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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATESNUCLEAR'REGULATORY COMMISSIONOFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20555October 20, 1993NRC INFORMATION NOTICE 93-84: DETERMINATION OF WESTINGHOUSE REACTOR COOLANTPUMP SEAL FAILURE
{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES
 
NUCLEAR'REGULATORY COMMISSION
 
OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 October 20, 1993 NRC INFORMATION NOTICE 93-84:   DETERMINATION OF WESTINGHOUSE REACTOR COOLANT
 
PUMP SEAL FAILURE


==Addressees==
==Addressees==
All holders of operating licenses or construction permits for pressurizedwater reactors (PWRs).PurDoseThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is'issuing this informationnotice to alert addressees to a potential problem that could result from theuse of Westinghouse-designed reactor coolant pump (RCP) shutdown proceduresfor pumps whose No. 1 seals have failed. It is expected that recipients willreview the information for applicability to their facilities and consideractions, as appropriate, to avoid similar problems. However, suggestionscontained in this information notice are not NRC requirements; therefore, nospecific action or written response is required.BackgroundWestinghouse supplied the Braidwood Station RCPs, incorporating a three-stageseal series arrangement to limit coolant flow up the pump shaft. The No. 1seal, the main seal of the pump, is a controlled-leakage, film riding faceseal. The No. 2 and No. 3 seals are rubbing face seals. During normaloperation, an injection flow of nominally 30.3 liters [8 gallons] per minuteenters the pump below the No. 1 seal (see Attachment 1). Here the flowsplits. A portion (approximately 18.9 liters [5 gallons] per minute) flowsdown through the thermal barrier heat exchanger and enters the reactor coolantsystem. In this manner, the primary coolant is prevented from entering theradial bearing and seal section of the pump unit. The remainder (11.4 liters[3 gallons] per minute) (controlled leakage) passes through the pump radialbearing and enters the No. 1 seal. Above the No. 1 seal, most of the flowleaves the pump through the No. 1 seal leakoff line and returns to thechemical and volume control system. Minor flow passes through the No. 2 sealand its leakoff line to the reactor coolant drain tank. A back flushinjection of 0.8 liters [0.21 gallons] per hour from a head tank flows intothe No. 3 seal between its "double dam" seal area. At this point, half of theflow passes through one side of the seal and out the No. 2 seal leakoff linewhile the remaining flow passes through the other side and out the No. 3 sealleakoff line. This arrangement ensures essentially zero leakage of reactorcoolant from the pump.9310140192 o W q 3.O3;Afe4% ;IivftC IN 93-84Octoer 20, 1993 During normal operation, the No. 1 seal is subject to full reactor coolantsystem pressure. When the injection flow passes through the No. 1 seal, itproduces a pressure drop of approximately 15.41 MPa [2235 psi]. The No. 2seal has the capability to withstand full operating pressure, and its majorfunction is to act as a backup in case the No. 1 seal fails. If the No. 1seal fails, leakage through the No. 2 seal increases. The No. 2 seal highleak flow alarm actuates at 3.8 liters [1 gallon] per minute.
All holders of operating licenses or construction permits for pressurized
 
water reactors (PWRs).
 
PurDose
 
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is'issuing this information the
 
notice to alert addressees to a potential problem that could result from
 
use of Westinghouse-designed reactor coolant pump (RCP) shutdown procedures
 
for pumps whose No. 1 seals have failed. 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 no
 
contained in this information notice are not NRC requirements; therefore, specific action or written response is required.
 
Background
 
Westinghouse supplied the Braidwood Station RCPs, incorporating a three-stage 1 seal series arrangement to limit coolant flow up the pump shaft. The No.
 
riding  face
 
seal, the main seal of the pump, is a controlled-leakage, film
 
seal. The No. 2 and No. 3 seals are rubbing face seals. During normal
 
operation, an injection flow of nominally 30.3 liters [8 gallons] per minute
 
enters the pump below the No. 1 seal (see Attachment 1). Here the flow
 
splits. A portion (approximately 18.9 liters [5 gallons] per minute) flows
 
down through the thermal barrier heat exchanger and enters the reactor coolant
 
the
 
system. In this manner, the primary coolant is prevented from entering liters
 
radial bearing and seal section of the pump unit.   The remainder (11.4
  [3 gallons] per minute) (controlled leakage) passes through the pump radial
 
bearing and enters the No. 1 seal. Above the No. 1 seal, most of the flow
 
leaves the pump through the No. 1 seal leakoff line and returns to the 2 seal
 
chemical and volume control system. Minor flow passes through the No.
 
and its leakoff line to the reactor coolant drain tank. A back flush into
 
injection of 0.8 liters [0.21 gallons] per hour from a head tank flows of the
 
the No. 3 seal between its "double dam" seal area. At this point, half line
 
flow passes through one side of the seal and out the No. 2 seal leakoff
 
while the remaining flow passes through the other side and out the No. 3 seal
 
leakoff line. This arrangement ensures essentially zero leakage of reactor
 
coolant from the pump.
 
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IN 93-84 Octoer 20, 1993 During normal operation, the No. 1 seal is subject to full reactor coolant
 
system pressure. When the injection flow passes through the No. 1 seal, it
 
produces a pressure drop of approximately 15.41 MPa [2235 psi]. The No. 2 seal has the capability to withstand full operating pressure, and its major
 
function is to act as a backup in case the No. 1 seal fails. If the No. 1 seal fails, leakage through the No. 2 seal increases. The No. 2 seal high
 
leak flow alarm actuates at 3.8 liters [1 gallon] per minute.


==Description of Circumstances==
==Description of Circumstances==
In the middle of 1992, while developing shutdown procedures for the RCPs atthe Braidwood Station, Commonwealth Edison Company (the licensee) found thatits abnormal operating procedure contained inadequate instructions forresponding to a failure of the RCP No. 1 seal. On a high RCP No. 1 sealleakoff condition, the abnormal operating procedure directed the operatingpersonnel to check the condition of the No. 2 seal. If the No. 2 seal wasacting as the primary pressure boundary on the basis of leakage of at least3.8 liters [1 gallon] per minute from the No. 2 seal, the procedure requiredthat the RCP be shut down. If the condition of the No. 2 seal was normal, theprocedure required no further action and gave no further guidance.Discussions with Westinghouse indicated that the condition of the No. 2 sealmight not be a sufficient indication of the operability of the No. 1 seal.DiscussionThe inadequacies in the operating procedure stem from the limitations of theinstrumentation used to monitor the leakage. The relevant No. 1 sealinstrumentation limits maximum readings to 22.7 liters [6 gallons] per minute.Although the No. 2 seal high leak flow alarm was set at 3.8 liters [1 gallon]per minute, very high No. 1 seal leak rates, more than 113.6 liters(30 gallons] per minute, are needed for the No. 2 seal to reach this flowrate. Thus, the No. 1 seal could have substantial leakage (e.g., 22.7-113.6liters (6-30 gallons] per minute) even though the No. 2 seal high leak flowalarm was not actuated. In the mean time, the RCP seal system might beseverely damaged if loss of injection were to occur or the No. 1 seal leakrates were more than 30.3 liters [8 gallons] per minute. Therefore,monitoring for high No. 2 seal leakage is not a reliable method of determiningwhether the No. 1 seal has failed.After finding that the condition of the No. 2 seal might not indicate theoperability of the No. 1 seal, Westinghouse provided guidance for theBraidwood Station that significantly enhances operator ability to determine ifimmediate shutdown of an RCP is required or if a more orderly shutdown can beconducted. Westinghouse completed a safety evaluation and issued TechnicalBulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, "Revised Procedures for RCP Shutdown with No. 1Seal Leakage Outside Operating Limits," dated March 30, 1993, to other PWRsthat might be affected. An excerpt from this document is attached to thisinformation notice (see Attachment 2).
In the middle of 1992, while developing shutdown procedures for the RCPs at
 
the Braidwood Station, Commonwealth Edison Company (the licensee) found that
 
its abnormal operating procedure contained inadequate instructions for
 
responding to a failure of the RCP No. 1 seal. On a high RCP No. 1 seal
 
leakoff condition, the abnormal operating procedure directed the operating
 
personnel to check the condition of the No. 2 seal. If the No. 2 seal was
 
acting as the primary pressure boundary on the basis of leakage of at least
 
3.8 liters [1 gallon] per minute from the No. 2 seal, the procedure required
 
that the RCP be shut down. If the condition of the No. 2 seal was normal, the
 
procedure required no further action and gave no further guidance.
 
Discussions with Westinghouse indicated that the condition of the No. 2 seal
 
might not be a sufficient indication of the operability of the No. 1 seal.
 
Discussion
 
The inadequacies in the operating procedure stem from the limitations of the
 
instrumentation used to monitor the leakage. The relevant No. 1 seal
 
instrumentation limits maximum readings to 22.7 liters [6 gallons] per minute.
 
Although the No. 2 seal high leak flow alarm was set at 3.8 liters [1 gallon]
per minute, very high No. 1 seal leak rates, more than 113.6 liters
 
(30 gallons] per minute, are needed for the No. 2 seal to reach this flow
 
rate. Thus, the No. 1 seal could have substantial leakage (e.g., 22.7-113.6 liters (6-30 gallons] per minute) even though the No. 2 seal high leak flow
 
alarm was not actuated. In the mean time, the RCP seal system might be
 
severely damaged if loss of injection were to occur or the No. 1 seal leak
 
rates were more than 30.3 liters [8 gallons] per minute. Therefore, monitoring for high No. 2 seal leakage is not a reliable method of determining
 
whether the No. 1 seal has failed.
 
After finding that the condition of the No. 2 seal might not indicate the
 
operability of the No. 1 seal, Westinghouse provided guidance for the
 
Braidwood Station that significantly enhances operator ability to determine if
 
immediate shutdown of an RCP is required or if a more orderly shutdown can be
 
conducted. Westinghouse completed a safety evaluation and issued Technical
 
Bulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, "Revised Procedures for RCP Shutdown with No. 1 Seal Leakage Outside Operating Limits," dated March 30, 1993, to other PWRs
 
that might be affected. An excerpt from this document is attached to this
 
information notice (see Attachment 2).
 
IN 93-84 October 14, 1993 response. If
 
This information notice requires no specific action or writtenplease contact
 
you have any questions about the information in    this notice, Office of
 
one of the technical contacts listed below or the appropriate
 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) project    manager.
 
Brian K. Grimes, Director
 
Division of Operating Reactor Support
 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
 
Technical contacts:    Steve DuPont, RIII
 
(815) 458-2852 Martin Farber, RIII
 
(708) 790-5774 Chu-Yu Liang, NRR
 
(301) 504-2878 Attachments:
1. Simplified Braidwood Seal Water Injection
 
and Leakoff Flow Diagram
 
2. Excerpt from Westinghouse Technical
 
Bulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, "Revised
 
Procedures for RCP Shutdown with No. 1 Seal Leakage Outside Operating Limits"
3. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices
 
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IN 93-84October 14, 1993 This information notice requires no specific action or written response. Ifyou have any questions about the information in this notice, please contactone of the technical contacts listed below or the appropriate Office ofNuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) project manager.Brian K. Grimes, DirectorDivision of Operating Reactor SupportOffice of Nuclear Reactor RegulationTechnical contacts: Steve DuPont, RIII(815) 458-2852Martin Farber, RIII(708) 790-5774Chu-Yu Liang, NRR(301) 504-2878
REVISED PROCEDURES FOR ROP SHUTDOWN WITH NO.


===Attachments:===
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1. Simplified Braidwood Seal Water Injectionand Leakoff Flow Diagram2. Excerpt from Westinghouse TechnicalBulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, "RevisedProcedures for RCP Shutdown with No. 1Seal Leakage Outside Operating Limits"3. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices 2=."I 'I'TO SEAL WATER HAT EXCHANGERCO IrRo.D myLEVEL IN STAOPIPETOREGENERATIWE1HEATEXCHANGERDR DRAIN IIMPgo 0 Zrtaq ct(D j xD Om 00 MS0 tI-'.II-h' LAl -NIN sAN ThERLARRHER HEAT EXCHANGERF"U.t,&IDwSIMPLIFIED BRAIDWOOD SEAL WATER INJECTION AND LEAKOFF FLOW DIAGRAM I>Attachment 2IN 93-84October 20 1993Page 1 of INuclearServicesDivisionWestinghouseTechnical BulletinAn advisory notice of a recent technical development pertining to th- irts.ation or operation of Wastghous&suppi*d NudrPlant equipment. Recipients shouSd evaluate the Information and recomnM aIRonl, and initite action wh-r aomopriabt.P.O. SOX 35, Pltttxzu PA 15oSubject REVISED PROCEDURES FOR ROP SHUTDOWN WITH NO.'.FAl I FAKA(LF OUTSIDE OPERATING UMITS.oNSD-TB- 93-01-ROSystem(s) REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM Date 03r3/9PLant ALL WESTINGHOUSE REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS WITH lr SO(s) 125CONTROLLED LEAKAGE SEALS (See Aftacivelt B)References _- -- C , .nA~. cten Is Safety Related Yes 0 Page 1 Of 8h M L) rilv Vl..I Vr-ij' 1 Q %- W I E2o m e t adgqNo O1
 
Subject                                                                                              NSD-TB- 93-01-RO
 
'.FAl I FAKA(LF OUTSIDE OPERATING UMITS
 
REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM                                                             Date       03r3/9 System(s)
      PLant      ALL WESTINGHOUSE REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS WITH                         lr                   SO(s)       125 CONTROLLED LEAKAGE SEALS (See Aftacivelt B)
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==BACKGROUND==
==BACKGROUND==
Years of Westinghouse RCP operating experience has demonstrated that complete failure of the No. 1seal is a rare occurrence. A complete failure is defined as excessive No. 1 seal leakage in conjunctionwith pump bearing/seal inlet and/or No. 1 leakoff temperatures approaching or exceeding the maximumlimits. Current operating procedures for failed No. 1 seals direct that the No. I seal leakoff be isolatedwithin 5 minutes and RCP shutdown witlin 30 minutes. These procedures are specified in the RCPinstruction books or addenda to the books.After a review of current operating procedures and actual operating experiences with high and low leakingNo. 1 seals, it was concluded ftht distinct procedures could specify steps for both emergency and orderlyRCP shutdowns. The two iems that follow have been incorporated into the revised procedures in thistechnical bulletin. As used within this bulletin, the term 'emergeflym refers to a condition that is relatedonly to RCP operation and in no way pertains to emergency conditions for plant operation as defined ina plant hnal Safety Analysis Report (FSAR).I) A damaged No. 1 seal may produce debris or leak at a high enough rate to exceed theinjection rate and introduce unfiltered, high temperature reactor coolant into the seals. In thepresence of debris. the ability of the No. 2 seal to survive and function as a backup for theNo. 1 seal is more favorable under static conditions. Thus, it is preferred to have pumpshutdown precede No. 1 seal leakoff isolation.AJol" W omutfi. Flequd. may be Obhuned fron @fe 0rawc Teb hoffl 412- 963-5634 or (W) 29-5634Appmvi.T. W. Dunn, Manager, Fied Service & RCP EngineerngL J. HaperEner Systes Saes Suport'q7- -t-. NR. F pleiter. mwnA~e CR 4 -& Seal Engineainat tr* gwonmul)Of corame in W"t "Pon or -an wy reqpo-"kdy 1b "ik&ym dafiQ$ ~iC flf umastamtom am of mooh irdofflo Attachment 2IN 93-84October 20, 1993 NSD-TB-93-01-RO ) High No. 1 seal leakage (> 6.0 9pm) or low No. 1 seal leakage (< 0.8 gpen) can occurwhile no other RCP parameter limits are approached or violated. In these cases. pumpshutdowns within several hours are within the capabilities of the RCPs and are moreconducive to orderly plant shutdowns.The following new procedures are provided to address each of four conditions that irncate No. 1seal flow outside of the operating limits (0.8-6.0 gpm). The first three conditiors address highNo. I seal leakage and the fourth condition addresses low leakage. Each condition with itsrespective procedure is specified below and is summarized in Attachment A.PROCEDURESThe following procedures supersede those in the RCP instruction books or addenda to the booksrelative to:1) RCP emergency operation and shutdown procedures for high or low No. 1 sealleakage. Apply the Conditions 1 through 4 procedures that follow.2) RCP emergency operation and shutdown procedure for No. 2 and No. 3 seals. Applythe procedure for shutdown specified under Condition 1 below. The No. 2 and No. 3seal parameters tat indicate emergency operation remain the same as specified inthe RCP instruction books.Definitions:No. 1 seal leakoff indication: Flowmeter readout of No. 1 seal leak rateNo. 2 seal leakoff indication: Flowmeter readout or estimate of No. 2 seal leak rateTotal No. 1 Seal Flow: Sum of No. 1 and No. 2 seal leakoff indicationsImmediate Shutdown: RCP shutdown and isolation of No. 1 seal leakoff within5 minutesOrderly Shutdown: RCP shutdown within 8 hours of higtow No. 1 seal leakoffflow indicationNOTE; A manual plant trip must precede an "Emergency or 'Ordery RCP shutdown. This willprevent an automatic plant tip on a low flows signal which represents an unnecessarychallenge to installed safety system Attachment 2IN 93-84October 20, 1993 NSD-TB-93-011-RO If no alternative Westinghouse direction has been provided to address a specfic RCP sealperformance condition at a plant, the following are the recommended shutdown procedures forNo. 1 seal leak rates outside the operating limits (08-6.0 gpm).Condition 1:a) No. 1 sea leakoff indication > 6.0 gpcn.b) Increasing pump beanngfseal inlet temnperature.and/orincreasing No. I seal leakoff temperature.Procedure:1)Shut down the RCP immediately.2) Isolate the No. 1 seal leakoff after the RCP has come to a complete stop.3) Monitor component cooling water (CCW) to ensure adequate flow andmanually override automatic isotation as required. (Local boiling in thethermal barrier of the affected pump may cause isolation of the CCWsystem.)4) Do not restart the pump until the cause of the seal malfunction has beendetermined and corrected.Condition 2;a)No. I seal leakoff indication > 6.0 gpm.andforTotal No. 1 seal flow > 6.0 gpm and < 8.0 gpm.b) Ppump bearing/seal inlet temperature is not increasing.c) No. 1 seal leakoff temPerature (if equipped) is not increasing.Procedure: 1)Prepare for an orderly pump shutdown to take effect within 8 hours ofexceeding 6.0 gpm No. I seal flow. Ensure that seal injection flow rate is9 gpm or greater to the affected RCR Attachment 2IN 93-84October 20, 1993 NSD-TB-93-o -RO ) Continue to monitor the No. 1 seal for further degradation durng the orderlyshutdown. If the total No. 1 seal flow exceeds 8.0 gpm or temperaturesbegn to increase, proceed with immediate shutdown in accordance withthe Condition 3 procedure. Otherwise, proceed with the orderly shutdown.3) Secure the pump within 8 hours of exceeding a No. 1 seal eamkof indicationor total No. 1 seal flow of 6.0 gpn.4) Moritor component cooing waler (CCOW to ensure adequate flow andmanually override as required. (Local boiling in the thermal banier of theaffected pump may cause isolaton of the CCW system.)5) No. I seal leakoff may be isolated at the discretion of operations to mitigateinventory loss and to assure that seal injection flow exceeds total No. 1 sealflow on the affected pump.6) Do not restart the pump until the cause of the seal malfunction has beendetermined and corrected.Condition 3: a) Total No. 1 seal flow x 8.0 gpm.Procedure: 1) Shut down the RCP immediately.2) Isolate the No. 1 seal leakoff after the RCP has come to a complete stop.3) Monitor component cooling water (CCW) to ensure adequate flow andrnanaly override automatic Isolation as required. (Local boiling in thethermal banier of the affected pump may cause isolation of the CCWsystem.)4) .Do not restart the pump until the cause of the seal malfunction has beendetermined and corected.Condition 4: a) No. I seal leakoff indication c 0.8 gpm.b) Zero (or negligible) No. 2 seal leak rate such that total No. 1 sealflow < 0.8 gprn.c) Pump bearingfseal inlet temperature and No. 1 seal leakoff temperature(if equipped) are stable (i.e.. not coninuously increasing) and within limit Attachient 2IN 93-84October 20, 1993 NSD-TB-93"01-RO Procedure: 1) Prepare for an orderly pump shutdown to take effect within 8 hours ofviolating the rninimum 0.8 No. 1 seal leak rate Knit2) Continue to monitor the No. 1 seal for further degradation duing theorderly shutdown. If the bw No. 1 sa lealkge reverses to high leakage(> 6.0 gpim) or temperatures start to increase, proceed with immeciateshutdown in accordance with the Condcion 1 procedure. Otherwise,proceed with the orderly shutdown.3) Secure the pump within 8 hours of violasts the rnirnmum 0.8 No. 1 seal leakrate limit.4) Do not restart the pump until the cause of the seal malfunction has beendetermined and correcte ATTACHMENT ANo. 1 Leakotf No. 2 Leakoft Total Pump Bearing/SealCondition Indication Indication No. 1 Seal Flow Inlet and/or RCP ShutdownNo. 1 Leakoff Temp.1 > 6.0 gpm > 6.0 gpm Increasing Immediate(wilhin 5 minutes)2 > 6.0 gpm > 6.0 and < 8.0 gpm Stable Orderly(within 8 hours)3 > 8.0 gpm Stable or Immediateincreasing (within 5 minutes)4 < 0.8 gpm zero < 0.8 gpm Stable Orderly(or negligible) (within 8 hours)Note:Total No. 1 seal flow a No. 1 leakoff plus No. 2 leakoff indications(00q40oz3IFwoI'dPz nMD 0a% ID00'-P-a(J.%Drt*r1-U) 0i2w~,r Attachment 3IN 93-84October 20, 1993 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUEDNRC INFORMATION NOTICESInformation Date ofNotice No. Subject Issuance Issued to93-83Potential Loss of SpentFuel Pool CoolingFollowing A Loss ofCoolant Accident (LOCA)10/07/93All holdersfor boiling(BWRs).of OLs or CPswater reactors93-8293-8193-8093-7993-7893-7793-7693-75Recent Fuel and CorePerformance Problems inOperating ReactorsImplementation ofEngineering Expertiseon ShiftImplementation of theRevised 10 CFR Part 20Core Shroud Cracking atBeltline Region Weldsin Boiling-Water ReactorsInoperable Safety SystemsAt A Non-Power ReactorHuman Errors that Resultin Inadvertent Transfersof Special NuclearMaterial at Fuel CycleFacilitiesInadequate Control ofPaint and Cleaners forSafety-Related EquipmentSpurious Tripping ofLow-Voltage Power CircuitBreakers with GE'RMS-9Digital Trip Units10/12/9310/12/9310/08/9309/30/9310/04/9310/04/9309/21/9309/17/93All holders of OLs or CPsfor nuclear power reactorsand all NRC-approved fuelsuppliers.All holders of OLs or CPsfor nuclear power reactors.All byproduct, source, andand special nuclear materiallicensees.All holders of operatinglicenses or constructionpermits for boiling-waterreactors (BWRs).All holders of OLs or CPsfor test and researchreactors.All nuclear fuel cyclelicensees.All holders of OLs or CPsfor nuclear power reactors.All holders of OLs or CPsfor nuclear power reactors.OL = Operating LicenseCP = Construction Permit IN 93-84October 14, 1993 This information notice requires no specific action or written response. Ifyou have any questions about the information in this notice, please contactone of the technical contacts listed below or the appropriate Office ofNuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) project manager.Original signed bYBrian K. GrimefBrian K. Grimes, DirectorDivision of Operating Reactor SupportOffice of Nuclear Reactor RegulationTechnical contacts:Steve(815)DuPont, RIII458-2852Martin Farber, RIII(708) 790-5774Chu-Yu Liang, NRR(301) 504-2878
failure of the No. 1 Years of Westinghouse RCP operating experience has demonstrated that complete
 
in conjunction
 
seal is a rare occurrence. A complete failure is defined as excessive No. 1 seal leakage
 
or  exceeding      the maximum
 
with pump bearing/seal inlet and/or No. 1 leakoff temperatures approaching
 
leakoff be isolated
 
limits. Current operating procedures for failed No. 1 seals direct that the No. I seal
 
These      procedures      are specified    in the RCP
 
within 5 minutes and RCP shutdown witlin 30 minutes.
 
instruction books or addenda to the books.
 
high and low leaking
 
After a review of current operating procedures and actual operating experiences with
 
emergency      and orderly
 
No. 1 seals, it was concluded ftht distinct procedures could specify steps for both
 
procedures in this
 
RCP shutdowns. The two iems that follow have been incorporated into the revised
 
mrefers to a condition that is related
 
technical bulletin. As used within this bulletin, the term 'emergefly
 
as defined in
 
only to RCP operation and in no way pertains to emergency conditions for plant operation
 
a plant hnal Safety Analysis Report (FSAR).
 
the
 
I)     A damaged No. 1 seal may produce debris or leak at a high enough rate to exceed
 
In the
 
injection rate and introduce unfiltered, high temperature reactor coolant into the seals.
 
for the
 
presence of debris. the ability of the No. 2 seal to survive and function as a backup
 
have  pump
 
No. 1 seal is more favorable under static conditions. Thus, it is preferred to
 
shutdown precede No. 1 seal leakoff isolation.
 
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Attachment 2 IN 93-84 October 20, 1993 NSD-TB-93-01-RO 2)     High No. 1 seal leakage (> 6.0 9pm) or low No. 1 seal leakage (< 0.8 gpen) can occur
 
while no other RCP parameter limits are approached or violated. In these cases. pump
 
shutdowns within several hours are within the capabilities of the RCPs and are more
 
conducive to orderly plant shutdowns.
 
The following new procedures are provided to address each of four conditions that
 
irncate No. 1 seal flow outside of the operating limits (0.8-6.0 gpm). The first three conditiors address
 
high
 
No. I seal leakage and the fourth condition addresses low leakage. Each condition
 
with its
 
respective procedure is specified below and is summarized in Attachment A.
 
PROCEDURES
 
The following procedures supersede those in the RCP instruction books or addenda
 
to the books
 
relative to:
        1)     RCP emergency operation and shutdown procedures for high or low No. 1 seal
 
leakage. Apply the Conditions 1 through 4 procedures that follow.
 
2)   RCP emergency operation and shutdown procedure for No. 2 and No. 3 seals. Apply
 
the procedure for shutdown specified under Condition 1 below. The No. 2 and No. 3 seal parameters tat indicate emergency operation remain the same as specified in
 
the RCP instruction books.
 
Definitions:
No. 1 seal leakoff indication:           Flowmeter readout of No. 1 seal leak rate
 
No. 2 seal leakoff indication:           Flowmeter readout or estimate of No. 2 seal leak rate
 
Total No. 1 Seal Flow:                   Sum of No. 1 and No. 2 seal leakoff indications
 
Immediate Shutdown:                       RCP shutdown and isolation of No. 1 seal leakoff within
 
5 minutes
 
Orderly Shutdown:                       RCP shutdown within 8 hours of higtow No. 1 seal leakoff
 
flow indication
 
NOTE; A manual plant trip must precede an "Emergency or 'Ordery RCP shutdown. This will
 
prevent an automatic plant tip on a low flows signal which represents an unnecessary
 
challenge to installed safety systems.
 
Attachment 2 IN 93-84 October 20, 1993 NSD-TB-93-011-RO to address a specfic RCP seal
 
If no alternative Westinghouse direction has been provided
 
the recommended shutdown procedures for
 
performance condition at a plant, the following are
 
gpm).
 
No. 1 seal leak rates outside the operating limits (08-6.0
Condition 1:     a)   No. 1 sea leakoff indication > 6.0 gpcn.
 
b)   Increasing pump beanngfseal inlet temnperature.
 
and/or
 
increasing No. I seal leakoff temperature.
 
Procedure:     1)   Shut down the RCP immediately.
 
complete stop.
 
2)   Isolate the No. 1 seal leakoff after the RCP has come to a
 
flow and
 
3)   Monitor component cooling water (CCW) to ensure adequate
 
in the
 
manually override automatic isotation as required. (Local boiling
 
the CCW
 
thermal barrier of the affected pump may cause isolation of
 
system.)
                                                                                            has been
 
4)     Do not restart the pump until the cause of the seal malfunction
 
determined and corrected.
 
Condition 2;     a)   No. I seal leakoff indication > 6.0 gpm.
 
andfor
 
Total No. 1 seal flow > 6.0 gpm and < 8.0 gpm.
 
b)     Ppump bearing/seal inlet temperature is not increasing.
 
c)   No. 1 seal leakoff temPerature (if equipped) is not increasing.
 
of
 
Procedure:     1)   Prepare for an orderly pump shutdown to take effect within 8 hours
 
flow  rate is
 
exceeding 6.0 gpm No. I seal flow. Ensure that seal injection
 
9 gpm or greater to the affected RCR
 
Attachment 2 IN 93-84 October 20, 1993 NSD-TB-93-o -RO 2)       Continue to monitor the No. 1 seal for further degradation durng the
 
orderly
 
shutdown. If the total No. 1 seal flow exceeds 8.0 gpm or temperatures
 
begn to increase, proceed with immediate shutdown in accordance
 
with
 
the Condition 3 procedure. Otherwise, proceed with the orderly shutdown.
 
3)       Secure the pump within 8 hours of exceeding a No. 1seal eamkof
 
indication
 
or total No. 1 seal flow of 6.0 gpn.
 
4)       Moritor component cooing waler (CCOW to ensure adequate flow
 
and
 
manually override as required. (Local boiling in the thermal banier
 
of the
 
affected pump may cause isolaton of the CCW system.)
              5)       No. I seal leakoff may be isolated at the discretion of operations to mitigate
 
inventory loss and to assure that seal injection flow exceeds total
 
No. 1 seal
 
flow on the affected pump.
 
6)       Do not restart the pump until the cause of the seal malfunction has
 
been
 
determined and corrected.
 
Condition 3: a)       Total No. 1 seal flow x 8.0 gpm.
 
Procedure: 1)       Shut down the RCP immediately.
 
2)       Isolate the No. 1 seal leakoff after the RCP has come to a complete
 
stop.
 
3)     Monitor component cooling water (CCW) to ensure adequate flow and
 
rnanaly override automatic Isolation as required. (Local boiling in
 
the
 
thermal banier of the affected pump may cause isolation of the CCW
 
system.)
            4)   . Do not restart the pump until the cause of the seal malfunction has
 
been
 
determined and corected.
 
Condition 4: a)       No. I seal leakoff indication c 0.8 gpm.
 
b)     Zero (or negligible) No. 2 seal leak rate such that total No. 1 seal
 
flow < 0.8 gprn.
 
c)     Pump bearingfseal inlet temperature and No. 1 seal leakoff temperature
 
(if equipped) are stable (i.e.. not coninuously increasing) and
 
within limits.
 
Attachient 2 IN 93-84 October 20, 1993 NSD-TB-93"01-RO Procedure: 1) Prepare for an orderly pump shutdown to take effect within 8 hours of
 
violating the rninimum 0.8 No. 1 seal leak rate Knit
 
2) Continue to monitor the No. 1 seal for further degradation duing the
 
orderly shutdown. If the bw No. 1sa lealkge reverses to high leakage
 
(> 6.0 gpim) or temperatures start to increase, proceed with immeciate
 
shutdown in accordance with the Condcion 1 procedure. Otherwise, proceed with the orderly shutdown.
 
3) Secure the pump within 8 hours of violasts the rnirnmum 0.8 No. 1seal leak
 
rate limit.
 
4) Do not restart the pump until the cause of the seal malfunction has been
 
determined and corrected.
 
ATTACHMENT A
 
No. 1 Leakotf     No. 2 Leakoft               Total       Pump Bearing/Seal
 
Condition      Indication         Indication         No. 1 Seal Flow       Inlet and/or       RCP Shutdown
 
No. 1 Leakoff Temp.
 
1         > 6.0 gpm                                 6.0 gpm
 
>                    Increasing           Immediate
 
(wilhin 5 minutes)
                                                                                                                                        (
      2         > 6.0 gpm                           > 6.0 and < 8.0 gpm     Stable                 Orderly
 
(within 8 hours)
      3                                                 > 8.0 gpm           Stable or           Immediate
 
increasing      (within 5 minutes)
      4         < 0.8 gpm             zero             < 0.8 gpm           Stable                 Orderly
 
(or negligible)                                               (within 8 hours)
Note:                                                                                                               0
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Attachment 3 IN 93-84 October 20, 1993 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED
 
NRC INFORMATION NOTICES
 
Information                                    Date of
 
Notice No.             Subject               Issuance   Issued to
 
93-83          Potential Loss of Spent        10/07/93  All holders of OLs or CPs
 
Fuel Pool Cooling                        for boiling water reactors
 
Following A Loss of                        (BWRs).
 
Coolant Accident (LOCA)
93-82          Recent Fuel and Core          10/12/93  All holders of OLs or CPs
 
Performance Problems in                  for nuclear power reactors
 
Operating Reactors                        and all NRC-approved fuel
 
suppliers.
 
93-81          Implementation of             10/12/93  All holders of OLs or CPs
 
Engineering Expertise                      for nuclear power reactors.
 
on Shift
 
93-80            Implementation of the        10/08/93  All byproduct, source, and
 
Revised 10 CFR Part 20                    and special nuclear material
 
licensees.
 
93-79          Core Shroud Cracking at        09/30/93  All holders of operating
 
Beltline Region Welds                      licenses or construction
 
in Boiling-Water Reactors                permits for boiling-water
 
reactors (BWRs).
 
93-78            Inoperable Safety Systems      10/04/93  All holders of OLs or CPs
 
At A Non-Power Reactor                    for test and research
 
reactors.
 
93-77          Human Errors that Result      10/04/93  All nuclear fuel cycle
 
in Inadvertent Transfers                  licensees.
 
of Special Nuclear
 
Material at Fuel Cycle
 
Facilities
 
93-76          Inadequate Control of          09/21/93  All holders of OLs or CPs
 
Paint and Cleaners for                    for nuclear power reactors.
 
Safety-Related Equipment
 
93-75          Spurious Tripping of          09/17/93  All holders of OLs or CPs
 
Low-Voltage Power Circuit                for nuclear power reactors.
 
Breakers with GE'RMS-9 Digital Trip Units
 
OL = Operating License
 
CP = Construction Permit
 
IN 93-84 October 14, 1993 If
 
This information notice requires no specific action or written response.       contact
 
you have any questions about the information       in this   notice, please
 
of
 
one of the technical contacts listed below or the appropriate Office
 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) project       manager.
 
Original signed bY
 
Brian K. Grimef
 
Brian K. Grimes, Director
 
Division of Operating Reactor Support
 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
 
Technical contacts:     Steve DuPont, RIII
 
(815) 458-2852 Martin Farber, RIII
 
(708) 790-5774 Chu-Yu Liang, NRR
 
(301) 504-2878 Attachments:
1. Simplified Braidwood Seal Water Injection
 
and Leakoff Flow Diagram
 
2. Excerpt from Westinghouse Technical
 
Bulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, "Revised
 
Procedures for RCP Shutdown with No. I
 
Seal Leakage Outside Operating Limits"
3. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices
 
*SEE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCE
 
OFF    *OGCB:DORS  *SRXB:DSSA  *SRI:DRP:RIII        *TECH ED
 
NAME    PCWen      CYLiang      SGDuPont              MMejac
 
DATE    07/26/93    07/26/93    07/26/93              07/27/93
  *SC/DRP:RIII        *C/DRP:RIII        *SC/SRXB:DSSA                  *C/SRXB:DSSA
 
MJFarber            BClayton          MACaruso                      RCJones
 
07/29/93          08/05-93                      08/09/93
  07/29/93
  *D/DSSA            *C/OGCB:DORS            .4:;tes
 
ACThadani          GHMarcus
 
09/23/93          09/28/93            10//r 93 DOCUMENT NAME:  93-84.IN
 
IN 93-xx
 
October xx, 1993 This information notice requires no specific action or written response. If
 
you have any questions about the information in this notice, please contact
 
one of the technical contacts listed below or the appropriate Office of
 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) project manager.
 
Brian K. Grimes, Director
 
Division of Operating Reactor Support
 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
 
Technical contacts:      Steve DuPont, RIII
 
(815) 458-2852 Martin Farber, RIII
 
(708) 790-5774 Chu-Yu Liang, NRR
 
(301) 504-2878 Attachments:
1. Simplified Braidwood Seal Water Injection and Leakoff Flow Diagram
 
2. Excerpt from Westinghouse Technical Bulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, "Revised
 
Procedures for RCP Shutdown with No. 1 Seal Leakage Outside Operating
 
Limits"
3. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices
 
*SEE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCE
 
OFF *OGCB:DORS        *SRXB:DSSA    *SRI:DRP:RIII      *TECH ED
 
NAME PCWen            CYLiang        SGDuPont            MMejac
 
DATE 07/26/93          07/26/93      07/26/93            07/27/93
*SC/DRP:RIII          *C/DRP:RIII          *SC/SRXB:DSSA              *C/SRXB:DSSA
 
MJFarber              BClayton            MACaruso                    RCJones
 
07/29/93              07/29/93              08/05/93                  08/09/93
*D/DSSA                C/OGCB:DOi,_          D/DORS              PcEY
 
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IN 93-xx
 
September xx, 1993 This information notice requires no specific action or written response. If
 
you have any questions about the information in this notice, please contact
 
one of the technical contacts listed below or the appropriate Office of
 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) project manager.
 
Brian K. Grimes, Director
 
Division of Operating Reactor
 
Support
 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
 
Technical contacts:    Steve DuPont, RIII
 
(815) 458-2852 Martin Farber, RIII
 
(708) 790-5774 Chu-Yu Liang, NRR
 
(301) 504-2878 Attachments:
1. Simplified Braidwood Seal Water Injection and Leakoff Flow Diagram
 
2. Excerpt from Westinghouse Technical Bulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, 'Revised
 
Procedures for RCP Shutdown with No. 1 Seal Leakage Outside Operating
 
Limits'
3. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices
 
*SEE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCE
 
OFF    *OGCB:DORS  *SRXB:DSSA  *SRI:DRP:RIII      *TECH ED
 
NAME  PCWen        CYLiang      SGDuPont          MMejac
 
DATE  07/26/93    07/26/93    07/26/93          07/27/93
*SC/DRP:RIII        *C/DRP:RIII        *SC/SRXB:DSSA            *C/SRXB:DSSA
 
MJFarber            BClayton          MACaruso                RCJones
 
AF    07/29/93          08/05/93                08/09/93
  07/29/
  D/DSS    ai' _    C/OGCB:DORS        D/DORS
 
ACThadani          GHMarcus          BKGrimes
 
09/2_/93          09/ /93            09/ /93 DOCUMENT  NAME:  WRCPSEAL.WEN
 
Brian K. Grimes, Director
 
Division of Operating Reactor Support
 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
 
Technical contacts:        Steve DuPont, RIII
 
(815) 458-2852 Martin Farber, RIII
 
(708) 790-5774 Chu-Yu Liang, NRR
 
(301) 504-2878 Attachments:
1.    Simplified Braidwood Seal Water Injection and Leakoff Flow Diagram
 
2.    Excerpt from Westinghouse Technical Bulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, 'Revised
 
Procedures for RCP Shutdown with No. 1 Seal Leakage Outside Operating
 
Limits"
3.    List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices
 
*SEE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCE
 
OFF    *OGCB:DORS  *SRXB:DSSA  *SRI:DRP:RIII      *TECH ED    SC/SRXB:DSSAL
 
NAME  PCWen        CYLiang      SGDuPont          MMejac      MACaruso `y r
 
DATE  07/26/93    O7/26/93    07/26/93          07/27/93    r/4r/93 / r
 
STW :I  I I
 
RD          C/R J.:RIII      ,JSRXB:DSSA
 
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07ial/93        J  07/< /93              ?//93 we 74FCoo .7,6/93 D/DSSA            C/OGCB:DORS        D/DORS
 
===ACThadani          GHMarcus            BKGrimes===
07/ /93            07/ /93            07/ /93
 
\s-/
                          Martin Farber, RIII
 
(708) 790-5774 Chu-Yu Liang, NRR
 
(301) 504-2878 Attachments:
1.      Braidwood Seal Water Injection and Leakoff Flow Diagram..r-
2.      Excerpt from Westinghouse Technical Bulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, "Revised
 
Procedures for RCP Shutdown with No. 1 Seal Leakage Outside Operating


===Attachments:===
Limits"
1. Simplified Braidwood Seal Water Injectionand Leakoff Flow Diagram2. Excerpt from Westinghouse TechnicalBulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, "RevisedProcedures for RCP Shutdown with No. ISeal Leakage Outside Operating Limits"3. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices*SEE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCEOFFNAMEDATE*OGCB:DORSPCWen07/26/93*SRXB:DSSACYLiang07/26/93*SRI:DRP:RIIISGDuPont07/26/93*TECH EDMMejac07/27/93*SC/DRP:RIIIMJFarber07/29/93*D/DSSAACThadani09/23/93*C/DRP:RIIIBClayton07/29/93*C/OGCB:DORSGHMarcus09/28/93*SC/SRXB:DSSAMACaruso08/05-93.4:;tes10// r 93*C/SRXB:DSSARCJones08/09/93DOCUMENT NAME: 93-84.IN IN 93-xxOctober xx, 1993 This information notice requires no specific action or written response. Ifyou have any questions about the information in this notice, please contactone of the technical contacts listed below or the appropriate Office ofNuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) project manager.Brian K. Grimes, DirectorDivision of Operating Reactor SupportOffice of Nuclear Reactor RegulationTechnical contacts:Steve DuPont, RIII(815) 458-2852Martin Farber, RIII(708) 790-5774Chu-Yu Liang, NRR(301) 504-2878
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===Attachments:===
NAME   PCWen      CYLiang _ SGDuPont MR-         MMejac*M    MACaruso
1. Simplified Braidwood Seal Water Injection and Leakoff Flow Diagram2. Excerpt from Westinghouse Technical Bulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, "RevisedProcedures for RCP Shutdown with No. 1 Seal Leakage Outside OperatingLimits"3. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices*SEE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCEOFFNAMEDATE*OGCB:DORSPCWen07/26/93*SRXB:DSSACYLiang07/26/93*SRI:DRP:RIIISGDuPont07/26/93*TECH EDMMejac07/27/93*SC/DRP:RIIIMJFarber07/29/93*C/DRP:RIIIBClayton07/29/93*SC/SRXB:DSSAMACaruso08/05/93*C/SRXB:DSSARCJones08/09/93*D/DSSAACThadani09/23/93DOCUMENT NAME:C/OGCB:DOi,_ D/DORS PcEYGHMarcu$s& !:' BKGrimesng P4it P (so-.-qI),MAMWRCPSEAL.We 0fFnfS T HE 049 /9o o3eevat lro1hE NftC 41TA03rA* THS g*Sr*qWSC _ %,A _ } U. .O ' 0a* W S~--.W""i r. MOFbV4' ( H& S5ef ) vvia %;nfgnri& dr i tw LWI44n44t et-K'%$ U -te pnvi.d %e ,W Tec6-,.p^ MoTtwcdL. ?et hk~
IN 93-xxSeptember xx, 1993 This information notice requires no specific action or written response. Ifyou have any questions about the information in this notice, please contactone of the technical contacts listed below or the appropriate Office ofNuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) project manager.Brian K. Grimes, DirectorDivision of Operating ReactorSupportOffice of Nuclear Reactor RegulationTechnical contacts:Steve DuPont, RIII(815) 458-2852Martin Farber, RIII(708) 790-5774Chu-Yu Liang, NRR(301) 504-2878


===Attachments:===
DATE  07/a6/93     07/;xb/93 V~ 07/Vb/93 T1-e'A.@i 07/1.7/93   07/ /93 SC/DRP:RIII        C/DRP:RIII        C/SRXB:DSSA
1. Simplified Braidwood Seal Water Injection and Leakoff Flow Diagram2. Excerpt from Westinghouse Technical Bulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, 'RevisedProcedures for RCP Shutdown with No. 1 Seal Leakage Outside OperatingLimits'3. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices*SEE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCEOFFNAMEDATE*OGCB:DORSPCWen07/26/93*SRXB:DSSACYLiang07/26/93*SRI:DRP:RIIISGDuPont07/26/93*TECH EDMMejac07/27/93*SC/DRP:RIIIMJFarber07/29/ AFD/DSS ai' _ACThadani09/2_/93DOCUMENT NAME:*C/DRP:RIIIBClayton07/29/93C/OGCB:DORSGHMarcus09/ /93WRCPSEAL.WEN*SC/SRXB:DSSAMACaruso08/05/93*C/SRXB:DSSARCJones08/09/93D/DORSBKGrimes09/ /93 Brian K. Grimes, DirectorDivision of Operating Reactor SupportOffice of Nuclear Reactor RegulationTechnical contacts:Steve DuPont, RIII(815) 458-2852Martin Farber, RIII(708) 790-5774Chu-Yu Liang, NRR(301) 504-2878


===Attachments:===
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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR'REGULATORY COMMISSION

OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 October 20, 1993 NRC INFORMATION NOTICE 93-84: DETERMINATION OF WESTINGHOUSE REACTOR COOLANT

PUMP SEAL FAILURE

Addressees

All holders of operating licenses or construction permits for pressurized

water reactors (PWRs).

PurDose

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is'issuing this information the

notice to alert addressees to a potential problem that could result from

use of Westinghouse-designed reactor coolant pump (RCP) shutdown procedures

for pumps whose No. 1 seals have failed. 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 no

contained in this information notice are not NRC requirements; therefore, specific action or written response is required.

Background

Westinghouse supplied the Braidwood Station RCPs, incorporating a three-stage 1 seal series arrangement to limit coolant flow up the pump shaft. The No.

riding face

seal, the main seal of the pump, is a controlled-leakage, film

seal. The No. 2 and No. 3 seals are rubbing face seals. During normal

operation, an injection flow of nominally 30.3 liters [8 gallons] per minute

enters the pump below the No. 1 seal (see Attachment 1). Here the flow

splits. A portion (approximately 18.9 liters [5 gallons] per minute) flows

down through the thermal barrier heat exchanger and enters the reactor coolant

the

system. In this manner, the primary coolant is prevented from entering liters

radial bearing and seal section of the pump unit. The remainder (11.4

[3 gallons] per minute) (controlled leakage) passes through the pump radial

bearing and enters the No. 1 seal. Above the No. 1 seal, most of the flow

leaves the pump through the No. 1 seal leakoff line and returns to the 2 seal

chemical and volume control system. Minor flow passes through the No.

and its leakoff line to the reactor coolant drain tank. A back flush into

injection of 0.8 liters [0.21 gallons] per hour from a head tank flows of the

the No. 3 seal between its "double dam" seal area. At this point, half line

flow passes through one side of the seal and out the No. 2 seal leakoff

while the remaining flow passes through the other side and out the No. 3 seal

leakoff line. This arrangement ensures essentially zero leakage of reactor

coolant from the pump.

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IN 93-84 Octoer 20, 1993 During normal operation, the No. 1 seal is subject to full reactor coolant

system pressure. When the injection flow passes through the No. 1 seal, it

produces a pressure drop of approximately 15.41 MPa [2235 psi]. The No. 2 seal has the capability to withstand full operating pressure, and its major

function is to act as a backup in case the No. 1 seal fails. If the No. 1 seal fails, leakage through the No. 2 seal increases. The No. 2 seal high

leak flow alarm actuates at 3.8 liters [1 gallon] per minute.

Description of Circumstances

In the middle of 1992, while developing shutdown procedures for the RCPs at

the Braidwood Station, Commonwealth Edison Company (the licensee) found that

its abnormal operating procedure contained inadequate instructions for

responding to a failure of the RCP No. 1 seal. On a high RCP No. 1 seal

leakoff condition, the abnormal operating procedure directed the operating

personnel to check the condition of the No. 2 seal. If the No. 2 seal was

acting as the primary pressure boundary on the basis of leakage of at least

3.8 liters [1 gallon] per minute from the No. 2 seal, the procedure required

that the RCP be shut down. If the condition of the No. 2 seal was normal, the

procedure required no further action and gave no further guidance.

Discussions with Westinghouse indicated that the condition of the No. 2 seal

might not be a sufficient indication of the operability of the No. 1 seal.

Discussion

The inadequacies in the operating procedure stem from the limitations of the

instrumentation used to monitor the leakage. The relevant No. 1 seal

instrumentation limits maximum readings to 22.7 liters [6 gallons] per minute.

Although the No. 2 seal high leak flow alarm was set at 3.8 liters [1 gallon]

per minute, very high No. 1 seal leak rates, more than 113.6 liters

(30 gallons] per minute, are needed for the No. 2 seal to reach this flow

rate. Thus, the No. 1 seal could have substantial leakage (e.g., 22.7-113.6 liters (6-30 gallons] per minute) even though the No. 2 seal high leak flow

alarm was not actuated. In the mean time, the RCP seal system might be

severely damaged if loss of injection were to occur or the No. 1 seal leak

rates were more than 30.3 liters [8 gallons] per minute. Therefore, monitoring for high No. 2 seal leakage is not a reliable method of determining

whether the No. 1 seal has failed.

After finding that the condition of the No. 2 seal might not indicate the

operability of the No. 1 seal, Westinghouse provided guidance for the

Braidwood Station that significantly enhances operator ability to determine if

immediate shutdown of an RCP is required or if a more orderly shutdown can be

conducted. Westinghouse completed a safety evaluation and issued Technical

Bulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, "Revised Procedures for RCP Shutdown with No. 1 Seal Leakage Outside Operating Limits," dated March 30, 1993, to other PWRs

that might be affected. An excerpt from this document is attached to this

information notice (see Attachment 2).

IN 93-84 October 14, 1993 response. If

This information notice requires no specific action or writtenplease contact

you have any questions about the information in this notice, Office of

one of the technical contacts listed below or the appropriate

Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) project manager.

Brian K. Grimes, Director

Division of Operating Reactor Support

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Technical contacts: Steve DuPont, RIII

(815) 458-2852 Martin Farber, RIII

(708) 790-5774 Chu-Yu Liang, NRR

(301) 504-2878 Attachments:

1. Simplified Braidwood Seal Water Injection

and Leakoff Flow Diagram

2. Excerpt from Westinghouse Technical

Bulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, "Revised

Procedures for RCP Shutdown with No. 1 Seal Leakage Outside Operating Limits"

3. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices

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BACKGROUND

failure of the No. 1 Years of Westinghouse RCP operating experience has demonstrated that complete

in conjunction

seal is a rare occurrence. A complete failure is defined as excessive No. 1 seal leakage

or exceeding the maximum

with pump bearing/seal inlet and/or No. 1 leakoff temperatures approaching

leakoff be isolated

limits. Current operating procedures for failed No. 1 seals direct that the No. I seal

These procedures are specified in the RCP

within 5 minutes and RCP shutdown witlin 30 minutes.

instruction books or addenda to the books.

high and low leaking

After a review of current operating procedures and actual operating experiences with

emergency and orderly

No. 1 seals, it was concluded ftht distinct procedures could specify steps for both

procedures in this

RCP shutdowns. The two iems that follow have been incorporated into the revised

mrefers to a condition that is related

technical bulletin. As used within this bulletin, the term 'emergefly

as defined in

only to RCP operation and in no way pertains to emergency conditions for plant operation

a plant hnal Safety Analysis Report (FSAR).

the

I) A damaged No. 1 seal may produce debris or leak at a high enough rate to exceed

In the

injection rate and introduce unfiltered, high temperature reactor coolant into the seals.

for the

presence of debris. the ability of the No. 2 seal to survive and function as a backup

have pump

No. 1 seal is more favorable under static conditions. Thus, it is preferred to

shutdown precede No. 1 seal leakoff isolation.

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Attachment 2 IN 93-84 October 20, 1993 NSD-TB-93-01-RO 2) High No. 1 seal leakage (> 6.0 9pm) or low No. 1 seal leakage (< 0.8 gpen) can occur

while no other RCP parameter limits are approached or violated. In these cases. pump

shutdowns within several hours are within the capabilities of the RCPs and are more

conducive to orderly plant shutdowns.

The following new procedures are provided to address each of four conditions that

irncate No. 1 seal flow outside of the operating limits (0.8-6.0 gpm). The first three conditiors address

high

No. I seal leakage and the fourth condition addresses low leakage. Each condition

with its

respective procedure is specified below and is summarized in Attachment A.

PROCEDURES

The following procedures supersede those in the RCP instruction books or addenda

to the books

relative to:

1) RCP emergency operation and shutdown procedures for high or low No. 1 seal

leakage. Apply the Conditions 1 through 4 procedures that follow.

2) RCP emergency operation and shutdown procedure for No. 2 and No. 3 seals. Apply

the procedure for shutdown specified under Condition 1 below. The No. 2 and No. 3 seal parameters tat indicate emergency operation remain the same as specified in

the RCP instruction books.

Definitions:

No. 1 seal leakoff indication: Flowmeter readout of No. 1 seal leak rate

No. 2 seal leakoff indication: Flowmeter readout or estimate of No. 2 seal leak rate

Total No. 1 Seal Flow: Sum of No. 1 and No. 2 seal leakoff indications

Immediate Shutdown: RCP shutdown and isolation of No. 1 seal leakoff within

5 minutes

Orderly Shutdown: RCP shutdown within 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> of higtow No. 1 seal leakoff

flow indication

NOTE; A manual plant trip must precede an "Emergency or 'Ordery RCP shutdown. This will

prevent an automatic plant tip on a low flows signal which represents an unnecessary

challenge to installed safety systems.

Attachment 2 IN 93-84 October 20, 1993 NSD-TB-93-011-RO to address a specfic RCP seal

If no alternative Westinghouse direction has been provided

the recommended shutdown procedures for

performance condition at a plant, the following are

gpm).

No. 1 seal leak rates outside the operating limits (08-6.0

Condition 1: a) No. 1 sea leakoff indication > 6.0 gpcn.

b) Increasing pump beanngfseal inlet temnperature.

and/or

increasing No. I seal leakoff temperature.

Procedure: 1) Shut down the RCP immediately.

complete stop.

2) Isolate the No. 1 seal leakoff after the RCP has come to a

flow and

3) Monitor component cooling water (CCW) to ensure adequate

in the

manually override automatic isotation as required. (Local boiling

the CCW

thermal barrier of the affected pump may cause isolation of

system.)

has been

4) Do not restart the pump until the cause of the seal malfunction

determined and corrected.

Condition 2; a) No. I seal leakoff indication > 6.0 gpm.

andfor

Total No. 1 seal flow > 6.0 gpm and < 8.0 gpm.

b) Ppump bearing/seal inlet temperature is not increasing.

c) No. 1 seal leakoff temPerature (if equipped) is not increasing.

of

Procedure: 1) Prepare for an orderly pump shutdown to take effect within 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br />

flow rate is

exceeding 6.0 gpm No. I seal flow. Ensure that seal injection

9 gpm or greater to the affected RCR

Attachment 2 IN 93-84 October 20, 1993 NSD-TB-93-o -RO 2) Continue to monitor the No. 1 seal for further degradation durng the

orderly

shutdown. If the total No. 1 seal flow exceeds 8.0 gpm or temperatures

begn to increase, proceed with immediate shutdown in accordance

with

the Condition 3 procedure. Otherwise, proceed with the orderly shutdown.

3) Secure the pump within 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> of exceeding a No. 1seal eamkof

indication

or total No. 1 seal flow of 6.0 gpn.

4) Moritor component cooing waler (CCOW to ensure adequate flow

and

manually override as required. (Local boiling in the thermal banier

of the

affected pump may cause isolaton of the CCW system.)

5) No. I seal leakoff may be isolated at the discretion of operations to mitigate

inventory loss and to assure that seal injection flow exceeds total

No. 1 seal

flow on the affected pump.

6) Do not restart the pump until the cause of the seal malfunction has

been

determined and corrected.

Condition 3: a) Total No. 1 seal flow x 8.0 gpm.

Procedure: 1) Shut down the RCP immediately.

2) Isolate the No. 1 seal leakoff after the RCP has come to a complete

stop.

3) Monitor component cooling water (CCW) to ensure adequate flow and

rnanaly override automatic Isolation as required. (Local boiling in

the

thermal banier of the affected pump may cause isolation of the CCW

system.)

4) . Do not restart the pump until the cause of the seal malfunction has

been

determined and corected.

Condition 4: a) No. I seal leakoff indication c 0.8 gpm.

b) Zero (or negligible) No. 2 seal leak rate such that total No. 1 seal

flow < 0.8 gprn.

c) Pump bearingfseal inlet temperature and No. 1 seal leakoff temperature

(if equipped) are stable (i.e.. not coninuously increasing) and

within limits.

Attachient 2 IN 93-84 October 20, 1993 NSD-TB-93"01-RO Procedure: 1) Prepare for an orderly pump shutdown to take effect within 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> of

violating the rninimum 0.8 No. 1 seal leak rate Knit

2) Continue to monitor the No. 1 seal for further degradation duing the

orderly shutdown. If the bw No. 1sa lealkge reverses to high leakage

(> 6.0 gpim) or temperatures start to increase, proceed with immeciate

shutdown in accordance with the Condcion 1 procedure. Otherwise, proceed with the orderly shutdown.

3) Secure the pump within 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> of violasts the rnirnmum 0.8 No. 1seal leak

rate limit.

4) Do not restart the pump until the cause of the seal malfunction has been

determined and corrected.

ATTACHMENT A

No. 1 Leakotf No. 2 Leakoft Total Pump Bearing/Seal

Condition Indication Indication No. 1 Seal Flow Inlet and/or RCP Shutdown

No. 1 Leakoff Temp.

1 > 6.0 gpm 6.0 gpm

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3 > 8.0 gpm Stable or Immediate

increasing (within 5 minutes)

4 < 0.8 gpm zero < 0.8 gpm Stable Orderly

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Attachment 3 IN 93-84 October 20, 1993 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED

NRC INFORMATION NOTICES

Information Date of

Notice No. Subject Issuance Issued to

93-83 Potential Loss of Spent 10/07/93 All holders of OLs or CPs

Fuel Pool Cooling for boiling water reactors

Following A Loss of (BWRs).

Coolant Accident (LOCA)

93-82 Recent Fuel and Core 10/12/93 All holders of OLs or CPs

Performance Problems in for nuclear power reactors

Operating Reactors and all NRC-approved fuel

suppliers.

93-81 Implementation of 10/12/93 All holders of OLs or CPs

Engineering Expertise for nuclear power reactors.

on Shift

93-80 Implementation of the 10/08/93 All byproduct, source, and

Revised 10 CFR Part 20 and special nuclear material

licensees.

93-79 Core Shroud Cracking at 09/30/93 All holders of operating

Beltline Region Welds licenses or construction

in Boiling-Water Reactors permits for boiling-water

reactors (BWRs).

93-78 Inoperable Safety Systems 10/04/93 All holders of OLs or CPs

At A Non-Power Reactor for test and research

reactors.

93-77 Human Errors that Result 10/04/93 All nuclear fuel cycle

in Inadvertent Transfers licensees.

of Special Nuclear

Material at Fuel Cycle

Facilities

93-76 Inadequate Control of 09/21/93 All holders of OLs or CPs

Paint and Cleaners for for nuclear power reactors.

Safety-Related Equipment

93-75 Spurious Tripping of 09/17/93 All holders of OLs or CPs

Low-Voltage Power Circuit for nuclear power reactors.

Breakers with GE'RMS-9 Digital Trip Units

OL = Operating License

CP = Construction Permit

IN 93-84 October 14, 1993 If

This information notice requires no specific action or written response. contact

you have any questions about the information in this notice, please

of

one of the technical contacts listed below or the appropriate Office

Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) project manager.

Original signed bY

Brian K. Grimef

Brian K. Grimes, Director

Division of Operating Reactor Support

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Technical contacts: Steve DuPont, RIII

(815) 458-2852 Martin Farber, RIII

(708) 790-5774 Chu-Yu Liang, NRR

(301) 504-2878 Attachments:

1. Simplified Braidwood Seal Water Injection

and Leakoff Flow Diagram

2. Excerpt from Westinghouse Technical

Bulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, "Revised

Procedures for RCP Shutdown with No. I

Seal Leakage Outside Operating Limits"

3. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices

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IN 93-xx

October xx, 1993 This information notice requires no specific action or written response. If

you have any questions about the information in this notice, please contact

one of the technical contacts listed below or the appropriate Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) project manager.

Brian K. Grimes, Director

Division of Operating Reactor Support

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Technical contacts: Steve DuPont, RIII

(815) 458-2852 Martin Farber, RIII

(708) 790-5774 Chu-Yu Liang, NRR

(301) 504-2878 Attachments:

1. Simplified Braidwood Seal Water Injection and Leakoff Flow Diagram

2. Excerpt from Westinghouse Technical Bulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, "Revised

Procedures for RCP Shutdown with No. 1 Seal Leakage Outside Operating

Limits"

3. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices

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you have any questions about the information in this notice, please contact

one of the technical contacts listed below or the appropriate Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) project manager.

Brian K. Grimes, Director

Division of Operating Reactor

Support

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Technical contacts: Steve DuPont, RIII

(815) 458-2852 Martin Farber, RIII

(708) 790-5774 Chu-Yu Liang, NRR

(301) 504-2878 Attachments:

1. Simplified Braidwood Seal Water Injection and Leakoff Flow Diagram

2. Excerpt from Westinghouse Technical Bulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, 'Revised

Procedures for RCP Shutdown with No. 1 Seal Leakage Outside Operating

Limits'

3. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices

  • SEE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCE

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Division of Operating Reactor Support

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Technical contacts: Steve DuPont, RIII

(815) 458-2852 Martin Farber, RIII

(708) 790-5774 Chu-Yu Liang, NRR

(301) 504-2878 Attachments:

1. Simplified Braidwood Seal Water Injection and Leakoff Flow Diagram

2. Excerpt from Westinghouse Technical Bulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, 'Revised

Procedures for RCP Shutdown with No. 1 Seal Leakage Outside Operating

Limits"

3. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices

  • SEE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCE

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(708) 790-5774 Chu-Yu Liang, NRR

(301) 504-2878 Attachments:

1. Braidwood Seal Water Injection and Leakoff Flow Diagram..r-

2. Excerpt from Westinghouse Technical Bulletin, NSD-TB-93-01-RO, "Revised

Procedures for RCP Shutdown with No. 1 Seal Leakage Outside Operating

Limits"

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