ML17266A145

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Updated LER 79-028/01X-1:on 790903,in Cold Shutdown During Hurricane,Cable Fell Into Startup Transformer B.Ac Electrical Sys B de-energized & Diesel Generator Failed to Start.Caused by Delay in B Diesel Binding
ML17266A145
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Site: Saint Lucie NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 02/11/1980
From: JAMES D K
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
Shared Package
ML17207A841 List:
References
LER-79-028-01X, LER-79-28-1X, NUDOCS 8002220334
Download: ML17266A145 (3)


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InitialReport-Seember17,1979NRCPORI0260PTTtLlCENSEEEYENTREPORTUS.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMAtISSIOI+CONTROlBL,CCIC:IllltOl=(PLEASEPAINTORYPEALLREQUIREDINPORAtATIONIO.9LICCySEECODEO.16I.ECcaSt~YPC10S~CAFStUCMc5'aIcacSEA2CON'T9OR71IQE.1llllO9EVCKAO*T15AEPDATOATS50'.;;LLca051003I5QLAAA606IOOCaI~NuaFaSSA61cEIEVENT0ESCRIPTION~OPR094SLECOaI5ECUB4CES+IoWhileinthecoldshutdowncon%CionduringHurricaneDavid,acablefell02acrosslinesjntothe"B"S/Utransformer,causingalockoutonthe~0EastBusandde-energizingthe"B"S/Utransformer.The"B"A.C.electri-calsystemwasde-energized,andthe"B"DieselGenerator(.DG)failedtostart.Followinganelectricalcheck-out,the"B"DGwasmanuallystartedQQIFILI1115111*1I-II.III-l3\IIIQ~Q'Adequatecorecoolingwasmaintainedatalltimes.Thisisthefifthoccurrenceofthis'type(SeeLERs335-76-21,76-44,77-3and77-]5).STSTEuCAVSE,CAVSSCOMP..VAIVcCODECODESVSCDDS'CMIOKCKTCDOSSVS005SVSCDOcaac~EEQLEJQEAJQ~llEL11Yl3QLAJQ~2Q16':9IOtl,Il!2'IS1910ScDVCKTIALOCCVAAEIICEREPORTREVISIOK~LcAIEIOEVEATYEAA'AcroATKO,CODETYPE.PIO.QYE>>-Fa0~79'+~028+~~012I1126'6ll152920SIIOKPVTVAcClrEC.SyVTDDEEaATT*Caa&SIaTNPR~PRIMECI>>MI,COMPOKcKTTA)CSNAiTIOacCK>LrLK~SIETAOOIIOVAS2'1SVScaI~~aoPCAM1VS,SVPPLIEAMAIIVSA~VAEALAaa~ZQcZQ~ZQ'~000~YQ~AQ13IQ33451'cSS26.2I404142404447CAUSEOESCRIPTIONANOCORRM'PIVACTiONSO2lAninvestightionrevealedthatarelaintheauto-startcircuitrofthe~"B"DGwasmechanicallybinding.Thisrelaywas.replaced.Anoperationaltestwasthensatisfactorilycompletedwherebythe"B"S/Utransformer(whichhadbeenrepairedandtested)wasintentionallyde-energized.The"B"DGwasobservedtoauto-startan0'29P*CIU.Y.SaATVS!~POWSA5~~QEZ~00DQcl2t0ll12*CttVITYCoaITS."IT~ACLSA&0OIaASLEASEAMOVKToraACTIVITYOSS9~ZQ22~ZQ24NAl59I0I~PA505>>EciicXrOSVAES~D>>(P0QZF~ZQzaNAl5'II11IlPcASOaaaatl.IHJVAIESa~+50Qa'IILOCATIONoPASLEASSOSENA~4,45METIIOOOCCTKEAsTA'555~olscovEATolscovcAY05$cAIpTIDK'Q~2NAIRAQI0eratorObservation!AI4520501509I'I125LOSSOCCAOCaICCETOPCCILtTY2TTTcOESAactloaaLIB2l0PVSLIr.tYtSSVEOOCSCA:PT:Oy9LlLIO44~0'AAIAOPPREPARERD-K.JamesEOOSNIQ+QNRCUS=ONLY(3051552-3813 REPORTABLEOCCURRENCE335-79-.28,Update81LICENSEEEVENTREPORTPAGETWOAdditionalEventDescritionandProbableConseouences4Whileinthecoldshutdowncondition(Mode5)duringthepassageofHurricaneDavid,asupportcableforthetowercraneinth,Unit2constructionareafellacross'lines'intothe"B"Start-up'Trans=ormer.AlockoutoccurredontheEastBusand.the"B"Start-upTra.sformrwasde-energized.The"B"sideoftheelectricalsystemde-energizedwiththeexceptionofthe"B"DCBuswhichwascarriedbythe"8"battery.The"B"Inverterfailedtorespondbutthe"D"Inverterremainedinservice.Ablownfusewasdiscoveredlaterinthe"B"Invertercircuit.Tne"AB"A.C.Busseswerelostastheyweretiedtothe"B"side.The"AB"D.C.Buswaslostasitwastiedto"B"D.C.Bus,whichisassumedtohavede-energizedasaresultofthecurrenttransientproducedbytheevent.TheSUPS(includinginstrumentation,annunciation,lighting,communications[exceptPAXandBELL],NAMASandSequenceofEventsRecorder)wasalsolost.Atthistimi-:wasdiscoveredthat"B"DieselGeneratorwasnotsupplyingloads(failedtostart).Follovongavisualandelectricalcheck-outof'he"B"DieselGenerator,'itwasmanua'}lystarted.Adequatecorecoolingwasmaintainedandverified>ystartingthe"A"IPSIpumpandmanuallycontrollingShutdownCoolingflow.AdditionalCauseDsc.i~t'.onandCorrective'ActionThe"A"DieselGeneratorwasyepifiedOPERABLE.Alloftheelectrjca]bussesandcomponentslostduringeventwerere-energizd.Sincethereasonfopthe"B"DieselGeneratornotstartingautorqatjc~llyonvndervoltagewasnot.known,andthepotentialforafaultedbusorgroundwassuspected,athoroughcheck-outwasconductedpriortomanuallystartingandloadingthe"B"DieselGenerator.Twodaysfollowingtheevent,aplantstaffreviewandinvestigationrevealedthattheK22relayintheauto-startcircuitryofthe"B"Diesel'eneratorwasmechanicallybinding.Thisrelaywasreplaced.'Subsequently,anoperationaltestwas.satisfactorilycompletedwherebythe"8"Start-upTransformer(whichwasrepairedandtested)wasintentionallyde-energ'ized,andauto-startandloadingofthe"B"DieselGeneratorwasverifiedtooccup, 00