ML18227D394

08/25/1978 Letter Attached Report of Abnormal Indications from Metal Impact Monitoring System, Which Occurred During Unit Cooldown for Refueling

ML18227D394
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Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	08/25/1978
From:	Robert E. Uhrig Florida Power & Light Co
To:	Schwencer A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Dear Mr. Schwencer:

Re: Turkey Point Unit 4 Docket No. 50-251 Metal Im act Monitorin S stem The Order for Modification of License for Turkey Point Unit No. 4, dated August 2, 1977, amended paragraph 3.D of License DPR-41. Pursuant to the requirements of this Order, Florida Power 6 Light Company is for-warding the attached evaluation "Report of Abnormal Indications from Metal Impact Monitoring System, Turkey Point, Unit No. 4." The indications occurred on August 13, 1978 during the unit cooldown for refueling.

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.REPORT OF ABNORMAL INDICATIONS FROM METAL XMPACT MONITORING SYSTEM (MIMS)

TURKEY POINT UNXT 4 August 13, 1978 On August 13, 1978, while Turkey Point, Unit 4 was cooling down for a scheduled refueling outage, the MIMS alarmed 6 times during a one hour period. The 6 events were all separate, single, low energy indications. No other alarms were experienced during the remainder of the cooldown.

Our review of the MXMS data concluded that the most prob-able cause of the alarms was normal acoustic emissions produced by the reactor vessel during periods of changing pressure and temperature.

Upon shutdown, tubesheet photographs of all 3 steam gen-erators verified that no tube plugs had become loose.

This information supported the conclusion that the indi-cations were not caused by loose parts. However, if assumption is made that the alarms were caused by a loose the part(s), the separate, low energy impacts indicate a single object. This is consistent with prior NIMS indi-cations on this unit. This information, along with the continuing commitment of performing core barrel motion measurements after unit heat up, and for continued loose parts monitoring, ensures continued safe operation of Turkey Point Unit 4.