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NODOCKETIFACIL:50-315 DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit1,IndianaM05000315AUTH,NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION SNODGRASS,D.D.
IndianaMichiganPower.Co.(formerly Indiana&MichiganEleBAKKEN,A.C.
'ndianaMichiganPowerCo.(formerly Indiana&MichiganEleRECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION


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LER99-016-00:on"990615,TSrequirementsforsourcerangeneutronfluxmonitorsnotmet.Causedbyfailuretounderstanddesignbasisofplant.Proceduresrevised.With990713ltr.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE22TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR7ENCLiSIZE:TITLE:50.73/50.9LicenseeEventReport(LER),IncidentRpt,etc.NOTES:RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMELPD3-1PDINTERNA:FILECEEREXBRES/DET/ERABRGN3FILE01COPIESLTTRENCL111.111111,1RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMESTANG,JNRR/CPM/IOLBNRR/DSSA/SPLBRES/DRAA/OERABCOPIESLTTRENCL1111111,1EXTERNAL:LSTLOBBYWARDNOACPOORE,W.NRCPDR11LMITCOMARSHALL11NOACQUEENER,DS11NUDOCSFULLTXT111'111NOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATIONREMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION,CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTRDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION415-2083FULLTEXTCONVERSIONREQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR15ENCL15  
LER99-016-00:on "990615,TS requirements forsourcerangeneutronfluxmonitorsnotmet.Caused byfailuretounderstand designbasisofplant.Procedures revised.With990713ltr.DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE22TCOPIESRECEIVED:
LTR7ENCLiSIZE:TITLE:50.73/50.9 LicenseeEventReport(LER),IncidentRpt,etc.NOTES:RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME LPD3-1PDINTERNA:FILECEEREXBRES/DET/ERAB RGN3FILE01COPIESLTTRENCL111.111111,1RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME STANG,JNRR/CPM/IOLBNRR/DSSA/SPLB RES/DRAA/OERAB COPIESLTTRENCL1111111,1EXTERNAL:
LSTLOBBYWARDNOACPOORE,W.NRCPDR11LMITCOMARSHALL11NOACQUEENER,DS 11NUDOCSFULLTXT111'111NOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:
PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE.TOHAVEYOURNAMEORORGANIZATION REMOVEDFROMDISTRIBUTION LISORREDUCETHENUMBEROFCOPIESRECEIVEDBYYOUORYOURORGANIZATION, CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTRDESK(DCD)ONEXTENSION 415-2083FULLTEXTCONVERSION REQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:
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IndianariichiganPowerCompany~CookwtdearPlantOneCOOkrr1anrrridgnatbN49106616465590)IRONMANICHIGANPOMfERJuly13,1999UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDesk"Washington,DC20555OperatingLicenseDPR-58DocketNo.50-315DocumentControlManager:Inaccordancewiththecriteriaestablishedby10CFR50.73entitledLicenseeEventReort~estemthefollowingreportisbeingsubmitted:.~LER315/99-016-00,"TechnicalSpecificationRequirementsforSourceRangeNeutronFluxMonitorsNotMet".TherearenocommitmentsidentifiedinthisLER.Sincerely,A.ChristopherBakken,IIISiteVicePresident/mbdAttachmentJ.E.Dyer,RegionIIIR.P.PowersP.A.BarrettG.P.ArentR.WhaleD.HahnRecordsCenter,INPONRCResidentInspector'gr907200ii69''ir07i3PDRADQCK0500031.5SPDR Rh136r)U.S.NIICLEARREGULYCOMihllSSIONLICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)(Secreverseforrequirednumberofdigits/charactersforeachblock)APPROVOMBNo.3160.0104EXPIRES06/30/2001Estimatedburdenperresponsetocomplywiththismandatoryinformationcollecuonrequest:50hrs,ReportedlessonslearnedareincorporatedaltotheBcensingprocessandfedbacktoindustry.FowardcommentsregardingburdenestimatetotheRecordsManagementBranch(T.BF33),U.S.No@earRegulatoryConvnission,Washington,DC20555400t~andtothePaperworkReductionProject(3ISOOI04),OgffxxiOfManagementandBudget.Washington.DC20503.IfanInformationcollectiondoesnotdisplayacurrentlyvatidOMBcontrolnumbertheNRCmaynotconductorsponsor,andapersonisnotrequiredtorespondto,theinformationcollect'on.FACH.ITYNARIE(I)CookNuclearPlantUnit1DOCKETNUhtBER(2)05000-315PAGE(3)1OF3TITLEta)TechnicalSpecificationRequirementsforSourceRangeNeutronFluxMonitorsNotMetEVENTDATE(5)LERNUMBER(6)REPORTDATE(7)OTIIERFACILITIESINVOLVED(8)MONTHDAYYEARYEAR1999SEQUENTIALREVISIONNUMBERNUMBERMONTHDAYYEARFACILITYNAMEFACILITYNAMECookNuclearPlantUnit2DOCKETNUMBERDOCKETNUMBER05000-316OPERATINGhlODE(9)LEVEL(10)20.2203(a)(l)20,2203(a)(2)(ii)av20.2203(a)(3)(i)aII20.2203(a)(4)a50.73(a)(2)(ii)aIII50.73(a)(2)(iv)THISREPORTISSUBh1ITTEDPURSUANTTOTIIEREQUIREMENTSOF10CFRg:(Checkoncorniore)(11)aVIII50.73(a)(2)(x)OTHERauiaIvLICENSEECONTACTFORTIIISLERavnciyn1streetoworill1PFRCForm366ANAhlEMr.DennisD.Snodgrass,ComplianceEngineerTELEPHONENuhfBER(IncludeAreaCode)(616)465-5901X1627COhlPLETEONELINEFOREACIICOMPONENTFAILURE.DESCRIBEDINTIIISREPORT(13)CAUSESYSTEhtCOMPONENTMANUFACTURERREPORTABLETOEPIXCAUSESYSTEhtCOMPONENTMANUFACTURERREPORTABLETOEPIXSUPPLEh1ENTALREPORTEXPECTED(14)XYES(Ifyes,completeEXPECTEDSUBMISSIONDATE).NOEXPECI'EDMONTH09DAY15'EAR1999ABSTRACT(Limitto1400spaces,i.c.,approximatelyl5single-spacedtypewrittenlines)(16)OnJune15,1999at1700hoursESTwithbothunitsinMode5,theSourceRangeNuclearInstrumentationchannelsonbothUnitsweredeterminedtobeinoperable.TheExpandedSystemReadinessReviewidentifiedthattheTechnicalSpecification(T/S)3.3.1.1andT/S3.9.2surveillancetestsdidnotverifytheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown"alarmoperable.Thisalarmfunctionisrequiredtobeoperableduringmodes3,4,5and6.OnJune15,1999at2013hoursESTanENSreportwasmadeinaccordancewith10CFR50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D)foraneventthatcouldhavepreventedthefulfillmentofthesafetyfunctionofasystemneededtomitigatetheconsequencesofanaccident.ThisLERisthereforesubmittedinaccordancewith10CFR50.73(a)(2)(v)(D),andisalsoreportablepertherequirementsof10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B),asaconditionprohibitedbytheplant'sT/S.Theapparentcauseofthiseventisfailuretounderstandthedesignbasisoftheplant.UpondeclaringtheSourceRangeNuclearInstrumentationchannelsinoperable,OperationsenteredtheactionstatementsforT/S3.3.1.1.AdditionalcompensatorymeasuresimplementedbyOperationsincludedhourlychecksofSourceRangeinstrumentationresponseandthe"HighFluxatShutdown"alarmclear.Thesurveillanceprocedureswererevisedandthe"HighFluxatShutdown"alarmwas.verifiedoperableJune17,1999onehchUnit.TheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown"alarmandthecontainmentevacuationhornssharecommoncircuitry.Whenthecontainmentevacuationhornsareverifiedoperablebysurveillancetest,the"HighFluxatShutdown"alarmisreceivedbutnotdocumented.Althoughnotverifiedinthepastbysurveillancetest,itisourbeliefthealarmhasbeenfunctional.Therefore,therewereminimalimplicationstothehealthandsafetyofthepublicasaresultofthisevent.
Indianariichigan PowerCompany~CookwtdearPlantOneCOOkrr1anrrridgnatb N49106616465590)IRONMANICHIGANPOMfERJuly13,1999UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatory Commission DocumentControlDesk"Washington, DC20555Operating LicenseDPR-58DocketNo.50-315DocumentControlManager:Inaccordance withthecriteriaestablished by10CFR50.73entitledLicenseeEventReort~estemthefollowing reportisbeingsubmitted:
i<ill3GGAU.S.NUCLEARILATORYCoillMISSIOiNLICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONFACILITYiNAME(I)DOCKET(2)NullDER(2)LERN(ijlllIER(G)PACE(3)CookNuclearPlantUnit105000-315YEARSEQUENTIALNUMBERREVISIONNUMBER2OF3199901600TEXT(Ifmorespaceisrequired,useadditionalcopiesofPRCFornr3GGrI)(17)ConditionsPriorToEventUnit1Mode5inColdShutdownUnit2Mode5inColdShutdownDescritionOfTheEventOnJune15,1999at1700hoursESTwithbothunitsinMode5,theSourceRangeNuclearInstrumentation(EIIS:IG)channelsforbothUnitsweredeterminedtobeinoperable.TheExpandedSystemReadinessReviewidentifiedthattheTechnicalSpecification(T/S)3.3.1.1andT/S3.9.2surveillancetestsdidnotverifytheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown"alarm(EIIS:IG/RA)operable.Thisalarmiscreditedinthelicensingbasisfordetectionandmitigationofaborondilutioneventandisrequiredtobeoperableduringmodes3,4,5and6.Duringtheeventinvestigation,theSourceRange"LossofDetectorVoltage"alarmwasalsoidentifiedasnotbeingverifiedoperablebyT/Ssurveillancetest.ThisalarmisnotexplicitlycreditedinT/SortheUpdatedFinalSafetyAnalysisReportbutisreliedupontodetermineT/Sequipmentfailure.CauseOfTheEventTheapparentcauseofthiseventisfailuretounderstandthedesignbasisoftheplant.MisapplicationoftheIEEE279,1968definitionof"channelresultedinthechannel"HighFluxatShutdown"alarmbeingdeterminedasnotrequiringoperabilityverification.TheIEEE279,1968definition.of"channel"statesthatachannellosesitsidentitywhensingleactionsignalsarecombined.ThealarmdidnotmeettheIEEE279,1968definitionof"channel"forchannelfunctionalverificationsincebothSourceRangechannelssharethealarm.Itwasapparentlyoverlookedthatthealarmiscreditedinthelicensingbasisfordetectionandmitigationofaborondilution.Consequently,operabilityverificationhasnotbeendocumentedforthealarmoneitherUnit.AnalsisOfTheEventOnJune15,1999at2013hoursESTanENSreportwasmadeper10CFR50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D),aneventthatalonecouldhavepreventedthefulfillmentofthesafetyfunctionofasystemthatisneededtomitigatetheconsequencesofanaccident.TheSourceRangechannelsonUnits1and2weredeterminedtobeinoperablewhenitwasidentifiedthattheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown"alarmwasnotverifiedbyT/S3.3.1.1andT/S3.9.2surveillancetests.ThisLERisthereforesubmittedinaccordancewith10CFR50.73(a)(2)(v)(D),andisalsoreportablepertherequirementsof10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B),asaconditionprohibitedbytheplant'sT/S.Theprimaryfunctionofnuclearinstrumentationisto,safeguardthereactorbymonitoringtheneutronfluxandgeneratingappropriatetripsandalarmsforvariousphasesofreactoroperatingandshutdownconditions.TheSourceRangenuclearinstrumentationprovidescontrolroomindication,alarmsandrecordingofsignalsproportionaltoreactorneutronfluxduringcoreloading,shutdown,startupaswellasduringsubsequentrefueling.T/S3.3.1.1requiresonechannelofthesourcerangeneutronfluxmonitorstobeoperableinModes3,485.T/S3.9.2requirestwosourcerangeneutronfluxmonitorsoperableinMode6.1T/Sdefinitionsrequirestheverificationof"alarmand/ortripfunctions"tosatisfysurveillancerequirements.Thesourcerange"HighFluxatShutdown"alarmoperabilityverificationhasnotbeendocumentedforeitherUnit.Thecontainmentevacuationhornsoperabilityisverifiedbysurveillancetest.ThecontainmentevacuationhornsandtheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown"alarmsharecommoncircuitry.The"HighFluxatShutdown"alarmisreceivedbutnotdocumentedwhenthecontainmentevacuationhornsresponsetohighfluxsignalsisverifiedbythesurveillancetest.Althoughnotverifiedinthepastbysurveillancetest,itisourbeliefthealarmhasbeenfunctional.Therefore,therewereminimalsafetyimplicationsasaresultofthisevent.NRCFORM366A(G-I998)
.~LER315/99-016-00, "Technical Specification Requirements forSourceRangeNeutronFluxMonitorsNotMet".Therearenocommitments identified inthisLER.Sincerely, A.Christopher Bakken,IIISiteVicePresident
FOIDI3GGAU.S.NUCLEAR.R'GULATORYCOAIMISSION'v-1998)LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONFACILITYNAME(I)CookNuclearPlantUnit1DOCKET(2)NUMBER2)05000-315YEARLERNUMBER(G)SEQUENTIALREVISIONNUMBERNUMBERPAGE(3)3OF3199901600TEXT(lfmorespaceisrequired,useaddilionalcopiesof/VRCForm366')(I7)CORRECTIVEACTIONSTheSourceRangechannelsweredeclaredinoperablewhenitwasidentifiedthattheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown"alarmwas'notverifiedbyT/Ssurveillancetests.UpondeclaringtheSourceRangeNuclearInstrumentationchannelsinoperable,OperationsenteredtheactionstatementsforT/S3.3.1.1.AdditionalcompensatorymeasuresimplementedbyOperationsincludedhourlychecksofSourceRangeinstrumentationresponseandthe"HighFluxatShutdown"alarmclearuntiltheSourceRangechannelsweredeclaredoperableonJune17,1999.ThesurveillanceprocedureswererevisedtoincludeadocumentedoperabilityverificationoftheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown"alarmandthe"LossofDetectorVoltage"alarm.ThesurveillancetestswereperformedtoverifyoperabilityoftheUnits1and2"HighFluxatShutdown"andthe"LossofDetectorVoltage"alarms.TheUnit1SourceRangechannelswerebothdeclaredoperableby2347hoursESTJune17,1999.TheUnjt2SourceRangechannelswerebothdeclaredoperableby2225hoursESTJune17,1999.AEP:NRC:1260GH,"EnforcementActions98-150,98-151,98-152and98-186ReplytoNoticeOfViolationOctober13,1998",datedMarch19,1999,respondedtoidentifiedprogrammaticweaknessesintheTechnicalSpecificationSurveillanceProgramandtheplantDesignandLicensingBasis.AspartoftheRestarteffort,theadequacyoftheT/S,surveillanceprogramwillbeevaluated,ThisevaluationincludesverificationthatT/SsurveillancerequirementsforallmodesofplantoperationareincorporatedintoT/Ssurveillancetestprocedures.AlsoaspartoftheRestarteffort,SystemandprogrammaticassessmentsintheExpandedSystemReadinessReviewsandLicensingBasisReviewsarereestablishinganddocumentingtheplant'sDesignandLicensingBasis.Therootcauseinvestigationforthiseventisongoing.TheinvestigationwillincludeareviewoftheOperationsproceduresassociatedwiththe"HighFluxatShutdown"alarm,and,theUFSARsectionswhichaddressthealarmandtheborondilutionevent,todetermineifanyrevisionsarerequired.Supplementalinformation,includinganyadditionalcorrectiveactions,willbeprovidedinanupdatetothisLER.SIMILAREVENTS315/99-015-00NRCFRh1.66A(6.1998)}}
/mbdAttachment J.E.Dyer,RegionIIIR.P.PowersP.A.BarrettG.P.ArentR.WhaleD.HahnRecordsCenter,INPONRCResidentInspector
'gr907200ii6 9''ir07i3 PDRADQCK0500031.5 SPDR Rh136r)U.S.NIICLEARREGULYCOMihllSSION LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)(Secreverseforrequirednumberofdigits/characters foreachblock)APPROVOMBNo.3160.0104 EXPIRES06/30/2001 Estimated burdenperresponsetocomplywiththismandatory information collecuon request:50hrs,Reportedlessonslearnedareincorporated altotheBcensingprocessandfedbacktoindustry.
Fowardcommentsregarding burdenestimatetotheRecordsManagement Branch(T.BF33),U.S.No@earRegulatory Convnission, Washington, DC20555400t
~andtothePaperwork Reduction Project(3ISOOI04),
OgffxxiOfManagement andBudget.Washington.
DC20503.IfanInformation collection doesnotdisplayacurrently vatidOMBcontrolnumbertheNRCmaynotconductorsponsor,andapersonisnotrequiredtorespondto,theinformation collect'on.
FACH.ITYNARIE(I)CookNuclearPlantUnit1DOCKETNUhtBER(2)05000-315 PAGE(3)1OF3TITLEta)Technical Specification Requirements forSourceRangeNeutronFluxMonitorsNotMetEVENTDATE(5)LERNUMBER(6)REPORTDATE(7)OTIIERFACILITIES INVOLVED(8)MONTHDAYYEARYEAR1999SEQUENTIAL REVISIONNUMBERNUMBERMONTHDAYYEARFACILITYNAMEFACILITYNAMECookNuclearPlantUnit2DOCKETNUMBERDOCKETNUMBER05000-316 OPERATING hlODE(9)LEVEL(10) 20.2203(a)(l) 20,2203(a)(2)(ii) av20.2203(a)(3)(i) aII20.2203(a)(4) a50.73(a)(2)(ii) aIII50.73(a)(2)(iv)
THISREPORTISSUBh1ITTED PURSUANTTOTIIEREQUIREMENTSOF10CFRg:(Checkoncorniore)(11)aVIII50.73(a)(2)(x)
OTHERauiaIvLICENSEECONTACTFORTIIISLERavnciyn1streetoworill1PFRCForm366ANAhlEMr.DennisD.Snodgrass, Compliance EngineerTELEPHONE NuhfBER(IncludeAreaCode)(616)465-5901X1627COhlPLETE ONELINEFOREACIICOMPONENT FAILURE.DE SCRIBEDINTIIISREPORT(13)CAUSESYSTEhtCOMPONENT MANUFACTURER REPORTABLE TOEPIXCAUSESYSTEhtCOMPONENT MANUFACTURER REPORTABLE TOEPIXSUPPLEh1ENTAL REPORTEXPECTED(14)XYES(Ifyes,completeEXPECTEDSUBMISSION DATE).NOEXPECI'ED MONTH09DAY15'EAR1999ABSTRACT(Limitto1400spaces,i.c.,approximately l5single-spaced typewritten lines)(16)OnJune15,1999at1700hoursESTwithbothunitsinMode5,theSourceRangeNuclearInstrumentation channelsonbothUnitsweredetermined tobeinoperable.
TheExpandedSystemReadiness Reviewidentified thattheTechnical Specification (T/S)3.3.1.1andT/S3.9.2surveillance testsdidnotverifytheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmoperable.
Thisalarmfunctionisrequiredtobeoperableduringmodes3,4,5and6.OnJune15,1999at2013hoursESTanENSreportwasmadeinaccordance with10CFR50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D) foraneventthatcouldhaveprevented thefulfillment ofthesafetyfunctionofasystemneededtomitigatetheconsequences ofanaccident.
ThisLERistherefore submitted inaccordance with10CFR50.73(a)(2)(v)(D),
andisalsoreportable pertherequirements of10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B),
asacondition prohibited bytheplant'sT/S.Theapparentcauseofthiseventisfailuretounderstand thedesignbasisoftheplant.Upondeclaring theSourceRangeNuclearInstrumentation channelsinoperable, Operations enteredtheactionstatements forT/S3.3.1.1.Additional compensatory measuresimplemented byOperations includedhourlychecksofSourceRangeinstrumentation responseandthe"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmclear.Thesurveillance procedures wererevisedandthe"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmwas.verified operableJune17,1999onehchUnit.TheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmandthecontainment evacuation hornssharecommoncircuitry.
Whenthecontainment evacuation hornsareverifiedoperablebysurveillance test,the"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmisreceivedbutnotdocumented.
Althoughnotverifiedinthepastbysurveillance test,itisourbeliefthealarmhasbeenfunctional.
Therefore, therewereminimalimplications tothehealthandsafetyofthepublicasaresultofthisevent.
i<ill3GGAU.S.NUCLEARILATORYCoillMISSIOiN LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATION FACILITYiNAME(I)DOCKET(2)NullDER(2)LERN(ijlllIER(G)PACE(3)CookNuclearPlantUnit105000-315 YEARSEQUENTIAL NUMBERREVISIONNUMBER2OF3199901600TEXT(Ifmorespaceisrequired, useadditional copiesofPRCFornr3GGrI)(17)Conditions PriorToEventUnit1Mode5inColdShutdownUnit2Mode5inColdShutdownDescritionOfTheEventOnJune15,1999at1700hoursESTwithbothunitsinMode5,theSourceRangeNuclearInstrumentation (EIIS:IG)channelsforbothUnitsweredetermined tobeinoperable.
TheExpandedSystemReadiness Reviewidentified thattheTechnical Specification (T/S)3.3.1.1andT/S3.9.2surveillance testsdidnotverifytheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown" alarm(EIIS:IG/RA)operable.
Thisalarmiscreditedinthelicensing basisfordetection andmitigation ofaborondilutioneventandisrequiredtobeoperableduringmodes3,4,5and6.Duringtheeventinvestigation, theSourceRange"LossofDetectorVoltage"alarmwasalsoidentified asnotbeingverifiedoperablebyT/Ssurveillance test.Thisalarmisnotexplicitly creditedinT/SortheUpdatedFinalSafetyAnalysisReportbutisreliedupontodetermine T/Sequipment failure.CauseOfTheEventTheapparentcauseofthiseventisfailuretounderstand thedesignbasisoftheplant.Misapplication oftheIEEE279,1968definition of"channelresultedinthechannel"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmbeingdetermined asnotrequiring operability verification.
TheIEEE279,1968definition.
of"channel" statesthatachannellosesitsidentitywhensingleactionsignalsarecombined.
ThealarmdidnotmeettheIEEE279,1968definition of"channel" forchannelfunctional verification sincebothSourceRangechannelssharethealarm.Itwasapparently overlooked thatthealarmiscreditedinthelicensing basisfordetection andmitigation ofaborondilution.
Consequently, operability verification hasnotbeendocumented forthealarmoneitherUnit.AnalsisOfTheEventOnJune15,1999at2013hoursESTanENSreportwasmadeper10CFR50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D),
aneventthatalonecouldhaveprevented thefulfillment ofthesafetyfunctionofasystemthatisneededtomitigatetheconsequences ofanaccident.
TheSourceRangechannelsonUnits1and2weredetermined tobeinoperable whenitwasidentified thattheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmwasnotverifiedbyT/S3.3.1.1andT/S3.9.2surveillance tests.ThisLERistherefore submitted inaccordance with10CFR50.73(a)(2)(v)(D),
andisalsoreportable pertherequirements of10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B),
asacondition prohibited bytheplant'sT/S.Theprimaryfunctionofnuclearinstrumentation isto,safeguard thereactorbymonitoring theneutronfluxandgenerating appropriate tripsandalarmsforvariousphasesofreactoroperating andshutdownconditions.
TheSourceRangenuclearinstrumentation providescontrolroomindication, alarmsandrecording ofsignalsproportional toreactorneutronfluxduringcoreloading,shutdown, startupaswellasduringsubsequent refueling.
T/S3.3.1.1requiresonechannelofthesourcerangeneutronfluxmonitorstobeoperableinModes3,485.T/S3.9.2requirestwosourcerangeneutronfluxmonitorsoperableinMode6.1T/Sdefinitions requirestheverification of"alarmand/ortripfunctions" tosatisfysurveillance requirements.
Thesourcerange"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmoperability verification hasnotbeendocumented foreitherUnit.Thecontainment evacuation hornsoperability isverifiedbysurveillance test.Thecontainment evacuation hornsandtheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmsharecommoncircuitry.
The"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmisreceivedbutnotdocumented whenthecontainment evacuation hornsresponsetohighfluxsignalsisverifiedbythesurveillance test.Althoughnotverifiedinthepastbysurveillance test,itisourbeliefthealarmhasbeenfunctional.
Therefore, therewereminimalsafetyimplications asaresultofthisevent.NRCFORM366A(G-I998)
FOIDI3GGAU.S.NUCLEAR.R
'GULATORY COAIMISSION
'v-1998)LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATION FACILITYNAME(I)CookNuclearPlantUnit1DOCKET(2)NUMBER2)05000-315 YEARLERNUMBER(G)SEQUENTIAL REVISIONNUMBERNUMBERPAGE(3)3OF3199901600TEXT(lfmorespaceisrequired, useaddilional copiesof/VRCForm366')(I7)CORRECTIVE ACTIONSTheSourceRangechannelsweredeclaredinoperable whenitwasidentified thattheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmwas'notverifiedbyT/Ssurveillance tests.Upondeclaring theSourceRangeNuclearInstrumentation channelsinoperable, Operations enteredtheactionstatements forT/S3.3.1.1.Additional compensatory measuresimplemented byOperations includedhourlychecksofSourceRangeinstrumentation responseandthe"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmclearuntiltheSourceRangechannelsweredeclaredoperableonJune17,1999.Thesurveillance procedures wererevisedtoincludeadocumented operability verification oftheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmandthe"LossofDetectorVoltage"alarm.Thesurveillance testswereperformed toverifyoperability oftheUnits1and2"HighFluxatShutdown" andthe"LossofDetectorVoltage"alarms.TheUnit1SourceRangechannelswerebothdeclaredoperableby2347hoursESTJune17,1999.TheUnjt2SourceRangechannelswerebothdeclaredoperableby2225hoursESTJune17,1999.AEP:NRC:1260GH, "Enforcement Actions98-150,98-151,98-152and98-186ReplytoNoticeOfViolation October13,1998",datedMarch19,1999,responded toidentified programmatic weaknesses intheTechnical Specification Surveillance ProgramandtheplantDesignandLicensing Basis.AspartoftheRestarteffort,theadequacyoftheT/S,surveillance programwillbeevaluated, Thisevaluation includesverification thatT/Ssurveillance requirements forallmodesofplantoperation areincorporated intoT/Ssurveillance testprocedures.
AlsoaspartoftheRestarteffort,Systemandprogrammatic assessments intheExpandedSystemReadiness ReviewsandLicensing BasisReviewsarereestablishing anddocumenting theplant'sDesignandLicensing Basis.Therootcauseinvestigation forthiseventisongoing.Theinvestigation willincludeareviewoftheOperations procedures associated withthe"HighFluxatShutdown" alarm,and,theUFSARsectionswhichaddressthealarmandtheborondilutionevent,todetermine ifanyrevisions arerequired.
Supplemental information, including anyadditional corrective actions,willbeprovidedinanupdatetothisLER.SIMILAREVENTS315/99-015-00 NRCFRh1.66A(6.1998)}}

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CATEGORYREGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9907200116, DOC.DATE:

99/07/13NOTARIZED:

NODOCKETIFACIL:50-315 DonaldC.CookNuclearPowerPlant,Unit1,IndianaM05000315AUTH,NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION SNODGRASS,D.D.

IndianaMichiganPower.Co.(formerly Indiana&MichiganEleBAKKEN,A.C.

'ndianaMichiganPowerCo.(formerly Indiana&MichiganEleRECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION

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LER99-016-00:on "990615,TS requirements forsourcerangeneutronfluxmonitorsnotmet.Caused byfailuretounderstand designbasisofplant.Procedures revised.With990713ltr.DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE22TCOPIESRECEIVED:

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Indianariichigan PowerCompany~CookwtdearPlantOneCOOkrr1anrrridgnatb N49106616465590)IRONMANICHIGANPOMfERJuly13,1999UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatory Commission DocumentControlDesk"Washington, DC20555Operating LicenseDPR-58DocketNo.50-315DocumentControlManager:Inaccordance withthecriteriaestablished by10CFR50.73entitledLicenseeEventReort~estemthefollowing reportisbeingsubmitted:

.~LER315/99-016-00, "Technical Specification Requirements forSourceRangeNeutronFluxMonitorsNotMet".Therearenocommitments identified inthisLER.Sincerely, A.Christopher Bakken,IIISiteVicePresident

/mbdAttachment J.E.Dyer,RegionIIIR.P.PowersP.A.BarrettG.P.ArentR.WhaleD.HahnRecordsCenter,INPONRCResidentInspector

'gr907200ii6 9ir07i3 PDRADQCK0500031.5 SPDR Rh136r)U.S.NIICLEARREGULYCOMihllSSION LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)(Secreverseforrequirednumberofdigits/characters foreachblock)APPROVOMBNo.3160.0104 EXPIRES06/30/2001 Estimated burdenperresponsetocomplywiththismandatory information collecuon request:50hrs,Reportedlessonslearnedareincorporated altotheBcensingprocessandfedbacktoindustry.

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DC20503.IfanInformation collection doesnotdisplayacurrently vatidOMBcontrolnumbertheNRCmaynotconductorsponsor,andapersonisnotrequiredtorespondto,theinformation collect'on.

FACH.ITYNARIE(I)CookNuclearPlantUnit1DOCKETNUhtBER(2)05000-315 PAGE(3)1OF3TITLEta)Technical Specification Requirements forSourceRangeNeutronFluxMonitorsNotMetEVENTDATE(5)LERNUMBER(6)REPORTDATE(7)OTIIERFACILITIES INVOLVED(8)MONTHDAYYEARYEAR1999SEQUENTIAL REVISIONNUMBERNUMBERMONTHDAYYEARFACILITYNAMEFACILITYNAMECookNuclearPlantUnit2DOCKETNUMBERDOCKETNUMBER05000-316 OPERATING hlODE(9)LEVEL(10) 20.2203(a)(l) 20,2203(a)(2)(ii) av20.2203(a)(3)(i) aII20.2203(a)(4) a50.73(a)(2)(ii) aIII50.73(a)(2)(iv)

THISREPORTISSUBh1ITTED PURSUANTTOTIIEREQUIREMENTSOF10CFRg:(Checkoncorniore)(11)aVIII50.73(a)(2)(x)

OTHERauiaIvLICENSEECONTACTFORTIIISLERavnciyn1streetoworill1PFRCForm366ANAhlEMr.DennisD.Snodgrass, Compliance EngineerTELEPHONE NuhfBER(IncludeAreaCode)(616)465-5901X1627COhlPLETE ONELINEFOREACIICOMPONENT FAILURE.DE SCRIBEDINTIIISREPORT(13)CAUSESYSTEhtCOMPONENT MANUFACTURER REPORTABLE TOEPIXCAUSESYSTEhtCOMPONENT MANUFACTURER REPORTABLE TOEPIXSUPPLEh1ENTAL REPORTEXPECTED(14)XYES(Ifyes,completeEXPECTEDSUBMISSION DATE).NOEXPECI'ED MONTH09DAY15'EAR1999ABSTRACT(Limitto1400spaces,i.c.,approximately l5single-spaced typewritten lines)(16)OnJune15,1999at1700hoursESTwithbothunitsinMode5,theSourceRangeNuclearInstrumentation channelsonbothUnitsweredetermined tobeinoperable.

TheExpandedSystemReadiness Reviewidentified thattheTechnical Specification (T/S)3.3.1.1andT/S3.9.2surveillance testsdidnotverifytheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmoperable.

Thisalarmfunctionisrequiredtobeoperableduringmodes3,4,5and6.OnJune15,1999at2013hoursESTanENSreportwasmadeinaccordance with10CFR50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D) foraneventthatcouldhaveprevented thefulfillment ofthesafetyfunctionofasystemneededtomitigatetheconsequences ofanaccident.

ThisLERistherefore submitted inaccordance with10CFR50.73(a)(2)(v)(D),

andisalsoreportable pertherequirements of10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B),

asacondition prohibited bytheplant'sT/S.Theapparentcauseofthiseventisfailuretounderstand thedesignbasisoftheplant.Upondeclaring theSourceRangeNuclearInstrumentation channelsinoperable, Operations enteredtheactionstatements forT/S3.3.1.1.Additional compensatory measuresimplemented byOperations includedhourlychecksofSourceRangeinstrumentation responseandthe"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmclear.Thesurveillance procedures wererevisedandthe"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmwas.verified operableJune17,1999onehchUnit.TheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmandthecontainment evacuation hornssharecommoncircuitry.

Whenthecontainment evacuation hornsareverifiedoperablebysurveillance test,the"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmisreceivedbutnotdocumented.

Althoughnotverifiedinthepastbysurveillance test,itisourbeliefthealarmhasbeenfunctional.

Therefore, therewereminimalimplications tothehealthandsafetyofthepublicasaresultofthisevent.

i<ill3GGAU.S.NUCLEARILATORYCoillMISSIOiN LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATION FACILITYiNAME(I)DOCKET(2)NullDER(2)LERN(ijlllIER(G)PACE(3)CookNuclearPlantUnit105000-315 YEARSEQUENTIAL NUMBERREVISIONNUMBER2OF3199901600TEXT(Ifmorespaceisrequired, useadditional copiesofPRCFornr3GGrI)(17)Conditions PriorToEventUnit1Mode5inColdShutdownUnit2Mode5inColdShutdownDescritionOfTheEventOnJune15,1999at1700hoursESTwithbothunitsinMode5,theSourceRangeNuclearInstrumentation (EIIS:IG)channelsforbothUnitsweredetermined tobeinoperable.

TheExpandedSystemReadiness Reviewidentified thattheTechnical Specification (T/S)3.3.1.1andT/S3.9.2surveillance testsdidnotverifytheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown" alarm(EIIS:IG/RA)operable.

Thisalarmiscreditedinthelicensing basisfordetection andmitigation ofaborondilutioneventandisrequiredtobeoperableduringmodes3,4,5and6.Duringtheeventinvestigation, theSourceRange"LossofDetectorVoltage"alarmwasalsoidentified asnotbeingverifiedoperablebyT/Ssurveillance test.Thisalarmisnotexplicitly creditedinT/SortheUpdatedFinalSafetyAnalysisReportbutisreliedupontodetermine T/Sequipment failure.CauseOfTheEventTheapparentcauseofthiseventisfailuretounderstand thedesignbasisoftheplant.Misapplication oftheIEEE279,1968definition of"channelresultedinthechannel"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmbeingdetermined asnotrequiring operability verification.

TheIEEE279,1968definition.

of"channel" statesthatachannellosesitsidentitywhensingleactionsignalsarecombined.

ThealarmdidnotmeettheIEEE279,1968definition of"channel" forchannelfunctional verification sincebothSourceRangechannelssharethealarm.Itwasapparently overlooked thatthealarmiscreditedinthelicensing basisfordetection andmitigation ofaborondilution.

Consequently, operability verification hasnotbeendocumented forthealarmoneitherUnit.AnalsisOfTheEventOnJune15,1999at2013hoursESTanENSreportwasmadeper10CFR50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D),

aneventthatalonecouldhaveprevented thefulfillment ofthesafetyfunctionofasystemthatisneededtomitigatetheconsequences ofanaccident.

TheSourceRangechannelsonUnits1and2weredetermined tobeinoperable whenitwasidentified thattheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmwasnotverifiedbyT/S3.3.1.1andT/S3.9.2surveillance tests.ThisLERistherefore submitted inaccordance with10CFR50.73(a)(2)(v)(D),

andisalsoreportable pertherequirements of10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B),

asacondition prohibited bytheplant'sT/S.Theprimaryfunctionofnuclearinstrumentation isto,safeguard thereactorbymonitoring theneutronfluxandgenerating appropriate tripsandalarmsforvariousphasesofreactoroperating andshutdownconditions.

TheSourceRangenuclearinstrumentation providescontrolroomindication, alarmsandrecording ofsignalsproportional toreactorneutronfluxduringcoreloading,shutdown, startupaswellasduringsubsequent refueling.

T/S3.3.1.1requiresonechannelofthesourcerangeneutronfluxmonitorstobeoperableinModes3,485.T/S3.9.2requirestwosourcerangeneutronfluxmonitorsoperableinMode6.1T/Sdefinitions requirestheverification of"alarmand/ortripfunctions" tosatisfysurveillance requirements.

Thesourcerange"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmoperability verification hasnotbeendocumented foreitherUnit.Thecontainment evacuation hornsoperability isverifiedbysurveillance test.Thecontainment evacuation hornsandtheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmsharecommoncircuitry.

The"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmisreceivedbutnotdocumented whenthecontainment evacuation hornsresponsetohighfluxsignalsisverifiedbythesurveillance test.Althoughnotverifiedinthepastbysurveillance test,itisourbeliefthealarmhasbeenfunctional.

Therefore, therewereminimalsafetyimplications asaresultofthisevent.NRCFORM366A(G-I998)

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'v-1998)LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATION FACILITYNAME(I)CookNuclearPlantUnit1DOCKET(2)NUMBER2)05000-315 YEARLERNUMBER(G)SEQUENTIAL REVISIONNUMBERNUMBERPAGE(3)3OF3199901600TEXT(lfmorespaceisrequired, useaddilional copiesof/VRCForm366')(I7)CORRECTIVE ACTIONSTheSourceRangechannelsweredeclaredinoperable whenitwasidentified thattheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmwas'notverifiedbyT/Ssurveillance tests.Upondeclaring theSourceRangeNuclearInstrumentation channelsinoperable, Operations enteredtheactionstatements forT/S3.3.1.1.Additional compensatory measuresimplemented byOperations includedhourlychecksofSourceRangeinstrumentation responseandthe"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmclearuntiltheSourceRangechannelsweredeclaredoperableonJune17,1999.Thesurveillance procedures wererevisedtoincludeadocumented operability verification oftheSourceRange"HighFluxatShutdown" alarmandthe"LossofDetectorVoltage"alarm.Thesurveillance testswereperformed toverifyoperability oftheUnits1and2"HighFluxatShutdown" andthe"LossofDetectorVoltage"alarms.TheUnit1SourceRangechannelswerebothdeclaredoperableby2347hoursESTJune17,1999.TheUnjt2SourceRangechannelswerebothdeclaredoperableby2225hoursESTJune17,1999.AEP:NRC:1260GH, "Enforcement Actions98-150,98-151,98-152and98-186ReplytoNoticeOfViolation October13,1998",datedMarch19,1999,responded toidentified programmatic weaknesses intheTechnical Specification Surveillance ProgramandtheplantDesignandLicensing Basis.AspartoftheRestarteffort,theadequacyoftheT/S,surveillance programwillbeevaluated, Thisevaluation includesverification thatT/Ssurveillance requirements forallmodesofplantoperation areincorporated intoT/Ssurveillance testprocedures.

AlsoaspartoftheRestarteffort,Systemandprogrammatic assessments intheExpandedSystemReadiness ReviewsandLicensing BasisReviewsarereestablishing anddocumenting theplant'sDesignandLicensing Basis.Therootcauseinvestigation forthiseventisongoing.Theinvestigation willincludeareviewoftheOperations procedures associated withthe"HighFluxatShutdown" alarm,and,theUFSARsectionswhichaddressthealarmandtheborondilutionevent,todetermine ifanyrevisions arerequired.

Supplemental information, including anyadditional corrective actions,willbeprovidedinanupdatetothisLER.SIMILAREVENTS315/99-015-00 NRCFRh1.66A(6.1998)