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LER 95-005-00:on 950607,FW Isolation on High SG Level Occurred.Caused by Decrease in Instrument Air Pressure Due to an Air Leak in Containment.Fw Flow Switched to Manual control.W/950707 Ltr
ML17263B105
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Site: Ginna Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 07/07/1995
From: MECREDY R C, ST MARTIN J T
ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC CORP.
To: JOHNSON A R
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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LER-95-005, LER-95-5, NUDOCS 9507120033
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yPRIORITY1~(ACCELERATEDRIDSPROCESSING)I.REGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:9507120033DOC.DATE:95/07/07NOTARIZED:NODOCKETgFACIL:50-244RobertEmmetGinnaNuclearPlant,Unit1,RochesterG05000244PAUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONSTMARTIN,J.T.RochesterGas&ElectricCorp.MECREDY,R.C.RochesterGas&ElectricCorp.RRECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONJOHNSON,A.R.ProjectDirectorateI-1(PDl-1)(Post941001)

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LER95-005-00:on950607,FWisolationonhighSGleveloccurred.Causedbydecreaseininstrumentairpressureduetoanairleakincontainment.FWflowswitchedtomanualcontrol.W/950707ltr.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE22TCOPIESRECEIVEDLTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:50.73/50.9LicenseeEventReport(LER),IncidentRpt,etc.NOTES:LicenseExpdateinaccordancewith10CFR2,2.109(9/19/72).I005000244TRECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD1-1PDINTERNAL:AEODSBNRR/DE/EELBNRR/DISP/PIPBNRR/DRCH/HHFBNRR/DRCH/HOLBNRR/DSSA/SPSB/BRES/DSIR/EIBEXTERNAL:LSTLOBBYWARDNOACMURPHYiGANRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL112211111111111111111111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEJOHNSON,AAEOD/SPD/RRABNRR/DE/ECGBNRR/DE/EMEBNRR/DOPS/OECBNRR/DRCH/HICBNRR/DSSA/SPLBNRR/DSSA/SRXBRGN1FILE01LITCOBRYCEiJHNOACPOOREiWNUDOCSFULLTXTCOPIESLTTRENCL111111111111'111111221111NNOTETOALL"RIDS"RECIPIENTS:PLEASEHELPUSTOREDUCEWASTE!CONTACTTHEDOCUMENTCONTROLDESK,ROOMOWFN5D8(415-2083)TOELIMINATEYOURNAMEFROMDISTRIBUTIONLISTSFORDOCUMENTSYOUDON'TNEED!FULLTEXTCONVERSIONREQUIREDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR26ENCL26 eGCHE51FRG~s~woElEcTeccoepcw"crI~8w~Sr~vEriuEeGc~EsTFe.MY~sd~aCATEJuly7,1995U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskAttn:AllenR.JohnsonPWRProjectDirectorateI-1Washington,D.C.20555

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LER95-005,InstrumentAirLeakinContainmentCausesFeedwaterIsolationR.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDocketNo.50-244Inaccordancewith10CFR50.73,LicenseeEventReportSystem,item(a)(2)(iv),whichrequiresareportof,"Anyeventorconditionthatresultedinamanualorautomaticactuationofanyengineeredsafetyfeature(ESF),includingthereactorprotectionsystem(RPS)",theattachedLicenseeEventReportLER95-005isherebysubmitted.Thiseventhasinnowayaffectedthepublic'shealthandsafety.Verytrulyyours,RobertC.Mecredyxc:U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionMr.AllenR.Johnson(MailStop14B2)PWRProjectDirectorateI-1Washington,D.C.20555U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionRegionI475AllendaleRoadKingofPrussia,PA19406GinnaUSNRCSeniorResidentInspector'1Pr9507l20033950707PDRADOCK05000244Sma NRCFORM366(5-92)U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONAPPROVEDBYOHBNO.3150-0'104EXPIRES5/3'I/95LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)(Seereverseforrequirednunbcrofdigits/charactersforeachblock)ESTIMATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYllITHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREQUEST:50.0HRS.FORllARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIHATETOTHEINFORHATIONANDRECORDSHANAGEHENTBRANCH(HNBB7714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCCHHISSION,MASNINGTON,DC20555-0001ANDTOTHEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(3150-0104),OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGETNASHINGTONDC20503.FAGILITYNAHE(1)R.E.GirmaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKETNUHBER(2)05000244PAGE(3)10F8TITLE(4>InstrumentAirLeakinContainmentCausesFeedwaterIsolationMONTHDAY0607YEARYEAR9595EVENTDATE(5)LERNUMBER(6)SEQUENTIALNUMBER--005--REVISIONNUMBER00HOHTNDAYYEAR0707REPORTDATE(7)FACILITYNAMEDOCKETNUMBERFACILITYHAHEDOCKETNUMBEROTHERFACILITIESINVOLVED(8)OPERATING.MODE(9)P(NERLEVEL(10)N097THISREPORTISSUBMITTEDPURSUANT20.402(b)20.405(a)(1)(i)20.405(a)(1)(ii)20.405(a)(1)(iii)20.405(a)(1)(iv)20.405(a)(1)(v)20.405(c>50.36(c)(1)50.36(c)(2)50.73(a)(2)(i)50.73(a)(2)(ii)50'3(a)(2)(iii)50.73(a)(2)(iv)50'3(a)(2)(v)50.73(a)(2)(vii)50.73(a)(2)(viii)(A)50.73(a)(2)(viii)(B)50'3(a)(2)(x)73.71(b)73.71(c)OTHER(Spec'IfyInAbstractbelowandinText,NRCForm366A)TOTHEREQUIREHENTSOF10CFR5:(Checkoneormore)(11)LICENSEECONTACTFORTHISLER(12)NAMEJohnT.St.Hartin-TcchnicalAssistantTELEPHONENUHBER(IncludeAreaCode)(716)77'1-3641COHPLETEONELINEFOREACHCOMPONENTFAILUREDESCRIBEDIHTHISREPORT('13)CAUSESYSTEMCOMPONENTHANUFACTURERREPORTABLETONPRDSCAUSESYSTEMCOMPONEHI'ANUFACTURERREPORTABLETONPRDSBLDPSF0000NSUPPLEHENTALREPORTEXPECTED(14)YES(Ifyes,completeEXPECTEDSUBMISSIONDATE).XHOEXPECTEDSUSHISSIONDATE(15)MONTHDAYYEARABSTRACT(Limitto1400spaces,i.e.,approximately15single-spacedtypewrittenlines)(16)OnJune7,1995atapproximately1905approximately97%steadystatereactorpowerisolatedtoContainmentduetoanairleak,SteamGeneratorleveloccurredwhenlevelslevelintheSteamGenerators.EDST,withtheplantatandtheInstrumentAirsystemFeedwaterIsolationonhighwentabove67%narrowrangeImmediatecorrectiveactionwastomanuallycontrolfeedwaterflowuntillevelsintheSteamGeneratorswererestoredtotheirnormaloperatingband.TheunderlyingcauseoftheinabilitytocontrolSteamGeneratorlevelswasadecreaseinInstrumentAirpressureduetoanInstrumentAirleakinContainment,followedbyrestorationofairpressurewithademandsignaltofullyopenmainfeedwaterregulatingvalves.ThiseventisNUREG-1022CauseCode(B).CorrectiveactiontoprecluderepetitionisoutlinedinSectionV.B.NRCFORM366(5-92>

NRCFORH366A(5-92)U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONAPPROVEDBYOMBNO.3150-0104EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWITHTHISINFORHATIONCOLLECTIONREQUEST:50.0HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHEINFORHATIONANDRECORDSHANAGEHENTBRANCH(MNBB1714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOHHISSION,WASHINGTON,DC20555-0001ANDTOTHEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(3180-0104),OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGET'WASHINGTONDC20503.FACILITYNAME(1)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKETNUHBER(2)YEAR0500024495LERNUMBER(6)SEQUENTIALNUHBER--005--REVISIONNUMBER00PAGE(3)2OF8TEXT(Ifmorespaceisrequired,useadditionalcopiesofNRCForm366A)(17)PRE-EVENTPLANTCONDITIONS:Theplantwasatapproximately97%steadystatereactorpowerwithnosignificantactivitiesinprogress.AsolderedjointconnectionintheInstrumentAirsysteminContainmentfailed,causingadecreaseinInstrumentAirpressure,andlossofcontrolairtoair-operatedcomponents,includingthemainfeedwaterregulatingvalves.II.DESCRIPTIONOFEVENT:A.DATESANDAPPROXIMATETIMESOFMAJOROCCURRENCES:oJune7,1995,1856EDST:InstrumentAirsystemleakoccursinContainment.oJune7,1995,1902EDST:InstrumentAirtoContainmentisisolated,restoringnormalairpressuretoair-operatedcomponentsoutsideContainment.oJune7,1995,1905EDST:SteamGenerator(S/G)levelsincreaseabove67%.Eventdateandtime.oJune7,1995,1905EDST:Discoverydateandtime.June7,1995,1910EDST:"A"and"B"S/Glevelsrestoredtopre-eventnormaloperatingband.B.EVENT:OnJune7,1995,atapproximately1856EDST,withtheplantatapproximately978steadystatereactorpower,asolderedjointconnectiononatwoinchInstrumentAir(IA)lineinContainment(CNMT)failed,resultinginleakagefromtheIAsystemanddecreaseinIApressure.ThisdecreaseinIApressureresultedinlossofcontrolairtoair-operatedcomponents,withvalvesbeginningtotraveltotheirrespective"fail"positions.Amongthesecomponentswerethetwomainfeedwaterregulatingvalves(MFRV)(failclosed)whichdriftedtowardstheclosedpositionasIApressureatthevalveactuatordecreased.NRCFORH366A(5-92)

.NRCFORH366A(5-92)U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOHNISSIOHLICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONAPPROVEDBYOHBNO.3150-0104EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIHATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOHPLYWITHTHISINFORHATIOHCOLLECTIONREQUEST:50.0HRS.FORWARDCOHHENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIHATETOTHEINFORHATIONANDRECORDSHANAGEHEHTBRANCH(HNBB7714),U.S.HUCLEARREGULATORYCOHHISSION,WASHINGTON,DC20555-0001ANDTOTHEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(3180-0104),OFFICEOFHAHAGEHEHTANDBUDGETWASHINGTONDC20503.FACILITYNAHE(1)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKETNUHBER(2)YEAR0500024495LERHWER(6)SEQUENTIALNUHBER--005--REVISIONNUHBER00PAGE(3)3OF8TEXT(Ifmorespaceisrequired,useadditionalcopiesofHRCForm366A)(17)Atapproximately1902EDST,theControlRoomoperatorshaddiagnosedtheprobablelocationoftheIAleak,andclosedtheIACNMTIsolationvalve,AOV-5392.WiththeclosureofAOV-5392,theleakwasisolated,andnormalIApressurewasrestoredtocomponentsoutsideCNMT.DuetotheMFRVsdriftingclosed,feedwater(FW)flowsandSteamGenerator(S/G)levelsdecreased,resultinginanincreasing"demand"signaltotheMFRVs.IsolationoftheIAleakresultedinrestorationofIApressure,andtheMFRVsopenedfully,respondingtotheincreaseddemandsignal.AtthetimetheMFRVswenttothefullopenposition,levelwasapproximately25%inthe"A"S/Gand40%inthe"B"S/G.TheincreaseinFWflowresultedinincreasinglevelinthe"A"and"B"S/Gs.Withinthreeminutesnarrowrangelevelinthe"B"S/GhadincreasedtocauseFWIsolationonhighlevelinthe"B"S/G(S/Glevel>/=670narrowrangelevel).The"B"MFRVclosedinresponsetothisFWIsolationsignalasdesigned,andreopenedwhenleveldecreasedbelow67%.Forthenextninetyseconds,therewereseveraloccurrencesofFWIsolationforthe"B"S/Gaslevelcycledaround67%.Duringthistimenarrowrangelevelinthe"A"S/GalsoincreasedtocauseFWIsolationonhighlevelinthe"A"S/G.Forapproximatelytwentyseconds,therewereoccurrencesofFWIsolationforthe"A"S/Gaslevelcycledaround67%.ThisshorttermS/GleveltransientcontinueduntiltheControlRoomoperatorstookmanualcontroltorestoreS/Glevels.Atapproximately1910EDST,levelsinthe"A"and"B"S/Gswererestoredtotheirnormaloperatingband.C.INOPERABLESTRUCTURESiCOMPONENTSORSYSTEMSTHATCONTRIBUTEDTOTHEEVENT:ThedecreaseinIApressureresultedinlossofcontrolairtoair-operatedcomponents.D.OTHERSYSTEMSORSECONDARYFUNCTIONSAFFECTED:DuetothefailedsolderedjointconnectioninCNMT,andthesubsequentisolationofIAtoCNMT,air-operatedcomponentsinCNMTfailedtotheirrespective"fail"positions.Theseincludedseveralvalvesandventilationdampers.Inaddition,theReactorCompartmentCooling(RCC)fanmotortrippedwhentheassociateddampersfailedclosed.HRCFORH366A(5-92)

JIRCFORM366A(5-92)U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONAPPROVEDBYOMBNO.3150-0104EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWITHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIOHREQUEST:50.0HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHEINFORMATIONAHDRECORDSMANAGEMENTBRANCH(MNBB7714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON,DC20555-0001AHDTOTHEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(3150-0104),OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGET'WASHINGTONDC20503.FACILITYNAME(1)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKETNUMBER(2)05000244YEAR95LERNUMBER(6)SEQUENTIALNUMBER--005--REVISIONHUMBER00PAGE(3)4OF8TEXT(Ifmorespaceisrequired,useadditionalcopiesofNRCForm366A)(17)Forair-operatedcomponentsoutsidetheCNMT,therewasadecreaseinIApressurethroughouttheplantforsixminutes,untilIAtoCNMTwasisolated.Duringthistime,numerousair-operatedcomponentsoutsideCNMTstartedtotraveltotheirrespective"fail"positions.WiththeexceptionoftheMFRVs,thislossofcontrolairdidnotadverselyaffecttheabilityoftheControlRoomoperatorstomaintainplantconditions.E.METHODOFDISCOVERY:ThiseventwasimmediatelyapparentduetoalarmsandindicationsintheControlRoom.Inparticular,MainControlBoardannunciatorsC-17(CONTAINMENTVENTSYSTEM)andH-8(INSTRUMENTAIRLOPRESS100PSI)alarmed,indicatingaproblemwithIAinCNMT.OPERATORACTION:TheControlRoomoperatorsrespondedtoMainControlBoardannunciatorsC-17,H-8andH-16(INSTRUMENTAIRCOMP),andreferredtoAlarmResponseProceduresC-17,H-8andH-16.TheyenteredAbnormalOperatingProcedureAP-IA.l(LOSSOFINSTRUMENTAIR).TheControlRoomoperatorsrequestedthattheauxiliaryoperatorstartthestandbydiesel-drivenaircompressor.FollowingthestepsofAP-IA.1andwiththeknowledgethatabnormalalarmswerereceivedonCNMTsystemspriortothoseonsecondarysystems,theControlRoomoperatorsisolatedIAtoCNMTbyclosingtheIACNMTIsolationvalve(AOV-5392).ThisactionisolatedtheleakfromtherestoftheIAsystem,andIApressureincreasedtonormalpressureintherestofthesystem.AftertheFWIsolation,theControlRoomoperatorstransferredcontroloftheMFRVsto"manual"torestoreS/Glevelstotheirnormaloperatingband.WhenS/GlevelsandFWflowswerestabilized,theytransferredcontroloftheMFRVsbackto"automatic".HRCFORM366A(5-92)

JIRCFORA366A(5-92)U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONAPPROVEDBYOMBNO.31500104EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWITHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREQUEST:50.0HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHEINFORMATIONANDRECORDSMANAGEMENTBRANCH(MNBB7714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTONtDC205550001ANDTOTHEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(3150.0104),OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGETWASHINGTONDC20503.FACILITYNAME(1)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKETNUMBER(2)05000244YEAR95LERNUMBER(6)SEQUENTIALNUMBER--005--REVISIONNUMBER00PAGE(3)5OF8EXT(Ifmorespaceisrequired,useadditionalcopiesofNRCForm366A)(17)Withlossofletdownflow,theoperatorsmanuallydecreasedchargingflowtominimumflow,andsecuredonechargingpump.TheShiftSupervisormadeadecisiontoinitiateapowerreductionuntiltheleakwaslocated,isolated,andIApressurereturnedtonormalthroughoutthesystem.Atapproximately1908EDST,apowerreductionwasstartedatonepercentperminute,perNormalOperatingProcedure0-5.1(LOADREDUCTIONS).Subsequently,theControlRoomoperatorsnotifiedmaintenancepersonnelandhighersupervision.AnauxiliaryoperatorandRadiationProtectiontechnicianconductedaCNMTentry,atpowerinanattempttoidentifyandisolatetheleak.TheleakwaslocatedonthemaintwoinchIAheaderinCNMT.Atemporaryrepairwasmadetothefailedjointconnection.ThisrepairenabledtheControlRoomoperatorstorestoresomepressuretotheIAsysteminCNMT,sufficienttoallowoperationofselectedvalvesandventilationdampers.TheNRCOperationsCenterwasnotifiedatapproximately2211EDST,per10CFR50.72(b)(2)(ii),non-emergencyfourhournotification.G.SAFETYSYSTEMRESPONSES:TheMFRVsandMFRVbypassvalvesclosedautomaticallyasaresultoftheFWIsolationsignals.VentilationdampersfortheContainmentRecirculationCoolingfansandRCCfansfailedtotheirrespectivesafeguardspositions.CNMTIsolationvalvesforchargingandletdownalsofailedtotheirsafeguardspositions.,III.CAUSEOFEVENT:A.IMMEDIATECAUSE:TheimmediatecauseoftheFWIsolationwaslevelintheS/Gsbeing)/=67%.ThehighlevelwascausedbyincreasedFWflowswhentheMFRVswentfullopeninresponsetothevalvedemandsignal.ThissituationresultedinoverfeedingtheS/Gs.NRCFORM366A(5.92)

JIRCFORM366A(5-92)U.S~NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONAPPROVEDBYOMBNO.3150-0104EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYMITHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREQUEST:50.0HRS.FORllARDCOMHENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHEINFORMATIONANDRECORDSHANAGEMEHTBRANCH(HNBB7714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,HASHINGTONtDC205550001ANDTOTHEPAPERNORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(3150-0104),OFFICEOFMANAGEHENTANDBUDGETWASHINGTONDC20503.FACILITYNAHE(1)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKETNUMBER(2)05000244YEARLERNUHBER(6)SEQUENTIALHUMBER--005--95REVISIONNUMBER00PAGE(3)GOF8TEXT(Ifmorespaceisrequired,useadditionalcopiesofNRCForm366A)(17)B.INTERMEDIATECAUSE:TheintermediatecauseoftheopenvalvedemandsignalfortheMFRVswasdecreasedFWflowsandS/GlevelsastheMFRVsdriftedtowardtheclosedpositionasIApressuredecreased.C.ROOTCAUSE:TheunderlyingcauseofthedecreaseinIApressurewasthefailureofasolderedjointconnectioninatwoinchIAlineinCNMT.Thiswascausedbyinsufficientinsertionofthepipeintoafittingduringoriginalconstruction.ThiseventisNUREG-1022CauseCode(B),"Design,Manufacturing,Construction/Installation".ThiseventdoesnotmeettheNUMARC93-01,"IndustryGuidelineforMonitoringtheEffectivenessofMaintenanceatNuclearPowerPlants",definitionofa"MaintenancePreventableFunctionalFailure".IV.ANALYSISOFEVENT:Thiseventisreportableinaccordancewith10CFR50.73,LicenseeEventReportSystem,item(a)(2)(iv),whichrequiresareportof,"Anyeventorconditionthatresultedinamanualorautomaticactuationofanyengineeredsafetyfeature(ESF),includingthereactorprotectionsystem(RPS)".TheFWIsolationofthe"A"and"B"S/GswasanautomaticactuationofanESFsystem.Anassessmentwasperformedconsideringboththesafetyconsequencesandimplicationsofthiseventwiththefollowingresultsandconclusions:TherewerenooperationalorsafetyconsequencesorimplicationsattributedtotheFWisolationsbecause:TheFWisolationsoccurredattherequiredS/Glevel.oS/GlevelswerequicklystabilizedandmanualcontrolofMFRVswasaccomplishedtomitigateanyconsequencesoftheevent.Basedontheabove,itcanbeconcludedthatthepublic'shealthandsafetywasassuredatalltimes.NRCFORM366A(5-92)

ARCFORM366A(5-92)U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONLICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONAPPROVEDBYOMBNO.3150-0104EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWITHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREQUEST:50.0HRS.FORWARDCOMMENTSREGARDIHGBURDENESTIMATETOTHEINFORMATIONANDRECORDSMANAGEMENTBRANCH(MHBB7714),U.STNUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,WASHINGTON,DC20555-0001AHDTOTHEPAPERWORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(31400104),OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGETWASHINGTOHDC20503.FACILITYNAME(1)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKETNUMBER(2)05000244YEARLERNUMBER(6)SEQUENTIALNUMBER95--005--REVISIONNUMBER00PAGE(3)7OF8TEXT(Ifmorespaceisrequired,useadditionalcopiesofHRCForm366A)(17)V.CORRECTIVEACTION:A.ACTIONTAKENTORETURNAFFECTEDSYSTEMSTOPRE-EVENTNORMALSTATUS:oMFRVswerereturnedtoautomaticafterS/Glevelswererestoredtotheirpre-eventnormaloperatingband.oAtemporaryrepairwasmadetothefailedjointconnectioninCNMT.ThistemporaryrepairenabledtheControlRoomoperatorstorestoresomepressuretotheIAsysteminCNMT,sufficienttoallowoperationofselectedvalvesandventilationdampers.AfterletdownflowwasrestoredandtheControlRoomoperatorscouldcontrolprimarysystemvolume,theloadreductionwasstopped.MaintenancepersonnelinstalledatemporarymodificationdesignedbyEngineering,whichpermittedisolationofthefailedjointforpermanentrepair,whilemaintaininganairsupplytotheletdownvalves.Thisallowedtheoperatorstomaintainletdownflow.oMaintenancepersonnelperformedthepermanentrepairbyreplacingthefailedjointconnectionandadjacentpipesections,andremovedthetemporarymodification.Atthecompletionoftheseactivities,normalIAwasrestoredtoCNMT.B.ACTIONTAKENORPLANNEDTOPREVENTRECURRENCE:AsampleofjointconnectionsintheIAsystemwillbeexaminedbynon-destructivetechniquestoconfirmadequatepipeinsertionintofittings.oThiseventwillbeevaluatedandcomparedagainstPlantSimulatorresponseundercontrolledconditions.Anylessonslearnedandenhancementstothecontrolofprimarysystempressurewillbeidentified,andprocedureschanged,asappropriate.NRCFORM366A(5-92)

NRCFORM366A(5-92)U.STNUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIOHLICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONAPPROVEDBYOMBNO.3150-0104EXPIRES5/31/95ESTIMATEDBURDENPERRESPONSETOCOMPLYWITHTHISINFORMATIONCOLLECTIONREQUEST:50.0HRS.FORUARDCOMMENTSREGARDINGBURDENESTIMATETOTHEINFORHATIONAHDRECORDSMANAGEMENTBRANCH(MNBB7714),U.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSION,MASHINGTON,DC20555-0001ANDTOTHEPAPERNORKREDUCTIONPROJECT(3150-0104),OFFICEOFMANAGEMENTANDBUDGETUASHINGTONDC20503.FACILITYNAHE(1)R.E.GinnaNuclearPowerPlantDOCKETNUMBER(2)05000244YEARLERNUMBER(6)SEQUEHTIALNUMBER95--005--REVISIONNUMBER00PAGE(3)8OF8TEXT(Ifmorespaceisrequired,useadditionalcopiesofNRCForm366A)(17)VI.ADDITIONALINFORMATION:A.FAILEDCOMPONENTS:Therewerenocomponentfailures,inthatasolderedjointconnectionfailed.Thisinchcopperpipetoatwoinchcoppermanufacturerofthepipeandfittingismanufacturerofthesolderisunknown.theleakoccurredwhenjointconnectedatwoelbowfitting.Thenotrelevant,andtheB.PREVIOUSLERsONSIMILAREVENTS:AsimilarLEReventhistoricalsearchwasconductedwiththefollowingresults:NodocumentationofsimilarLEReventswiththesamerootcauseatGinnaNuclearPowerPlantcouldbeiden-tified.C.SPECIALCOMMENTS:NoneNRCFORM366A(5-92)