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Ro:On 931117,unusual Event Declared Due to Loss of All Primary & Backup Meteorological Sys Instruments.Caused by Lightning Strike Damaging back-up Tower Instruments.Local Natl Weather Svc Contacted
ML20058C001
Person / Time
Site: Comanche Peak  
Issue date: 11/18/1993
From: Woodlan D
TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC)
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
TXX-93400, NUDOCS 9312020310
Download: ML20058C001 (2)


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Log # TXX-93400 7

File # 10013 1

10125 C

C Ref. # 10CFR50.72(a)(i)

TUELECTRIC November 18, 1993 William J. Cahill,Jr.

G1 mop Vice Presulent U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn:

Document Control Room Washington, DC 20555

SUBJECT:

COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION (CPSES)

DOCKET NOS. 50-445 AND 50-446 TRANSMITTAL OF REPORT FOLLOWING A NOTIFICATION OF UNUSUAL EVENT Gentlemen:

As specified in the CPSES Emergency Plan, TV Electric hereby transmits the enclosed report which summarizes the event which occurred on November 17, 1993.

Sincerely.

William J. Cahill. Jr.

By:

D. R. Woodlan Docket Licensing Mancger CLW/grp Enclosure c-Mr. J. L. Milhoan, Region IV Resident Inspectors, CPSES (2)

Mr. Robert Lansford, Division of Emergency Management Mr. T. A.

Bergman, NRR 9312020310 931118 PDR ADOCK 05000445 i

S PDR 400 N. Olive Street 1 B.El Dallas. Texas 75201

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Enclosure to TXX-93400 I

Page 1 of 1 TV ELECTRIC COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET N05, 50-445 AND 50-446 l

Notification of Unusual Event

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As a Result of Loss of All Meteorological System Instruments i

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Reportina Reouirement' This report is being submitted as recommended by NUREG-0654, " Criteria for l

l Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and l

Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants

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CPSES Emergency Plan procedures require that a written summary be submitted l

within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> of the closecut of the Notification of Unusual Event (N00E).

l Event Description j

On November 17, 1993, at approximately 7:35 a.m. (CST), with Unit 1 in f

l MODE 6 and Unit 2 in MODE 1, a Notification of Unusual Event was declared due to loss of all primary and backup meteorological system instruments.

A lighting strike had' damaged the back-up tower instruments and some primary tower instruments the previous day. The time of total loss of primary tower l

functionality is under investigation.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and appropriate offsite agencies were notified in accordance with the applicable regulatory and procedural i

requirements.

l On November 17, 1993, at approximately 10:50 a.m. (CST), the Notice of

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l Unusual Event was terminated after personnel returned the primary tower to 1

l an operational status.

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j Corrective Action I

l Immediate corrective actions were taken to contact the local National Weather Service for substitute meteorological data until the primary tower

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was returned to service by corrective actions of plant personnel.

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