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{{#Wiki_filter:CATEGORY3REGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:9608300053DOC.DATE:96/08/22NOTARIZED:NODOCKETgFACIL:50-244RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,RochesterG05000244AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONMARTIN,J.T.RochesterGasaElectricCorp.MEREDYiR.C.RochesterGasaElectricCorp.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATION
{{#Wiki_filter:CATEGORY3REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9608300053 DOC.DATE:
96/08/22NOTARIZED:
NODOCKETgFACIL:50-244 RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,Rochester G05000244AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION MARTIN,J.T.
Rochester GasaElectricCorp.MEREDYiR.C.
Rochester GasaElectricCorp.RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION


==SUBJECT:==
==SUBJECT:==
LER96-009-00:on960723,determinedfromleakonpiping,sysoutsidecontainmentgreaterthanprogramlimit.Causedbywelddefect.Pipeasocketweldswerecutout&replaced.W/960822ltr.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE22TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:50.73/50.9LicenseeEventReport(LER),IncidentRpt,etc.NOTES:LicenseExpdateinaccordancewith10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).05000244RECIPIENT~IDCODE/NAMEPD1-1PDINTERNAI~G~NRR/DE/EELBNRR/DRCH/HHFBNRR/DRCH/HOLBNRR/DRPM/PECBNRR/DSSA/SRXBRGN1FILE01EXTERNAL:LSTLOBBYWARDNOACMURPHY,G.ANRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL112211111111111111111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAME'ISSINGIG.AEOD/SPD/RRABNRR/DE/ECGBNRR/DE/EMEBNRR/DRCH/HICBNRR/DRCH/HQMBNRR/DSSA/SPLBRES/DSIR/EIBLITCOBRYCE,JHNOACPOORE,W.NUDOCSFULLTXTCOPIESLTTRENCL1111111111111111221111DUNNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTECONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESKiROOMOWFN5D-5(EXT.415-2083)TOELIMINATEYOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSFORDOCUMENTSYOUDON'TNEED!FULLTEXTCONVERSIONREQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR25ENCL25 ANDRGCHfSTfROPSP~DflfCTRICCCR.CZ47lCiv~'PrJA'FMSTA'IENUf,RCCHfSTfR,N,YIdol&ml~ARE<COOf71oS46-2700v'+)volAugust22,1996U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskAttn:GuyVissingProjectDirectorateI-1Washington,D.C.20555
LER96-009-00:on 960723,determined fromleakonpiping,sysoutsidecontainment greaterthanprogramlimit.Causedbywelddefect.Pipeasocketweldswerecutout&replaced.
W/960822ltr.DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE22TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR ENCLSIZE:TITLE:50.73/50.9 LicenseeEventReport(LER),IncidentRpt,etc.NOTES:License Expdateinaccordance with10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).
05000244RECIPIENT
~IDCODE/NAME PD1-1PDINTERNAI~G~
NRR/DE/EELB NRR/DRCH/HHFB NRR/DRCH/HOLB NRR/DRPM/PECB NRR/DSSA/SRXB RGN1FILE01EXTERNAL:
LSTLOBBYWARDNOACMURPHY,G.A NRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL112211111111111111111111RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME
'ISSINGIG.
AEOD/SPD/RRAB NRR/DE/ECGB NRR/DE/EMEB NRR/DRCH/HICB NRR/DRCH/HQMB NRR/DSSA/SPLB RES/DSIR/EIB LITCOBRYCE,JHNOACPOORE,W.NUDOCSFULLTXTCOPIESLTTRENCL1111111111111111221111DUNNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:
PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTECONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESKiROOMOWFN5D-5(EXT.
415-2083)
TOELIMINATE YOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSFORDOCUMENTS YOUDON'TNEED!FULLTEXTCONVERSION REQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:
LTTR25ENCL25 ANDRGCHfSTfR OPSP~DflfCTRICCCR.CZ47lCiv~'PrJA'FMSTA'IENUf,RCCHfSTfR, N,YIdol&ml~ARE<COOf71oS46-2700v'+)volAugust22,1996U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission DocumentControlDeskAttn:GuyVissingProjectDirectorate I-1Washington, D.C.20555


==Subject:==
==Subject:==
LER96-009,LeakOutsideContainment,DuetoWeldDefect,ResultsinLeakRateGreaterThanProgramLimitR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244
LER96-009,LeakOutsideContainment, DuetoWeldDefect,ResultsinLeakRateGreaterThanProgramLimitR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244


==DearMr.Vissing:==
==DearMr.Vissing:==
Inaccordancewith10CFR50.73,LicenseeEventReportSystem,item(a)(2)(i)(B),"Anyoperationorconditionprohibitedbytheplant'sTechnicalSpecifications",theattachedLicenseeEventReportLER96-009ishereby'ubmitted.EntryintoLimitingConditionforOperation3.0.3ofTechnicalSpecificationswasaconservativeactionbaseduponGinnaStationT.S.5.5.2"PrimaryCoolantSourcesOutsideContainmentProgram".AfurtherassessmentwillbeprovidedinasupplementtothisLERwhichwillbesubmittedbySeptember20,1996.Thiseventhasinnowayaffectedthepublic'shealthsafety.Verytrulyyours,RobertC.MecredyJSM:435xc:Mr.GuyVissing(MailStop14C7)ProjectDirectorateI-1Washington,D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406GinnaSeniorResidentInspector9608300053960822PDRADOCK050002448PDRVLJV
Inaccordance with10CFR50.73,LicenseeEventReportSystem,item(a)(2)(i)(B),"Anyoperation orcondition prohibited bytheplant'sTechnical Specifications",
theattachedLicenseeEventReportLER96-009ishereby'ubmitted.
EntryintoLimitingCondition forOperation


NRCFORM366(4-95)U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIOLICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)(Seereversoforrequirednumberofdigits/charactersforeachblock)APPROVEDBYOMBNO.3150.0104EXPIRES04/30/96ESTIMATEDBURDENPERRESPONSEToCOMPLYWITHTHISMANDATORYINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREQUEST:50.0HRS.REPORTEDLESSONSLEARNEDAREINCORPORATEDINTOTHELICENSINGPROCESSANDFEDBACKToINDUSTRY.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATEToTHEINFORMATIONANDRECORDSMANAGEMENTBRANCH(T-6F33),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON.DC20555.0001,ANDToTHEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECTFACILITYNAME(11R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKETNUMBER(2105000244PAGE(3)1OF5TITLE(41LeakOutsideContainment,DuetoWeldDefect,ResultsinLeakRateGreaterThanProgramLimitEVENTDATE(5)LERNUMBER(6)REPORTDATE(?IOTHERFACILITIESINVOLVED(6)MONTH07DAYYEAR2396SEQUENTIALREVISIONNUMBERNUMBER96-009-00MONTH08DAY22YEAR96FACIUTYNAMEFACILrrYNAMEOOCKETNUMBEROOCKETNUMBEROPERATINGMODE(9)THISREPORTISSUBMITTEDPURSUANTTOTHEREQUIREMENTSOF10CFRE:(Chockoneor20.2203(a)(2)(v)20.2201(b)X50.73(a)(2)(i)more)(11)50.73(a)(2)(viii)POWERLEVEL(10)NAME10020.2203(a)(1)20.2203(a)l2)(i)20.2203(a)(2)(ii)20.2203(a)(2)(iii)20.2203(a)(2)(iv)20.2203(a)(3)(il20.2203(a)(3)(ii)20.2203(a)(4)50.36(c)(1)50.36(c)(2)LICENSEECONTACTFORTHISLERSO.?3(a)(2)(ii)S0.73(a)(2)(iii)50.73(a)(2)(iv)50.73(a)(2)(v)50.73(a)(2)(vii)(12)'(ELEFHONENUMBER(InorvdeAreaCode)50.73(a)(2)(x)73.71OTHERSpecifyInAbstractbeloworinNRCForm366AJohnT.St.Martin-TechnicalAssistantCOMPLETEONELINEFOREACHCOMPONENTFAILUREDES(716)771-3641CRIBFDINTHISREPORT(13)CAUSESYSTEMBECOMPONENTMANUFACTURERPSFREPORTABLEToNPRDSCAUSESYSTEMCOMPONENTMANUFACTURERREPORTABLEToNPRDSSUPPLEMENTALREPORTEXPECTED(14)YES(IIyos,completeEXPECTEDSUBMISSIONDATE).NOEXPECTEDSUBMISSIONDATE(15)MONTHDAYYEAR092096ABSTRACT(Limitto1400spaces,i.e.,approximately15single.spacedtypewrittenlines)(16)OnJuly23,1996,atapproximately0857EDST,itwasdeterminedthattheleakrate(fromaleakonapipingsystemoutsideContainment)wasgreaterthantheanalyzedvalueoftwogallonsperhourforaprimarycoolantsourceoutsideContainment.ImmediatecorrectiveactionwastoconservativelyenterTechnicalSpecificationLimitingConditionforOperation3.0.3andinitiateaplantshutdown,.andtoinitiateactionstoisolatetheleakusingafreezeseal.Oncetheleakwasisolated,theplantexitedTechnicalSpecification3.0.3andtheshutdownwasstopped.Theleakingpipewascutoutandreplaced.Theunderlyingcauseoftheleakwasawelddefectwhichdatesbacktooriginalconstructioninthe1960's.ThiseventisNUREG-1022CauseCode(B).CorrectiveactiontopreventrecurrenceisoutlinedinSectionV.B.AdditionalcorrectiveactionswillbeidentifiedinasupplementtothisLER.NRCFORM366l4-95)
==3.0. 3ofTechnical==
NRCFORM366A(4-95ILICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONU.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCONIMISSIONFACILITYNAME(1)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKET05000244LERNUMBER(6IYEARSEQUENTIALREVISIONNUMBERNUMBER96-009-00PAGE(3I2OF5TEXTllfmorespaceisrequired,useadditionalcopiesofNRCForm886A/(17IPRE-EVENTPLANTCONDITIONS:OnJuly22,1996,theplantwasinMode1atapproximately100%steadystatereactorpower.Atapproximately1130EDST,aRadiationProtection(RP)technician,whowasperformingaroutineweeklysurveyoftheAuxiliaryBuilding,observedwaterdrippinginanareabehindtheRefuelingWaterStorageTank(RWST).TheRPtechniciannotifiedtheControlRoomoperators.EffortstolocatethesourceofthedrippingwaterandtoquantifytheleakratewereinitiatedbyOperationsandNuclearEngineeringServices(NES).ThesourceofwaterwasdeterminedtobeasmallleakonatestlinefortheContainmentSpray(CS)systemintheAuxiliaryBuilding,whichisoutsidetheContainment(CNMT).Theleakratewasestimatedtobeapproximatelyone(1)gallonpernour(GPH).TheControlRoomoperatorsdidnotidentifyanyrequirementthatwouldlimitplantoperations.TheShiftSupervisornotifiedOperationsmanagement,maintenancemanagement,andplantandNESstaffoftheleak.Allreachedasimilarconclusion.Thestaffworkedondevelopingandimplementinganactionplantoaddresstheproblem.TheissuesoflineintegrityandRWSToperabilitywereinvestigatedbyNESandLaboratoryInspectionServices(LIS)personnel~LISpersonnelmeasuredtheamountofpipecross-sectionandweldmetalremaining,andNESpersonneldeterminedthattherewasamplemetalintheaffectedareatoprovidesystemintegrity.Thesourceoftheleakwasidentifiedasasmallpinholeleakonapipe-to-90degreeforgedsocketelbowweldonatwo(2)inchnominalpipesizeSchedule10stainlesssteeltestlinefortheCSsystem.Theleakwasinapart-oftheCSsystemthatcouldnotbeisolatedfromtheRWSTbyvalvemanipulationswithoutmakingbothtrainsoftheemergencycorecoolingsystem(ECCS)inoperable.Theleakwasmonitoredthroughouttheremainderofthedayandnight.AnoperabilityassessmenthadbeenrequestedbytheShiftSupervisoronJuly22.Onthe'morningofJuly23,1996,thisassessmentwasreviewedbythePlantOperationsReviewCommittee(PORC).Thisassessment,whichwasbasedonconservativeassumptions,concludedthattheRWSTandECCSwerestilloperablewiththeunisolatedleak.Thisconclusionwassupportedbythefactthattherewasstillamplemetalareainthecross-sectionthatcanprovideintegrityofthepipeduringaseismicevent,andthatthetotalcombinedstresswaslessthantheyieldstrengthofthematerial.PORCrequestedamoreaccurateestimateoftheleakrate.Theleakratewasmeasuredandestimatedtobe2.5GPH.Thisleakrateisinexcessoftwo(2)GPH,whichisspecifiedinSurveillanceTestProcedurePT-39,"LeakageEvaluationofPrimaryCoolantSourcesOutsideContainment",astheprogramlimitforthemaximumintegratedleakrateoutsideCNMTfromthesesources.TheleakrateexceededtherequirementsofprocedurePT-39,anditwasinitiallyjudgedtobeaviolationofthe"PrimaryCoolantSourcesOutsideContainmentProgram",asspecifiedintheGinnaStationImprovedTechnicalSpecifications(ITS)Section5.5.2.ThePORCchairmanconservativelydirectedtheShiftSupervisbrtoenterITSLimitingConditionforOperation(LCO)3.0.3,basedontherequirementsofprocedurePT-39andAdministrativeProcedureA-52.4,"ControlofLimitingConditionsforOperatingEquipment",eventhoughtheplantwasincompliancewithallITSLCOs.NRCFORM366A(4-95I NRCFORM366A(4.95)LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONU.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONFACILITYNAME(1)DOCKETLERNUMBER(6)PAGE(3)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant05000244YEARSEQUENTIALREVISIONNUMBERNUMBER3OF596-009-00TEXTllfmorespaceisrequired,useadditionalcopiesofNRCForm366Al(17)DESCRIPTIONOFEVENT:A.DATESANDAPPROXIMATETIMESOFMAJOROCCURRENCES:July22,1996,1130EDST:AleakisidentifiedonalineoutsideofContainment.July23,1996,0857EDST:EventDateandTimeandDiscoveryDateandTime.July23,1996,0900EDST:Loadreductionisstarted.July23,1996,1440EDST:IntegratedleakageoutsideContainmentisdeterminedtobelessthantwoGPH.Loadreductionisstopped.B.EVENT:OnJuly23,1996,atapproximately0857EDST,withtheplantinMode1atapproximately100%steadystatereactorpower,thePlantOperationsReviewCommittee(PORC)conservativelydirectedtheShiftSupervisortoenterITSLCO3.0.3.TheShiftSupervisordirectedtheControlRoomoperatorstoinitiateaplantshutdown.Atapproximately0900EDST,theControlRoomoperatorsinitiatedaplantshutdownperNormalOperatingProcedure0-2.1,"NormalShutdowntoHotShutdown".TheMechanicalSupportgroupinitiatedactionstoprovideafreezesealtoisolatethesourceofleakagefromtheRWST.AfreezesealwasinitiatedbetweentheleakingsocketandtheCSpumpsuctionlinefromtheRWST.Atapproximately1440EDSTonJuly23,1996,thefreezesealhadisolatedtheleak.ITSLCO3.0.3wasexitedandtheloadreductionwasstopped.Theaffectedpipeandsocketweldswerecutoutandanewprefabricatedspoolpiecewasinstalled.Theaffectedweldwasretainedforfailuremodeanalysis.Aloadincreasetoreturntheplanttofullpowerwasinitiatedatapproximately1530EDSTonJuly23,1996.C.INOPERABLESTRUCTURES,COMPONENTS,ORSYSTEMSTHATCONTRIBUTEDTOTHEEVENT:NoneD.OTHERSYSTEMSORSECONDARYFUNCTIONSAFFECTED:Duetothelocationandsizeoftheleak,anoperabilityassessmentdeterminedthatnoemergencysafeguardssystemfunctionwasmadeinoperable.However,theleakwasnotisolablefromtheRWSTwithoutvalvemanipulationsthatwouldhaveresultedintheinoperabilityoftheRWSTandbothtrainsoftheECCS.NRCFORM366A(4.95)
Specifications wasaconservative actionbaseduponGinnaStationT.S.5.5.2"PrimaryCoolantSourcesOutsideContainment Program".
NRCFORM366A(4.95)LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONU.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONFACILITYNAMEI1)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKET05000244LERNUMBERI6)YEARSEQUENTIALREVISIONNUMBERNUMBER96-009-00PAGE{3)4OF5TEXTiifmorespaceisrequired,useaddirionalcopiesofNRCForm38&A/(17)METHODOFDISCOVERY'heleakwasfirstdiscoveredbyanRPtechnicianduringaroutineweeklysurveyoftheAuxiliaryBuilding.HenotifiedtheControlRoomoperators,andthepreciselocationwasconfirmedbyOperationsandEngineering.Confirmationthattheleakratewasabove2GPHoccurredaftermeasurementsperformedatthedirectionofPORC.F.OPERATORACTION:WhennotifiedbyPORC,theShiftSupervisordirectedtheControlRoomoperatorstoenterITSLCO3.0.3andtoinitiateaplantshutdown.TheControlRoomoperatorsinitiatedaplantshutdownperprocedure0-2.1.TheShiftSupervisorsubsequentlynotifiedtheNRCper10CFR50.72(b)(1)(i)(A),non-emergencyonehournotification,atapproximately0951EDSTonJuly23,1996.Whentheleakwasisolated,ITSLCO3.0.3wasexited,andtheplantwasreturnedtofullpower.G.SAFETYSYSTEMRESPONSES:NoneIII.CAUSEOFEVENT:A;IMMEDIATECAUSE:TheimmediatecauseoftheconditionprohibitedbyTechnicalSpecificationswastheconservativedeterminationbyPORCtoenterITSLCO3.0.3duetotheleak.B.INTERMEDIATECAUSE:Theintermediatecauseoftheleakwasapinholeleakintheweldattachingthepipetothesocketelbow.C.ROOTCAUSE:Theaffectedpipe,socket,andfilletweldwereanalyzedforthefailuremode.Thepinholewasdeterminedtobeanoriginalinstallationwelddefect(datingfromthe1960's)thatexistedoveranareaofslaginclusionintheweld.Almostalltheslaghadbeenleachedfromthepinholechanneloverthepast25years.ThiseventisNUREG-1022CauseCode(B),"Design,Manufacturing,Construction/Installation".NRCFORM366AI4-95)
Afurtherassessment willbeprovidedinasupplement tothisLERwhichwillbesubmitted bySeptember 20,1996.Thiseventhasinnowayaffectedthepublic'shealthsafety.Verytrulyyours,RobertC.MecredyJSM:435xc:Mr.GuyVissing(MailStop14C7)ProjectDirectorate I-1Washington, D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission RegionI475Allendale RoadKingofPrussia,PA19406GinnaSeniorResidentInspector 9608300053 960822PDRADOCK050002448PDRVLJV
NRCFORM366AI4-95)LXCENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONU.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONFACILITYNAMEI1)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKET05000244LERNUMBER(6)YEARSEQUENTIALREVISIONNUMBERNUMBER96-009-00PAGEI3)5OF5TEXT(ifmorespeceisrequired,useeddidonelcopiesofNRCForm386AII17)IV.ANALYSISOFEVENT:Thiseventisreportableinaccordancewith10CFR50.73,LicenseeEventReportSystem,item(a)(2)(i)(8),"Anyoperationorconditionprohibitedbytheplant'sTechnicalSpecifications".Theintegratedleakrateinexcessof2GPHoutsideCNMTresultedinconservativeentryintoITSLCO3.0.3.Anassessmentwillbeperformedconsideringboththesafetyconsequencesandimplicationsofthisevent.AsupplementtothisLERwillbesubmittedwiththeresultsofthisassessment.V.CORRECTIVEACTION:A.ACTIONTAKENTORETURNAFFECTEDSYSTEMSTOPRE-EVENTNORMALSTATUS:oThesourceoftheleakagewasisolatedfromtheRWSTbyfreezeseal,permittingexitfromITSLCO3.0.3.oTheaffectedpipeandsocketweldswerecutoutandreplacedwithanewprefabricatedspoolpiece,andthefreezesealwasremoved.ACTIONTAKENORPLANNEDTOPREVENTRECURRENCE:oFailureAnalysisoftheleakinthesocketweldhasbeenperformed.oTheadjacentoriginalexistingweldswerecutoutandreplaced.oAdditionalcorrectiveactionswillbeidentifiedinasupplementtothisLER.VI.ADDITIONALINFORMATION:A.FAILEDCOMPONENTS:Thefailedcomponentwasa2inchnominalpipesizeSchedule10pipe-to-90degreeforgedsocketelbowweld.Thepipeandsocketelbowarestainlesssteel,ASTMA312Type304andA182F304(forged)respectively.Thesocketweldwasar)originalinstallationweldmadebefore1970.B.PREVIOUSLERsONSIMILAREVENT"AsimilarLEReventhistoricalsearchwasconductedwiththefollowingresults:NodocumentationofsimilarLEReventswiththesamerootcauseatGinnaNuclearPowerPlantcouldbeidentified.C.SPECIALCOMMENTS:NAAI4.)N}}
 
NRCFORM366(4-95)U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSIO LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)(Seereversoforrequirednumberofdigits/characters foreachblock)APPROVEDBYOMBNO.3150.0104 EXPIRES04/30/96ESTIMATED BURDENPERRESPONSEToCOMPLYWITHTHISMANDATORY INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST:50.0HRS.REPORTEDLESSONSLEARNEDAREINCORPORATED INTOTHELICENSING PROCESSANDFEDBACKToINDUSTRY.
FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDING BURDENESTIMATEToTHEINFORMATION ANDRECORDSMANAGEMENT BRANCH(T-6F33),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION, WASHINGTON.
DC20555.0001, ANDToTHEPAPERWORK REDUCTION PROJECTFACILITYNAME(11R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKETNUMBER(2105000244PAGE(3)1OF5TITLE(41LeakOutsideContainment, DuetoWeldDefect,ResultsinLeakRateGreaterThanProgramLimitEVENTDATE(5)LERNUMBER(6)REPORTDATE(?IOTHERFACILITIES INVOLVED(6)MONTH07DAYYEAR2396SEQUENTIAL REVISIONNUMBERNUMBER96-009-00MONTH08DAY22YEAR96FACIUTYNAMEFACILrrYNAMEOOCKETNUMBEROOCKETNUMBER OPERATING MODE(9)THISREPORTISSUBMITTED PURSUANTTOTHEREQUIREMENTS OF10CFRE:(Chockoneor20.2203(a)(2)(v) 20.2201(b)
X50.73(a)(2)(i) more)(11)50.73(a)(2)(viii)
POWERLEVEL(10)NAME10020.2203(a)
(1)20.2203(a) l2)(i)20.2203(a)(2)(ii) 20.2203(a)(2)
(iii)20.2203(a)
(2)(iv)20.2203(a)(3)(il 20.2203(a)
(3)(ii)20.2203(a)
(4)50.36(c)(1) 50.36(c)(2)
LICENSEECONTACTFORTHISLERSO.?3(a)(2)(ii)
S0.73(a)(2)
(iii)50.73(a)(2)(iv) 50.73(a)(2)(v) 50.73(a)(2)(vii)(12)'(ELEFHONE NUMBER(InorvdeAreaCode)50.73(a)(2)(x) 73.71OTHERSpecifyInAbstractbeloworinNRCForm366AJohnT.St.Martin-Technical Assistant COMPLETEONELINEFOREACHCOMPONENT FAILUREDES(716)771-3641CRIBFDINTHISREPORT(13)CAUSESYSTEMBECOMPONENT MANUFACTURER PSFREPORTABLE ToNPRDSCAUSESYSTEMCOMPONENT MANUFACTURER REPORTABLE ToNPRDSSUPPLEMENTAL REPORTEXPECTED(14)YES(IIyos,completeEXPECTEDSUBMISSION DATE).NOEXPECTEDSUBMISSION DATE(15)MONTHDAYYEAR092096ABSTRACT(Limitto1400spaces,i.e.,approximately 15single.spaced typewritten lines)(16)OnJuly23,1996,atapproximately 0857EDST,itwasdetermined thattheleakrate(fromaleakonapipingsystemoutsideContainment) wasgreaterthantheanalyzedvalueoftwogallonsperhourforaprimarycoolantsourceoutsideContainment.
Immediate corrective actionwastoconservatively enterTechnical Specification LimitingCondition forOperation 3.0.3andinitiateaplantshutdown,.and toinitiateactionstoisolatetheleakusingafreezeseal.Oncetheleakwasisolated, theplantexitedTechnical Specification 3.0.3andtheshutdownwasstopped.Theleakingpipewascutoutandreplaced.
Theunderlying causeoftheleakwasawelddefectwhichdatesbacktooriginalconstruction inthe1960's.ThiseventisNUREG-1022 CauseCode(B).Corrective actiontopreventrecurrence isoutlinedinSectionV.B.Additional corrective actionswillbeidentified inasupplement tothisLER.NRCFORM366l4-95)
NRCFORM366A(4-95ILICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATION U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY CONIMISSION FACILITYNAME(1)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKET05000244LERNUMBER(6IYEARSEQUENTIAL REVISIONNUMBERNUMBER96-009-00PAGE(3I2OF5TEXTllfmorespaceisrequired, useadditional copiesofNRCForm886A/(17IPRE-EVENT PLANTCONDITIONS:
OnJuly22,1996,theplantwasinMode1atapproximately 100%steadystatereactorpower.Atapproximately 1130EDST,aRadiation Protection (RP)technician, whowasperforming aroutineweeklysurveyoftheAuxiliary
: Building, observedwaterdrippinginanareabehindtheRefueling WaterStorageTank(RWST).TheRPtechnician notifiedtheControlRoomoperators.
Effortstolocatethesourceofthedrippingwaterandtoquantifytheleakratewereinitiated byOperations andNuclearEngineering Services(NES).Thesourceofwaterwasdetermined tobeasmallleakonatestlinefortheContainment Spray(CS)systemintheAuxiliary
: Building, whichisoutsidetheContainment (CNMT).Theleakratewasestimated tobeapproximately one(1)gallonpernour(GPH).TheControlRoomoperators didnotidentifyanyrequirement thatwouldlimitplantoperations.
TheShiftSupervisor notifiedOperations management, maintenance management, andplantandNESstaffoftheleak.Allreachedasimilarconclusion.
Thestaffworkedondeveloping andimplementing anactionplantoaddresstheproblem.Theissuesoflineintegrity andRWSToperability wereinvestigated byNESandLaboratory Inspection Services(LIS)personnel
~LISpersonnel measuredtheamountofpipecross-section andweldmetalremaining, andNESpersonnel determined thattherewasamplemetalintheaffectedareatoprovidesystemintegrity.
Thesourceoftheleakwasidentified asasmallpinholeleakonapipe-to-90 degreeforgedsocketelbowweldonatwo(2)inchnominalpipesizeSchedule10stainless steeltestlinefortheCSsystem.Theleakwasinapart-oftheCSsystemthatcouldnotbeisolatedfromtheRWSTbyvalvemanipulations withoutmakingbothtrainsoftheemergency corecoolingsystem(ECCS)inoperable.
Theleakwasmonitored throughout theremainder ofthedayandnight.Anoperability assessment hadbeenrequested bytheShiftSupervisor onJuly22.Onthe'morningofJuly23,1996,thisassessment wasreviewedbythePlantOperations ReviewCommittee (PORC).Thisassessment, whichwasbasedonconservative assumptions, concluded thattheRWSTandECCSwerestilloperablewiththeunisolated leak.Thisconclusion wassupported bythefactthattherewasstillamplemetalareainthecross-section thatcanprovideintegrity ofthepipeduringaseismicevent,andthatthetotalcombinedstresswaslessthantheyieldstrengthofthematerial.
PORCrequested amoreaccurateestimateoftheleakrate.Theleakratewasmeasuredandestimated tobe2.5GPH.Thisleakrateisinexcessoftwo(2)GPH,whichisspecified inSurveillance TestProcedure PT-39,"LeakageEvaluation ofPrimaryCoolantSourcesOutsideContainment",
astheprogramlimitforthemaximumintegrated leakrateoutsideCNMTfromthesesources.Theleakrateexceededtherequirements ofprocedure PT-39,anditwasinitially judgedtobeaviolation ofthe"PrimaryCoolantSourcesOutsideContainment Program",
asspecified intheGinnaStationImprovedTechnical Specifications (ITS)Section5.5.2.ThePORCchairmanconservatively directedtheShiftSupervisbr toenterITSLimitingCondition forOperation (LCO)3.0.3,basedontherequirements ofprocedure PT-39andAdministrative Procedure A-52.4,"ControlofLimitingConditions forOperating Equipment",
eventhoughtheplantwasincompliance withallITSLCOs.NRCFORM366A(4-95I NRCFORM366A(4.95)LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATION U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION FACILITYNAME(1)DOCKETLERNUMBER(6)PAGE(3)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant05000244YEARSEQUENTIAL REVISIONNUMBERNUMBER3OF596-009-00TEXTllfmorespaceisrequired, useadditional copiesofNRCForm366Al(17)DESCRIPTION OFEVENT:A.DATESANDAPPROXIMATE TIMESOFMAJOROCCURRENCES:
July22,1996,1130EDST:Aleakisidentified onalineoutsideofContainment.
July23,1996,0857EDST:EventDateandTimeandDiscovery DateandTime.July23,1996,0900EDST:Loadreduction isstarted.July23,1996,1440EDST:Integrated leakageoutsideContainment isdetermined tobelessthantwoGPH.Loadreduction isstopped.B.EVENT:OnJuly23,1996,atapproximately 0857EDST,withtheplantinMode1atapproximately 100%steadystatereactorpower,thePlantOperations ReviewCommittee (PORC)conservatively directedtheShiftSupervisor toenterITSLCO3.0.3.TheShiftSupervisor directedtheControlRoomoperators toinitiateaplantshutdown.
Atapproximately 0900EDST,theControlRoomoperators initiated aplantshutdownperNormalOperating Procedure 0-2.1,"NormalShutdowntoHotShutdown".
TheMechanical Supportgroupinitiated actionstoprovideafreezesealtoisolatethesourceofleakagefromtheRWST.Afreezesealwasinitiated betweentheleakingsocketandtheCSpumpsuctionlinefromtheRWST.Atapproximately 1440EDSTonJuly23,1996,thefreezesealhadisolatedtheleak.ITSLCO3.0.3wasexitedandtheloadreduction wasstopped.Theaffectedpipeandsocketweldswerecutoutandanewprefabricated spoolpiece wasinstalled.
Theaffectedweldwasretainedforfailuremodeanalysis.
Aloadincreasetoreturntheplanttofullpowerwasinitiated atapproximately 1530EDSTonJuly23,1996.C.INOPERABLE STRUCTURES, COMPONENTS, ORSYSTEMSTHATCONTRIBUTED TOTHEEVENT:NoneD.OTHERSYSTEMSORSECONDARY FUNCTIONS AFFECTED:
Duetothelocationandsizeoftheleak,anoperability assessment determined thatnoemergency safeguards systemfunctionwasmadeinoperable.
However,theleakwasnotisolablefromtheRWSTwithoutvalvemanipulations thatwouldhaveresultedintheinoperability oftheRWSTandbothtrainsoftheECCS.NRCFORM366A(4.95)
NRCFORM366A(4.95)LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATION U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION FACILITYNAMEI1)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKET05000244LERNUMBERI6)YEARSEQUENTIAL REVISIONNUMBERNUMBER96-009-00PAGE{3)4OF5TEXTiifmorespaceisrequired, useaddirionalcopiesofNRCForm38&A/(17)METHODOFDISCOVERY'he leakwasfirstdiscovered byanRPtechnician duringaroutineweeklysurveyoftheAuxiliary Building.
HenotifiedtheControlRoomoperators, andthepreciselocationwasconfirmed byOperations andEngineering.
Confirmation thattheleakratewasabove2GPHoccurredaftermeasurements performed atthedirection ofPORC.F.OPERATORACTION:WhennotifiedbyPORC,theShiftSupervisor directedtheControlRoomoperators toenterITSLCO3.0.3andtoinitiateaplantshutdown.
TheControlRoomoperators initiated aplantshutdownperprocedure 0-2.1.TheShiftSupervisor subsequently notifiedtheNRCper10CFR50.72(b)(1)(i)(A),non-emergency onehournotification, atapproximately 0951EDSTonJuly23,1996.Whentheleakwasisolated, ITSLCO3.0.3wasexited,andtheplantwasreturnedtofullpower.G.SAFETYSYSTEMRESPONSES:
NoneIII.CAUSEOFEVENT:A;IMMEDIATE CAUSE:Theimmediate causeofthecondition prohibited byTechnical Specifications wastheconservative determination byPORCtoenterITSLCO3.0.3duetotheleak.B.INTERMEDIATE CAUSE:Theintermediate causeoftheleakwasapinholeleakintheweldattaching thepipetothesocketelbow.C.ROOTCAUSE:Theaffectedpipe,socket,andfilletweldwereanalyzedforthefailuremode.Thepinholewasdetermined tobeanoriginalinstallation welddefect(datingfromthe1960's)thatexistedoveranareaofslaginclusion intheweld.Almostalltheslaghadbeenleachedfromthepinholechanneloverthepast25years.ThiseventisNUREG-1022 CauseCode(B),"Design,Manufacturing, Construction
/Installation".
NRCFORM366AI4-95)
NRCFORM366AI4-95)LXCENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATION U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION FACILITYNAMEI1)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKET05000244LERNUMBER(6)YEARSEQUENTIAL REVISIONNUMBERNUMBER96-009-00PAGEI3)5OF5TEXT(ifmorespeceisrequired, useeddidonel copiesofNRCForm386AII17)IV.ANALYSISOFEVENT:Thiseventisreportable inaccordance with10CFR50.73,LicenseeEventReportSystem,item(a)(2)(i)(8),"Anyoperation orcondition prohibited bytheplant'sTechnical Specifications".
Theintegrated leakrateinexcessof2GPHoutsideCNMTresultedinconservative entryintoITSLCO3.0.3.Anassessment willbeperformed considering boththesafetyconsequences andimplications ofthisevent.Asupplement tothisLERwillbesubmitted withtheresultsofthisassessment.
V.CORRECTIVE ACTION:A.ACTIONTAKENTORETURNAFFECTEDSYSTEMSTOPRE-EVENT NORMALSTATUS:oThesourceoftheleakagewasisolatedfromtheRWSTbyfreezeseal,permitting exitfromITSLCO3.0.3.oTheaffectedpipeandsocketweldswerecutoutandreplacedwithanewprefabricated spoolpiece, andthefreezesealwasremoved.ACTIONTAKENORPLANNEDTOPREVENTRECURRENCE:
oFailureAnalysisoftheleakinthesocketweldhasbeenperformed.
oTheadjacentoriginalexistingweldswerecutoutandreplaced.
oAdditional corrective actionswillbeidentified inasupplement tothisLER.VI.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A.FAILEDCOMPONENTS:
Thefailedcomponent wasa2inchnominalpipesizeSchedule10pipe-to-90 degreeforgedsocketelbowweld.Thepipeandsocketelbowarestainless steel,ASTMA312Type304andA182F304(forged)respectively.
Thesocketweldwasar)originalinstallation weldmadebefore1970.B.PREVIOUSLERsONSIMILAREVENT"AsimilarLEReventhistorical searchwasconducted withthefollowing results:Nodocumentation ofsimilarLEReventswiththesamerootcauseatGinnaNuclearPowerPlantcouldbeidentified.
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LER 96-009-00:on 960723,determined Leak on Piping Sys Outside Containment Greater than Program Limit.Caused by Weld Defect.Pipe & Socket Welds Were Cut Out & Replaced. W/960822 Ltr
ML17264A589
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Issue date: 08/22/1996
From: MARTIN J T, MECREDY R C
ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
LER-96-009, LER-96-9, NUDOCS 9608300053
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CATEGORY3REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSION NBR:9608300053 DOC.DATE:

96/08/22NOTARIZED:

NODOCKETgFACIL:50-244 RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,Rochester G05000244AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION MARTIN,J.T.

Rochester GasaElectricCorp.MEREDYiR.C.

Rochester GasaElectricCorp.RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION

SUBJECT:

LER96-009-00:on 960723,determined fromleakonpiping,sysoutsidecontainment greaterthanprogramlimit.Causedbywelddefect.Pipeasocketweldswerecutout&replaced.

W/960822ltr.DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE22TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR ENCLSIZE:TITLE:50.73/50.9 LicenseeEventReport(LER),IncidentRpt,etc.NOTES:License Expdateinaccordance with10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).

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Subject:

LER96-009,LeakOutsideContainment, DuetoWeldDefect,ResultsinLeakRateGreaterThanProgramLimitR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244

DearMr.Vissing:

Inaccordance with10CFR50.73,LicenseeEventReportSystem,item(a)(2)(i)(B),"Anyoperation orcondition prohibited bytheplant'sTechnical Specifications",

theattachedLicenseeEventReportLER96-009ishereby'ubmitted.

EntryintoLimitingCondition forOperation

3.0. 3ofTechnical

Specifications wasaconservative actionbaseduponGinnaStationT.S.5.5.2"PrimaryCoolantSourcesOutsideContainment Program".

Afurtherassessment willbeprovidedinasupplement tothisLERwhichwillbesubmitted bySeptember 20,1996.Thiseventhasinnowayaffectedthepublic'shealthsafety.Verytrulyyours,RobertC.MecredyJSM:435xc:Mr.GuyVissing(MailStop14C7)ProjectDirectorate I-1Washington, D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission RegionI475Allendale RoadKingofPrussia,PA19406GinnaSeniorResidentInspector 9608300053 960822PDRADOCK050002448PDRVLJV

NRCFORM366(4-95)U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSIO LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)(Seereversoforrequirednumberofdigits/characters foreachblock)APPROVEDBYOMBNO.3150.0104 EXPIRES04/30/96ESTIMATED BURDENPERRESPONSEToCOMPLYWITHTHISMANDATORY INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST:50.0HRS.REPORTEDLESSONSLEARNEDAREINCORPORATED INTOTHELICENSING PROCESSANDFEDBACKToINDUSTRY.

FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDING BURDENESTIMATEToTHEINFORMATION ANDRECORDSMANAGEMENT BRANCH(T-6F33),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION, WASHINGTON.

DC20555.0001, ANDToTHEPAPERWORK REDUCTION PROJECTFACILITYNAME(11R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKETNUMBER(2105000244PAGE(3)1OF5TITLE(41LeakOutsideContainment, DuetoWeldDefect,ResultsinLeakRateGreaterThanProgramLimitEVENTDATE(5)LERNUMBER(6)REPORTDATE(?IOTHERFACILITIES INVOLVED(6)MONTH07DAYYEAR2396SEQUENTIAL REVISIONNUMBERNUMBER96-009-00MONTH08DAY22YEAR96FACIUTYNAMEFACILrrYNAMEOOCKETNUMBEROOCKETNUMBER OPERATING MODE(9)THISREPORTISSUBMITTED PURSUANTTOTHEREQUIREMENTS OF10CFRE:(Chockoneor20.2203(a)(2)(v) 20.2201(b)

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POWERLEVEL(10)NAME10020.2203(a)

(1)20.2203(a) l2)(i)20.2203(a)(2)(ii) 20.2203(a)(2)

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LICENSEECONTACTFORTHISLERSO.?3(a)(2)(ii)

S0.73(a)(2)

(iii)50.73(a)(2)(iv) 50.73(a)(2)(v) 50.73(a)(2)(vii)(12)'(ELEFHONE NUMBER(InorvdeAreaCode)50.73(a)(2)(x) 73.71OTHERSpecifyInAbstractbeloworinNRCForm366AJohnT.St.Martin-Technical Assistant COMPLETEONELINEFOREACHCOMPONENT FAILUREDES(716)771-3641CRIBFDINTHISREPORT(13)CAUSESYSTEMBECOMPONENT MANUFACTURER PSFREPORTABLE ToNPRDSCAUSESYSTEMCOMPONENT MANUFACTURER REPORTABLE ToNPRDSSUPPLEMENTAL REPORTEXPECTED(14)YES(IIyos,completeEXPECTEDSUBMISSION DATE).NOEXPECTEDSUBMISSION DATE(15)MONTHDAYYEAR092096ABSTRACT(Limitto1400spaces,i.e.,approximately 15single.spaced typewritten lines)(16)OnJuly23,1996,atapproximately 0857EDST,itwasdetermined thattheleakrate(fromaleakonapipingsystemoutsideContainment) wasgreaterthantheanalyzedvalueoftwogallonsperhourforaprimarycoolantsourceoutsideContainment.

Immediate corrective actionwastoconservatively enterTechnical Specification LimitingCondition forOperation 3.0.3andinitiateaplantshutdown,.and toinitiateactionstoisolatetheleakusingafreezeseal.Oncetheleakwasisolated, theplantexitedTechnical Specification 3.0.3andtheshutdownwasstopped.Theleakingpipewascutoutandreplaced.

Theunderlying causeoftheleakwasawelddefectwhichdatesbacktooriginalconstruction inthe1960's.ThiseventisNUREG-1022 CauseCode(B).Corrective actiontopreventrecurrence isoutlinedinSectionV.B.Additional corrective actionswillbeidentified inasupplement tothisLER.NRCFORM366l4-95)

NRCFORM366A(4-95ILICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATION U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY CONIMISSION FACILITYNAME(1)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKET05000244LERNUMBER(6IYEARSEQUENTIAL REVISIONNUMBERNUMBER96-009-00PAGE(3I2OF5TEXTllfmorespaceisrequired, useadditional copiesofNRCForm886A/(17IPRE-EVENT PLANTCONDITIONS:

OnJuly22,1996,theplantwasinMode1atapproximately 100%steadystatereactorpower.Atapproximately 1130EDST,aRadiation Protection (RP)technician, whowasperforming aroutineweeklysurveyoftheAuxiliary

Building, observedwaterdrippinginanareabehindtheRefueling WaterStorageTank(RWST).TheRPtechnician notifiedtheControlRoomoperators.

Effortstolocatethesourceofthedrippingwaterandtoquantifytheleakratewereinitiated byOperations andNuclearEngineering Services(NES).Thesourceofwaterwasdetermined tobeasmallleakonatestlinefortheContainment Spray(CS)systemintheAuxiliary

Building, whichisoutsidetheContainment (CNMT).Theleakratewasestimated tobeapproximately one(1)gallonpernour(GPH).TheControlRoomoperators didnotidentifyanyrequirement thatwouldlimitplantoperations.

TheShiftSupervisor notifiedOperations management, maintenance management, andplantandNESstaffoftheleak.Allreachedasimilarconclusion.

Thestaffworkedondeveloping andimplementing anactionplantoaddresstheproblem.Theissuesoflineintegrity andRWSToperability wereinvestigated byNESandLaboratory Inspection Services(LIS)personnel

~LISpersonnel measuredtheamountofpipecross-section andweldmetalremaining, andNESpersonnel determined thattherewasamplemetalintheaffectedareatoprovidesystemintegrity.

Thesourceoftheleakwasidentified asasmallpinholeleakonapipe-to-90 degreeforgedsocketelbowweldonatwo(2)inchnominalpipesizeSchedule10stainless steeltestlinefortheCSsystem.Theleakwasinapart-oftheCSsystemthatcouldnotbeisolatedfromtheRWSTbyvalvemanipulations withoutmakingbothtrainsoftheemergency corecoolingsystem(ECCS)inoperable.

Theleakwasmonitored throughout theremainder ofthedayandnight.Anoperability assessment hadbeenrequested bytheShiftSupervisor onJuly22.Onthe'morningofJuly23,1996,thisassessment wasreviewedbythePlantOperations ReviewCommittee (PORC).Thisassessment, whichwasbasedonconservative assumptions, concluded thattheRWSTandECCSwerestilloperablewiththeunisolated leak.Thisconclusion wassupported bythefactthattherewasstillamplemetalareainthecross-section thatcanprovideintegrity ofthepipeduringaseismicevent,andthatthetotalcombinedstresswaslessthantheyieldstrengthofthematerial.

PORCrequested amoreaccurateestimateoftheleakrate.Theleakratewasmeasuredandestimated tobe2.5GPH.Thisleakrateisinexcessoftwo(2)GPH,whichisspecified inSurveillance TestProcedure PT-39,"LeakageEvaluation ofPrimaryCoolantSourcesOutsideContainment",

astheprogramlimitforthemaximumintegrated leakrateoutsideCNMTfromthesesources.Theleakrateexceededtherequirements ofprocedure PT-39,anditwasinitially judgedtobeaviolation ofthe"PrimaryCoolantSourcesOutsideContainment Program",

asspecified intheGinnaStationImprovedTechnical Specifications (ITS)Section5.5.2.ThePORCchairmanconservatively directedtheShiftSupervisbr toenterITSLimitingCondition forOperation (LCO)3.0.3,basedontherequirements ofprocedure PT-39andAdministrative Procedure A-52.4,"ControlofLimitingConditions forOperating Equipment",

eventhoughtheplantwasincompliance withallITSLCOs.NRCFORM366A(4-95I NRCFORM366A(4.95)LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATION U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION FACILITYNAME(1)DOCKETLERNUMBER(6)PAGE(3)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant05000244YEARSEQUENTIAL REVISIONNUMBERNUMBER3OF596-009-00TEXTllfmorespaceisrequired, useadditional copiesofNRCForm366Al(17)DESCRIPTION OFEVENT:A.DATESANDAPPROXIMATE TIMESOFMAJOROCCURRENCES:

July22,1996,1130EDST:Aleakisidentified onalineoutsideofContainment.

July23,1996,0857EDST:EventDateandTimeandDiscovery DateandTime.July23,1996,0900EDST:Loadreduction isstarted.July23,1996,1440EDST:Integrated leakageoutsideContainment isdetermined tobelessthantwoGPH.Loadreduction isstopped.B.EVENT:OnJuly23,1996,atapproximately 0857EDST,withtheplantinMode1atapproximately 100%steadystatereactorpower,thePlantOperations ReviewCommittee (PORC)conservatively directedtheShiftSupervisor toenterITSLCO3.0.3.TheShiftSupervisor directedtheControlRoomoperators toinitiateaplantshutdown.

Atapproximately 0900EDST,theControlRoomoperators initiated aplantshutdownperNormalOperating Procedure 0-2.1,"NormalShutdowntoHotShutdown".

TheMechanical Supportgroupinitiated actionstoprovideafreezesealtoisolatethesourceofleakagefromtheRWST.Afreezesealwasinitiated betweentheleakingsocketandtheCSpumpsuctionlinefromtheRWST.Atapproximately 1440EDSTonJuly23,1996,thefreezesealhadisolatedtheleak.ITSLCO3.0.3wasexitedandtheloadreduction wasstopped.Theaffectedpipeandsocketweldswerecutoutandanewprefabricated spoolpiece wasinstalled.

Theaffectedweldwasretainedforfailuremodeanalysis.

Aloadincreasetoreturntheplanttofullpowerwasinitiated atapproximately 1530EDSTonJuly23,1996.C.INOPERABLE STRUCTURES, COMPONENTS, ORSYSTEMSTHATCONTRIBUTED TOTHEEVENT:NoneD.OTHERSYSTEMSORSECONDARY FUNCTIONS AFFECTED:

Duetothelocationandsizeoftheleak,anoperability assessment determined thatnoemergency safeguards systemfunctionwasmadeinoperable.

However,theleakwasnotisolablefromtheRWSTwithoutvalvemanipulations thatwouldhaveresultedintheinoperability oftheRWSTandbothtrainsoftheECCS.NRCFORM366A(4.95)

NRCFORM366A(4.95)LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATION U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION FACILITYNAMEI1)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKET05000244LERNUMBERI6)YEARSEQUENTIAL REVISIONNUMBERNUMBER96-009-00PAGE{3)4OF5TEXTiifmorespaceisrequired, useaddirionalcopiesofNRCForm38&A/(17)METHODOFDISCOVERY'he leakwasfirstdiscovered byanRPtechnician duringaroutineweeklysurveyoftheAuxiliary Building.

HenotifiedtheControlRoomoperators, andthepreciselocationwasconfirmed byOperations andEngineering.

Confirmation thattheleakratewasabove2GPHoccurredaftermeasurements performed atthedirection ofPORC.F.OPERATORACTION:WhennotifiedbyPORC,theShiftSupervisor directedtheControlRoomoperators toenterITSLCO3.0.3andtoinitiateaplantshutdown.

TheControlRoomoperators initiated aplantshutdownperprocedure 0-2.1.TheShiftSupervisor subsequently notifiedtheNRCper10CFR50.72(b)(1)(i)(A),non-emergency onehournotification, atapproximately 0951EDSTonJuly23,1996.Whentheleakwasisolated, ITSLCO3.0.3wasexited,andtheplantwasreturnedtofullpower.G.SAFETYSYSTEMRESPONSES:

NoneIII.CAUSEOFEVENT:A;IMMEDIATE CAUSE:Theimmediate causeofthecondition prohibited byTechnical Specifications wastheconservative determination byPORCtoenterITSLCO3.0.3duetotheleak.B.INTERMEDIATE CAUSE:Theintermediate causeoftheleakwasapinholeleakintheweldattaching thepipetothesocketelbow.C.ROOTCAUSE:Theaffectedpipe,socket,andfilletweldwereanalyzedforthefailuremode.Thepinholewasdetermined tobeanoriginalinstallation welddefect(datingfromthe1960's)thatexistedoveranareaofslaginclusion intheweld.Almostalltheslaghadbeenleachedfromthepinholechanneloverthepast25years.ThiseventisNUREG-1022 CauseCode(B),"Design,Manufacturing, Construction

/Installation".

NRCFORM366AI4-95)

NRCFORM366AI4-95)LXCENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATION U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION FACILITYNAMEI1)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKET05000244LERNUMBER(6)YEARSEQUENTIAL REVISIONNUMBERNUMBER96-009-00PAGEI3)5OF5TEXT(ifmorespeceisrequired, useeddidonel copiesofNRCForm386AII17)IV.ANALYSISOFEVENT:Thiseventisreportable inaccordance with10CFR50.73,LicenseeEventReportSystem,item(a)(2)(i)(8),"Anyoperation orcondition prohibited bytheplant'sTechnical Specifications".

Theintegrated leakrateinexcessof2GPHoutsideCNMTresultedinconservative entryintoITSLCO3.0.3.Anassessment willbeperformed considering boththesafetyconsequences andimplications ofthisevent.Asupplement tothisLERwillbesubmitted withtheresultsofthisassessment.

V.CORRECTIVE ACTION:A.ACTIONTAKENTORETURNAFFECTEDSYSTEMSTOPRE-EVENT NORMALSTATUS:oThesourceoftheleakagewasisolatedfromtheRWSTbyfreezeseal,permitting exitfromITSLCO3.0.3.oTheaffectedpipeandsocketweldswerecutoutandreplacedwithanewprefabricated spoolpiece, andthefreezesealwasremoved.ACTIONTAKENORPLANNEDTOPREVENTRECURRENCE:

oFailureAnalysisoftheleakinthesocketweldhasbeenperformed.

oTheadjacentoriginalexistingweldswerecutoutandreplaced.

oAdditional corrective actionswillbeidentified inasupplement tothisLER.VI.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

A.FAILEDCOMPONENTS:

Thefailedcomponent wasa2inchnominalpipesizeSchedule10pipe-to-90 degreeforgedsocketelbowweld.Thepipeandsocketelbowarestainless steel,ASTMA312Type304andA182F304(forged)respectively.

Thesocketweldwasar)originalinstallation weldmadebefore1970.B.PREVIOUSLERsONSIMILAREVENT"AsimilarLEReventhistorical searchwasconducted withthefollowing results:Nodocumentation ofsimilarLEReventswiththesamerootcauseatGinnaNuclearPowerPlantcouldbeidentified.

C.SPECIALCOMMENTS:

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