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LER98-013-00:on980306,discoveredimproperspliceconfigurationsforPORVlimitswitches.Causedbyinadequateguidanceininstallationdocuments.DocumentarebeingrevisedEcbreakoutbootswillbeinstalled.W/980406ltr.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE22TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:50.73/50.9LicenseeEventReport(LER),IncidentRpt,etc.NOTES:ERECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD3-3PDINTERNAL:ZLEEELBNRR/DRCH/HHFB.NRR/DRCH/HOLBNRR/DRPM/PECBNRR/DSSA/SRXBRGN3FILE01EXTERNAL:LSTLOBBYWARDNOACPOORE,W.NRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL112211,11111111111111'111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMESTANG,JAEOD/SPD/RRABNRR/DE/ECGBNRR/DE/EMEBNRR/DRCH/HICBNRR/DRCH/HQMBNRR/DSSA/SPLBRES/DET/EXBLITCOBRYCE,JHNOACQUEENER,DSNUDOCSFULLTXTCOPIESLTTRENCL11111111111"1.11'11111111Y'()UNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATIONREMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION,CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION415-2083FULLTEXTCONVERSXONREQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR24ENCL24 IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyCcuNccearP~zc!Or.eCxkPzceBagman.Ml490C6INDIANANICHIGAItIPOWERApril6,1998UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskWashington,DC20555OperatingLicensesDPR-58DocketNo.50-315DocumentControlManager:dIhh'bllhdbpldgdh0.did~i~hIlllg01bigblgd.'8-013-00Sincerely,J.R.SampsonSiteVicePresidentImbdAttachmentA.B.Beach,RegionIIIE.E.FitzpatrickP.A.BarrettS.J.BrewerR.WhaleD.HahnRecordsCenter,INPONRCResidentInspector9804130248980406PDRADOCK05000315PDR HRCFORH366(5-92).NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)ROVEDBYOMBNO.3150-0104EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOHPLYIIITHTHIINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREQUEST:50.0HRS.FORVARCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDEHESTIMATETOTHINFORMATIONANDRECORDSMANAGEMENTBRANCH(MNB7714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON,DC20555.0001,ANDTOTHEPAPERNORREDUCTIONPROJECT(3150-0104),OFFICE0MAHAGEHENTANDBUDGET'WASHINGTONDC20503.FACILITYHAME(1)DonaldC.CookNuclearPlant-Unit1DOCKETNUMBER(2)50.315Page1of4TITLE(4)ImproperSpliceConfigurationsforPowerOperatedReliefValveLimitSwitchesResultsinUnanalyzedConditionEVENTDATE5LERNUMBER6REPORTDATE7O'THERFACILITIESINVOLVED8MONTH03DAYYEAR0698YEAR98SEQUENTIALNUHBER013REVISIONNUMBER00HONTM04DAY06FACILIT'YNAHECookUnit2FACILITYHAHEDOCKETNUMBER50-316DOCKETNUHBEROPERATINGMODE(9)PONERLEVEL(10)0THSREPORTISSUBMITTEDPURSUANT20.2201(b)20.2203a20.2203(a)(2)(i)TOTHEREQUIREMENTSOF10CFR20.2203(a)(3)(s)20.2203a3ii20.2203(a)(4)Checkoneormore1173.71(b)73.71o50'3(a)(2)(iii)50.73a2ivOTHER50.73(a)(2)(v)20.2203a2ii20.2203(a)(2)(iii)20.2203(a)(2)(iv)20.2203(a)(2)(v)X50.36c150.36(c)(2)50.73(a)(2)(i)50.73(a)(2)(ii)50.73a2vii50.73(a)(2)(vfii)(A)50.73(a)(2)(viii)(B)50.73(a)(2)(x)(SpecifyinAbstractbeloMandinText,NRCForm366A)NAMELICENSEECONTAC1'ORTHISLER12TELEPHONENUMBER(IncludeAreaCode)Mr.MikeFinissi,ElectricalSystemsManager616/465-5901,x2830COMPLETEONELINEFOREACHCOMPONEHTFALUREDESCRNISREPORTISEDINTCAUSESYSTEMCOMPONENTMANUFACTURERREPORTABLETOHPRDSCAUSESYSTEMCOMPOHENTMANUFACTURERREPORTABLETONPRDSSUPPLEMENTALREPORTEXPECTED14XYES(Ifyes,completeEXPECTEDSUBMISSIONDAlE).NOEXPECTED'UBMISSIOHDATE(15)HONTHDAYYEAR041798ABSTRACT(Limitto1400spaces,i.e.,approximately15single-spacedtypewrittenlines)(16)OnMarch61998,withUnit1and2incoldshutdown,itwasdeterminedthatthesplicesforthelimitswitchesontheUnit1PowerOperatedReliefValves(PORVs)wereinstalledwithoutthe"breakoutbootrequiredforEnvironmentalQualification(EQ).Thevalvesweredeclaredinoperable,andanENSnotificationwasmadeat1829hoursESTunder10CFR50.72(a)(2)(i)foranunanalyzedcondition.InspectionofthePORVlimitswitchesforUnit2identifiedthatalthoughthebreakoutbootwasinstalled,aproblemwiththelengthofthespliceoverlapexistedatadifferentsplicelocation.Thisdiscrepancyresultedinthevalvesbeingdeclaredinoperable,andanupdatetotheoriginalnotiTicationwasmadeonMarch7,1998,at0615hoursEST.ThisLERisthereforesubmittedinaccordancewith10CFR50.72(a)(2)(ii)forbothunits.Therootcauseforthelackofbreakoutbootswasdeterminedtobeinadequateguidanceintheinstallationdocuments.Thesedocumentsarecurrentlybeingrevised,andoncetherevisionsarecomplete,thebreakoutbootswillbeinstalled.Therootcausefortheimproperspliceoverlaplengthisstillunderinvestigation.Anevaluationoftheexistingconfigurationswasperformed.ItwasdeterminedthatalthoughtheinstalledconfigurationdidnotmeettheEQrequirements,theconfigurationusedwouldhavefunctionedadequatelyduringaccidentandpost-accidentconditions.Itisthereforeconcludedthattheeventhadminimalsafetysignificanceandthehealthandsafetyofthepublicwerenotendangered.AnupdatetothisLERisexpectedtobesubmittedbyApril17,1998.
LER98-013-00:on 980306,discovered improperspliceconfigurations forPORVlimitswitches.
HRCFORM366A.HUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVENTCONTINUATIONROVEDBYOMBNO.31500104EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWITHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIOHREQUEST:50'HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDEHESTIMATE'TOTHEINFORMATIONAHDRECORDSMANAGEMENTBRANCH(MHBB7714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,'WASHIHGTOH,DC20555-0001,AHDTOTHEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(3150-0104),OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGETWASHINGTONDC20503.FACILITYNAME1CookNuclearPlant-Unit1TEXT(ifcorespaceisrequired.useadditionalNRCForrs366A's)<17)DOCKETNUMBER250-315YEAR98LERNUMBER6SEQUEHTIALREVISION013-00PAGE32OF4CdinriortEeUnit1wasinMode5,ColdShutdownUnit2wasinMode5,ColdShutdownOnMarch6,1998,whileplanningajoborderontheUnit1PowerOperatedReliefValves(PORVs),apotentialdiscrepancywasnotedbetweenactualinstallationconfigurationandtherequiredEnvironmentalQualification(EQ)configuration.ItwasdecidedthatawalkdownoftheUnit1PORVsshouldbeperformedtoconfirmtheinstalledconfiguration.ThewalkdownrevealedthatasingleRaychemsplicewasusedfor1-NRV-152and1-NRV-153insteadoftherequiredEQ"breakoutboot"asdescribedinDCCSpecificationDCC-PS@30-QCN.Abreakoutbootisusedtospliceapairofleadstoasinglefieldcable,andphysicallyresemblestheletter"Y"orapairofpants.Itcouldnotbedeterminedwhentheimproperspliceswereinstalled,butitwasconservativelyassumedthattheimproperspliceshadbeeninstalledwhiletheunitwasoperating.Thevalvesweresubsequentlydeclaredinoperable.AwalkdownoftheUnit2PORVswasconductedearlyonMarch7,1998.Thiswalkdownrevealedthatthebreakoutbootswereproperlyinstalled,however,theRaychemsplicesforadifferentspliceofasingleconductortoanothersingleconductordidnothavetheEQrequiredoverlaplengthof2inches.Thesevalves,2-NRV-151,2-NRV-152and2-NRV-153,werealsodeclaredinoperable.SubsequenttothediscoveryoftheproblemswiththePORVs,thelackofabreakoutbootwasalsoidentifiedonthesplicesfor1-NSO-21and1-NSO-22,theUnit1reactorvesselheadventvalves.jTherootcauseofthiseventv7asinadequatewrittenguidancefortheinstallationoftherequiredEQbreakoutbootsplices.ThesplicesaretobeinstalledinaccordancewiththeElectricalDesignStandard(EDS)fortheparticularinstallation.InthecaseofthePORVs,EDS335containsillustratedinstallationdetailsforthelimitswitchesthemselvesandincludesareferencetoDCCSpecificationDCC-PS430-QCNfortheactualspliceconfiguration.DCC-PS%30-QCNdescribestheprocessforassemblingaqualifiedsplice,butdoesnotcontainanyillustrationtoassistinthatassembly.TherootcausefortheimproperspliceoverlaplengthsfortheUnit2PORVsisstillunderinvestigation.TheinvestigationisexpectedtobecompletebyApril13,1998.ThiseventwasreportedviaENSonMarch6,1998inaccordancewith10CFR50.72(a)(2)(i),asanunanalyzedconditiononUnit1.ThenotificationwasupdatedonMarch7,1998toincludetheUnit2PORVs.ThisLERisthereforesubmittedinaccordancewith10CFR50.73(a)(2)(ii)(B),asaneventwhichwasfoundwhileshutdown,whichiffoundwhilethereactorwasoperating,wouldhaveconstitutedanunanalyzedcondition.
Causedbyinadequate guidanceininstallation documents.
NRCFORM366A~NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIOHLICENSEEEVENTCONTINUATIONROVEDBYOMBNO.3150.0104EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWITHTHISIHFORHATIOHCOLLECTIONREQUEST:50.0MRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHEINFORMATIONANDRECORDSMANAGEMENTBRANCH(MNBB7714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION/WASHINGTOH,DC20555-0001,AHDTOTHEPAPERWORKREDUCTIOHPROJECT(31500104),OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGETWASHINGTONDC20503.FACILITYNAHE1CookNuclearPlant-Unit1TEXT(ifacrespaceisrequired.useadditionalNRCFom366A's)(IT)DOCKETNUMBER250-315YEAR98LERNUMBER6SEQUENTIALREVISION013-'0PAGE33OF4naIvecont'dAnEngineeringevaluationoftheinstalledconfigurationswasperformed.Thefirstissueaddressedwasthelackofabreakoutbootforthesingleconductortotwoconductorsplice.Thebreakoutbootisdesignedtoprovideasealwherethetwoconductorsleavethesingleconductor.Raychemhadqualifiedthebreakoutbootsforinstallationsexposedtodirectsteamimpingement.Insteadofusingabreakoutbootforthe1-NRV-152and1-NRV-153applications,eachofthethreeindividualconductorswereinsulatedwithRaychemWCSFheatshrinktubing.Thentheentireassemblywascoveredwithapieceofthesametubing.RaychemmanufacturestheWCSFtubingwithapre-coatedadhesivewhosefunctionistoprovideanenvironmentalsealforisolatingtheactiveelectricalcomponentfrommoisture.TheentireWCSFsleeveisthenheatshrunktosealagainsttheconductor.Theadhesiveflowstoconformtotheshapeoftheconductor.Forthisparticularinstallation,italsoflowedbetweenthetwoconductorstoprovidethesealingfunctionnormallyperformedbythebreakoutboot..TheprimaryfailuremechanismtobeconsideredismoisturecollectioninsidetheRaychemspliceontheconductortoformalowresistancepathtoground.Thepossibilityofashortcircuitisafunctionofthelengthofthispath,thecircuitvoltageandtheresistanceofthepath.InordertodevelopalowresistancepathtogrounditwouldbenecessaryformoisturetopenetratetheRaychemspliceunderneaththeoutertubing.Whileaqualifiedassemblywouldhaveabreakoutboot,'ananalysisoftheexistingconfigurationshowsthatitalsowouldprovideprotectionfrommoistureintrusion.Thebreakoutbootwasqualifiedagainstdirectsprayimpingementonthesplicefora1000voltcircuit.Fortheexistingconfigurationina250voltDCcircuit,protectionagainstdirectsteamimpingementisnotrequiredasthesesplicesarelocatedinsideterminalboxes.Withoutdirectsprayimpingement,itisconsideredunlikelythatmoisturewouldpenetratedtheinstalledspliceconfiguration,andthephysicalcreepdistancerequirementsforthe250voltDCcircuitarelessthanrequiredfora1000voltcircuit.ThesecondissueconsideredwasthatofthepropersizeofoverlapforRaychemWCSF-Nmaterialusedforconductortoconductorsplices.ThecurrentRaycheminstallationpracticesrequiresthatforaLossofCoolantAccident(LOCA)application,theWCSFtubingis6incheslonginordertoprovide2inchesofoverlap.This2inchlengthwaschosenbyRaychemtoinsuresuccessfulcompletionoftheLOCAtestingfor1000voltapplicationsdirectlyexposedtosteam.However,varietiesofoverlaplengths,someasshortasoneeightinchhavebeenacceptablyqualifiedbyindustrytesting.TheNuclearUtilityGrouponEquipmentQualificationpreparedareportonindustrytestingofshortRaychemsplices,whichwasissuedonMay22,1987,andisthebasisfortheindustryacceptanceoftheshorterRaychemsplice.AtthistimethesetestsareunderreviewsothatadirectcomparisoncanbemadeofthetestparametersversustheaccidentprofileforCook.Additionally,aswiththequaiifiiedbreakoutbootconfiguration,theapplicationforwhichtheshortersplicelengthexistsisa250vDCcircuitinstalledinsideterminalboxes,asopposedtothetested1000voltconfigurationexposedtodirectsteamimpingement.Inconclusion,itwasdeterminedthatalthoughtheinstalledsplicesdonotmeettheEQrequirementsforbreakoutbootandsplice,overlaplength,itisconsideredlikelythattheinstalledconfigurationwouldhaveperformedadequatelyinaLOCAorpost-LOCAenvironment.Therefore,thiseventisconsideredtobeofminimalsafetysignificanceasthehealthandsafetyofthepublicwasnotjeopardized.
DocumentarebeingrevisedEcbreakoutbootswillbeinstalled.W/980406 ltr.DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE22TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR ENCLSIZE:TITLE:50.73/50.9 LicenseeEventReport(LER),IncidentRpt,etc.NOTES:ERECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD3-3PDINTERNAL:
HRCFORM366A.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMHISSIOHLICENSEEEVENTCONTINUATIONOVEDBYOMBNO.3150-0104EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOHPLYWITHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREOUESTs50.0HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHEIHFORHATIOHANDRECORDSMANAGEHENTBRANCH(MNBB7714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMHISSION,liASHIHGTOH,DC20555-0001,ANDTOTHEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(3150-0104),OFFICEOFHANAGEMEHTANDBUDGETIJASHINGTONDC20503.FACILITYNAME1DOCKETNUHBER2YEARLERNUMBER6SEQUENTIALREVISIONPAGE3CookNuclearPlant-Unit1TEXT(irnorespaceisrequired.useadditionalNRCFora366A's)(17)50-31598013004OF4~*EDS335willberevisedtoreferenceEDS620,insteadoftheDCCSpecification.EDS620willillustratetherequiredconfigurationforamultiplecablespliceusingthebreakoutboot.Oncetheserevisionsarecompleted,thebreakoutbootswillbeinstalledinaccordancewiththeEDS.ActionrequestshavealreadybeenpreparedforinstallationofthebreakoutbootsonboththeaffectedPORVsandreactorvesselheadventvalves.Correctiveactionswillbetakenasappropriateforthespliceoverlaplengthproblemoncetherootcausehasbeendetermined.ThisLERwillbeupdatedatthattimetoreflectthoseactions.InresponsetoanumberofEQdiscrepanciesthathavebeenidentifiedduringtherestartreadinessreviewscurrentlyunderway,aProjectTeamhasbeenassembledtoassesstheEQprocess.ThisteamiscomposedofmembersfromEQandDesignEngineering,MaintenanceTraining,MaintenancePlanningandMaintenanceprocedurewriters,QualityControl,andProcurement.TheteamwillreviewandassesstheEQprocessforadequateknowledgeandtrainingoninstallationpracticesforeachdiscipline.Theamount,contentandfrequencyoftraininggiventoeachdisciplinewillbeevaluated,aswillthedocumentsusedforinstallation.Theteamisexpectedtocompletetheircharterwithin6months,andappropriateactionswillbetakentoimplementsolutionstotheproblemstheyidentify.ThisinformationwillbeprovidedtotheNRConcethelongtermactionshavebeendetermined.NotApplicableifionvl315/97-006-01,316/97-00640Ev}}
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PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATION REMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION, CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION 415-2083FULLTEXTCONVERSXON REQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:
LTTR24ENCL24 IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyCcuNccearP~zc!Or.eCxkPzceBagman.Ml490C6INDIANANICHIGAItI POWERApril6,1998UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatory Commission DocumentControlDeskWashington, DC20555Operating LicensesDPR-58DocketNo.50-315DocumentControlManager:dIhh'bllhdbpldgdh 0.did~i~hIlllg01bigblgd.'8-013-00 Sincerely, J.R.SampsonSiteVicePresident ImbdAttachment A.B.Beach,RegionIIIE.E.Fitzpatrick P.A.BarrettS.J.BrewerR.WhaleD.HahnRecordsCenter,INPONRCResidentInspector 9804130248 980406PDRADOCK05000315PDR HRCFORH366(5-92).NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)ROVEDBYOMBNO.3150-0104 EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATED BURDENPERRESPONSETOCOHPLYIIITHTHIINFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST:50.0HRS.FORVARCOMMENTSREGARDING BURDEHESTIMATETOTHINFORMATION ANDRECORDSMANAGEMENT BRANCH(MNB7714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION, WASHINGTON, DC20555.0001, ANDTOTHEPAPERNORREDUCTION PROJECT(3150-0104),
OFFICE0MAHAGEHENT ANDBUDGET'WASHINGTON DC20503.FACILITYHAME(1)DonaldC.CookNuclearPlant-Unit1DOCKETNUMBER(2)50.315Page1of4TITLE(4)ImproperSpliceConfigurations forPowerOperatedReliefValveLimitSwitchesResultsinUnanalyzed Condition EVENTDATE5LERNUMBER6REPORTDATE7O'THERFACILITIES INVOLVED8MONTH03DAYYEAR0698YEAR98SEQUENTIAL NUHBER013REVISIONNUMBER00HONTM04DAY06FACILIT'Y NAHECookUnit2FACILITYHAHEDOCKETNUMBER50-316DOCKETNUHBEROPERATING MODE(9)PONERLEVEL(10)0THSREPORTISSUBMITTED PURSUANT20.2201(b) 20.2203a20.2203(a)(2)(i)
TOTHEREQUIREMENTS OF10CFR20.2203(a)(3)(s) 20.2203a3ii20.2203(a)(4)
Checkoneormore1173.71(b)73.71o50'3(a)(2)(iii) 50.73a2ivOTHER50.73(a)(2)(v) 20.2203a2ii20.2203(a)(2)(iii) 20.2203(a)(2)(iv) 20.2203(a)(2)(v)
X50.36c150.36(c)(2) 50.73(a)(2)(i) 50.73(a)(2)(ii) 50.73a2vii50.73(a)(2)(vfii)(A) 50.73(a)(2)(viii)(B) 50.73(a)(2)(x)
(SpecifyinAbstractbeloMandinText,NRCForm366A)NAMELICENSEECONTAC1'OR THISLER12TELEPHONE NUMBER(IncludeAreaCode)Mr.MikeFinissi,Electrical SystemsManager616/465-5901, x2830COMPLETEONELINEFOREACHCOMPONEHT FALUREDESCRNISREPORTISEDINTCAUSESYSTEMCOMPONENT MANUFACTURER REPORTABLE TOHPRDSCAUSESYSTEMCOMPOHENT MANUFACTURER REPORTABLE TONPRDSSUPPLEMENTAL REPORTEXPECTED14XYES(Ifyes,completeEXPECTEDSUBMISSION DAlE).NOEXPECTED'UBMISSIOH DATE(15)HONTHDAYYEAR041798ABSTRACT(Limitto1400spaces,i.e.,approximately 15single-spaced typewritten lines)(16)OnMarch61998,withUnit1and2incoldshutdown, itwasdetermined thatthesplicesforthelimitswitchesontheUnit1PowerOperatedReliefValves(PORVs)wereinstalled withoutthe"breakout bootrequiredforEnvironmental Qualification (EQ).Thevalvesweredeclaredinoperable, andanENSnotification wasmadeat1829hoursESTunder10CFR50.72(a)(2)(i) foranunanalyzed condition.
Inspection ofthePORVlimitswitchesforUnit2identified thatalthoughthebreakoutbootwasinstalled, aproblemwiththelengthofthespliceoverlapexistedatadifferent splicelocation.
Thisdiscrepancy resultedinthevalvesbeingdeclaredinoperable, andanupdatetotheoriginalnotiTication wasmadeonMarch7,1998,at0615hoursEST.ThisLERistherefore submitted inaccordance with10CFR50.72(a)(2)(ii) forbothunits.Therootcauseforthelackofbreakoutbootswasdetermined tobeinadequate guidanceintheinstallation documents.
Thesedocuments arecurrently beingrevised,andoncetherevisions arecomplete, thebreakoutbootswillbeinstalled.
Therootcausefortheimproperspliceoverlaplengthisstillunderinvestigation.
Anevaluation oftheexistingconfigurations wasperformed.
Itwasdetermined thatalthoughtheinstalled configuration didnotmeettheEQrequirements, theconfiguration usedwouldhavefunctioned adequately duringaccidentandpost-accident conditions.
Itistherefore concluded thattheeventhadminimalsafetysignificance andthehealthandsafetyofthepublicwerenotendangered.
AnupdatetothisLERisexpectedtobesubmitted byApril17,1998.
HRCFORM366A.HUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION LICENSEEEVENTCONTINUATION ROVEDBYOMBNO.31500104EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATED BURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWITHTHISINFORMATION COLLECTIOH REQUEST:50'HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDING BURDEHESTIMATE'TO THEINFORMATION AHDRECORDSMANAGEMENT BRANCH(MHBB7714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION,
'WASHIHGTOH, DC20555-0001, AHDTOTHEPAPERWORK REDUCTION PROJECT(3150-0104),
OFFICEOFMANAGEMENT ANDBUDGETWASHINGTON DC20503.FACILITYNAME1CookNuclearPlant-Unit1TEXT(ifcorespaceisrequired.
useadditional NRCForrs366A's)<17)DOCKETNUMBER250-315YEAR98LERNUMBER6SEQUEHTIALREVISION013-00PAGE32OF4CdinriortEeUnit1wasinMode5,ColdShutdownUnit2wasinMode5,ColdShutdownOnMarch6,1998,whileplanningajoborderontheUnit1PowerOperatedReliefValves(PORVs),apotential discrepancy wasnotedbetweenactualinstallation configuration andtherequiredEnvironmental Qualification (EQ)configuration.
ItwasdecidedthatawalkdownoftheUnit1PORVsshouldbeperformed toconfirmtheinstalled configuration.
ThewalkdownrevealedthatasingleRaychemsplicewasusedfor1-NRV-152 and1-NRV-153 insteadoftherequiredEQ"breakout boot"asdescribed inDCCSpecification DCC-PS@30-QCN.
Abreakoutbootisusedtospliceapairofleadstoasinglefieldcable,andphysically resembles theletter"Y"orapairofpants.Itcouldnotbedetermined whentheimproperspliceswereinstalled, butitwasconservatively assumedthattheimproperspliceshadbeeninstalled whiletheunitwasoperating.
Thevalvesweresubsequently declaredinoperable.
AwalkdownoftheUnit2PORVswasconducted earlyonMarch7,1998.Thiswalkdownrevealedthatthebreakoutbootswereproperlyinstalled, however,theRaychemsplicesforadifferent spliceofasingleconductor toanothersingleconductor didnothavetheEQrequiredoverlaplengthof2inches.Thesevalves,2-NRV-151, 2-NRV-152 and2-NRV-153, werealsodeclaredinoperable.
Subsequent tothediscovery oftheproblemswiththePORVs,thelackofabreakoutbootwasalsoidentified onthesplicesfor1-NSO-21and1-NSO-22, theUnit1reactorvesselheadventvalves.jTherootcauseofthiseventv7asinadequate writtenguidancefortheinstallation oftherequiredEQbreakoutbootsplices.Thesplicesaretobeinstalled inaccordance withtheElectrical DesignStandard(EDS)fortheparticular installation.
InthecaseofthePORVs,EDS335containsillustrated installation detailsforthelimitswitchesthemselves andincludesareference toDCCSpecification DCC-PS430-QCN fortheactualspliceconfiguration.
DCC-PS%30-QCN describes theprocessforassembling aqualified splice,butdoesnotcontainanyillustration toassistinthatassembly.
TherootcausefortheimproperspliceoverlaplengthsfortheUnit2PORVsisstillunderinvestigation.
Theinvestigation isexpectedtobecompletebyApril13,1998.ThiseventwasreportedviaENSonMarch6,1998inaccordance with10CFR50.72(a)(2)(i),
asanunanalyzed condition onUnit1.Thenotification wasupdatedonMarch7,1998toincludetheUnit2PORVs.ThisLERistherefore submitted inaccordance with10CFR50.73(a)(2)(ii)(B),
asaneventwhichwasfoundwhileshutdown, whichiffoundwhilethereactorwasoperating, wouldhaveconstituted anunanalyzed condition.
NRCFORM366A~NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSIOH LICENSEEEVENTCONTINUATION ROVEDBYOMBNO.3150.0104 EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATED BURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWITHTHISIHFORHATIOH COLLECTION REQUEST:50.0MRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDING BURDENESTIMATETOTHEINFORMATION ANDRECORDSMANAGEMENT BRANCH(MNBB7714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION/
WASHINGTOH, DC20555-0001, AHDTOTHEPAPERWORK REDUCTIOH PROJECT(31500104),OFFICEOFMANAGEMENT ANDBUDGETWASHINGTON DC20503.FACILITYNAHE1CookNuclearPlant-Unit1TEXT(ifacrespaceisrequired.
useadditional NRCFom366A's)(IT)DOCKETNUMBER250-315YEAR98LERNUMBER6SEQUENTIAL REVISION013-'0PAGE33OF4naIvecont'dAnEngineering evaluation oftheinstalled configurations wasperformed.
Thefirstissueaddressed wasthelackofabreakoutbootforthesingleconductor totwoconductor splice.Thebreakoutbootisdesignedtoprovideasealwherethetwoconductors leavethesingleconductor.
Raychemhadqualified thebreakoutbootsforinstallations exposedtodirectsteamimpingement.
Insteadofusingabreakoutbootforthe1-NRV-152 and1-NRV-153 applications, eachofthethreeindividual conductors wereinsulated withRaychemWCSFheatshrinktubing.Thentheentireassemblywascoveredwithapieceofthesametubing.Raychemmanufactures theWCSFtubingwithapre-coated adhesivewhosefunctionistoprovideanenvironmental sealforisolating theactiveelectrical component frommoisture.
TheentireWCSFsleeveisthenheatshrunktosealagainsttheconductor.
Theadhesiveflowstoconformtotheshapeoftheconductor.
Forthisparticular installation, italsoflowedbetweenthetwoconductors toprovidethesealingfunctionnormallyperformed bythebreakoutboot..Theprimaryfailuremechanism tobeconsidered ismoisturecollection insidetheRaychemspliceontheconductor toformalowresistance pathtoground.Thepossibility ofashortcircuitisafunctionofthelengthofthispath,thecircuitvoltageandtheresistance ofthepath.Inordertodevelopalowresistance pathtogrounditwouldbenecessary formoisturetopenetrate theRaychemspliceunderneath theoutertubing.Whileaqualified assemblywouldhaveabreakoutboot,'ananalysisoftheexistingconfiguration showsthatitalsowouldprovideprotection frommoistureintrusion.
Thebreakoutbootwasqualified againstdirectsprayimpingement onthesplicefora1000voltcircuit.Fortheexistingconfiguration ina250voltDCcircuit,protection againstdirectsteamimpingement isnotrequiredasthesesplicesarelocatedinsideterminalboxes.Withoutdirectsprayimpingement, itisconsidered unlikelythatmoisturewouldpenetrated theinstalled spliceconfiguration, andthephysicalcreepdistancerequirements forthe250voltDCcircuitarelessthanrequiredfora1000voltcircuit.Thesecondissueconsidered wasthatofthepropersizeofoverlapforRaychemWCSF-Nmaterialusedforconductor toconductor splices.ThecurrentRaycheminstallation practices requiresthatforaLossofCoolantAccident(LOCA)application, theWCSFtubingis6incheslonginordertoprovide2inchesofoverlap.This2inchlengthwaschosenbyRaychemtoinsuresuccessful completion oftheLOCAtestingfor1000voltapplications directlyexposedtosteam.However,varieties ofoverlaplengths,someasshortasoneeightinchhavebeenacceptably qualified byindustrytesting.TheNuclearUtilityGrouponEquipment Qualification preparedareportonindustrytestingofshortRaychemsplices,whichwasissuedonMay22,1987,andisthebasisfortheindustryacceptance oftheshorterRaychemsplice.Atthistimethesetestsareunderreviewsothatadirectcomparison canbemadeofthetestparameters versustheaccidentprofileforCook.Additionally, aswiththequaiifiied breakoutbootconfiguration, theapplication forwhichtheshortersplicelengthexistsisa250vDCcircuitinstalled insideterminalboxes,asopposedtothetested1000voltconfiguration exposedtodirectsteamimpingement.
Inconclusion, itwasdetermined thatalthoughtheinstalled splicesdonotmeettheEQrequirements forbreakoutbootandsplice,overlaplength,itisconsidered likelythattheinstalled configuration wouldhaveperformed adequately inaLOCAorpost-LOCA environment.
Therefore, thiseventisconsidered tobeofminimalsafetysignificance asthehealthandsafetyofthepublicwasnotjeopardized.
HRCFORM366A.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMHISSIOH LICENSEEEVENTCONTINUATION OVEDBYOMBNO.3150-0104 EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATED BURDENPERRESPONSETOCOHPLYWITHTHISINFORMATION COLLECTION REOUESTs50.0HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDING BURDENESTIMATETOTHEIHFORHATIOH ANDRECORDSMANAGEHENT BRANCH(MNBB7714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMHISSION, liASHIHGTOH, DC20555-0001, ANDTOTHEPAPERWORK REDUCTION PROJECT(3150-0104),
OFFICEOFHANAGEMEHT ANDBUDGETIJASHINGTON DC20503.FACILITYNAME1DOCKETNUHBER2YEARLERNUMBER6SEQUENTIAL REVISIONPAGE3CookNuclearPlant-Unit1TEXT(irnorespaceisrequired.
useadditional NRCFora366A's)(17)50-31598013004OF4~*EDS335willberevisedtoreference EDS620,insteadoftheDCCSpecification.
EDS620willillustrate therequiredconfiguration foramultiplecablespliceusingthebreakoutboot.Oncetheserevisions arecompleted, thebreakoutbootswillbeinstalled inaccordance withtheEDS.Actionrequestshavealreadybeenpreparedforinstallation ofthebreakoutbootsonboththeaffectedPORVsandreactorvesselheadventvalves.Corrective actionswillbetakenasappropriate forthespliceoverlaplengthproblemoncetherootcausehasbeendetermined.
ThisLERwillbeupdatedatthattimetoreflectthoseactions.InresponsetoanumberofEQdiscrepancies thathavebeenidentified duringtherestartreadiness reviewscurrently
: underway, aProjectTeamhasbeenassembled toassesstheEQprocess.ThisteamiscomposedofmembersfromEQandDesignEngineering, Maintenance
: Training, Maintenance PlanningandMaintenance procedure writers,QualityControl,andProcurement.
TheteamwillreviewandassesstheEQprocessforadequateknowledge andtrainingoninstallation practices foreachdiscipline.
Theamount,contentandfrequency oftraininggiventoeachdiscipline willbeevaluated, aswillthedocuments usedforinstallation.
Theteamisexpectedtocompletetheircharterwithin6months,andappropriate actionswillbetakentoimplement solutions totheproblemstheyidentify.
Thisinformation willbeprovidedtotheNRConcethelongtermactionshavebeendetermined.
NotApplicable ifionvl315/97-006-01
,316/97-00640 Ev}}

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LER 98-013-00:on 980306,discovered Improper Splice Configurations for PORV Limit Switches.Caused by Inadequate Guidance in Installation Documents.Document Are Being Revised & Breakout Boots Will Be installed.W/980406 Ltr
ML17334B712
Person / Time
Site: Cook American Electric Power icon.png
Issue date: 04/06/1998
From: FINISSI M, SAMPSON J R
INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
LER-98-013, LER-98-13, NUDOCS 9804130248
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CATEGORY1yREGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9804130248 DOC.DATE:

98/04/06NOTARIZED:

NO"DOCKET0FACXL:50-315 DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit1,IndianaM05000315AUTH.N~E.AUTHORAFFILIATION FINXSSI,M.

IndianaMichiganPowerCo.SAMPSON,J.R.

IndianaMichiganPowerCo.RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFXLIATZON

SUBJECT:

LER98-013-00:on 980306,discovered improperspliceconfigurations forPORVlimitswitches.

Causedbyinadequate guidanceininstallation documents.

DocumentarebeingrevisedEcbreakoutbootswillbeinstalled.W/980406 ltr.DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE22TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR ENCLSIZE:TITLE:50.73/50.9 LicenseeEventReport(LER),IncidentRpt,etc.NOTES:ERECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD3-3PDINTERNAL:

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LTTR24ENCL24 IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyCcuNccearP~zc!Or.eCxkPzceBagman.Ml490C6INDIANANICHIGAItI POWERApril6,1998UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatory Commission DocumentControlDeskWashington, DC20555Operating LicensesDPR-58DocketNo.50-315DocumentControlManager:dIhh'bllhdbpldgdh 0.did~i~hIlllg01bigblgd.'8-013-00 Sincerely, J.R.SampsonSiteVicePresident ImbdAttachment A.B.Beach,RegionIIIE.E.Fitzpatrick P.A.BarrettS.J.BrewerR.WhaleD.HahnRecordsCenter,INPONRCResidentInspector 9804130248 980406PDRADOCK05000315PDR HRCFORH366(5-92).NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)ROVEDBYOMBNO.3150-0104 EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATED BURDENPERRESPONSETOCOHPLYIIITHTHIINFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST:50.0HRS.FORVARCOMMENTSREGARDING BURDEHESTIMATETOTHINFORMATION ANDRECORDSMANAGEMENT BRANCH(MNB7714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION, WASHINGTON, DC20555.0001, ANDTOTHEPAPERNORREDUCTION PROJECT(3150-0104),

OFFICE0MAHAGEHENT ANDBUDGET'WASHINGTON DC20503.FACILITYHAME(1)DonaldC.CookNuclearPlant-Unit1DOCKETNUMBER(2)50.315Page1of4TITLE(4)ImproperSpliceConfigurations forPowerOperatedReliefValveLimitSwitchesResultsinUnanalyzed Condition EVENTDATE5LERNUMBER6REPORTDATE7O'THERFACILITIES INVOLVED8MONTH03DAYYEAR0698YEAR98SEQUENTIAL NUHBER013REVISIONNUMBER00HONTM04DAY06FACILIT'Y NAHECookUnit2FACILITYHAHEDOCKETNUMBER50-316DOCKETNUHBEROPERATING MODE(9)PONERLEVEL(10)0THSREPORTISSUBMITTED PURSUANT20.2201(b) 20.2203a20.2203(a)(2)(i)

TOTHEREQUIREMENTS OF10CFR20.2203(a)(3)(s) 20.2203a3ii20.2203(a)(4)

Checkoneormore1173.71(b)73.71o50'3(a)(2)(iii) 50.73a2ivOTHER50.73(a)(2)(v) 20.2203a2ii20.2203(a)(2)(iii) 20.2203(a)(2)(iv) 20.2203(a)(2)(v)

X50.36c150.36(c)(2) 50.73(a)(2)(i) 50.73(a)(2)(ii) 50.73a2vii50.73(a)(2)(vfii)(A) 50.73(a)(2)(viii)(B) 50.73(a)(2)(x)

(SpecifyinAbstractbeloMandinText,NRCForm366A)NAMELICENSEECONTAC1'OR THISLER12TELEPHONE NUMBER(IncludeAreaCode)Mr.MikeFinissi,Electrical SystemsManager616/465-5901, x2830COMPLETEONELINEFOREACHCOMPONEHT FALUREDESCRNISREPORTISEDINTCAUSESYSTEMCOMPONENT MANUFACTURER REPORTABLE TOHPRDSCAUSESYSTEMCOMPOHENT MANUFACTURER REPORTABLE TONPRDSSUPPLEMENTAL REPORTEXPECTED14XYES(Ifyes,completeEXPECTEDSUBMISSION DAlE).NOEXPECTED'UBMISSIOH DATE(15)HONTHDAYYEAR041798ABSTRACT(Limitto1400spaces,i.e.,approximately 15single-spaced typewritten lines)(16)OnMarch61998,withUnit1and2incoldshutdown, itwasdetermined thatthesplicesforthelimitswitchesontheUnit1PowerOperatedReliefValves(PORVs)wereinstalled withoutthe"breakout bootrequiredforEnvironmental Qualification (EQ).Thevalvesweredeclaredinoperable, andanENSnotification wasmadeat1829hoursESTunder10CFR50.72(a)(2)(i) foranunanalyzed condition.

Inspection ofthePORVlimitswitchesforUnit2identified thatalthoughthebreakoutbootwasinstalled, aproblemwiththelengthofthespliceoverlapexistedatadifferent splicelocation.

Thisdiscrepancy resultedinthevalvesbeingdeclaredinoperable, andanupdatetotheoriginalnotiTication wasmadeonMarch7,1998,at0615hoursEST.ThisLERistherefore submitted inaccordance with10CFR50.72(a)(2)(ii) forbothunits.Therootcauseforthelackofbreakoutbootswasdetermined tobeinadequate guidanceintheinstallation documents.

Thesedocuments arecurrently beingrevised,andoncetherevisions arecomplete, thebreakoutbootswillbeinstalled.

Therootcausefortheimproperspliceoverlaplengthisstillunderinvestigation.

Anevaluation oftheexistingconfigurations wasperformed.

Itwasdetermined thatalthoughtheinstalled configuration didnotmeettheEQrequirements, theconfiguration usedwouldhavefunctioned adequately duringaccidentandpost-accident conditions.

Itistherefore concluded thattheeventhadminimalsafetysignificance andthehealthandsafetyofthepublicwerenotendangered.

AnupdatetothisLERisexpectedtobesubmitted byApril17,1998.

HRCFORM366A.HUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION LICENSEEEVENTCONTINUATION ROVEDBYOMBNO.31500104EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATED BURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWITHTHISINFORMATION COLLECTIOH REQUEST:50'HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDING BURDEHESTIMATE'TO THEINFORMATION AHDRECORDSMANAGEMENT BRANCH(MHBB7714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION,

'WASHIHGTOH, DC20555-0001, AHDTOTHEPAPERWORK REDUCTION PROJECT(3150-0104),

OFFICEOFMANAGEMENT ANDBUDGETWASHINGTON DC20503.FACILITYNAME1CookNuclearPlant-Unit1TEXT(ifcorespaceisrequired.

useadditional NRCForrs366A's)<17)DOCKETNUMBER250-315YEAR98LERNUMBER6SEQUEHTIALREVISION013-00PAGE32OF4CdinriortEeUnit1wasinMode5,ColdShutdownUnit2wasinMode5,ColdShutdownOnMarch6,1998,whileplanningajoborderontheUnit1PowerOperatedReliefValves(PORVs),apotential discrepancy wasnotedbetweenactualinstallation configuration andtherequiredEnvironmental Qualification (EQ)configuration.

ItwasdecidedthatawalkdownoftheUnit1PORVsshouldbeperformed toconfirmtheinstalled configuration.

ThewalkdownrevealedthatasingleRaychemsplicewasusedfor1-NRV-152 and1-NRV-153 insteadoftherequiredEQ"breakout boot"asdescribed inDCCSpecification DCC-PS@30-QCN.

Abreakoutbootisusedtospliceapairofleadstoasinglefieldcable,andphysically resembles theletter"Y"orapairofpants.Itcouldnotbedetermined whentheimproperspliceswereinstalled, butitwasconservatively assumedthattheimproperspliceshadbeeninstalled whiletheunitwasoperating.

Thevalvesweresubsequently declaredinoperable.

AwalkdownoftheUnit2PORVswasconducted earlyonMarch7,1998.Thiswalkdownrevealedthatthebreakoutbootswereproperlyinstalled, however,theRaychemsplicesforadifferent spliceofasingleconductor toanothersingleconductor didnothavetheEQrequiredoverlaplengthof2inches.Thesevalves,2-NRV-151, 2-NRV-152 and2-NRV-153, werealsodeclaredinoperable.

Subsequent tothediscovery oftheproblemswiththePORVs,thelackofabreakoutbootwasalsoidentified onthesplicesfor1-NSO-21and1-NSO-22, theUnit1reactorvesselheadventvalves.jTherootcauseofthiseventv7asinadequate writtenguidancefortheinstallation oftherequiredEQbreakoutbootsplices.Thesplicesaretobeinstalled inaccordance withtheElectrical DesignStandard(EDS)fortheparticular installation.

InthecaseofthePORVs,EDS335containsillustrated installation detailsforthelimitswitchesthemselves andincludesareference toDCCSpecification DCC-PS430-QCN fortheactualspliceconfiguration.

DCC-PS%30-QCN describes theprocessforassembling aqualified splice,butdoesnotcontainanyillustration toassistinthatassembly.

TherootcausefortheimproperspliceoverlaplengthsfortheUnit2PORVsisstillunderinvestigation.

Theinvestigation isexpectedtobecompletebyApril13,1998.ThiseventwasreportedviaENSonMarch6,1998inaccordance with10CFR50.72(a)(2)(i),

asanunanalyzed condition onUnit1.Thenotification wasupdatedonMarch7,1998toincludetheUnit2PORVs.ThisLERistherefore submitted inaccordance with10CFR50.73(a)(2)(ii)(B),

asaneventwhichwasfoundwhileshutdown, whichiffoundwhilethereactorwasoperating, wouldhaveconstituted anunanalyzed condition.

NRCFORM366A~NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSIOH LICENSEEEVENTCONTINUATION ROVEDBYOMBNO.3150.0104 EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATED BURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWITHTHISIHFORHATIOH COLLECTION REQUEST:50.0MRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDING BURDENESTIMATETOTHEINFORMATION ANDRECORDSMANAGEMENT BRANCH(MNBB7714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION/

WASHINGTOH, DC20555-0001, AHDTOTHEPAPERWORK REDUCTIOH PROJECT(31500104),OFFICEOFMANAGEMENT ANDBUDGETWASHINGTON DC20503.FACILITYNAHE1CookNuclearPlant-Unit1TEXT(ifacrespaceisrequired.

useadditional NRCFom366A's)(IT)DOCKETNUMBER250-315YEAR98LERNUMBER6SEQUENTIAL REVISION013-'0PAGE33OF4naIvecont'dAnEngineering evaluation oftheinstalled configurations wasperformed.

Thefirstissueaddressed wasthelackofabreakoutbootforthesingleconductor totwoconductor splice.Thebreakoutbootisdesignedtoprovideasealwherethetwoconductors leavethesingleconductor.

Raychemhadqualified thebreakoutbootsforinstallations exposedtodirectsteamimpingement.

Insteadofusingabreakoutbootforthe1-NRV-152 and1-NRV-153 applications, eachofthethreeindividual conductors wereinsulated withRaychemWCSFheatshrinktubing.Thentheentireassemblywascoveredwithapieceofthesametubing.Raychemmanufactures theWCSFtubingwithapre-coated adhesivewhosefunctionistoprovideanenvironmental sealforisolating theactiveelectrical component frommoisture.

TheentireWCSFsleeveisthenheatshrunktosealagainsttheconductor.

Theadhesiveflowstoconformtotheshapeoftheconductor.

Forthisparticular installation, italsoflowedbetweenthetwoconductors toprovidethesealingfunctionnormallyperformed bythebreakoutboot..Theprimaryfailuremechanism tobeconsidered ismoisturecollection insidetheRaychemspliceontheconductor toformalowresistance pathtoground.Thepossibility ofashortcircuitisafunctionofthelengthofthispath,thecircuitvoltageandtheresistance ofthepath.Inordertodevelopalowresistance pathtogrounditwouldbenecessary formoisturetopenetrate theRaychemspliceunderneath theoutertubing.Whileaqualified assemblywouldhaveabreakoutboot,'ananalysisoftheexistingconfiguration showsthatitalsowouldprovideprotection frommoistureintrusion.

Thebreakoutbootwasqualified againstdirectsprayimpingement onthesplicefora1000voltcircuit.Fortheexistingconfiguration ina250voltDCcircuit,protection againstdirectsteamimpingement isnotrequiredasthesesplicesarelocatedinsideterminalboxes.Withoutdirectsprayimpingement, itisconsidered unlikelythatmoisturewouldpenetrated theinstalled spliceconfiguration, andthephysicalcreepdistancerequirements forthe250voltDCcircuitarelessthanrequiredfora1000voltcircuit.Thesecondissueconsidered wasthatofthepropersizeofoverlapforRaychemWCSF-Nmaterialusedforconductor toconductor splices.ThecurrentRaycheminstallation practices requiresthatforaLossofCoolantAccident(LOCA)application, theWCSFtubingis6incheslonginordertoprovide2inchesofoverlap.This2inchlengthwaschosenbyRaychemtoinsuresuccessful completion oftheLOCAtestingfor1000voltapplications directlyexposedtosteam.However,varieties ofoverlaplengths,someasshortasoneeightinchhavebeenacceptably qualified byindustrytesting.TheNuclearUtilityGrouponEquipment Qualification preparedareportonindustrytestingofshortRaychemsplices,whichwasissuedonMay22,1987,andisthebasisfortheindustryacceptance oftheshorterRaychemsplice.Atthistimethesetestsareunderreviewsothatadirectcomparison canbemadeofthetestparameters versustheaccidentprofileforCook.Additionally, aswiththequaiifiied breakoutbootconfiguration, theapplication forwhichtheshortersplicelengthexistsisa250vDCcircuitinstalled insideterminalboxes,asopposedtothetested1000voltconfiguration exposedtodirectsteamimpingement.

Inconclusion, itwasdetermined thatalthoughtheinstalled splicesdonotmeettheEQrequirements forbreakoutbootandsplice,overlaplength,itisconsidered likelythattheinstalled configuration wouldhaveperformed adequately inaLOCAorpost-LOCA environment.

Therefore, thiseventisconsidered tobeofminimalsafetysignificance asthehealthandsafetyofthepublicwasnotjeopardized.

HRCFORM366A.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMHISSIOH LICENSEEEVENTCONTINUATION OVEDBYOMBNO.3150-0104 EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATED BURDENPERRESPONSETOCOHPLYWITHTHISINFORMATION COLLECTION REOUESTs50.0HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDING BURDENESTIMATETOTHEIHFORHATIOH ANDRECORDSMANAGEHENT BRANCH(MNBB7714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMHISSION, liASHIHGTOH, DC20555-0001, ANDTOTHEPAPERWORK REDUCTION PROJECT(3150-0104),

OFFICEOFHANAGEMEHT ANDBUDGETIJASHINGTON DC20503.FACILITYNAME1DOCKETNUHBER2YEARLERNUMBER6SEQUENTIAL REVISIONPAGE3CookNuclearPlant-Unit1TEXT(irnorespaceisrequired.

useadditional NRCFora366A's)(17)50-31598013004OF4~*EDS335willberevisedtoreference EDS620,insteadoftheDCCSpecification.

EDS620willillustrate therequiredconfiguration foramultiplecablespliceusingthebreakoutboot.Oncetheserevisions arecompleted, thebreakoutbootswillbeinstalled inaccordance withtheEDS.Actionrequestshavealreadybeenpreparedforinstallation ofthebreakoutbootsonboththeaffectedPORVsandreactorvesselheadventvalves.Corrective actionswillbetakenasappropriate forthespliceoverlaplengthproblemoncetherootcausehasbeendetermined.

ThisLERwillbeupdatedatthattimetoreflectthoseactions.InresponsetoanumberofEQdiscrepancies thathavebeenidentified duringtherestartreadiness reviewscurrently

underway, aProjectTeamhasbeenassembled toassesstheEQprocess.ThisteamiscomposedofmembersfromEQandDesignEngineering, Maintenance
Training, Maintenance PlanningandMaintenance procedure writers,QualityControl,andProcurement.

TheteamwillreviewandassesstheEQprocessforadequateknowledge andtrainingoninstallation practices foreachdiscipline.

Theamount,contentandfrequency oftraininggiventoeachdiscipline willbeevaluated, aswillthedocuments usedforinstallation.

Theteamisexpectedtocompletetheircharterwithin6months,andappropriate actionswillbetakentoimplement solutions totheproblemstheyidentify.

Thisinformation willbeprovidedtotheNRConcethelongtermactionshavebeendetermined.

NotApplicable ifionvl315/97-006-01

,316/97-00640 Ev