ML18348A241

LER 1977-021-00 and LER 1977-022-00 Discharge of Cooling Water Above Limit

ML18348A241
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	04/20/1977
From:	Hoffman D Consumers Power Co
To:	James Keppler NRC/IE, NRC/RGN-III
References
LER 1977-021-00, LER 1977-022-00
Download: ML18348A241 (3)

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• Power company General Offices: 212 West Michigan Avenue, Jackson, Michigan 49201

• Area Code 517 788-0550 April 20, 1977 Mr James G Keppler Office of Inspection and Enforcement Region III US Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 DOCKET 50-255; LICENSE DPR

• PALISADES PLANT - ER-77-21 At~ 77 DISCHA...~GE ABOVE 5°F LIMIT Attached are two reportable occurrences which involve the discharge of cooling water above the 5°F limit for the Palisades Plant.

David P Hoffman Assistant Nuclear Licensing Administrator

• LICENSEE NAME

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• 1 1015101-101215151 1014101111111 1014121011111 7 8 57 58 61 68 69 74 75 80 EVENT DESCRIPTION

@:§) I During power de-escalation "B" cooling tower bypass valves were closed, causing I 7 8 9 80 lol31 l~_t_h_e_t::._T_t_o_b_e_o_._3_0_F_'o_v_e_r_t_h_e_5°_F_l_i_m_i_t_f_o_r_5_m_i_*n_u_t_e_s_,_w_h_i_l_e_in_h_o_t_s_t_a_n_d_b_y_t_h_e_"B_"_~I 7 89 80 lol41 I cooling tower pump was shut down resulting in the t::.T to be 2.1°F over the limit j 7 8 0-------------------------------------------------------------9-'o 10151 ~J--~r~o-r"--"'5......;;;m~i~n~u-t_e_s_.____________________________________________________,.--........~--...--~I 7 8 9 ~ '\ 80

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