ML17252B191

LER 80-024/03L-0 for Dresden Unit 3 Regarding During Normal Operation with Reactor Level Instrument Surveillance in Progress, Level Switch LIS 3-263-58AB Tripped at Less than Tech. Spec. Limit of 84 Inches

ML17252B191
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	06/13/1980
From:	Stephenson B Commonwealth Edison Co
To:	James Keppler NRC/RGN-III
References
BBS LTR. #80-507 LER 80-024/03L-0
Download: ML17252B191 (2)

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Commonwe.Edison Dresden Nuclear Power Station R.R. #1 Morris, Illinois 60450 Telephone 815/942-2920

• WN l 8 1980 June 13, 1980 BBS LTR. /180-507 James G. Keppler, Regional Director Directorate of Regulatory Operatfop.s - Region III U~S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 Reportable Occurrence Report iJ 8Q..:.24/03L..:.Q- ~Dock.e.t JI 050-249 , is being submitted to your office in acco:r;dance with Dresden Nuclear Power Station Technical Specification 6.6~B.2(a), reactor protection system or engineered safety feature instrument settings which are found to be less conservative::::

than those established by the Technical Specifications but which do not pre':'<;~-..t vent the fulfillment of the functional requirements of.affected systems.

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B.B. Stephenson .

Station Superintendent

.presden Nuclear Power Station BBS:

Enclosure cc: Director of Inspection & E.nfor.cement Director of Management Information & Program Control File/NRC

11.n1 LICENSEE EVENT REPORT

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I During normal operation,* with reactor'-ievel instrument surveillance in progress, level

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3 I I switch LIS 3-263-58B tripped at less than the* Tech. Spec~ limit (Table 3.2.1) of 84 I0 14 1. I inches. The safety significance of this event was minimal since channel "A" and the

)a Is I I redundant Channel "B" instruments were operable. There was no effect on public health J

0 lo I I or safety. Previous occurrences.: R.O. 76-57/031-0,. Docket 50-237; 77....,51/031-0 and 80-23/031-0, Docket 50-249.

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results were satisfactory. DIS* 500-2 will continue to* be done monthly.

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