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| ENS 48662 | 10 January 2013 11:04:00 | This telephone notification is being made for an invalid actuation in accordance with 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A) following the reporting guidance of 10 CFR 50.73(a)(1) and is not considered a Licensee Event Report. With Unit 2 at Cold Shutdown (about 105?F and depressurized), an invalid actuation of the Main Feedwater (FW) isolation occurred at 2200 (EST) during removal of the 'A' Train Hi Consequence Limiting Safeguards (CLS) fuses. This action caused the 'A' train FW isolation relay to actuate and, as designed, tripped the operating 'B' Main Feed Pump (MFP) and the Main Turbine, which was latched for testing. The 'A' MFP was not in operation at the time of the event. This was a partial actuation of the SI system. SI signals were inhibited prior to removal of the Hi CLS fuses by the tagging of the lead connecting the Hi CLS relay to the SI master relay. Although FW isolation occurs with SI actuation, the relay associated with the FW isolation circuitry is separately actuated and had not been tagged out. When the Hi CLS fuses were removed, the FW isolation relay was energized. Plant systems and components responding to the signal started and functioned as designed with the exception of those inhibited by tag out. The affected components were restored to their pre-event configuration, The action to determine and initiate corrective actions is complete, and the necessary procedures are under revision. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
| ENS 48661 | 10 January 2013 10:58:00 | This telephone notification is being made for an invalid actuation under 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A) following the reporting guidance of 10 CFR 50.73(a)(1) and is not considered a Licensee Event Report. With Unit 2 at Cold Shutdown (about 105?F and depressurized), an invalid actuation of the Unit 2 'A' train of the High High Consequence Limiting Safeguards (Hi-Hi CLS) system occurred at 2305 (EST) during reinstallation of fuses in preparation for return to service testing. The fuses were pulled to implement a design modification to replace existing relays with a new design. The 'A' train of the High High CLS actuated as soon as the fuses were installed. Plant systems and components responding to the Hi-Hi CLS 'A' train signals started and functioned successfully as designed with the exception of those systems and components procedurally rendered inoperable due to the RCS being below 350?F and 450 psig. Shutdown cooling was not lost due to safety injection leads being tagged out. The signal could not be reset from the Main Control Room due to system design in this configuration requiring manual local manipulations to address affected components. The relays on both trains were replaced with the original design and the fuses reinstalled. The affected systems were restored to their pre-event configuration. Specific trains and systems that actuated as a result of the "A" train of Hi-Hi CLS signal are described below: -- Component Cooling from the A Reactor Coolant Pump isolated. -- Containment Spray realigned and gravity flowed the Refueling Water Storage Tank and Caustic Addition Tank to the Containment Sump. The level did not reach the point where any components in the containment basement were affected. -- Service Water flowed to the A and C Recirculation Spray Heat Exchangers. -- Containment Instrument Air isolated. -- Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG) No.2 started but did not load since its associated Emergency Bus remained energized by offsite power. The EDG was stopped and returned to automatic. A root cause evaluation is in progress. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector |