ML18085B168

RO 80-054/01P-0:on 801016,fire Pump Failed to Start on Receipt of Automatic Signal.Situation Recurred Following Day.Cause of Failures Is Undetermined

ML18085B168
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	10/17/1980
From:	Midura H Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
References
80-012-01, 80-12-1, NUDOCS 8010240392
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I"". ... * ' .. * ., ' .,. * .Mr. .Boyce ff. Grier Direc:tor.of USZIJRC ._ ..... ,.,,,,, Ocmber l.7, 1980 Off ice of Inspection and Enforcement Jle9'ion 1 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia* Pennsylvania 19406 Dear Siri REPoRTABLB*OCCURa£'1CE SALBM HOS. l. AND 2 UN'1'1' I.ER .-*.,,, .. This letter will serve to confirm. our verbal to i:he fiRC Resident Inspector on October. 17. 1980r advisin<J of a **reportable occurrence in accordance with 'l'echnical Specification 6.9 .. 2 *. On Thursday, OCtober 16, 1980, it was* found that the one ava.i.lab1e

-fire pw.p f'ailed to start on. receipt: of an automatic initiation . siqna.1 and was,, therefore, inoperabl.e per the requirements of Technical Specification 3.7.10.1..

The pump waa started manual1y . and aub&equently restoz:Etd to operable status within an hour. *. On Friday, october .17,-1980, the pump again failed to start. on an* automatic initiation aiqnal. A man baa been desi9nated to start the pump manually in case its operation is required until the cause of the* failures has be8n determined and the pump restored to operaQle status. .Further iDVestigation continues.

• A detailed report wi11 be submitted in the time period speci£ied br the 'f.ec::hnieal SpGei£ !cations.

Very H. J. Midura Manager -Salem Generat.inq station Jlt;lds cc' Genera1 Manaqer -E1eetric Mana9er -Qua1ity Assurance . .

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NRC FORM 366 (7-TJ,) . ... U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION e LICENSEE EVENT REPORT

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