PNO-IV-87-060, on 871122,auxiliary Feed Sys Vibration Resulting in Pipe Failure Occurred.Occurrence Will Impact Startup Schedule.Licensee Investigating Failure & NRC Monitoring Activities

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PNO-IV-87-060:on 871122,auxiliary Feed Sys Vibration Resulting in Pipe Failure Occurred.Occurrence Will Impact Startup Schedule.Licensee Investigating Failure & NRC Monitoring Activities
ML20236S998
Person / Time
Site: South Texas STP Nuclear Operating Company icon.png
Issue date: 11/23/1987
From: Constable G
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
References
PNO-IV-87-060, PNO-IV-87-60, NUDOCS 8711300226
Download: ML20236S998 (2)


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3 November 23, 1987

  • PN0 NUMBER CORRECTION PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -- PN0-IV-87-60 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region IV staff on this date.

FACILITY: Houston Lighting and Power Licensee Emergency Classification:

. South Texas Project, Unit 1 Notification of Unusual Event Bay City, Texas Alert Site Area Emergency General Emergency X Not Applicable

SUBJECT:

AUXILIARY FEED SYSTEM VIBRATION PROBLEM (PIPE FAILURE)

Significant system vibration was observed in two separate locations on the auxiliary feedwater (AFW) system while feeding steam generators at low flow rates.

After approximately 5 minutes of vibration a 1-inch drain pipe failed. The system was shutdown and declared inoperable. This failure occurred early Sunday morning November 22, 1987. The AFW system had been declared operable early Saturday morning after repairs and testing had been completed following earlier vibration induced pipe and pipe support failures.

At the time of the event, STP Unit 1 was heating up to hot standby (mode 3) in preparation for initial criticality. Temperature has now been reduced to hot shutdown (mode 4) conditions.

This occurrence will impact the South Texas Project Unit I startup schedule.

The licensee is investigating the failure and the NRC is monitoring their activities.

Neither the licensee nor the NRC plans to issue a press release at this time.

The state of Texas will be informed.

Region IV received notification of this occurrence by telephone from the senior resident inspector at the South Texas Project on November 22, 1987. Region IV has informed ED0/NRR/PA.

This information has been confirmed with a licensee representative.

CONTACT: G. L. Constable (FTS 728-8151)

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