ML18353A854

Licensee Event Report - Improper Conversion of Flux to Power by Inca Power Distribution

ML18353A854
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	11/03/1975
From:	Elward T, Slade G Consumers Power Co
To:	Baker K NRC/RGN-III
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        ~::r:; 'fl.*JX I*S s~~n- TO FOLLOW UP MY CONVERSATION WITH K R BAKER ON' LE: ArTE11'.'-lOON OF OCTOBER'.29.*. 1975.                                                    IT HAS NOT* YET BEEN .DETERMINED TliAT TL(E 3Ti\ICT DEFINITION FOR AN ABNORMAL OCCURRENCE                                                              INCLUDES THIS

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        ~ ~~~1~E CO~ST~~T IS USED TO CONVERT INCORE MILLIVOLT INFORMATION I~TJ POWER I~FanM~TIO~. WP~IME IS A FUNCTION OF BURNUP.                                                                EIGHT SIF~~RENT ~PRI~ES ARE USED FOR THE VARIOUS FUEL TYPES AND RADIAL PJSITIO~JS TJ. TH~ PAL T.SADES COHE..                                                   IT WAS DETERMINED ON OCTOBER 29.

1)75 AT 140~-~0URS THAT IMPROPER WPRIMES WE~E ENTERED INTO THE INCA *J

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.e    ~ER~                   ChL~ULAT~D FOR THE CORE LIMITING                                              ASSEMBLIES>. ON OCTOBER 29.

ljJj. IT ~AS JET~RMINED THAT 'FOH JUNE 1973 THE INTE~CHANGED WPRIME CURVE:S F~S.ULTl~D TN ~ NON-CONSEi~VATIVE HEAT RATE BEING*CALCULATED

      ;-Lj~ THE CORE LI!"!!!HlG ASSEMBLIES.                                                       THIS RESULTED IN SETTING A CORE H'.~Af i\,~TE LI!'lIT ~.H!ICl-i ~!AS 2 PEHCENT LARGER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
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                                                                                  .          FOLLOW WITH SPECIFIC CURVES AND C~'\u.::~U'\ rIO~lS.

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                      . NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT REGION Ill 799 ROOSEVELT ROAD GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOLS   60137 Incident Notification From:          Consumers Power CompanyC-:J (Licensee & Docket No. (or-~J;icense No.)

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