PNO-IV-06-004, San Onofre, Unit 3, Shutdown of San Onofre Unit 3 to Investigate Safety Injection Tank Gaskets

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PNO-IV-06-004 - San Onofre, Unit 3, Shutdown of San Onofre Unit 3 to Investigate Safety Injection Tank Gaskets
ML060880230
Person / Time
Site: San Onofre Southern California Edison icon.png
Issue date: 03/29/2006
From: Troy Pruett
NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-D
To:
References
PNO-IV-06-004
Download: ML060880230 (2)


March 29, 2006 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -- PNO-IV-06-004 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region IV, Arlington, Texas, staff on this date.

Facility Licensee Emergency Classification San Onofre, Unit 3 Notification of Unusual Event Southern California Edison Co. Alert San Clemente, CA Site Area Emergency Docket No: 50-362 General Emergency License No: NPF-15 X Not Applicable

SUBJECT:

SHUTDOWN OF SAN ONOFRE UNIT 3 TO INVESTIGATE SAFETY INJECTION TANK GASKETS DESCRIPTION: On March 29, 2006, San Onofre Unit 3 entered a Technical Specification 3.0.3 shutdown action statement at 2:01 a.m. (CST) when the licensee declared both trains of emergency core cooling systems inoperable due to potentially degraded gasket material on all four safety injection tank manway covers which could impact safety injection system operation. Plant operators began the Unit 3 shutdown at 2:50 a.m. (CST) with the unit required to be in Mode 3 by 9:01 a.m. (CST).

Unit 3 was at 100 percent power and Unit 2 was in a refueling outage preparing for startup. On March 27, the licensee discovered gasket material used to seal one of the Unit 2 safety injection tank manway covers in one of the safety injection tank outlet check valves. This gasket material prevented the check valve from fully seating. During inspections of the remaining three Unit 2 safety injection tank manway covers, the licensee found the gaskets degraded but intact; therefore, the licensee determined the same condition could exist on the Unit 3 safety injection tanks.

The state of California will be informed.

The information presented herein has been discussed with the licensee and is current as of 1100 a.m. (CST) on March 29, 2006.

This preliminary notification is issued for information only and the resident inspector staff will follow the resolution of the degraded safety injection tank gaskets.

ADAMS ACCESSION NUMBER: ML060880230 CONTACTS: Troy Pruett, Chief Projects Branch D Division of Reactor Projects 817-860-8173 twp@nrc.gov