ML18352A342

Licensee Event Report ER-76-013, Discharge of Cooling Water Above 5oF Limit

ML18352A342
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	05/21/1976
From:	Bixel D Consumers Power Co
To:	James Keppler NRC/RGN-III
References
LER 1976-013-00
Download: ML18352A342 (2)

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• consumers Power company General Offices: 212 West Michigan Avenue, Jackson, Michigan 49201

• Area Code 517 788-0550 May 21, 1976 Mr James G. Keppler . Office of Inspection Enforcement Region ITI US Nuclear Regulatory Com.mission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 DOCKET 50-255, LICENSE DPR-20 ... PALISADES PLANT -ER:.._76-13 DISCHARGE ABOVE 5°F LIMIT Attached is a reportable occurrence which relates to the Palisades Plant, This occurrence involves the discharge of cooling water above the 5°F limit and has been classified as a prompt reportable event. David A, Bixel Assistant Nuclear Licensing Administrator

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• ..... I __.___.I 7 B 57 5B Gj' REPORT SOURCE NUMBER lol 51 ol-1 01215151 lol5IOl717161 1015121111161 59 60 61 BB 69 74 75 BO EVENT DESCRIPTION lol2l !During start-up/shutdown of the plant cooling towers on May 7 and May 9, 1976, I 7 B 9 BO IPl3f I four events occurred which resulted in discharging water above the 5°F limit. On I 7 89 00 lol41 I two of these occasions the 500 million Btu/h limit was exceeded.

Most discharges I 7 89 . 00 lol51 I occurred at 6°F over the limit. One event discharged at iv30°F over limit for 10 I 7 89. 80 lolsl f minutes and averaged 18°F over limit. I 7 8 9 PRME BO SYSTEM CAUSE CODE -CODE COMPONENT CODE COMPONENT SUPPi.ER @01HIFI W l.zlzlzlzlzlzl 7 8 9 10 11 12 17 w 43 CAUSE DESCRIPTION COMPONENT MANUFACTURER I z I z I z I z I 44 47 VIOLATION Lx..I 48 lolal I During plant start-up following the first refueling outage a cooling tower had to 7 8 9 . 10101 lbe removed from service to'repair .a leaking condenser tube. The events occurred 7 8 9 IT@] I related to this process or to that involving placing of the cooling towers in* 7 8 9 FACILITY METHOD OF STATUS % POWER OTHER STATUS DISCOVERY DISCOVERY DESCRIPTION Em L£J I I I NA I w I NA 7 8 9 10 12 13 44 45 46 FORM OF ACTIVITY CONTENT rn RELEASED OF RELEASE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY I LOCATION OF RELEASE w WI NA NA 7 8 9 10 11 44 45 PERSONNEL EXPOSURES

• NUMBER TYPE DESCRIPTION ololol w 7 8 9 11 12 13 'v PERS'ONNEL INJURIES NUMBER DESCRIPTION

[iEl 1010101 NA 7 8 9 11 12 PROBABLE CONSEQUENCES None 7 8 9 LOSS OR DAMAGE TO FACILITY TYPE DESCRIPTION

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• ADDITIONAL FACTORS I (Contd From Cause) service. NPDES limits were not exceeded. 7 8 9 We are reviewing this I 80 EJfil I occurrence in relation to present licensing action involving operation of the I 7 . 8 9 cooling towers. BO