ML17223B170

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LER 91-003-00:on 910426,2A Shutdown Cooling Heat Exchanger Out of Svc Due to Mispositioned Component Cooling Water Valve.Caused by Personnel Error.Valve Correctly Realigned & Redundant Train Valve checked.W/910430 Ltr
ML17223B170
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 04/30/1991
From: LAUVER C, SAGER D A
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
L-91-133, LER-91-003, LER-91-3, NUDOCS 9105060103
Download: ML17223B170 (9)


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ACCELERATED DISTRIBUTION DEMONS~TION SYSTEMREGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM(RIDS)'ACCESSION NBR:9105060103 DOC.DATE:

91/04/30NOTARIZED:

NOFACIL:50-389 St.LuciePlant,Unit2,Flor'idaPower&LightCo.AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION, LAUVER,C.

FloridaPower&LightCo.SAGER,D.A.

FloridaPower&LightCo.~RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION DOCKET05000389

SUBJECT:

LER91-003-00:on 910426,2A shutdowncoolingheatexchanger outof.svcduetomispositioned component coolingwatervalve.Causedbypersonnel error.Valvecorrectly realigned

&redundant train'svalvechecked.W/910430 ltr.DISTRIBUTION CODE:IE22TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR JENCLJSIZE:,.TITLE:50.73/50.9 LicenseeEventReport(LER),IncidentRpt,etc.1NOTES:ARECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD2-2LANORRIS,JINTERNAL:

ACNWAEOD/DOA.AEOD/ROAB/DSP NRR/DET/EMEB 7ENRR/DLPQ/LPEB10 NRR/DREP/PRPB11

'RR/DST/SICB 7ENRR/DST/SRXB 8ERES/DSIR/EIBEXTERNAL:

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DDPLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMP1-37(EXT.20079)TOELIMINATE YOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTION LISTSFORDOCUMENTS YOUDON'TNEED!FULLTEXTCONVERSION REQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:

LTTR33ENCL33 P.O.Box128,Ft.Pierce,FL34954-0128 FPLAPR30199'-91-133 10CFR50.73U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Attn:DocumentControlDeskWashington, D.C.20555Gentlemen:

Re:St.LucieUnit2DocketNo.50-389'Reportable Event91-03DateofEvent:April26,19912AShutdownCoolingHeatExchanger OutofServiceDuetoMispositioned Component CoolinWaterOutletValveCausedbPersonnel ErrorTheattachedLicenseeEventReportisbeingsubmitted pursuanttotherequirements of10CFR50.73toprovidenotification ofthesubjectevent.Asupplemental reportwillbesubmitted attheusual30daytimeinterval.

Verytrulyyours,D.A.SgerVicesidentSt.LuciePlantDAS:GRM:kw Attachment cc:StewartD.Ebneter,.Regional Administrator, USNRCRegionIISeniorResidentInspector, USNRC,St.LuciePlantDAS/PSLN4239g0c0rr0i03 910430PDFADOCK0000~89PDR'"~~menFPLGroupcompany:.:.=t.287&gag FPLFacsilliIC OI.NRCFNITT666<coyU.S.NUCLEARREGULATORY COMMISSION LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)~AffNOIIOCAONO010041004000%4:lOtH0CSTNHITO000OOIPOIIKKOOCIODC040T00TNTN004Cf0AATTITI DCUECDITIIOITNCD0001000ICNWNCTCCINCNTCIKCNIIOCIITXNCTTAIATCTOTICICDITITTNONEIDNTCIWNAINICNI OIANGNI040ILIALIACITAlIKCIIATOIT

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DCSXk4AIOTOTINPAOIACITI ICDUGTIDN ffCICCTI01NI4OC,CfINNCfWNAGTACNT NOILA0GCTWAONIGTDK DCIIIClFACILITYNAME(1)St.LucieUnit2DOCKETNUMBER(2)PAGE3050003891 004'(4)2AShutdownCoolingHeatExchanger OutofServiceDuetoMispositioned Component CoolingWaterValveCausedbyPersonnel ErrorEVENTDATE(5)LERNUMBER(6)REPORTDATE(7)OTHERFACILITIES INVOLVED(8)MONTHDAY0426YEAR91.91003YEARSIALMONTHDAY00430YEAR91FACILITYNAMESN/AN/ADOCKETNUMBER(S) 50005000.OPERATING MODE(9)POWERLEVEL,(10)100201402(b) 20.405(a)(1)(i) 20.405(a)(1)(ii) 20.405(a)

(1)(iii)201405(a)(1)(iv) 20.405(c) 50.36(c)(1) 50.36(c)(2) 50.73(a)(2)(i) 50.73(a)(2)

(ii)50.73(a)(2)(iv) 50.73(a)(2)(v) 50.73(a)(2)(vii) 50.73(a)(2)(viii)(A) 50.73(a)(2)(viii)(B)

~THISREPORTISSUBMITTED PURSUANTTOTHEREQUIREMENTS OF10CFR:Checkoneormoreofthefollowin(11)73.71(b)73.71(c)OTHER(SpecifyinAbstractbeloIvandin TextNRCForm366A)20.405(a)(1)(v) 50.73(a)(2)(iii) 50.73(a)(2)(x)

NAMELICENSEECONTACTFORTHISLER12Catherine Lauver,ShiftTechnical AdvisorTELEPONENUMBERAREACODE407465-3550COMPLETEONELINEFOREACHCOMPONENT FAILUREDESCRIBED INTHISREPORT13CAUSESYSTEMCOMPONENT MANUFAC-TURERBEISVP340REPORTABLE TONPRDSCAUSESYSTEMCOMPONENT IIIREPORTABLE TONPRDSSUPPLEMENTAL REPORTEXPECTED14YES(Ifyes;completeEXPECTEDSUBMISSION DATE)NOEXPECTEDMONTHDAYYEARSUBMISSION DATE(15)05269ABSTRACT(Limittof400spaces.i.e.

approximately fifteensingle-space typewritten lines)(16)Thisisaninterimreport.Afollowupreportwillbesubmitted.

Corrective actionsinclude:thevalvewascorrectly realigned; theredundant train'svalvewaschecked;bothunitsperformed afullValveStatusCheck.At0110onApril26,1991,withUnit2at100%power,Operations personnel begansearching foraDCground.At0400,perplantprocedure, Operations cycledHCV-14-3A, Component CoolingWater(CCW)outletfromthe2AShutdownCooling(SDC)HeatExchanger (HX)tode-energize itssolenoidoperatorinanefforttolocatetheDCground.Afterthevalveopened,noflowthroughtheheatexchanger wasindicated.

Uponinvestigation, the2ASDCHXCCWreturnisolation valveSB-14365wasfoundtobelockedclosed.ThisvalveisrequiredtobeLockedOpen.IthadbeenenteredintotheValveSwitchDeviation LogonOctober23,1990asLockedThrottled andrestoredNovember29,1990.Asthisisthemostrecentdocumented manipulation date,itisassumedtohavebeenmispositioned atthistime.Thevalvepositionpointerwasbrokenandindicated open.Thecauseofthemispositioning isunderinvestigation.

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Perplantprocedure, Operations cycledHCV-14-3A, Component CoolingWater(CCW)(EIIS:CC) fromthe2AShutdownCooling(SDC)HeatExchanger (HX)(EIIS:BP).

Duringnormaloperations thereisnoflowthroughtheshutdownheatexchanger; openingthevalveshouldhaveresultedin4000gpmflow.Therewasnoflowindicated throughtheHX.Operations.

locallyverifiedmovementofHCV-14-3A andpositionofCCWinletisolation valveSB-14348.

CCWoutletisolation valveSB-14365isrequiredtobeLockedOpen,wasindicating openbyitsvalvepositionindicator, butwasinfactLockedClosed.Thevalvewasreopenedtoitsproperposition.

Theredundant train'sCCWoutletisolation valvepositionwascheckedasaprecaution.

ThevalvewasinitsproperLockedOpenposition, butitspositionindicator wasalsofaulty.Aninvestigation revealedthatSB-14365wasenteredintotheValveSwitchDeviation LogonOctober23,1990,whenplacedinaLockedThrottled positiontobalanceCCWflow.OnNovember25,1990,asUnit2wascompleting arefueling outage,theCCWsystemwasplacedinitsoperating alignment.

Operating Procedure 2-0310020, "Component CoolingWater-Normal Operation,"

wasperformed.

SB-14365wasverifiedtobeLockedOpenatthistime;OnNovember29,1990,theValveSwitchDeviation LogshowedthatthevalvewasrestoredtoitsLockedOpenposition.

AsNovember29isthelastrecordeddatethatSB-14365wasmanipulated, itisassumedthatthevalvehasbeenmispositioned sincethistime.ThelackofanOPERABLE2ASDCHXcausesthe2AtrainoftheContainment SpraySystem(EIIS:BE) tobeadministratively outofservice.From0455onFebruary19through0315onFebruary20and2208onFebruary20through1700onFebruary21,1991,the2BContainment SpraySystemwasoutofserviceforroutinemaintenance andtesting.PlantrecordsarebeingreviewedtoseeifthereareanyotherperiodsoftimewherebothtrainsoftheContainment SpraySystemwereoutofservice.CCWoutletisolation valveSB-14365isamanuallyoperatedbutterfly valvelocatedinahorizontal lineabouttwelvefeetabovethefloor.Valvepositionindication isprovidedbyapointerwhichissupposedtomovewiththevalvestem.Thepointerwasbroken.APlantWorkOrderwaswrittenOctober21,1990torepairthepointerandwasapparently workedJanuary17,1991.Atthetimethemispositioning wasdiscovered, thepointererroneously indicated Open.Investigation intothisvalvepositionindicator failurewillcontinue.

AStandingNightOrderstatesthattocheckthepositionofaLockedOpenvalve,thevalveshallbeunlocked, closedslightly,

reopened, andrelocked.

Whilethepositionindicated bythepointerwasinaccurate andmisleading, thehandwheel onthevalveindicates whichwaytoturntoopenthevalve.SinceNovemberof1990,thepositionofthisvalvehasbeencheckedtwiceduringthequarterly performance ofAdministrative Procedure 2-0010123, "Administrative ControlofValves,Locks,andSwitches,"

andweeklyduringAdministrative Procedure 2-0010125A, "Surveillance DataSheets,"FPLFacsimile ofNRCForm366(6-69)

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...DataSheet36,IAtalltimesitwasreportedtobeLockedOpen.Therootcauseoftheeventisunderinvestigation.

Areviewofplantrecords,including operatorlogs,clearances, andPlantWorkOrders,isbeingconducted.

Personnel willbeinterviewed todetermine thespecificnatureandcauseoftheerror.AnINPOHumanPerformance Enhancement Systemevaluation willalsobeperformed.

VNTThiseventisreportable undertherequirements of10CFR50.73.a.2.i.B, anycondition oroperation prohibited byTechnical Specifications.

Technical Specification 3.6.2.1"Containment SpraySystem"requirestwoindependent Containment SpraySystemstobeOPERABLEwithanOPERABLEShutdownCoolingHeatExchanger.

AWhiletheexactdateofthemispositioning oftheCCWoutletisolation valvetothe2ASDCHXisnotyetknown,November29,1990isthelastrecordeddateofamanipulation ofthevalveandisassumedtobethedateofthemispositioning.

OverathreedayperiodinFebruary1991,the2BContainment SpraySystemwastakenoutofserviceforroutinemaintenance andtesting.TheSDCHXisnotuseduntiltherecirculation phasefordecayheatremoval.The2AContainment SpraySystemwasalwaysavailable toreceivecoolwaterfromtheRefueling WaterTankanddeliverittocontainment tomitigateapost-LOCA containment pressurerise.Analternate safetysystemforContainment HeatRemoval,theContainment CoolingSystem,isbeingfurtherevaluated fordecayheatremovalcapability.

St.Lucieequipment sizingissuchthatthefourcontainment fancoolerswillprovidethecontainment heatremovalcapability necessary tolimitandreduceaccidentcontainment pressureandtemperature duringtherecirculation phase.Additional analysisareinprogress, assumingasinglefailure,todemonstrate thattwocontainment fancoolerscanalsoremoveLargeBreakLOCAcontainment heatloadduringtherecirculation phase.ThisresultisexpectedbecauseofthePSLcontainment designinwhichthefreestandingsteelvesselwilltransferheattotheenvironment.

FPLEngineering hasperformed afirstorderriskassessment oftheCCWtotheSDCHXvalvebeingintheclosedposition.

ForamediumorlargebreakLOCA,thefrequency associated withthelossofthedecayheatremovalfunctiononlyincreases from3.6E-8perreactoryearwithanormalSDCHXlineup,to5.8E-7perreactoryearwiththeshutdownheatexchanger isolated.

Withoperatoractiontoopenthevalve,thefrequency isreducedto1.5E-7perreactoryear.Therefore, thehealthandsafetyofthepublicwasnotaffectedduringthiscondition.

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OCTlÃOLFFSTToSICFFCFFINASW SDVCOCHFFTSCCT($110410ASCfFISCOFAAOCACTITAFO IIAXCT,WASH HOTOAOCSH0$FACILITYNAME(1)St.LucieUnit2DOCKETNUMBER(2)YEARLERNUMBER(6)EQUENTIAL NUMBERREVISIONNUMBERPAGE(3)0500038991 TEXT(Ifmorespaceisrerluired, useadditional NRCForm366A's)(17)00300040041.Operations restoredSB-14365toitsproperpositionandverifiedthepositionoftheredundant train'sCCWoutletisolation valve.2.PlantWorkOrdersweresubmitted torepairthefaultypointersoneachvalveanddetermine therootcauseofthefaultypointer.3.AllOperations personnel werecounseled ontheuseoftheStandingNightOrder.Operations isinvestigating furthermethodstoenhanceindependent verification.

4.Operations performed theentireWeeklyValveStatusCheckonbothUnit1andUnit2.Nofurtherdiscepancies werenoted.5.AnINPOHumanPerformance Enhancement Systemevaluation willbeperformed onthisevent.'hereviewwillincludehumanfactorsandworkconditions.

AffectedComponent Identification:

HenryPratt14HButterfly ValveNuclearMKIIwithManualOperatorMDT-3HWModelNumber100178SerialNumberC140PreviousSimilarLicenseeEventReports:335-89-002 "Inoperable 1BDieselGenerator DuetoFuelOilSystemValveMisalignment" 335-87-012 "LossofComponent CoolingWaterRedundancy-1A and1BComponent CoolingWaterCross-tie ValvesinOpenPosition" FPLFacsimile ofNRCForm366(6-69)