ML18346A254

LER 1980-045-00 for Palisades Nuclear Plant, Low Condensate Makeup Inventory

ML18346A254
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	01/07/1981
From:	Hoffman D Consumers Power Co
To:	James Keppler NRC/IE, NRC/RGN-III
References
LER 1980-045-00
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• consumers Power company General Offices: 212 West Michigan Avenue, Jackson, Michigan 49201 * (517) 788-0550 January T, 1981 Mr James G Keppler Office of Inspection and Enforcement Region III U s* Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 DOCKET 50-255 -DPR-20 -PALISADES PLANT -LICENSEE EVENT REPORT 80-045 -LOW CONDENSATE MAKEUP INVENTORY

• rv On the reverse side is LER '80*-045 which is reportable under Technical fications

6. 9. 2 .B(2}. David P Hoffman Nuclear Licensing Administrator CC Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement NRC Resident Palisades Plant 9 1981'* .. ,

• PALISADES PLANT FORM 366 (7-771 U.S. 1'.'UCLEAR REGULATORY CO!.'.l.llSSION LICENSEE EVENT REPORT CONTROL BLOCK: I IQ (PLEASE PRl:liT OR TYPE ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION) l 6 7 8 I M I I I p I A I L I 1 101 0 J 0 I -I 0 I 0 I 0 I 0 I 0 I -I 0 I 0 101 4 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 101 I J 0 9 LICENSEE CODE 14 LICENSE NUMBER 25 26 LICE"1SE TYPE ;io 57 CAT 58 CON'T -[ITiJ 7 s o 1 5 I o I o 1 o 1 2 I 5 I 5 K!)I 1 1 2 11 I 3 I s 1 o KV I o I 1 1 o ! 7 I s 11 J 0 60 61 oo:KET 68 e9 EVENT DATE 74 75 REPORT DATE ao EVC:NT.DESCRIPTION

..ND PROS;..BLE CONSEQUENCES@

I During plant startup, with the reactor critical, auxiliary feed pump makeup water inventory fell to less than 100,000 gal required by TS 3.5. Preparations for plant shutdown were commenced; inventory was -------restored wi.thin limits in approx. 20 minutes. No threat to public rrm 7 s 9 0IJ 7 s health or safety resulted.

SYSTEM CODE IWIFJ@ 9 10 CAUSE C.:..L!SE CODE SUSCODE L!J@ w@ 11 12 COMP. COMPONENT CODE SU3CDDE 1z1z1z1z1z1z10) 13 16 19 OCCURRENCE R!:PORT @ LE R 'RO c-VENT YEAR REPORT NO. CODE TYPE 18 lo I I I Io I 415 I l/I IO I 3 J .-21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 JO VALVE SU5CODE i!J@ 20 L=:J 31 REVISION NO. LQJ 32 so ACTION FUTURE EFi'ECT SHUTDOWN ATTACHMENT i AKEN ON PLANT METHOD HOURS SUBMITTED . FORM PRIME C:OMP, SU?PLICR MANUFACT"RER Lxl@w@ W@ LzJ lo lo I 010 I LNJ@ W@ JJ 34 JS 36 3 7 40 41 42 Li IZ 19 19 I 9J@ CAUSE DESCRIPTION AND CORR EC ilVE ACTIONS @ 4J 44 47 ITTIJ l Non-availability of makeup demins (due to exhaustion), J.oss of apnrox. ITii] I 300 ,000 gal water in T-939 (due to high sodium concentration) and high QJ]] makeup demand during plant startup resulted in low inventory.

and subseauent of makeup demins resolved the problem. [iTIJ 1 a 9 FACILITY STATUS % POWER OTHER STATUS \::::I QE] L9@ Io I 01 o l@._I 80 METHOD OF DISCOVERY D*SCOVERY DESCRIPTION s 9 10 12 13 ACTIVITY CONTENT (.;;\ RELEASED OF RELEASE AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY [QI] LIJ @ Ll.J(§)I ._ _..;.;.N-=-=-A.

_____ ____. 7 8 9 10 11 44 45 46 60 LOCATION OF RELEASE @ NA 45 80 PERSONl<EL EXPOSURES L ot'osr 01@!zE1 ...

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_, 7 8 9 11 12 13 80 PERSONNEL INJURIES (,";'\ NUMBER DESCRIPTION6 I ol o I ol@.__ __ _.N_,,,_A.__

_____________________ 7 6 9 11 12 80 LOSS oc OR Cit.Mt.GE TO FACILITY t4JI TYPE Oi::SCRIPTION

\::::J fiE) Ll_J@ NA 7 0 9 10 80 PL 1 8LICITY t::;\ !SS!...'ED oes=RIPT!ON I l I I I I I I I I I I I !\;RC USE ONLY 8 9 10 66 69 BO I _J