ML18067A440

LER 97-003-00:on 961101,four Piping Lines Were Determined to Be Potentially Susceptible to Pressurization Due to Containment Temperature Increase During an Accident.Cac Discharge Piping Will Be verified.W/970321 Ltr

ML18067A440
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	03/21/1997
From:	Kozup C, Thomas J. Palmisano CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
LER-97-003-01, LER-97-3-1, NUDOCS 9703270234
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A.CMS Energy Company Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert. Ml 49043

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• March 21, 1997

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

• ATTN: Document Control Desk

• Washington, De 20555 DOCKET 50-255 - LICENSE DPR PALISADES* PLANT ' *.- - * :* * <'-'~ > ,

_INFORMATIONAL LICENSEE EVENT REPORT 97-003-POTENTIAL'FOR STEAM

. VOIDING AND WATER HAMMER IN CONTAINMENT AIR COOLER SYSTEM AND .

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"FOR OVERPRESSURlzATION OF CLOSED PIPING SYSTEMS.

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..iritormational Licensee Event Report 91-003 is attached. This repo'it was generatecf** :_. .

due to *our continuing revie.w of Gene*ric Letter 96-06, .dated September 30, .1996.

SUMMARY

OF COMMITMENTS*:

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Thomas J. Palmisano Site Vice President .

CC Administrator', Region Ill, USNRC Project Manager, NRR, USNRC NRC Resident Inspector - Palisades .', '-,

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.TITLE (4)1NFORMATIONAL LICENSEE EVENT R~PORT 97-003- POTENTIAL.FOR STEAM VOIDING AND WATER HAMMER IN CONTAINMENT AIR CO.OLER SYSTEM, AND FOR OVERPRESSURIZATION OF CLOSED PIPING SYSTEMS .* . . ... * * .

EVENT DATE (5) LER NUMBER (6) REPORT DATE.m .

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• Charles-S: Kozup;. Licensing Engin~er * * (616) 764-2009.

COMPLETE ONE LINE FOR EACH COMPONENT FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT (13)

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ABSTRACT (Umlt to 1400 spaces. I.e., approximately 15 slngle-si)aCed typewritten iln~) O6): ... \*

The-Palisades review of Generic"tetter 96-06, *has* determined the following:** * ** ,

• *1) \A/aterhammer.coulq occur in-the*ServiceWater (SW)"reti.mi plpi.ng downstream ofthe.CACs (VHX-1, 2 *. &-3) whiCh ar~ ln-:-service. * . . .* . . . . .. .. .. . .

' 2) .. While* CAC VHX-4~.is isolated during a D.BA; itwas~ detenni"ne~:Hhat a stearrrbub.~le could * * .*

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• The CACs (VHX-1, 2, &:3) were: determined to be-susceptit;>le to short-tenn tWo-phase flow:

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4). Simplified, bounding_an.alyses show.ad th~t the li_nes Y{~>Uld r.emain.:oper~ble .. Detailed ..... *

• analyses :are lri progress to verify .that _FSA~ *d:~sign _criteria: a.re. sat!sfieq ... *. :. -: . ..

Four piping 1.ineswere determined to be potentially suseeptible to pres~urization due to a ._

containment:temper~ture increase during an accident These four-piping line*s are the clean waste receiver tank fill and drain lines (2 lines) arid the reactor cavi~y fill and drain lines (2 lines).

Analyses were not performed *to predict pressures in the line*s be~use the plant was in a refueling outage. - Instead, modifications *or procedure changes .were completed pefore startup to elimi.nate the potential for overpres.surization. * .. * * * * * ** * * .*.: * *. . *

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NRC FORM 368a J:==============n** *:~.*:.

• • NUCLEAH. REGULATORY COMMISSION 4195 LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER) .. . *.* * *. *:<~°'>;: -~*> ;.:>;~. :1 TEXT CONTINUATION YEAR REVISION NUMBER 20F4

• 05000255 PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT 97 - 003 - 00 TEXT (If more space is required, .use additional copies of NR~ Form 366A) (17)

EVENT DESCRIPTION On November 1, 1996, the Palisades Plant was shutdown to begin a refueling outage. During the .

refueling outage, the review of Generic Letter 96-06, "Assurance of Equipment Operability and:

Containment Integrity During Design Basis Accident. Conditions" eontinued. Evaluations were

• done to determine the susceptibility of the containment air cooler (CAC) cooling wat~r .systern to either w~ter hammer or two-phase flow conditions during any postulated design basis ~cci~ent *

(OBA) conditions. 'While both a Main Steam Line Break (MSLB) and a Loss of Coolant'Aceident (LOCA) were considered, the LOCA w~s determined to be limiting when coinciding with a Loss of Offsite Power (LO.OP) event. At Palisades, three of the four CACs *are in service during ~ OBA:

The fourth required a .separate.evaluation since it is valved ~ut during a OBA. *

.. lJie evallJations* determined that water hammer could occur in th.e Service* Water ($W)~ret~m :. ,* -

piping downstream of the CACs (VHX-1, 2, & 3) which are in-service following.*a OBA. The water hammer loading was Qounded by a case where the system*refillis initiated at times later ttian the diesel generator start times assumed -for a LOOP .. It was determined that water hammer. would not .

. . occur. in ttie CACs for-the case of *a LOCA coincident with* a LOOP, wh!ch is ttie desig*n basis. for .*

Pali.sades. Howe.ver,*_if the refill occurred at a later time: the\vater slug from *refill would cqllide.

. . with the water slug in ttie 6-incti discharge line. The water hammer loading at this location was.

determined to be acceptable. *

• While CAC VHX-4 is isolated during a OBA, it was determined that a* steam bubble could form. If a steam .bubble formed, then a water hammer coul_d result due to a steam bubble .c0llap.se wheri SW is reinitiated. Because a modification was readily available that could prevent the '.Nater_h~mmer from*o6curring, and thecost and man-hours to perform the detailed analyses'. were significant, the

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• detailed analyses~were not performed to determine the loading rn~gnitude and the impact on

• piping. The water hammer potential was resolved by a modification to. ch~n-ge )he ..isolatlo~ri-valve --

to the inl~t side of the CAC from the outlet side. **

The CAC cooling water syst_erns for the operable (VHX-1,2, & 3) CACs were suseeptible to water hammer and two-phase flow during certain OBA events. However, neither ofthese conditions has

• been determined.to cause these systems to be inoperable. Only the CAC discharge piping is susceptible to water hammer and this piping was determined, through a simplified, bounding analysis, to be operable with respect to the water hammer loads. The two-phase flow was shown to* exist for only a fradion of the time that would-be necessary to cause an unacceptable temperature increase within containment. *

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NRC FORM 388a

• NUCLEAR REGULATORY' COMMISSION 4195 ..

• LICENSEE. EVENT REPORT (LER)

TEXT CONTINUATION

- ... YEAR REVISION' 05000255 NUMBER 30F4 PAUSADES NUCLEAR PLANT 97 003 - . 00' TEXT (If more spa?8 ls required, use additional copies of NRC Fonn 366A)_ (17)

The c6ntainment piping systems were reviewed to identify sections which contained fiuid and could.potentially expand and pr~ssurize the *piping as temperature increased during a OBA. Most containment piping ~ys.tems were screened out b.ecause they were not susceptible to large - .

• pressure increases thafcould ovefpressurize the line.s .. Only fo*ur iin.es were determined to_ be.-

. pote~tially susceptible tooverpressurization: These fo~r lines were nonsafety_related except for.:

very short sections associated with. c6ntainmerit penetrations. Because changes to* remove the**: - .

.pot~ntlal for overJ?ressurization ciould be.made q*ui~ly and inexpensively, thQse:cha11*ges w~re

• made in lieu of expending resources:on *analyses to*determine whether overpressurizafionwould actually o~t: All fou_r of these. lines werE:t re.splved prior to the plant startup-form ~he refue!ing *.. :

outage: the clean waste r~ceiver tank fill and drain lines (2 lines) were modified by adding_ sur~ie:

pots. to alleviate that possibility. The reactor- ~vify fill.and .drain linf3S- (2 lines) are being controlled*

by procedure.tq ensure.that the.line~*are ~rained during operation.*

e~s1s FOR CONTINUED QPE_RAe1uri OF *AEFECTEP svsT~Ms ANP coMpoNENTS f>rior.to~therestart ot the plant from th.e retue1ing*ci~:t~9e. ~a1i~acies~ad an *operabi1ity.as~es~m~nt c0mp1eted for the CAC cooling wate~ system and for piping suseeptible to. overpressurizati~n .

during D.BA eonditions. This assessment, titled "Operability _As~essment for: Jransi~nt Cqr:lditioris

.. atP.alisade$*Nuclear Plant In Response:to Generic.Letter 96~;','*is Sargent *&L1:.1n.dy's Report_ .. , * -...

C-PAL-96-1063.-01. The ~~port conciuded:the CAC:cooli_ng*water:system pipin*g was ope.rable: :. ....

In addition, an interim op~*rability evaluation of 'the heat r~moval eapability ot' the CACs. a~unting.

for two-ph~~e. flow condi.tions was eo_mpl~ted. This evaluation demonstrated. tile heat remov~i *- *..

capability* was* acceptable. ~ '

E*ven though the CAC eoolingwater system.piping*has*been determined to be, operable, additional

~nalysis of the CAC c0oifng water systerri piping wfli be.eompleted to-ensure.that i=SAR design** - -*--*+---

criteria for piping :are met arid to assess the potential need .for additional modifications. Generic *.

• Letter 91-18, "Information to Licensees RegardingTwo NRC lnspectionManual Se.ctions on _* _

Resolution of Degraded and Nonconforming Conditions and on Operability;~ was used as .: .. :- :* .....- :: . ' ..

guida_nce for op~rability determinations: * *. * * * * * * *. * ._* * *. _* ."

• For the four containment-piping lines suseeptible.to overpressurization, detailed analyses to predict pipin_g system pressures were not' perfor~ed. However, review of the functions and configurations of the lines showed* that even if they were: assumed to_ be susceptible to overpressurization, reasonable assurance existed that their safety f~.mctions (containment jntegrity)' ..

would not be compromised. Prior to the.startup from the-refueling outage, the clean waste.receiv~r. :: ...

tar:ik fill and drain lines were modified by adding surge pots.to minimize the susceptibility to * *. . "*

• overpressurization. In addition, the reactor cavity fill and drain lines ~re now* ~nfrolled by .

procedur~ to ensure that the lines are drained during operatiol"!. .:" * * - *

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' NRC FORM 366a ** NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 4195 LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER)

TEXT CONTINUATION YEAR REVISION

'NUMBER 05000255 40F4 PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT 97 - 003 -. 00 TEXT (If more si>ace is required, use additiOnal coPies of NRC Form 366A) (17)

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS Prior to the restart of the plant from the recent refueling outage, several actions were taken as a result of conditions found during the study of Generic Letter 96-06. These were: *

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• The CAC VHX-4 cooling water system piping was modified to change *the isolation point

• during a OBA from the outlet piping to th_e Inlet piping; This change prevents th~ con~ition ..

where a *steam bubble may form in the CAC, and then suddenly collapse due to the*sw being reinitiated. The CAC will be isolated from.SW flow in either direction during a OBA*

since the-discharge piping is pro_tected by *a notJ-return che*ck valve. :The steam bubble will;

• therefore, _collaps~-slowly as containment is cooled. . **

• _As-part of the Facility.Changettiat modifted theVHX-4-isolafiqn*point, p~ocedur.es were also ,; *.

changed to r_eflect *the: revised: operation of this* s_yste~. * * *

(2) - Surge pots have been added to-clean.waste receiver tank fill .and drain._ piping to minimize the

..,. .... possibility of qverpressurization d~ring ~OBA. * ., * :* _. ;_

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(3) - Procedures controlling the reactor cavity fill and drain piping have.been Ghanged.to ens1,mf -~ : .* ,*~.. *.

• *that the piping will be drained prior to operation. * . * * ._. * *' *

• In addition, -out .120 day response to Generic Letter 96-06, dated January 27, 1997, c6ntained qne .

'additional action. . .  : .. : .. _* . . . . . . . . . . : .. *. . . . . : . *. . . .

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. * (4) . Compliance with the FSAR piping design ~riteria for the CAC discharge piping will be verified prior to the completion-of the 1998 refueling outage. * *

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