ML20004B417

LER 81-037/03L-0:on 810421,control Room Filter Train Found Inoperable Due to Charcoal Inability to Remove 90% of Methyl Iodide.Caused by Paint Fumes Passing Through Filter Train When Sys Was in Recirculation Mode.Charcoal Replaced

ML20004B417
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	05/21/1981
From:	Coggin C GEORGIA POWER CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
Shared Package
ML20004B416	List: 05000321/LER-1981-037, Forwards LER 81-037/03L-0 05000321/LER-1981-037-03, /03L-0:on 810421,control Room Filter Train Found Inoperable Due to Charcoal Inability to Remove 90% of Methyl Iodide.Caused by Paint Fumes Passing Through Filter Train When Sys Was in Recirculation Mode.Charcoal Replaced
References
LER-81-037-03L-01, LER-81-37-3L-1, NUDOCS 8105280209
Download: ML20004B417 (2)

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  -                On 4-21-81, with Unit 1 in cold shutdown for a refueling and torus' modification outage, a laboratory analysis of a charcoal-sampic taken frou control room filter train Z41-D004B was found to remove 77.9% of methyl iodide instead of the 90.0%

requited by llNP-1 Tech Specs 3.1.2.A.2 and llNP-2 Tech Specs 4.7.2.C.2.. The faulty charcoal was removed and rep? aced . by new charcoal. The new charcoal was tested por HNP-1-3975,

                   " Testing of Control Room and SBGT Filter Train by Vendor", and passed the DOP and Icakage test. A charcoal sampic was sent offsite for a laboratory analysis for methyl iodide removal.

The charcoal passed the test with 99.4% methyl iodido remov-al. The failure of the original charcoal was apparently due to paint fumes passing through . the filter trains while the control room ventilation system was in the recirculation mode. 1Z41-D004A was tested on 3-19-81, and was certifica according to llNP-1-3975 ~on .4-22-81. This is a nonrepetitive event for this system with no effects upon public health and safety. l l l l l I. t 1 i I

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