PNO-III-80-201, on 801030,diesel Generator 1-2 Taken Out of Svc for Surveillance Testing While Charging Pump P-55-C on Opposite Emergency Bus Was Out of Svc for Maint.Emergency Boration Capability Degraded
| ML18046A397 | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 10/31/1980 |
| From: | Boyd D, Heishman R, Jorgensen B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| PNO-III-80-201, NUDOCS 8102190349 | |
| Download: ML18046A397 (2) | |
(-PRELI MI NARY NOTI FI CATI.ON c*
Date: October 31, 1980 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURENCE--PNO-III-80-201 Page 1 of 2 This preliminary nptification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance.* The infonnation presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is kn*own by IE staff as of this date:
FACILITY:
Consumers Power7 *company Palisades Docket No. 50-255 Covert, MI
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SUBJECT:
- DEGRADED EMERGENCY BORATION CAPABILITY The licensee reported that on October 30, 1980, while operating at full power; they took diesel generator 1-2 out of service for surveillance.testing while one charging pump (P-55-C) on the opposite emergency bus was out of service for maintenance.
This condition lasted for less than five minutes but was in violation of the facility technical specifications.
The safety injection capability of the plant was not degraded by this event but the emergency boration capability provided by the charging pumps was degraded for this five minute interval.
This matter is being followed by the. Resident Inspector.
A red phone notification was made by the licensee.
Region III received notification of this occurrence by telephone fromthe Headquarters Watch Officer at about 10:00 p.m. (CDT) on October 30, 1980.
Updated information was obtained from the licensee at 8:00 a.m. (CDT) October 31, 1980.
The above information is current as of that time.
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ce October 31, 1980 PN0-111 201 Page 2 of 2 The State of Michigan is being informed.
The licensee is undecided regarding issuance of a press release.
No *press. *release is planned by. the NRC.
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