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August 15, 1989-locket No. 50-395 LICENSEE: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company FACILITY:   V.-C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1
August 15, 1989-locket No. 50-395 LICENSEE: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company FACILITY:
V.-C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1


==SUBJECT:==
==SUBJECT:==
==SUMMARY==
==SUMMARY==
OF MEETING WITH SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY GENERAL On August 1, 1989,.the NRC staff consisting of representatives of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and Region II met with representatives of the South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) to discuss the loss of offsite power event at the V. C. Summer Nuclear Station. The meeting was held at the NRR offices in Rockville, Maryland. A list of those persons who attended the meeting is included as Enclosure 1. Enclosure 2 was the agenda for the meeting.
OF MEETING WITH SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY GENERAL On August 1, 1989,.the NRC staff consisting of representatives of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and Region II met with representatives of the South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) to discuss the loss of offsite power event at the V. C. Summer Nuclear Station. The meeting was held at the NRR offices in Rockville, Maryland. A list of those persons who attended the meeting is included as Enclosure 1. was the agenda for the meeting.
DISCUSSION A handout, Enclosure 3, provided information on the SCE&G electrical grid system, the Summer Station offsite power design, a description of the July 11, 1989 and interim short term and long term corrective actions which have been taken or which are under consideration. The licensee also emphasized that, while they considered this a very serious event, they did not believe it was a system instability event. They characterized the severe voltage reduction as being very localized - only one bus tie saw a. voltage reduction. The licensee represented that the' better measure of system impact was frequency shift which was Very small. They further stated that their initial conclusions were that a major contribution to the event was the generator backup relay settings at their McMeekin, Saluda, and Fairfield Stations. The staff indicated at the close of the meeting that if any future information was required that the staff would request it at a later date.
DISCUSSION A handout, Enclosure 3, provided information on the SCE&G electrical grid system, the Summer Station offsite power design, a description of the July 11, 1989 and interim short term and long term corrective actions which have been taken or which are under consideration. The licensee also emphasized that, while they considered this a very serious event, they did not believe it was a system instability event. They characterized the severe voltage reduction as being very localized - only one bus tie saw a. voltage reduction. The licensee represented that the' better measure of system impact was frequency shift which was Very small. They further stated that their initial conclusions were that a major contribution to the event was the generator backup relay settings at their McMeekin, Saluda, and Fairfield Stations.
The staff indicated at the close of the meeting that if any future information was required that the staff would request it at a later date.
Original Signed By:
Original Signed By:
l John J. Hayes, Jr., Project Manager Project Directorate 11-1 Division of Reactor Projects -I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
l John J. Hayes, Jr., Project Manager Project Directorate 11-1 Division of Reactor Projects -I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation


==Enclosures:==
==Enclosures:==
As stated cc w/encls:
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              ' Mr.. William A. Williams, -Jr.
' Mr.. William A. Williams, -Jr.
              . Technical Assistant - Nuclear Operations Santee Cooper P. O. Box 764.(Mail Code 153)
. Technical Assistant - Nuclear Operations Santee Cooper P. O. Box 764.(Mail Code 153)
Columbia, South Carolina 29218 J. B. Knotts, Jr. , Esq.
Columbia, South Carolina 29218 J. B. Knotts, Jr., Esq.
L               Bishop, Cook, Purcell .
L Bishop, Cook, Purcell.
E                 and Reynolds 1400 L Street, N.W.
E and Reynolds 1400 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C.- 20005-3502 Resident Inspector /Sumer NPS c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Route 1, Box 64-Jenkinsville, South Carolina 29065 Regional Administrator, Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, 101 Marietta Street, N.W., Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia -30323' Chairman, Fairfield County Council
Washington, D. C.- 20005-3502 Resident Inspector /Sumer NPS c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Route 1, Box 64-Jenkinsville, South Carolina 29065 Regional Administrator, Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, 101 Marietta Street, N.W., Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia -30323' Chairman, Fairfield County Council
: P. O. Box -293 Winnsboro, South Carolina 29180
: P. O. Box -293 Winnsboro, South Carolina 29180
            'Mr. Heyward G. Shealy, Chief Bureau of Radiological Health.
'Mr. Heyward G. Shealy, Chief Bureau of Radiological Health.
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia,' South Carolina 29201
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia,' South Carolina 29201
              ' South C5rolina Electric & Gas Company Mr. A. R. Koon, Jr. , Manager Nuclear Licensing Virgil C. Sumer Nuclear Station P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, South Carolina 29065
' South C5rolina Electric & Gas Company Mr. A. R. Koon, Jr., Manager Nuclear Licensing Virgil C. Sumer Nuclear Station P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, South Carolina 29065


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DISTRIBUTION FORIMEETING.  
DISTRIBUTION FORIMEETING.  


==SUMMARY==
==SUMMARY==
DATED: August 1, 1989 Facility: Summer, Unit 1
DATED: August 1, 1989 Facility: Summer, Unit 1
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            'NRC PDR Local PDR
'NRC PDR Local PDR
:PDII-11 Reading T. Murley                           12-G-18 J. Sniezet'                         G-18 S..Varga .                           14-E-4 G. Lainas                           14-H-3 E. Adensam                           14-B-20 P. Anderson.                         14-B-20
:PDII-11 Reading T. Murley 12-G-18 J. Sniezet' G-18 S..Varga.
            , J. Hayes                             14-B-20 OGC                                 15-B-18 E. Jordan-                           MNBB-3302 B. Grimes                           9-A-2
14-E-4 G. Lainas 14-H-3 E. Adensam 14-B-20 P. Anderson.
: 0. Chopra                           8-D-20 C.'Haughney                         9-A-1 D. Tondi                             8-D-20 E. Mershcho11                       RII T. Reed                             14-H-25 J.' Carter                           12-H-7 N. Kadambi-                         11-A-1 C. Rossi                           .11-E-4 N. Trehan                           8-D-20 J. Knight                           8-D-20 P. Kang                             8-D-20 P. Fillion                           RII J. Hopkins                           14-H-25 L. Engle                             14-H-22
14-B-20
            .R. Prevatte                           RII ACRS(10)                             P-315
, J. Hayes 14-B-20 OGC 15-B-18 E. Jordan-MNBB-3302 B. Grimes 9-A-2
: 8. Borchardt'                       D-19
: 0. Chopra 8-D-20 C.'Haughney 9-A-1 D. Tondi 8-D-20 E. Mershcho11 RII T. Reed 14-H-25 J.' Carter 12-H-7 N. Kadambi-11-A-1 C. Rossi
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.11-E-4 N. Trehan 8-D-20 J. Knight 8-D-20 P. Kang 8-D-20 P. Fillion RII J. Hopkins 14-H-25 L. Engle 14-H-22
.R. Prevatte RII ACRS(10)
P-315
: 8. Borchardt' D-19
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4 Enclosure 1 ATTENDANCE AUGUST 1, 1989 SCE8G                           NRC                 OTHERS D. Nauman                       J. Hayes, Jr.       J. Hegner (VA. Power)
4 ATTENDANCE AUGUST 1, 1989 SCE8G NRC OTHERS D. Nauman J. Hayes, Jr.
: 0. Bradham                       S. Varga           R. Saunders (VA. Power)
J. Hegner (VA. Power)
M. Frick                         G. Lainas           L. Ellis (VA. Power R. Clary                          O. Chopra          A.Mistr(VA. Power)   )
: 0. Bradham S. Varga R. Saunders (VA. Power)
W. Higgins                       C. Haughney         H. Ernst, Jr. (Duke Power)
M. Frick G. Lainas L. Ellis (VA. Power A.Mistr(VA. Power)
K. Kee                           D. Tondi           R. Gill (Duke Power)
R. Clary O. Chopra
E. Merschoff                   Jr., (CP&L) i E. /densam          R. Snider B. Prunty,(Souther Services
)
!                                          T. Reed                           Company) l                                         J. Carter           H. Majors (GA. Power)
W. Higgins C. Haughney H. Ernst, Jr. (Duke Power)
I N. Kadambi C. Rossi l                                         N. Trehan J. Knight P. Kang l
K. Kee D. Tondi R. Gill (Duke Power)
E. Merschoff Jr., (CP&L)
R. Prunty,(Souther Services i
E. /densam B. Snider T. Reed Company) l J. Carter H. Majors (GA. Power)
I N. Kadambi C. Rossi l
N. Trehan J. Knight P. Kang l
P. Fillion J. Hopkins L. Engle R. Prevatte 1
P. Fillion J. Hopkins L. Engle R. Prevatte 1


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II. SCE8G INTRODUCTION                                                       OLLIE BRADHAM III. BACKGROUND SCE8G ELECTRICAL GRID SYSTEM                                     KNOX LEE V. C. SUMMER OFFSITE POWER DESIGN                               RON CLARY IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT-                                                                               ,
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SUMMER STATION                                                   RON CLARY SYSTEM REACTION                                                 MARION FRICK TRANSIEMT EVALUATIONS                                           KNOX LEE
AGENDA' MEETING ON LOSS'0F GENERATING FACILITIES FROM THE SCE8G GRID AS A RESULT OF JULY II,1989 REACTOR TRIP AUGUST I, 1989 I.
!                  V. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS INTERIM                                                         MARION FRICK SHORT TERM LONG TERM V. SCE&G  
INTRODUCTION JACK HAYES (NRC)
II. SCE8G INTRODUCTION OLLIE BRADHAM III. BACKGROUND SCE8G ELECTRICAL GRID SYSTEM KNOX LEE V. C. SUMMER OFFSITE POWER DESIGN RON CLARY IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT-SUMMER STATION RON CLARY SYSTEM REACTION MARION FRICK TRANSIEMT EVALUATIONS KNOX LEE V.
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS INTERIM MARION FRICK SHORT TERM LONG TERM V.
SCE&G  


==SUMMARY==
==SUMMARY==
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==SUMMARY==
==SUMMARY==
JACK HAYES l
JACK HAYES l
PARTICIPANTS SCE&G                         NRC                         OTHERS
PARTICIPANTS SCE&G NRC OTHERS
 
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JULY 11,1989 LOSS OF OFFSITE POWER MEETING WITH NRC AUGUST 1,1989 WASHINGTON, DC
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JULY 11,1989
JULY 11,1989
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TRIP OF VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION                       i i
TRIP OF VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION i
INTRODUCTION                         OLLIE BRADHAM BACKGROUND SCJ&G ELECTRIC GRID SYSTEM       KNOX LEE V. C. SUMMER OFFSITE POWER DESIGN RON CLARY JULY 11,1989 EVENT SUMMER STATION                   RON CLARY SYSTEM REACTION                   MARION FRICK TRANSIENTEVALUATIONS             KNOX LEE     l CORRECTIVE ACTIONS INTERIM CONTROL MEASURES         MARION FRICK SHORT TERM                                     \
i INTRODUCTION OLLIE BRADHAM BACKGROUND SCJ&G ELECTRIC GRID SYSTEM KNOX LEE V. C. SUMMER OFFSITE POWER DESIGN RON CLARY JULY 11,1989 EVENT SUMMER STATION RON CLARY SYSTEM REACTION MARION FRICK TRANSIENTEVALUATIONS KNOX LEE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS INTERIM CONTROL MEASURES MARION FRICK SHORT TERM
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ATTENDEES Dan Nauman                                                                                                                                     Senior Vice President, Power Production Ollie Bradham                                                                                                                                   Vice President, Nuclear Operations Ron Clary                                                                                                                                       Manager, Design Engineering Marion Frick                                                                                                                                   Manager, System Relaying 1
ATTENDEES Dan Nauman Senior Vice President, Power Production Ollie Bradham Vice President, Nuclear Operations Ron Clary
l Knox Lee                                                                                                                                       Manager,                                 '
: Manager, Design Engineering Marion Frick
System Planning                         i l
: Manager, System Relaying 1
Wes Higgins                                                                                                                                     Supervisor,                             i
l Knox Lee
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: Manager, System Planning i
Regulatory Compliance                   1 1
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TURBINE TRIP REACTOR TRIP                 '
TURBINE TRIP REACTOR TRIP LOSS OF OFFSITE POWER TO ESF BUSSES i
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SOUTH       CAROLINA           ELECTRIC           &  GAS     CO.
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC GAS CO.
MAJOR       GENERATION
MAJOR GENERATION
  ~                                                     MCMEEKIN #1 & #2 254 (0)
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V. C. SUMMER 868 (0)             SALUDA HYDRO #1 thru #,5 135 (35)
MCMEEKIN #1 & #2 254 (0)
V. C. SUMMER 868 (0)
SALUDA HYDRO #1 thru #,5 135 (35)
FAIRFIELD PUMP STORAGE
FAIRFIELD PUMP STORAGE
                        #1 thru.#8                           WATEREE #1 & #2 295 (0)                               310 (315) 4,,
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A. M. WILLIAMS
A. M. WILLIAMS
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==SUMMARY==
==SUMMARY==
OF JULY 11TH EVENT PRE-EVENT                 POST-EVENT GENERATING STATION   MEGAWATTS     MEGAVARS   MEGAWATTS       MEGAVARS 1
OF JULY 11TH EVENT PRE-EVENT POST-EVENT GENERATING STATION MEGAWATTS MEGAVARS MEGAWATTS MEGAVARS 1
: v. C. SUMMER             868           440           0             0 FAIRFIELD                 295             65           0           0 MCMEEKIN                 254           116           0           0 SALUDA HYDRO             135             45         35           15 WATEREE                   310           180         315         210 CANADYS                   395           178         395         270 URQUHART                 251             63         251         118 A. M. WILLIAMS           545           220         545         270 MISC.                     24             10         26           15 SUB-TOTAL               1525             651       1532         883 TOTALS                   3077           1317       1567         898 GENERATION LOST - 1517 MW, 651 MVARS PRE-EVENT         POST-EVENT INTERNAL GEN.             3077 MW             1567 MW NET INTERCHANGE       -37 MW (EXPORT) 1473 MW (IMPORT)
: v. C. SUMMER 868 440 0
SYSTEM LOAD               3040 MW             3040 MW FREQUENCY                 59.99 HZ           59.965 HZ
0 FAIRFIELD 295 65 0
0 MCMEEKIN 254 116 0
0 SALUDA HYDRO 135 45 35 15 WATEREE 310 180 315 210 CANADYS 395 178 395 270 URQUHART 251 63 251 118 A. M. WILLIAMS 545 220 545 270 MISC.
24 10 26 15 SUB-TOTAL 1525 651 1532 883 TOTALS 3077 1317 1567 898 GENERATION LOST - 1517 MW, 651 MVARS PRE-EVENT POST-EVENT INTERNAL GEN.
3077 MW 1567 MW NET INTERCHANGE
-37 MW (EXPORT) 1473 MW (IMPORT)
SYSTEM LOAD 3040 MW 3040 MW FREQUENCY 59.99 HZ 59.965 HZ
(.025 HZ DECAY)
(.025 HZ DECAY)


SEQUENCE OF EVENTS q
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS q
: 1.                     V. C. SUMMER PLANT TRIP                     '
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: 2.                       McMEEKIN PLANT TRIP
V. C. SUMMER PLANT TRIP 2.
: 3.                       SALUDA HYDRO PLANT TRIP
McMEEKIN PLANT TRIP 3.
: 4.                       ONE OR MORE FAIRFIELD HYDRO UNITS TRIP S.                       SUMMER ESF BUS 1DA TRIP
SALUDA HYDRO PLANT TRIP 4.
: 6.                       ONE OR MORE FAIRFIELD HYDRO UNITS TRIP
ONE OR MORE FAIRFIELD HYDRO UNITS TRIP S.
: 7.                       SUMMER ESF BUS 1DB TRIP
SUMMER ESF BUS 1DA TRIP 6.
: 8.                       FINAL FAIRFIELD PUMPED STORAGE UNITS TRIP 1
ONE OR MORE FAIRFIELD HYDRO UNITS TRIP 7.
SUMMER ESF BUS 1DB TRIP 8.
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PRIMAR Y CA USE OF GENERA TION L OSS A T OTHER STA TIONS GENERATOR BACK-UP RELA YING MCMEEKIN STATION SALUDA HYDRO STATION FAIRFIELD PUMPED STORAGE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS L                   -
PRIMAR Y CA USE OF GENERA TION L OSS A T OTHER STA TIONS GENERATOR BACK-UP RELA YING MCMEEKIN STATION SALUDA HYDRO STATION FAIRFIELD PUMPED STORAGE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS L
PEAK LOADING CONDITIONS HIGH REACTIVE OUTPUT (VARS) FROM SUMMER STATION A UTOMA TIC VOLTA GE REGULA TOR RESPONSE I
PEAK LOADING CONDITIONS HIGH REACTIVE OUTPUT (VARS) FROM SUMMER STATION A UTOMA TIC VOLTA GE REGULA TOR RESPONSE I


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s-VOLTAGE DIFFERENTIALS BETWEEN POWER SYSTEM ELEMENTS CA USE PREDOMINANTLY Y REA CTIVE PO WER FL O W (VARS)
VOLTAGE DIFFERENTIALS BETWEEN POWER SYSTEM ELEMENTS CA USE PREDOMINANTLY Y REA CTIVE PO WER FL O W (VARS)                                         {
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POWER SYSTEM IMPEDANCE IS COMPOSED OF RESISTANCE AND REACTANCE.
POWER SYSTEM IMPEDANCE IS COMPOSED OF RESISTANCE AND REACTANCE.
THE RATIO OF THE REA CTIVE IMPEDANCE TO RESISTIVE                                             ^
THE RATIO OF THE REA CTIVE IMPEDANCE TO RESISTIVE
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IMPEDANCE ON A TYPICAL TRANSMISSION LINEIS APPROXIMATELY8 TO 1 REAL POWER FLOW (WATTS) CAUSES A VOLTAGE DROP PREDOMINANTLY Y DUE TO THE RESISTANCE PORTION CF TOTAL IMPEDANCE REACTIVE POWER FLOW (VARS) CAUSES A VOLTAGE DROP PREDOMINANTLY Y D UE TO THE REA CTIVE PORTION OF TOTAL IMPEDANCE l
IMPEDANCE ON A TYPICAL TRANSMISSION LINEIS APPROXIMATELY8 TO 1 REAL POWER FLOW (WATTS) CAUSES A VOLTAGE DROP PREDOMINANTLY Y DUE TO THE RESISTANCE PORTION CF TOTAL IMPEDANCE REACTIVE POWER FLOW (VARS) CAUSES A VOLTAGE DROP PREDOMINANTLY Y D UE TO THE REA CTIVE PORTION OF TOTAL IMPEDANCE l
1 SINCE THE REA CTANCE TO RESISTANCE RA TIO IS 811, REA CTIVE
1 SINCE THE REA CTANCE TO RESISTANCE RA TIO IS 811, REA CTIVE
: PO WER FLO WS RESUL TIN LARGER VOL TA GE DROPS THAN REAL                                           ;
: PO WER FLO WS RESUL TIN LARGER VOL TA GE DROPS THAN REAL POWER FLOWS IMPORTING REAL POWER (WA TTS) FROM MORE DISTANT l
POWER FLOWS IMPORTING REAL POWER (WA TTS) FROM MORE DISTANT                                                 l LOCA TIONS RESULTS IN SOME VOLTA GE DROP
LOCA TIONS RESULTS IN SOME VOLTA GE DROP
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IMPORTING REACTIVE POWER (VARS) FROM MORE DISTANT                                                 ?
IMPORTING REACTIVE POWER (VARS) FROM MORE DISTANT
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LOCATIONS RESULTS IN MUCH LARGER VOLTAGE DROPS
LOCATIONS RESULTS IN MUCH LARGER VOLTAGE DROPS
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ABERRATIONS SETTINGS MORE SECURE AGAINST OPERA TION DURING SYSTEM ABERRATIONS PROVIDE LESS PROTECTION TO THE GENERATOR SCE&G'S APPLICATIONS SETAT 150% OF GENERATOR RATING LOOKS INTO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PROVIDES GOOD GENERATOR PROTECTION UNTIL NOW EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN GOOD INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS DIVERSE REFLECTS VARYING COMPROMISES BETWEEN GENERATOR PROTECTION AND SECURITY AGAINST TRIPPING DURING SYSTEM ABERRATIONS REFLECTS DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES OF OPERA TION DURING SYSTEM ABERRATIONS TELEPHONE SURVEY OF SEVERAL COMPANIES REVEALS APPLICA TION OF SETTINGS AS-LOW-AS 125% AND IN EXCESS OF 200 %
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SURVEY OF GENERATOR BACK-UP RELAYING PRACTICES SURVEY RESPONDENTS - 37 ELECTRICAL UTILITIES SUR VEY REPRESENTS 6698 UNIT YEARS OF OPERA TION OF 37 UTILITIES, 30 USE PHASE DISTANCE BACK-UP RELA YS 49% LOOKINTO TRANSMISSIONSYSTEM S1% LOOKINTO STEP-UP TRANSFORMER 2 REPORTED OPERA TIONS DURING SYSTEM SWINGS COMMITTEE COMMENTS VOLTAGE REGULATOR BOOSTING IN RESPONSE TO A SYSTEM l
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VOLTAGE REGULATOR BOOSTING IN RESPONSE TO A SYSTEM OVERLOAD MAY REQUIRE LIMITING THE REACH OF BACK-UP DISTANCE 1                                                                             RELAYS TO PREVENT RELAY OPERATION FOR RECOVERABLE SWINGS, SETTINGS OF MORE THAN 200 % OF GENERATOR RA TINGS MA Y BE REQUIRED
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August 15, 1989-locket No. 50-395 LICENSEE: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company FACILITY:

V.-C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit No. 1

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF MEETING WITH SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY GENERAL On August 1, 1989,.the NRC staff consisting of representatives of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) and Region II met with representatives of the South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) to discuss the loss of offsite power event at the V. C. Summer Nuclear Station. The meeting was held at the NRR offices in Rockville, Maryland. A list of those persons who attended the meeting is included as Enclosure 1. was the agenda for the meeting.

DISCUSSION A handout, Enclosure 3, provided information on the SCE&G electrical grid system, the Summer Station offsite power design, a description of the July 11, 1989 and interim short term and long term corrective actions which have been taken or which are under consideration. The licensee also emphasized that, while they considered this a very serious event, they did not believe it was a system instability event. They characterized the severe voltage reduction as being very localized - only one bus tie saw a. voltage reduction. The licensee represented that the' better measure of system impact was frequency shift which was Very small. They further stated that their initial conclusions were that a major contribution to the event was the generator backup relay settings at their McMeekin, Saluda, and Fairfield Stations.

The staff indicated at the close of the meeting that if any future information was required that the staff would request it at a later date.

Original Signed By:

l John J. Hayes, Jr., Project Manager Project Directorate 11-1 Division of Reactor Projects -I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosures:

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' Mr.. William A. Williams, -Jr.

. Technical Assistant - Nuclear Operations Santee Cooper P. O. Box 764.(Mail Code 153)

Columbia, South Carolina 29218 J. B. Knotts, Jr., Esq.

L Bishop, Cook, Purcell.

E and Reynolds 1400 L Street, N.W.

Washington, D. C.- 20005-3502 Resident Inspector /Sumer NPS c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Route 1, Box 64-Jenkinsville, South Carolina 29065 Regional Administrator, Region II U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, 101 Marietta Street, N.W., Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia -30323' Chairman, Fairfield County Council

P. O. Box -293 Winnsboro, South Carolina 29180

'Mr. Heyward G. Shealy, Chief Bureau of Radiological Health.

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia,' South Carolina 29201

' South C5rolina Electric & Gas Company Mr. A. R. Koon, Jr., Manager Nuclear Licensing Virgil C. Sumer Nuclear Station P. O. Box 88 Jenkinsville, South Carolina 29065

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J. Hegner (VA. Power)

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M. Frick G. Lainas L. Ellis (VA. Power A.Mistr(VA. Power)

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W. Higgins C. Haughney H. Ernst, Jr. (Duke Power)

K. Kee D. Tondi R. Gill (Duke Power)

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INTRODUCTION JACK HAYES (NRC)

II. SCE8G INTRODUCTION OLLIE BRADHAM III. BACKGROUND SCE8G ELECTRICAL GRID SYSTEM KNOX LEE V. C. SUMMER OFFSITE POWER DESIGN RON CLARY IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT-SUMMER STATION RON CLARY SYSTEM REACTION MARION FRICK TRANSIEMT EVALUATIONS KNOX LEE V.

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0 FAIRFIELD 295 65 0

0 MCMEEKIN 254 116 0

0 SALUDA HYDRO 135 45 35 15 WATEREE 310 180 315 210 CANADYS 395 178 395 270 URQUHART 251 63 251 118 A. M. WILLIAMS 545 220 545 270 MISC.

24 10 26 15 SUB-TOTAL 1525 651 1532 883 TOTALS 3077 1317 1567 898 GENERATION LOST - 1517 MW, 651 MVARS PRE-EVENT POST-EVENT INTERNAL GEN.

3077 MW 1567 MW NET INTERCHANGE

-37 MW (EXPORT) 1473 MW (IMPORT)

SYSTEM LOAD 3040 MW 3040 MW FREQUENCY 59.99 HZ 59.965 HZ

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LOSS OF LARGE BLOCK OF VAR GENERA TION RESULTS IN S YSTEM VOLTAGE REDUCTION AUTOMATIC VOLTAGE REGULATOR ACTION:

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ABERRATIONS SETTINGS MORE SECURE AGAINST OPERA TION DURING SYSTEM ABERRATIONS PROVIDE LESS PROTECTION TO THE GENERATOR SCE&G'S APPLICATIONS SETAT 150% OF GENERATOR RATING LOOKS INTO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PROVIDES GOOD GENERATOR PROTECTION UNTIL NOW EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN GOOD INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS DIVERSE REFLECTS VARYING COMPROMISES BETWEEN GENERATOR PROTECTION AND SECURITY AGAINST TRIPPING DURING SYSTEM ABERRATIONS REFLECTS DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES OF OPERA TION DURING SYSTEM ABERRATIONS TELEPHONE SURVEY OF SEVERAL COMPANIES REVEALS APPLICA TION OF SETTINGS AS-LOW-AS 125% AND IN EXCESS OF 200 %

OF GENERATOR RATING

SURVEY OF GENERATOR BACK-UP RELAYING PRACTICES SURVEY RESPONDENTS - 37 ELECTRICAL UTILITIES SUR VEY REPRESENTS 6698 UNIT YEARS OF OPERA TION OF 37 UTILITIES, 30 USE PHASE DISTANCE BACK-UP RELA YS 49% LOOKINTO TRANSMISSIONSYSTEM S1% LOOKINTO STEP-UP TRANSFORMER 2 REPORTED OPERA TIONS DURING SYSTEM SWINGS COMMITTEE COMMENTS VOLTAGE REGULATOR BOOSTING IN RESPONSE TO A SYSTEM l

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RELAYS TO PREVENT RELAY OPERATION FOR RECOVERABLE SWINGS, SETTINGS OF MORE THAN 200 % OF GENERATOR RA TINGS MA Y BE REQUIRED

REFERENCE:

A SURVEY OF GENERATOR BACKUP PROTECTION PRACTICES, IEEE COMMITTEE REPORT: GENERATOR BACKUP PROTECTION WORKING GROUP OF IEEE POWER SYSTEM RELAYING.

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