PNO-II-87-037, on 870607,licensee Entered 24 H Limiting Condition for Operation When Outside Recirculation Spray Pump B Failed Periodic Surveillance Test Due to High Vibration & Low Discharge Pressure.Unit Shut Down

PNO-II-87-037:on 870607,licensee Entered 24 H Limiting Condition for Operation When Outside Recirculation Spray Pump B Failed Periodic Surveillance Test Due to High Vibration & Low Discharge Pressure.Unit Shut Down

ML20215K186
Person / Time
Site:	Surry
Issue date:	06/09/1987
From:	Cantrell F, Son Ninh NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
References
PNO-II-87-037, PNO-II-87-37, NUDOCS 8706250248
Download: ML20215K186 (1)

DM6 June 9, 1987  ;

PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PN0-II-87-37

~Th'is preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verifi-cation or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region II staff on this date. ,

FACILITY: Virginia Electric & Power Company Licensee Emergency Classification:

Surry Unit 1 X Notification of Unusual Event Docket No: 50-280 Alert Surry, Virginia Site Area Emergency '

General Emergency Not Applicable l

SUBJECT:

SHUTDOWN EXCEEDING 48 HOURS l The licensee entered a 24 Hour limiting condition for operation (LCO) at 6:07 a.m. (EDT) l on June '7, 1987, when an outside recirculation spray pump (B) failed a periodic surveillance test because of high vibration and low discharge pressure. An unusual event

.was declared at 12:14 a.m. on June 8, 1987 when it was determined that a shutdown was required because repairs could not be effected within the 24 Hours. The Unit is in cold shutdown this morning.

The licensee estimates that the Unit will be down until June 13.

I The Region II resident inspector will follow up. )

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'This.PN.is being issued for information purposes only. ]

The Commonwealth of Virginia has been informed.

The NRC received initial notification of the event by telephone from the licensee to the  !

headquarters incident response center at 1:00 a.m. (EDT) on June 7. ]

This information is current as of 8:00 a.m. on June 9. -

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Son Ninh 242-5568 F. Cantrell 242-5534 )

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Applicable Resident Site 8706250248 870609 PDR I 8cE i PNO-II-87-037 PDR 1

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