovered this on 8/22 the drives were declared inoperable, leading to the requirement to shut down. The Unusual Event was terminated at 7:30 p.m. when the plant reached hot shutdown conditions.

The plant is in cold shutdown and the licensee has successfully performed the scram insertion time test on all 129 control rods. The utility intends to startup later today, 8/25.

The licensee has made twa press releases.

The State of New York has been notified.

CONTACT: W. Cook R. Gallo 315-342-4041 488-1225 DISTRIBUTION:

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(ReactorLicenseesJ Region I Form 83 (Rev. July 1986) 8608280132 860825 PDR ILE PNO-I-86-065 PDR D-N.d