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| | title = Disabling of Diesel Generator Output Circuit Breakers by Anti-Pump Circuitry | | | title = Disabling of Diesel Generator Output Circuit Breakers by Anti-Pump Circuitry |
| | author name = Rossi C E | | | author name = Rossi C |
| | author affiliation = NRC/NRR | | | author affiliation = NRC/NRR |
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| ===OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION===
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| 16, 1988 NRC INFORMATION
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| NOTICE NO. 88-75: DISABLING | | WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 September 16, 1988 NRC INFORMATION NOTICE NO. 88-75: DISABLING OF DIESEL GENERATOR OUTPUT |
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| ==Addressees== | | ==Addressees== |
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| All holders of operating | | All holders of operating licenses or construction permits for nuclear power |
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| permits for nuclear power reactors.
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| ==Purpose== | | ==Purpose== |
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| | This information notice is being provided to alert addressees to potential |
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| notice is being provided to alert addressees
| | problems where the capability to either automatically or manually close |
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| to potential problems where the capability
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| or manually close diesel generator
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| circuit breakers from the control room may be lost. It is expected that recipients
| | problems. However, suggestions contained in this information notice do not |
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| | constitute NRC requirements; therefore, no specific action or written response |
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| to their facilities | | ==Description of Circumstances== |
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| | On June 5, 1988, operators at Browns Ferry Unit 3 were unable to reclose the |
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| and consider actions, as appropriate, to avoid similar problems.
| | diesel generator output breakers to the 4-kV shutdown boards from the control |
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| However, suggestions
| | room during a loss-of-power/loss-of-coolant-accident (LOP/LOCA) test. During |
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| | the test, the output breakers connected the diesel generators to their respec- tive 4-kV shutdown boards after the LOP signal was generated; however, the |
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| | breakers tripped and remained open after receiving the LOCA signal. Operators |
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| notice do not constitute
| | diagnosed the output breaker lockout problem using system electrical configu- ration drawings. An operator was sent to the 4-kY shutdown board to manually |
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| NRC requirements;
| | transfer output breaker control power to its alternate source. This momentarily |
| therefore, no specific action or written response is required.Description
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| of Circumstances:
| | removed power, enabling the breaker to close when the power was restored. |
| On June 5, 1988, operators
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| at Browns Ferry Unit 3 were unable to reclose the diesel generator | | On October 14, 1987, an operator at Wolf Creek Generating Station manually |
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| output breakers to the 4-kV shutdown boards from the control room during a loss-of-power/loss-of-coolant-accident (LOP/LOCA) | | tripped the output circuit breaker of the emergency diesel generator (EDG) |
| test. During the test, the output breakers connected
| | from the control room. At the time, the EDG was supplying a vital bus. When |
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| the diesel generators | | the operators tried to reenergize the vital bus from the still-operating EDG, |
| | they found that they could not close the EDG output breaker from the control |
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| to their respec-tive 4-kV shutdown boards after the LOP signal was generated;
| | room. The vital bus was finally reenergized from the offsite power supply. |
| however, the breakers tripped and remained open after receiving
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| the LOCA signal. Operators diagnosed | | Through examination of the breaker control schematics the licensee later |
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| the output breaker lockout problem using system electrical | | found that the EDG circuit breaker could be closed by cycling the EDG mode |
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| configu-ration drawings.
| | switch at the EDG local control station. |
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| An operator was sent to the 4-kY shutdown board to manually transfer output breaker control power to its alternate
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| | The anti-pump circuit configuration will protect large breakers from rapid |
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| removed power, enabling the breaker to close when the power was restored.On October 14, 1987, an operator at Wolf Creek Generating
| | cycling and, under certain circumstances, will prevent breaker closure. At |
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| Station manually tripped the output circuit breaker of the emergency
| | Browns Ferry Unit 3, a unique sequence of events, a LOP signal followed within |
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| diesel generator (EDG)from the control room. At the time, the EDG was supplying
| | 6 seconds by a LOCA signal, led to the discovery of a design deficiency of this |
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| a vital bus. When the operators
| | circuit configuration. Contacts from the undervoltage relay will seal in the |
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| | breaker anti-pump relay until the undervoltage condition on the 4-kV boards |
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| the vital bus from the still-operating
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| EDG, they found that they could not close the EDG output breaker from the control room. The vital bus was finally reenergized
| | The circuit is designed such that following a LOP, the undervoltage condition |
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| from the offsite power supply.Through examination
| | must exist for at least 5 seconds and the diesel. must reach rated speed before |
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| of the breaker control schematics
| | the diesel generator output breaker will close on the bus. Once the breaker |
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| the licensee later found that the EDG circuit breaker could be closed by cycling the EDG mode switch at the EDG local control station.880920197 IN 88-75 September | | has closed, the closure spring recharge motor and the breaker anti-pump relay |
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| | the spring to be fully recharged. During this 2 second window the anti-pump |
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| will protect large breakers from rapid cycling and, under certain circumstances, will prevent breaker closure. At Browns Ferry Unit 3, a unique sequence of events, a LOP signal followed within 6 seconds by a LOCA signal, led to the discovery | | coil will remain energized via contacts sensing spring position, and if an |
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| | undervoltage condition exists on the 4-kY bus it will seal in and lock open |
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| Contacts from the undervoltage
| | During the Browns Ferry event, the EDG output breaker closed 5 seconds after |
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| relay will seal in the breaker anti-pump
| | the LOP signal, the undervoltage condition was eliminated, and the undervoltage |
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| relay until the undervoltage | | relay began its 5 second cycle to reset from the undervoltage condition. About |
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| condition | | 1.5 seconds 1ater. the.LOCA-signaL-retr-ipped-the-breaker-and-created-another-- |
| | undervoltage condition on the 4-kV bus. At this point, because the undervoltage |
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| on the 4-kV boards clears.The circuit is designed such that following
| | relay had not completed its reset cycle, the undervoltage relay remained in its |
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| a LOP, the undervoltage
| | undervoltage state. Therefore, the undervoltage relay sealed in the still- energized anti-pump relay because the undervoltage condition occurred before |
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| condition must exist for at least 5 seconds and the diesel. must reach rated speed before the diesel generator
| | the breaker charging spring was fully charged. Thus, the breaker could not |
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| output breaker will close on the bus. Once the breaker has closed, the closure spring recharge motor and the breaker anti-pump
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| relay will be energized. | | power was removed, which deenergized the anti-pump relay. |
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| A fully discharged
| | The Browns Ferry licensee modified the breaker control logic to prevent the anti- pump relay from sealing in during a LOCA condition by adding a time-delay relay |
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| closure spring requires 2 seconds for the spring to be fully recharged.
| | in the breaker trip coil circuitry. This relay will be energized by a LOCA |
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| During this 2 second window the anti-pump coil will remain energized
| | signal and its contact in the anti-pump coil seal-in path will open after a |
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| via contacts sensing spring position, and if an undervoltage
| | 2-to 5-second delay to prevent anti-pump coil seal-in and breaker lockout. |
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| | The Wolf Creek EDG output circuit breaker has automatic closing logic to close |
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| exists on the 4-kY bus it will seal in and lock open the breaker.During the Browns Ferry event, the EDG output breaker closed 5 seconds after the LOP signal, the undervoltage
| | the circuit breaker when the following five permissives are satisfied: |
| | (1) Both offsite circuit breakers are open' |
| | (2 The EDG mode switch is in the automatic mode. |
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| was eliminated, and the undervoltage
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| relay began its 5 second cycle to reset from the undervoltage
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| condition.
| | This logic sends a constant close signal to the circuit breaker that keeps the |
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| About 1.5 seconds 1ater. the. LOCA-signaL-retr-ipped-the-breaker-and-created-another--
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| on the 4-kV bus. At this point, because the undervoltage
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| its reset cycle, the undervoltage
| | IN 88-75 September 16, 1988 When the Wolf Creek operator manually tripped the EDG output breaker, the auto- matic closing logic permissives remained satisfied. Therefore, the anti-pump |
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| relay remained in its undervoltage | | relay remained energized, preventing reclosure of the circuit breaker. Cycling |
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| state. Therefore, the undervoltage
| | the EDG mode control switch at the local control station allowed the circuit |
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| relay sealed in the still-energized
| | breaker to reclose by momentarily interrupting the automatic close signal, there- by resetting the anti-pump logic. When the mode switch contact was reclosed by |
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| anti-pump
| | returning the switch to the "auto' position, the circuit breaker's automatic |
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| relay because the undervoltage
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| condition
| | The Wolf Creek licensee modified the EDG breaker control switch located in the |
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| occurred before the breaker charging spring was fully charged. Thus, the breaker could not be closed from the control room either manually or automatically
| | control room to enable the operator to reclose the EDG circuit breaker from the |
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| until control power was removed, which deenergized
| | control room. This switch was originally intended only as a means of paralleling |
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| the anti-pump | | the EDG with the offsite power supply. With the current modification, the switch |
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| relay.The Browns Ferry licensee modified the breaker control logic to prevent the anti-pump relay from sealing in during a LOCA condition
| | can be used to reset the anti-pump logic and allow the automatic circuit to re- close the breaker. The modification added a contact that is closed in the "normal" |
| | position and open in the "trip" and "pull to lock" positions of the control switch. |
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| by adding a time-delay
| | When operators manually trip the EDG circuit breaker from this control switch, the contacts open to interrupt the close circuit and reset the circuit breaker |
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| relay in the breaker trip coil circuitry. | | anti-pump relay. If the operator wishes to keep the breaker open, he must put |
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| This relay will be energized
| | the switch in the "pull to lock" position. Returning the switch to the "normal" |
| | position completes the automatic close circuit and the breaker recloses. |
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| by a LOCA signal and its contact in the anti-pump
| | It should be noted that although the above discussion has dealt only with EDG |
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| coil seal-in path will open after a 2-to 5-second delay to prevent anti-pump
| | output- circuit breakers, anti-pump circuit problems could also apply to other |
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| coil seal-in and breaker lockout.The Wolf Creek EDG output circuit breaker has automatic
| | breakers that use automatic closing logic, such as load-sequencing breakers |
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| closing logic to close the circuit breaker when the following
| | and offsite supply breakers to the emergency buses. |
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| five permissives
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| are satisfied:
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| (1) Both offsite circuit breakers are open'(2 The EDG mode switch is in the automatic
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| mode.(3 Lockout relays are deenergized.
| | evaluation so indicates, specific licensee actions may be requested. |
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| (4 A 3-second time delay has elapsed.(5) The EDG has reached operating
| | No specific action or written response is required by this information notice. |
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| speed and voltage.This logic sends a constant close signal to the circuit breaker that keeps the breaker's
| | If you have any questions about this matter, please contact one of the technical |
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| internal anti-pump
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| | Technical Contacts: James Lazevnick, NRR |
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| | (301) 492-0814 Carl Schulten, NRR |
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| | (301) 492-1192 Fred Burrows, NRR |
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| | (301) 492-0783 Attachment: List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices |
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| of the circuit breaker. Cycling the EDG mode control switch at the local control station allowed the circuit breaker to reclose by momentarily
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| logic. When the mode switch contact was reclosed by returning
| | 88-74 Potentially Inadequate 9/14/88 All holders of OLs |
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| the switch to the "auto' position, the circuit breaker's
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| automatic closing logic closed the breaker.The Wolf Creek licensee modified the EDG breaker control switch located in the control room to enable the operator to reclose the EDG circuit breaker from the control room. This switch was originally
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| added a contact that is closed in the "normal" position and open in the "trip" and "pull to lock" positions
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| manually trip the EDG circuit breaker from this control switch, the contacts open to interrupt
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| the close circuit and reset the circuit breaker anti-pump
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| relay. If the operator wishes to keep the breaker open, he must put the switch in the "pull to lock" position.
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| close circuit and the breaker recloses.It should be noted that although the above discussion
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| breakers and offsite supply breakers to the emergency
| | 88-69 Movable Contact Finger 8/19/88 All holders of OLs |
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| | 88-48, Licensee Report of Defective 8/24/88 All holders of OLs |
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| | 88-68 Setpoint Testing of Pres- 8/22/88 All holders of OLs |
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| so indicates, specific licensee actions may be requested.
| | surizer Safety Valves with or CPs for nuclear |
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| notice.If you have any questions
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| about this matter, please contact one of the technical contacts listed below or the Regional Administrator
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| | 88P67- -P-F Zfiiairy Fiedeaer Pump 8/Z2j88 All holders of OLs |
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| of the appropriate
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| regional office.Di rector Division of Operational
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| Contacts:
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| Att"aant IN 88-75 September
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| NOTICES Notice No. Subject Issuance 88-74 Potentially
| | WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 PERMIT No. 0-57 OFFICIAL BUSINESS |
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| 9/14/88 Perfornance
| | IN 88-75 September 16, 1988 When the Wolf Creek operator manually tripped the EDG output breaker, the auto- matic closing logic permissives remained satisfied. Therefore, the anti-pump |
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| of ECCS in PWRs During Recirculation | | relay remained energized, preventing reclosure of the circuit breaker. Cycling |
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| | the EDG mode control switch at the local control station allowed the circuit |
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| Following
| | breaker to reclose by momentarily interrupting the automatic close signal, there- by resetting the anti-pump logic. When the mode switch contact was reclosed by |
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| a LOCA 88-73 Direction-Dependent
| | returning the switch to the "auto" position, the circuit breaker's automatic |
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| of Containment
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| in the Design 9/2/88 of dc Motor-Operated
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| | the EDG with the offsite power supply. With the current modification, the switch |
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| 9/1/88 Effect of the Reentry of COSMOS 1900 and Request for Collection
| | can be used to reset the anti-pump logic and allow the automatic circuit to re- close the breaker. The modification added a contact that is closed in the "normal" |
| | position and open in the "trip" and "pull to lock" positions of the control switch. |
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| | When operators manually trip the EDG circuit breaker from this control switch, the contacts open to interrupt the close circuit and reset the circuit breaker |
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| | the switch in the "pull to lock" position. Returning the switch to the "normal" |
| | position completes the automatic close circuit and the breaker recloses. |
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| | output circuit breakers, anti-pump circuit problems could also apply to other |
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| 88-69 Movable Contact Finger 8/19/88 Binding in HFA Relays Manufactured
| | breakers that use automatic closing logic, such as load-sequencing breakers |
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| by General Electric (GE)88-48, Licensee Report of Defective
| | and offsite supply breakers to the emergency buses. |
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| Assist Devices 88P67- -P-F Zfiiairy Fiedeaer Pump 8/Z2j88 Turbine Overspeed
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| NRR (301) 492-0814 Carl Schulten.
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| closing logic closed the breaker.The Wolf Creek licensee modified the EDG breaker control switch located in the control room to enable the operator to reclose the EDG circuit breaker from the control room. This switch was originally
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| the EDG with the offsite power supply. With the current modification.
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| ===Events Assessment===
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Appendix VI: NRC FOIA Responses (B-51 Through B-53); Turkey Point Event Report; NRC Information Notice 2010-12: Contain2012-08-17017 August 2012 Intervenors' Fifth Motion to Amend and/or Supplement Proposed Contention No. 5 (Shield Building Cracking). Appendix VI: NRC FOIA Responses (B-51 Through B-53); Turkey Point Event Report; NRC Information Notice 2010-12: Containment Liner Cor Information Notice 2010-12, Intervenors' Fifth Motion to Amend and/or Supplement Proposed Contention No. 5 (Shield Building Cracking). Appendix VI: NRC FOIA Responses (B-51 Through B-53); Turkey Point Event Report; NRC Information Notice 2010-12: Con2012-08-17017 August 2012 Intervenors' Fifth Motion to Amend and/or Supplement Proposed Contention No. 5 (Shield Building Cracking). 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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 September 16, 1988 NRC INFORMATION NOTICE NO. 88-75: DISABLING OF DIESEL GENERATOR OUTPUT
CIRCUIT BREAKERS BY ANTI-PUMP CIRCUITRY
Addressees
All holders of operating licenses or construction permits for nuclear power
reactors.
Purpose
This information notice is being provided to alert addressees to potential
problems where the capability to either automatically or manually close
diesel generator circuit breakers from the control room may be lost. It
is expected that recipients will review the information for applicability
to their facilities and consider actions, as appropriate, to avoid similar
problems. However, suggestions contained in this information notice do not
constitute NRC requirements; therefore, no specific action or written response
is required.
Description of Circumstances
On June 5, 1988, operators at Browns Ferry Unit 3 were unable to reclose the
diesel generator output breakers to the 4-kV shutdown boards from the control
room during a loss-of-power/loss-of-coolant-accident (LOP/LOCA) test. During
the test, the output breakers connected the diesel generators to their respec- tive 4-kV shutdown boards after the LOP signal was generated; however, the
breakers tripped and remained open after receiving the LOCA signal. Operators
diagnosed the output breaker lockout problem using system electrical configu- ration drawings. An operator was sent to the 4-kY shutdown board to manually
transfer output breaker control power to its alternate source. This momentarily
removed power, enabling the breaker to close when the power was restored.
On October 14, 1987, an operator at Wolf Creek Generating Station manually
tripped the output circuit breaker of the emergency diesel generator (EDG)
from the control room. At the time, the EDG was supplying a vital bus. When
the operators tried to reenergize the vital bus from the still-operating EDG,
they found that they could not close the EDG output breaker from the control
room. The vital bus was finally reenergized from the offsite power supply.
Through examination of the breaker control schematics the licensee later
found that the EDG circuit breaker could be closed by cycling the EDG mode
switch at the EDG local control station.
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IN 88-75 September 16, 1988 Discussion:
The anti-pump circuit configuration will protect large breakers from rapid
cycling and, under certain circumstances, will prevent breaker closure. At
Browns Ferry Unit 3, a unique sequence of events, a LOP signal followed within
6 seconds by a LOCA signal, led to the discovery of a design deficiency of this
circuit configuration. Contacts from the undervoltage relay will seal in the
breaker anti-pump relay until the undervoltage condition on the 4-kV boards
clears.
The circuit is designed such that following a LOP, the undervoltage condition
must exist for at least 5 seconds and the diesel. must reach rated speed before
the diesel generator output breaker will close on the bus. Once the breaker
has closed, the closure spring recharge motor and the breaker anti-pump relay
will be energized. A fully discharged closure spring requires 2 seconds for
the spring to be fully recharged. During this 2 second window the anti-pump
coil will remain energized via contacts sensing spring position, and if an
undervoltage condition exists on the 4-kY bus it will seal in and lock open
the breaker.
During the Browns Ferry event, the EDG output breaker closed 5 seconds after
the LOP signal, the undervoltage condition was eliminated, and the undervoltage
relay began its 5 second cycle to reset from the undervoltage condition. About
1.5 seconds 1ater. the.LOCA-signaL-retr-ipped-the-breaker-and-created-another--
undervoltage condition on the 4-kV bus. At this point, because the undervoltage
relay had not completed its reset cycle, the undervoltage relay remained in its
undervoltage state. Therefore, the undervoltage relay sealed in the still- energized anti-pump relay because the undervoltage condition occurred before
the breaker charging spring was fully charged. Thus, the breaker could not
be closed from the control room either manually or automatically until control
power was removed, which deenergized the anti-pump relay.
The Browns Ferry licensee modified the breaker control logic to prevent the anti- pump relay from sealing in during a LOCA condition by adding a time-delay relay
in the breaker trip coil circuitry. This relay will be energized by a LOCA
signal and its contact in the anti-pump coil seal-in path will open after a
2-to 5-second delay to prevent anti-pump coil seal-in and breaker lockout.
The Wolf Creek EDG output circuit breaker has automatic closing logic to close
the circuit breaker when the following five permissives are satisfied:
(1) Both offsite circuit breakers are open'
(2 The EDG mode switch is in the automatic mode.
(3 Lockout relays are deenergized.
(4 A 3-second time delay has elapsed.
(5) The EDG has reached operating speed and voltage.
This logic sends a constant close signal to the circuit breaker that keeps the
breaker's internal anti-pump relay energized as long as the logic permissives
are satisfied. The anti-pump relay prevents the circuit breaker from cycling
if attempts are made to hold the breaker closed against a valid trip signal.
I',
IN 88-75 September 16, 1988 When the Wolf Creek operator manually tripped the EDG output breaker, the auto- matic closing logic permissives remained satisfied. Therefore, the anti-pump
relay remained energized, preventing reclosure of the circuit breaker. Cycling
the EDG mode control switch at the local control station allowed the circuit
breaker to reclose by momentarily interrupting the automatic close signal, there- by resetting the anti-pump logic. When the mode switch contact was reclosed by
returning the switch to the "auto' position, the circuit breaker's automatic
closing logic closed the breaker.
The Wolf Creek licensee modified the EDG breaker control switch located in the
control room to enable the operator to reclose the EDG circuit breaker from the
control room. This switch was originally intended only as a means of paralleling
the EDG with the offsite power supply. With the current modification, the switch
can be used to reset the anti-pump logic and allow the automatic circuit to re- close the breaker. The modification added a contact that is closed in the "normal"
position and open in the "trip" and "pull to lock" positions of the control switch.
When operators manually trip the EDG circuit breaker from this control switch, the contacts open to interrupt the close circuit and reset the circuit breaker
anti-pump relay. If the operator wishes to keep the breaker open, he must put
the switch in the "pull to lock" position. Returning the switch to the "normal"
position completes the automatic close circuit and the breaker recloses.
It should be noted that although the above discussion has dealt only with EDG
output- circuit breakers, anti-pump circuit problems could also apply to other
breakers that use automatic closing logic, such as load-sequencing breakers
and offsite supply breakers to the emergency buses.
The information herein is being provided as an early notification of a potentially
significant matter that is still under consideration by the NRC staff. If NRC
evaluation so indicates, specific licensee actions may be requested.
No specific action or written response is required by this information notice.
If you have any questions about this matter, please contact one of the technical
contacts listed below or the Regional Administrator of the appropriate regional
office.
Di rector
Division of Operational Events Assessment
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Technical Contacts: James Lazevnick, NRR
(301) 492-0814 Carl Schulten, NRR
(301) 492-1192 Fred Burrows, NRR
(301) 492-0783 Attachment: List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices
Att"aant
IN 88-75 September 16, 1988 Page I of I
LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED
NRCINFORMATION NOTICES
Notice No. Subject Issuance Issued to
88-74 Potentially Inadequate 9/14/88 All holders of OLs
Perfornance of ECCSin or CPs for Wand
PWRs During Recirculation 8&W-designei nuclear
Operation Following a LOCA power reactors.
88-73 Direction-Dependent Leak 9/8/88 All holders of 0Ls
Characteristics of or CPs for nuclear
Containment Purge Valves power reactors.
88-72 Inadequacies in the Design 9/2/88 All holders of OLs
of dc Motor-Operated Valves or CPs for nuclear
power reactors.
88-71 Possible Environmental 9/1/88 All holders of OLs
Effect of the Reentry or CPs for nuclear
of COSMOS 1900 and power reactors, fuel
Request for Collection cycle licensees, of Licensee Radioactivity and Priority I
Measurements Attributed material licensees.
to That Event
88-70 Check Valve Inservice 8/29/88 All holders of OLs
Testing Program or CPs for nuclear
Deficiencies power reactors.
88-69 Movable Contact Finger 8/19/88 All holders of OLs
Binding in HFA Relays or CPs for nuclear
Manufactured by General power reactors.
Electric (GE)
88-48, Licensee Report of Defective 8/24/88 All holders of OLs
Supplement I Refurbished Valves or CPs for nuclear
power reactors.
88-68 Setpoint Testing of Pres- 8/22/88 All holders of OLs
surizer Safety Valves with or CPs for nuclear
Filled Loop Seals Using power reactors.
Hydraulic Assist Devices
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88P67- -P-F Zfiiairy Fiedeaer Pump 8/Z2j88 All holders of OLs
Turbine Overspeed Trip or CPs for nuclear
Failure power reactors.
OL
CP* Construction Permit
UNITED STATES FIRST CLASS MAIL
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION POSTAGE & FEES PAID
USNRC
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 PERMIT No. 0-57 OFFICIAL BUSINESS
PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE, $300
IN 88-75 September 16, 1988 When the Wolf Creek operator manually tripped the EDG output breaker, the auto- matic closing logic permissives remained satisfied. Therefore, the anti-pump
relay remained energized, preventing reclosure of the circuit breaker. Cycling
the EDG mode control switch at the local control station allowed the circuit
breaker to reclose by momentarily interrupting the automatic close signal, there- by resetting the anti-pump logic. When the mode switch contact was reclosed by
returning the switch to the "auto" position, the circuit breaker's automatic
closing logic closed the breaker.
The Wolf Creek licensee modified the EDG breaker control switch located in the
control room to enable the operator to reclose the EDG circuit breaker from the
control room. This switch was originally intended only as a means of paralleling
the EDG with the offsite power supply. With the current modification, the switch
can be used to reset the anti-pump logic and allow the automatic circuit to re- close the breaker. The modification added a contact that is closed in the "normal"
position and open in the "trip" and "pull to lock" positions of the control switch.
When operators manually trip the EDG circuit breaker from this control switch, the contacts open to interrupt the close circuit and reset the circuit breaker
anti-pump relay. If the operator wishes to keep the breaker open, he must put
the switch in the "pull to lock" position. Returning the switch to the "normal"
position completes the automatic close circuit and the breaker recloses.
It should be noted that although the above discussion has dealt only with EDG
output circuit breakers, anti-pump circuit problems could also apply to other
breakers that use automatic closing logic, such as load-sequencing breakers
and offsite supply breakers to the emergency buses.
The information herein is being provided as an early notification of a potentially
significant matter that is still under consideration by the NRC staff. If NRC
evaluation so indicates, specific licensee actions may be requested.
No specific action or written response is required by this information notice.
If you have any questions about this matter, please contact one of the technical
contacts listed below or the Regional Administrator of the appropriate regional
office.
Charles E. Rossi, Director
Division of Operational Events Assessment
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Technical Contacts: James Lazevnick, NRR
(301) 492-0814 Carl Schulten, NRR
(301) 492-1192 Fred Burrows, NRR
(301) 492-0783 Attachment: List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices
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No specific action or written response is required by this informationany of the
notice. If you have any questions about this matter, please contact appropriate
technical contacts listed below or the Regional Administrator of the
regional office.
Charles E. Rossi, Director
Division of Operational Events Assessment
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Technical Contacts: James Lazevnick. NRR
(301) 492-0814 Carl Schulten. NRR
(301) 492-1192 Fred Burrows. NRR
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contact that is closed in the "normal" position and open in the "trip" trip
"pull to lock" positions of the control switch. When operators manually
the EDG circuit breaker from this control switch, the contacts open to
interrupt the close circuit and reset the circuit breaker anti-pumping relay.
If the operator wishes to keep the breaker open. he must put the switch in the
"pull to lock" position. Returning the switch to the "normal" position
completes the automatic close circuit and the breaker recloses.
EDG
It should be noted that although the above discussion has dealt only with
output circuit breakers, the same problem could also apply to other breakers
that use automatic closing logic, such as load-sequencing breakers and offsite
supply breakers to the emergency buses.
The information herein is being provided as an early notification of a
potentially significant matter that is still under consideration by the NRC
staff. If NRC evaluation so indicates. specific licensee actions may be
requested.
No specific action or written responses is required by this information the
notice. If you have any questions about this matter, please contact either
technical contacts listed below or the Regional Administrator of the appropriate
regional office.
Charles E. Rossi. Director
Division of Operational Events Assessment
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Technical Contact:
James Lazevnick. NRR
(301) 492-0814 Carl Schulten. NRR
(301) 492-1192 Fred Burrows. NRR
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list | - Information Notice 1988-01, Safety Injection Pipe Failure (27 January 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-03, Cracks in Shroud Support Access Hole Cover Welds (2 February 1988, Topic: Stolen)
- Information Notice 1988-04, Inadequate Qualification and Documentation of Fire Barrier Penetration Seals (5 February 1988, Topic: Fire Barrier, Fire Watch, Stolen)
- Information Notice 1988-05, Fire in Annunciator Control Cabinets (12 February 1988, Topic: Stolen)
- Information Notice 1988-06, Foreign Objects in Steam Generators (29 February 1988, Topic: Stolen)
- Information Notice 1988-07, Inadvertent Transfer of Licensed Material to Uncontrolled Locations (7 March 1988, Topic: Stolen)
- Information Notice 1988-08, Chemical Reactions with Radioactive Waste Solification Agents (14 March 1988, Topic: Process Control Program, Stolen)
- Information Notice 1988-09, Reduced Reliability of Steam-Driven Auxiliary Feedwater Pumps Caused by Instability of Woodward PG-PL Type Governors (18 March 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-10, Memo of Understanding Between NRC and OSHA Relating to NRC-Licensed Facilities (53 FR 43950, October 31, 1988) (23 December 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-10, Memo of Understanding Between NRC and OSHA Relating to NRC-Licensed Facilities (53 Fr 43950, October 31, 1988) (23 December 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-10, Memorandum of Understanding Between NRC and Osha Relating to NRC-Licensed Facilities (53 Fr 43950, October 31, 1988. (23 December 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-11, Potential Loss of Motor Control Center And/Or Switchboard Function Due to Faulty Tie Bolts (7 April 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-12, Overgreasing of Electric Motor Bearings (12 April 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-13, Water Hammer & Possible Piping Damage Caused by Misapplication of Kerotest Packless Metal Diaphragm Globe Valves (18 April 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-14, Potential Problems with Electrical Relays (18 April 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-15, Availability of Us Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Approved Potassium Iodide for Use in Emergencies Involving Radioactive Iodine (18 April 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-15, Availability of Us Food & Drug Administration (Fda) Approved Potassium Iodide for Use in Emergencies Involving Radioactive Iodine (18 April 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-16, Identify Waste Generators in Shipments of Low-Level Waste to Land Disposal Facilities (22 April 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-17, Summary of Responses to NRC Bulletin 87-01, Thinning of Pipe Walls in Nuclear Power Plants. (22 April 1988, Topic: Safe Shutdown, Weld Overlay, Through-Wall Leak)
- Information Notice 1988-18, Malfunction of Lockbox on Radiography Device (25 April 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-19, Questionable Certification of Class Ie Components (26 April 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-19, Questionable Certification of Class IE Components (26 April 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-20, Unauthorized Individuals Manipulating Controls and Performing Control Room Activities (5 May 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-21, Inadvertent Criticality Events at Oskarshamn and at U.S. Nuclear Power Plants (9 May 1988, Topic: Shutdown Margin)
- Information Notice 1988-22, Disposal of Sludge from Onsite Sewage Treatment Facilities at Nuclear Power Stations (12 May 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-23, Potential for Gas Binding of High-Pressure Safety Injection Pumps During a Loss-Of-Coolant Accident (12 May 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-24, Failures of Air-Operated Valves Affecting Safety-Related Systems (13 May 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-25, Minimum Edge Distance for Expansion Anchor Bolts (16 May 1988, Topic: Earthquake)
- Information Notice 1988-26, Falsified Pre-Employment Screening Records (16 May 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-27, Deficient Electrical Terminations Identified in Safety-Related Components (18 May 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-28, Potential for Loss of Post-Loca Recirculation Capability Due to Insulation Debris Blockage (19 May 1988, Topic: Coatings)
- Information Notice 1988-29, Deficiencies in Primary Containment Low-Voltage Electrical Penetration Assemblies (24 May 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-30, Target Rock Two-State SRV Setpoint Drift Update (25 May 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-31, Steam Generator Tube Rupture Analysis Deficiency (25 May 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-32, Prompt Reporting to NRC of Significant Incidents Involving Radioactive Material (25 May 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-33, Recent Problems Involving the Model Spec 2-T Radiographic Exposure Device (27 May 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-34, Nuclear Material Control & Accountability of Non-Fuel Special Nuclear Material at Power Reactors (31 May 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-36, Possible Sudden Loss of RCS Inventory During Low Coolant Level Operation (8 June 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-37, Flow Blockage of Cooling Water to Safety System Components (14 June 1988, Topic: Ultimate heat sink)
- Information Notice 1988-38, Failure of Undervoltage Trip Attachment of General Electric Circuit Breakers (15 June 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-39, Loss of Recirculation Pumps with Power Oscillation Event (15 June 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-40, Examiners' Handbook for Developing Operator Licensing Examinations (22 June 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-41, Physical Protection Weaknesses Identified Through Regulatory Effectiveness Reviews (RERs) (22 June 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-41, Physical Protection Weaknesses Identified Through Regulatory Effectiveness Reviews (Rers) (22 June 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-42, Circuit Breaker Failures Due to Loose Charging Spring Motor Mounting Bolts (23 June 1988, Topic: Loctite)
- Information Notice 1988-43, Solenoid Valve Problems (23 June 1988, Topic: Stroke time)
- Information Notice 1988-44, Mechanical Binding of Spring Release Device in Westinghouse Type DS-416 Circuit Breakers (24 June 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-45, Problems in Protective Relay & Circuit Breaker Coordination (7 July 1988, Topic: Safe Shutdown)
- Information Notice 1988-46, Licensee Report of Defective Refurbished Circuit Breakers (8 July 1988)
- Information Notice 1988-47, Slower-than-Expected Rod-drop Times (14 July 1988)
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