PNO-II-93-008A, on 930301,plant Was Manually Tripped from Full Power When Operators Noticed Increase in Main Generator Voltage.Leak Believed to Be Caused by Erosion of Piping

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PNO-II-93-008A:on 930301,plant Was Manually Tripped from Full Power When Operators Noticed Increase in Main Generator Voltage.Leak Believed to Be Caused by Erosion of Piping
ML20203G213
Person / Time
Site: Sequoyah  Tennessee Valley Authority icon.png
Issue date: 03/03/1993
From: Kellogg P
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
References
PNO-II-93-008A, PNO-II-93-8A, NUDOCS 9712180079
Download: ML20203G213 (1)


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( NELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNOSUAL OCCIIRREMg] PHO-II-93-008A This preliminary notification constitutes EARId notice of events of POSSIBLE cafety or public interest significance. The.information'is as initially raceived without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region II staff on this date.-

Facility Licensee Emercency Classification Tennessee Valley Authority Notification of Unusual Event Sequoyah 1 2 Alert Site Area Emergency

, Soddy-Daisy,Tennesseo General Emergency Dockets: 50-327,50-328 X Not Applicable

Subject:

AUGMENTED INSPECTION TEAM DISPATCHED TO SEQUOYAH On March 1, 1993, Sequoyah Unit 2 was manually tripped from full power, Tho Unit was tripped when operators noticed an increase in main generator voltage. Subsequent to the trip, a steam leak was discovered in an extraction steam line to a feedwater heaj:Br. The Unit 2 generator voltage regulator cubicles were discovered to be pett;gd due to the steam leak.

The leak was believed to be caused by erpsioradof the piping. Unit 2 was taken to hot shutdown after the trip d ased' the unknown condition of nt management directed The Unit 1 extraction steam piping, licepsie, hat Unit 1 be shutdown for inspection ~.

Units 1and2arecurrentlyinhotshutdid$'qqgition.

?Eo Tofollowuponthisevent,anAugmentedlnypQthonTeam(AIT)was dispatched on March 3, 1993, to Sequoyah. The t3am is composed of 5 members from Rogion II and NRR. {. NN

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This information is current as of 8:00 a.m., on% arch 3, 1993. /)gL

Contact:

P. J. Kollogg (404)331-7878 ,,

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