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Summary of Operating Reactor Events Meeting 87-30 on 870908, Re Briefing Senior Managers from Nrr,Res,Aeod & Regional Ofcs on Events Which Occurred Since 870825 Meeting.Attendees List,Summary of Reactor Scrams & Viewgraphs Encl
ML20239A023
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Site: Davis Besse, Peach Bottom, Perry, San Onofre, 05000000
Issue date: 09/10/1987
From: Lanning W
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: Rossi C
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
OREM-87-030, OREM-87-30, NUDOCS 8709170026
Download: ML20239A023 (17)


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t;EMORANDUM FOR: Charles E. Rossi, Director Division of Operational Events Assessment FROM: Wayne Lanning, Chief Events Assessment Branch Division of Operational Events Assessment

SUBJECT:

THE OPERATING REACTORS EVENTS MEETING SEPTEMBER P,1987- MEETING 87-30 On September 8, 1987 an Operating Reactors Events meeting (87-30) was held to brief senior managers from NRR, RES, AEOD and Regional Offices on events which occurred since our last meeting on August 25, 1987. The list of attendees I is included as Enclosure 1. I l

The events ' discussed and the significant elements of these events'are presented

  • in Enclosure 2. Enclosure 3 provides a summary of reactor scrams and l "significant events" that will be input to NRC's performance ine'icator program.

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l'EMORANDUM FOR: Charles E. Rossi, Director Division of Operational Events Assessrient FROM: Wayne Lanning, Chief Events Assessment Branch l Division of Operational Events Assessment

SUBJECT:

THE'0PERATING REACTORS EVENTS MEETING

SEPTEMBER 8,1907 - MEETING 87-30 1

On September 8,1987 an Operatino Reactors Events meeting (87-30) was held to brief senior managers from NRR, RES, AEOD and Regional Offices on everts which occurred since our last meeting on August 25,1987. The list of attendees is included as Enclosure 1 The events discussed and the significant elements of these events are presented in Enclosure 2. Enclosure 3 provides a summary of reactor scrams and "significant events" that will be input to HRC's performance indicator program.

Wayne Lanning, Chief Events Assessment Branch Division of Operational Events Assessment

Enclosures:

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LIST OF ATTENDEES' OPERATING REACTORS EVENTS BRIEFING (87-30)

September 8, 1987 .

l NAME ORGANIZATION NAME ORGANIZATION TT Furley NRR/DONRR G. Holahan NRR/ADR J. Sniezek NRR/DONRR 'J. Kudrick NRR/SPLB

i. ' R. Starostecki NRR/ADT T. Silko AEOD/IRB C. E. Rossi NRR/DOEA P. Baranowsky NRR/0EAB i W. Lanning NRR/0EAB M. Johnson NRR/ILRB A. DeAgazio. DRSP/PD31C. B. Grimes NRR/DRIS M. McCracken NRR/ECEB J. Partlow NRR/DRIS L. Shao NRR/ DEST G. Klingler NRR/ILRB.

D. A111sen AE0D/DEIIB M. Virgilio NRR/PD31 B. Boger NRR/ADR1 R. Scholl NRR/0EAB J. Roe NRR/DLPQ G. Cwalina NRR/LPEB I

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THE AGENDA INFDPPATION MAY ALSO BE OBTAltED BY DIALING EXTENSION 2717L1. I I

I SAN ONOFRE 2 UNISOLAELE LEAK FROM RCS DAVIS-BESSE SCPAM WITH COMPLICATI0tE l

PEPRY ] SAFETY / RELIEF VALVE LEAKAGE PEACH BOTTOM 2/3 LOSS OF RHR SHtRIGN COOLING l 1

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  • PACKING FAILbRE IN SHUTDOWN COOLING SYSTEM SUCTION ISOLATION VALVE SIGNIFICANCE )

'* RADI0 ACTIVE RELEASE TO THE PUBLIC AND CONTAMINATION OF PLANT l WORKERS

  • PLANT SHUTDOWN FOR REFUELING 8/29; RCS AT 350 PSIG, 125*F
  • VALVE MOTOR OPERATOR OVERHEATED AND FAILED I
  • PLANT PERSONNEL ATTEMPTED TO OPEN VALVE WITH A WRENCH I

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  • FOLLOWER PLATE HOLDDOWN BOLTS FOUND TO BE CORRODED BY BORIC ACID l
  • LEAK RATE 60-100 GPM
  • INITIAL EFFORTS TO REPLACE PACKING UNSUCCESSFUL
  • AFTER 12 HOURS RCS DEPRESSURIZED AND VALVE REPACKED STOPPING LEAK
  • CONTAINMENT PURGE MAINTAINED INLEAKAGE THROUGH OPEN EQUIPMENT HATCH
  • HATCH WAS CLOSED IN 3 HOURS
  • LICENSEE BEllEVES THAT NO TECH, SPECS WERE VIOLATED AND NO RADIOLOGICAL RELEASE LIMITS WERE EXCEEDED l
  • 18,000 GALLONS SPILLED IN CONTAINMENT FOLLOWUP
  • LICENSEE AND REGION ARE CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE THE EVENT AND THE CAUSE OF VALVE FAILURE
  • EAB EVALUATING CONTAINMENT INTEGRITY DURING SHUTDOWN AND EXPANDING INF0 NOTICE ON BORIC ACID CORROSION CONTACT: WALT JENSEN l

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FEED FLOW TRANSMITTER FAILED LOW HIGH FEED FLOW REDUCED TAVE, POSITIVE REACTIVITY INSERTION 1

REACTOR SCRAM ON HIGH FLUX-(105%)

MAIN STEAM SAFETY VALVE FAILED OPEN LOST NON-VITAL POWER BUS - LOST 2 RCPs SERVICE WATER PUMP FAILED TO AUTO RESTART l

L 1449 ELECTRIC POWER RESTORED 1

1515 AFWS AUTO START ON LOW SG LEVEL TURBINE BYPASS VALVE FAILED'0 PEN STARTUP-FEED VALVES PREVIOUSLY ISOLATED SEPTEMBER 7, 1987 (0730) ,

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SERVICE VAPOR VENTED FROM DHR PUMP DISCHARGE CONTACT: R.LOBEL E. GREENMAN

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' SAFETY / RELIEF VALVE LEAKAGE SEPTEMBED ?, 1987 PROBLEM SRV LEAKAGE HAS CAUSED INCREASED TEMPERATURE AND LEVEL IN. SUPPRESSION POOL CAUSE LEAKING SAFETY / RELIEF VALVES SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE

  • TECH SPECS DO NOT ADDRESS SRV LEAKAGE

' POTENTIAL DEGRADATION OF ADS-VALVES 1

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  • ON SEPTEMBER 2 SUPPRESSION POOL LEVEL REACHED HIGH LEVEL SETPOINT DUE TO LEAKAGE VIA SRVs (6 GPM)
  • RCIC AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERED SUCTION FROM CST TO SUPPRESSION POOL
  • OPERATOR RENDERED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSFER LOGIC INOPERABLE AND TRANSFERED SUCTION BACK TO CST
  • RCIC DECLARED INOPERABLE BECAUSE IT CANNOT AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFER TO I l SUPPRESSION POOL (T.S. REQUIREMENT)
  • SUPPRESSION P0OL WATER LEVEL LOWERED USING RHR  ;'
  • PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE FALL OF 1986 (12 OR 13 SRV WERE WEEPING)
  • 18 0F 19 SRVs ARE WEEPING BASED ON TEMPERATURE READINGS IN THE TAILPIPE OF ABOUT 250' F
  • FLUID PAST SRV NOT CONSIDERED LEAKAGE FOLLOWUP
  • REGION HAS DISCUSSED WITH LICENSEE MANAGEMENT
  • EAB STILL EVALUATING CONTACT: TOM GREENE I

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3/31/87 NRC ORDER l l l '4/07/87 LOSS-0F 0FFSITE POWER.(220KV -

6/30/87 INADEO MAINT PROCD,DURING RELAY REPLCMNT 7/10/87 LOSS OF PWR TO DIV 2 LOGIC BUS (FUSE)

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'8/16/87 LOSS OF 0FFSITE POWER (220KV) 8/20/87 BLOWN FUSE-MAINTENANCE WORK 1

'8/20/87 LOSS OF OFFSITE POWER (220KV)

'l 8/28/87 INADEQUATE MAINT PROCEDURES 1 9/04/87 LOOSE WIRE UNIT 3.

3/31/87 ERROR DURING FILL OF SHUTDOWN COOLING SYST FOR-LINEUP.

  • EVENT COMMON TO BOTH UNITS CONTACT: ~ CARL.SCHULTEN

. ENCLOSURE 3 F.EACTOR SCEAM

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1. PLANT SFECIFIC LATA DATE SITE UNIT P0iiEP. EPS CAUSE COMPLI- YTD YTD YTD CATIONS APOVE BELOW TOTAL 151 .R t 09/02/07 MILLSTONE 2 90 A EQUlP N0 4 0 4 09/02/87 SUMMER 1 100 A EQUlFMENT NO 2 0 2 0?/03/87 CATAliBA 2 21 A FERSONNEL ND 7 0 7 03/0's/57 MILLSIONE 1 100 A EQUIP / MECH NO 3 1 4 09/03/07 INDIAN F0lNi 3 0A FERSONNEL N0 3 2 5 09/06/87 NC6UIRE 2 100 A UNKNOWN NO 2 0 2 09/06/87 DAVIS-EEESE  ! 100 A UNr.NOWN YES I 0 I l

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DAV!3-BESSE 1 ONE MAIN STEAM SAFETY RELIEF VALVE FAILED TO RESEAT AND NON-VITAL BUS 'A' WAS LOST l

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SCRAM CAUSE FOWER NUMBER 1937 1986 1985 OF WEEt:LY WEEKLY WEEKLY SCRAMS (5) AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE YTD (3) (4) (8) (9)

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PERS. RELATEDt6) r 1 S*. 1 1.4 1.8 2.0 OTHER (7 ) .-15% 2 1.O O.4 O . c- ,

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-1. PLANT SPECIFIC DATA BASED ON INITIAL REVIEW 0F 50.72 REPORTS 4

FOR THE WEEK OF INTEREST. PERIOD IS MIDNIGHT SUNDAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT SUNDAY SCRNiS ARE PEFINED AS REACTOR PROTECTIVE I ACTUATIONS WHICP RESULT IN R0D MOTION, AND EXCLUDE PLANNED TESTS OR SCRAMS AS PART OF PLANNED SHUTDOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITF A PLANT PROCEDURE.

2. RECOVERY COMPLICATED BY EQUIPMENT FAILURES OR PERSONNEL ERRORS UNRELATED TO CAUSE OF SCRAM.
3. 1986 INFORMATION DERIVED-FROM ORAS STUDY OF UNPLANNED REACTOR l

TRIPS IN 1986. WEEKLY DATA DETERMINED BY TAKING TOTAL TRIPS

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IN A GIVEN CATEGORY AND DIVIDING BY 5? WEEKS / YEAR.

4. IN 1986, THERE WERE AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 461 AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL UNPLANNED REACTOR TRIPS AT 104 PEACTORS (HOLDING '

OPERATINGLICENSES). THIS YIELDS AN AVERAGE RATE OF 4.4 TRIPS PER REACTOR PER YEAR AND AN AVERAGE RATE OF 8.8 TRIPS PER WEEK FOR ALL REACTORS.

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5. BASED ON 107 REACTORS HOLDING AN OPERATING LICENSE.
6. PERSONNEL RELATED PROBLEMS INCLUDE HUMAN ERROR, PROCEDURAL DEFICIENCIES, AND MANUAL STEAM GENERATOR LEVEL CONTROL PROBLEMS.
7. "0THER" INCLUDES AUTOMATIC SCRAMS ATTRIBUTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES (LIGHTNING), SYSTEM DESIGN, OR UNKNOWN CAUSE.
8. 1D85 INFORMATION DERIVED FROM AN ORAS STUDY OF UNPLANNED REACTOR TRIPS IN 1985. WEEKLY DATA DETERMINED BY TAKING TOTAL TRIPS IN A GIVEN CATEGORY AND DIVIDING BY 52 WEEKS / YEAR.
9. IN 1985, THERE WERE AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 541 AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL UNPLANNED REACTOR TRIPS AT 93 REACTORS (POLDING FULL POWER LICENSES). THIS Y1 ELDS AN AVERAGE RATE OF 5.8 TRIPS PER REACTOR YEAR AND AN AVERAGE RATE OF 10.4 TRIPS PER WEEK FOR ALL REACTORS.

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1 iL A';i hAMI EVENT EVENT LE5;RIFi10h QTR SIGNIFICANCE LATE LAVI5 EESSE 09/06/87 SCRAM COMPLICATED BY MAIN STEAM SAFETY VALVE FAILURE 10 1 SCRAM WITH COMPLICATIONS RESEAi AND LOSS OF THREE RCFs 3AN CNDFRE :- 08/;1/87 UN!50LABLE LEAL IN REACTOR C001. ANT SYSTEM DURINS COLD 1 F0TENTIAL FOR GR ACTUAL LEERADATION SHUTLOWN OF FRIMARY COOLANT FRE55URE FOUNDARY 8

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