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LER 89-002-00:on 890506,safeguards 480 Volt Bus 14 Tripped During Offsite Power Mod Relay Testing.Caused by Typo in Mod Test Procedure That Called for Wrong Terminal Block to Be Opened.Error corrected.W/890605 Ltr
ML17251A537
Person / Time
Site: Ginna Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 06/05/1989
From: BACKUS W H, MECREDY R C
ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
LER-89-002, LER-89-2, NUDOCS 8906140291
Download: ML17251A537 (16)


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89/06/05NOTARIZED:

NOFACIL:50-244 RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,Rochester GAUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION BACKUS,W.H.

Rochester Gas&ElectricCorp.MECREDY,R.C.

Rochester Gas&ElectricCorp.RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION DOCKETg05000244

SUBJECT:

LER89-002-00:on 890506,safeguards busundervoltage duringrelaytestingduetoinadequate procedure review.W/8DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE22TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR ENCLSIZE:TITLE:50.73/50.9 LicenseeEventReport(LER),IncidentRpt,etc.NOTES:License Expdateinaccordance with10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).

05000244RECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME'D1-3,LA JOHNSON,A INTERNAL:

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~89EASTAVENUE,ROCHESTER, N.Y.14649.0001 June5,1989U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission DocumentControlDeskWashington, DC20555

Subject:

LER-89-002, Safeguards BusUndervoltage DuringRelayTestingDueToInadequate Procedure ReviewCausesthe"A"Emergency DieselGenerator ToAutomatically StartandAcceptLoadR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant.DocketNo.50-244Inaccordance with10CFR50.73,LicenseeEventReportSystem,item(a)(2)(iv) whichrequiresareportof,"anyeventorcondition thatresultedinmanualorautomatic actuation ofanyEngineered SafetyFeature(ESF)including theReactorProtection System(RPS)",theattachedLicenseeEventReportLER-89-002 isherebysubmitted.

Thiseventhasinnowayaffectedthepublic'shealthandsafet:y.XC:Verytrulyyours,RobertC.MecreGeneralManagerNuclearProduction U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission RegionI475Allendale RoadKingofPrussia,PA19406GinnaUSNRCSeniorResidentInspector 890614029k 890605PDRADOCK05000244PDC 0

eeACterre200I04)ILICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)US.NVCLCAAACOULATO1Y COMMlSEION AttAOVCOOMOHO.2(500(OreEX41500/Er/05FACILITYNAMElllR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantOOCXCTNVMOCAQl060004410F06 aegususnervotageDuringReayTestingDueToInadequate Procedure ReviewCausesTheNANEmerencDieselGenerator ToStartandAcceCVCIITCATEI~ILCANVMEEA(4ACFOATOATCIIIOTNC1FACILITIEC INVOLVCOIIIMOHTreOAYYEA)IYEAN550UlNTIAL ee"ACVAIOeeNUM051rhreUeeetAMONTHOAYYEAN~ACILITYreAULOOOCXCTHVMOCA(5) 0500005068989002006058905000Ot5AATINCMOOC(0)FOIYC1LcvcL000'CHICt)CFOIITICCUOMITTCO W15VAHTT00.)24)4Illrl~OQ24IQIlrl

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Ill22.)1(01TS.TI(e)OTHCA/StecrryIeAArrrectterrarertIeTrrLHACteeterJCOA/NAMEWesleyH.BackusTechnical Assistant totheOperations ManaerAt(CACOOC315TCLCFHOHC HUMEEACOMtLCTCONELINCtOACACNCOMFONENT FAILU15OCCCAIECO INTHISACFOATIll)CAV5E5YCTCMCOUFOHCHTMAHUFA('e TUACAEtOrll'AEI,C 4,'~yec+jgt@COMFOHEN'T MANVFACTVAEAEFOATAOLIP;44%~@y+<4 EUttLCMCNTAL ACFOATCXFECTCO(l4YCC/I/yre,cterterre CXFCCTCOSVSMISSIOH OATS/HOAJCTAACTIL/eUtcetaxiterra,tr..rtteererrere/y IIIHarrletrretecr tytear1He Here)IIOIAxex)yh.MONTHCAYYCAAEXFCCTCOLUIM<$5)ONCATEIIIIOnMay6,1989at0946EDSTwiththereactorintheCold/Refueling ShutdownCondition, safeguards 480voltBus14trippedduringoffsitepowermodification relaytesting.ThiscausedtheQAQEmergency DieselGenerator toautomatically startandconnecttosafeguards 480voltBus14.Theunderlying causeoftheeventwasduetoatypographical errorintheModification TestProcedure thatcalledforthewrongterminalblocktobeopenedforblockingtheabovebustrip.Thistypographical errorwasduetoinadequate proofread-ingoflastminutechangestotheprocedure.

Corrective actiontakenwastoidentifyandcorrecttheprocedure errorandtorestoresafeguards 480voltBus14toitsnormalpowersupply.NACFreer200(&45)

fjHACFarmSSSAlslslLICENSEEEVENTREPORTILER)TEXTCONTINUATION U.S.IIUCLSA+IIlOULATOIY COMMISSIOM AFFIIOYSO OMsIIOSISO&IOoSXFIASSSISIISSFACILITYSIAM@IIIR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant:TxxT/IFmoreAMoeeleeveee.VeeeoebFoneF HEMICfoml~'llIITSosooo24489LSIIIIUMSSIILSISSQVSHTIAL MVMSA002ASYISIONMVMSe-00020~06I~PRE-EVENT PLANTCONDITIONS Theunitwasincold/refueling shutdownfortheAnnualRefueling Maintenance Outage.Anoffsitepowerreconfigura-tionmodification wasinprogressperERR-4525.

DESCRIPTION OPEVENT'.DATESANDAPPROXIMATE TIMESFORMAJOROCCURRENCES:

oMay6,1989,0946EDST:Eventdateandtime.'May6,1989,0946EDST:Discovery dateandtime.oMay6,1989,0952EDST:Safeguards Bus14NormalPowerSupplyRestored.

oMay6,1989,0952EDST:Safeguards Bus14"A"Emergency DieselGenerator PowerSupplyTerminated and"BssEmergency DieselGenerator StoppedandLinedUpforAutoStandby.B.EVENT:OnMay6,1989at0946EDST,thereactorwasinthecold/refueling shutdowncondition.

Relaytestingwasinprogresson4160voltsafeguards Bus12Aperstep6.2.5.1.1 ofstationmodification procedure SM-4525.15.Duringtheperformance ofrelaytestingon12A,differential relay87B/12Aoperatedlockoutbusrelay86B/12A,whichtrippedthestationservicetransformer breaker(14SS-4160V) causinganunder-voltagecondition on480voltsafeguards Bus14.The"A"Emergency DieselGenerator Automatically started,asrequired, duetotheundervoltage condition on480voltsafeguards Bus14andsub-sequently connected toBus14asrequired.

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NRCtat~2SSAI0421LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINuATION U.S,NUCLCARRlOULATORY COMMISSION AttROVCOOMSNO2150MI04Txt>RSSSISICSStACILITYNAMEIIIOOCKCTNUM02R12ILSRNUM02RISI*SSOVSNTIAL NUMSRRSVOlONNUMSRtAOII21R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantT29cTIlfececeNwcee~eeeacccRAeMI NJICFcecn~'elIITIosooo24489002-0003OF06C.D.E.INOPERABLE STRUCTURES tCOMPONENTS tORSYSTEMSTHATCONTRIBUTED TOTHEEVENT:None.OTHERSYSTEMSORSECONDARY FUNCTIONS AFFECTED:

None.METHODOFDISCOVERY:

Theeventwasimmediately apparentduetoalarmsandindications intheControlRoom.F.OPERATORACTION:Following theBus14undervoltage and"ATIEmergency-DieselGenerator Automatic StartandtheTieBreakerClosuretoBus14,theControlRoomOperators immed-iatelyverifiedpropervoltageonBus14andthatthe"A"Emergency DieselGenerator displayed propervoltageandfrequency.

G.SAFETYSYSTEMRESPONSES:

The"A"Emergency DieselGenerator automatically startedandtiedinto480voltsafeguards Bus14duetoavalidundervoltage signalonBus14.IZZ.CAUSEOPA.IMMEDIATE CAUSE:Theautomatic actuation ofthe"A"Emergency DieselGenerator andsubsequent tieintoBus14wasduetoavalidundervoltage signalfromtheBus14undervoltage monitoring system.wRcfoRMssee<942I

NIICFaNNS~SA10451LICENSEEEVENTREPORTILER)TEXTCONTINUATION U.S.NUCLSAIIIISOULATOIIT COMMISSION AFFAOVEOOMSNO315OWIOISKFIIISSSISIISSFACILITYNAMS111R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant'fQ(TIJTmaatt5ttitItt~Katt~)YACCFaaIIIJC54'll(171OOCKSTNUMSEIIIllosooo24489LSIINUMSSIII~I550V5N'IIALHVMtIII002hlVISIONNVMtta00040i06B.INTERMEDIATE CAUSE:Thevalidundervoltage signalwasduetoanoperation of86B/12Alock-outrelayduringBus12Arelaytestingwhichinadvertently trippedthestationservicetransformer breaker(14SS-4160V) toBus14.The86B/12Alock-outrelaytripcontactsforbreaker(14SS-4160V) werenotblockedfromoperating priortotestingbecauseofatypographical errorintheSM-4525.15procedure whichcalledforthewrongterminalblocktobeopenedforblockingthetrip(i.e.TFH-10wasopenedandTFF-10shouldhavebeenopened).C.ROOTCAUSE:Therootcauseoftheeventwasaninadequate technical

.proofreading reviewofaretypedversionofSM-4525.15subsequent tosomelastminutechanges.Thisledtothetypographical errorthatcausedtheeventnotbeingidentified andcorrected priortotheprocedures use.ANALYSISOFEVENTTheeventisreportable inaccordance with10CFR50.73,LicenseeEventReportSystem,item(a)(2)(iv),

whichrequiresreporting of,"anyeventorcondition thatresultedinmanualorautomatic actuation ofanyEngineered SafetyFeature(ESF)including theReactorProtection System(RPS)".Thestartingofthe"A"Emergency DieselGenerator wasanautomatic actuation ofanESFsystem.Anassessment wasperformed considering boththesafetyconsequences andimplications ofthiseventwiththefollowing resultsandconclusions:

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NIICfarm554A10411LICENSEEEVENTREPORTILER)TEXTCONTINUATION U.S.NUCLfAIIASOULATONY COMMISSION AffIIOVfO OMSNOSISOWIOSfX~Illf5llSI/555ACILITTNAM5I1IOOCIIfTNUMlfllIf)LfllNUMOflIISISSQVSHTIIL

>>VLI51rr5vrsroNrrV>>SAfAOfISIR.E.GinnaNUclear'Power Plant>getIIfmoreN>>ce>>reer>>ee.r>>eosrv>>reIHlICforrrr~5IIITIosooo24489-0020005OF06Therewerenooperational orsafetyconsequences orimplications attributed tothestartingofthe"A"Emergency DieselGenerator andsubsequent tiebreakerclosuretoBus14because:00The"A"Emergency DieselGenerator andtie-breaker closuretoBus14operatedasdesigned.

Bus14normalpowerwasrestoredinapproximately 6minutes.0Theothertrainofsafeguards powerwasenergized andavailable atalltimes.0Offsitepowerwasavailable throughout theevent.V.CORRECTIVE ACTIONA.ACTIONTAKENTORETURNAFFECTEDSYSTEMSTOPRE-EVENT NORMALSTATUS:0.Theerrorintheprocedure wasidentified andchanged.Theterminalblockswerethenchangedtotheirrequiredpositions.

0NormalpowerwasrestoredtoBus14andthe"A"Emergency DieselGenerator wasstoppedand'ealigned forautomatic standby.NIICf0Irrrr554LIS551

N(ICrrrM555A19r151LICENSEEEVENTREPORTILER)TEXTCONTINUATION U.5.NUCLCAII(15QULA'IOIIY COMMISSION ATTIIOVSO OMONO,5190WIOS5XI'1155e(SI(55SACILITYNAMC111R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlant55XT((I'rr(re rrneaeeCwtrrMMSAS((Y(IC Feme~'r(117)OOCI(5TNU~SII111o5ooo24489LlllNUMOlllI~ISSOUSNTIAL NUMSw-002iSVISIOHNUM~A-0rAOS1510606B.ACTIONTAKENORPLANNEDTOPREVENTRECURRENCE' Theexistingstationpolicyandguidanceonprocedure changeproofreading andtechnical reviewwasre-evaluated andisadequate.

Theneedforadherence tothispolicywasre-inforcedbyissuanceofalettertotheappro-priategroupsbythemodification supportcoordinator.

0Theconsequences oftheinadequate technical reviewwillbereviewedagainwiththoserespon-sibleforpreparing modification testprocedures, priortothe1990AnnualRefueling andMaintenance Outage.0Meaningful cut-offdateswillbeestablished forengineering designoutputsforthel990outage,toensureadequatereviewofallrequiredtests,andprevent"lastminuterequirements frombeinginsertedintotestprocedures withoutadequatetechnical review."VI.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

A.B.FAILEDCOMPONENTS:

None.PREVIOUSLERsONSIMILAREVENTS:AsimilarLEReventhistorical searchwasconducted withthefollowing results:Nodocumentation ofsimilarLEReventswiththesamerootcauseatGinnaStationcouldbeidentified.

C.SPECIALCOMMENTS:

None.NACrOklM'SSSA

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