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LER 87-023-01:on 871109 Problem Discovered Re Fuses Required for Isolation Between Local Shutdown & Indication Panels. Problems Confirmed on 871222.Caused by Engineer Design Oversight.Design Changes made.W/880218 Ltr
ML17325A621
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Site: Cook American Electric Power icon.png
Issue date: 02/18/1988
From: BEILMAN T P, SMITH W G
INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO. (FORMERLY INDIANA & MICHIG
To:
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
References
RTR-REGGD-01.097, RTR-REGGD-1.097 IEIN-84-09, IEIN-84-9, LER-87-023-01, LER-87-23-1, NUDOCS 8802230067
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REGULATORYINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTIQl'JSYSTEM(RIDS)ACCESSIONNBR:8802230067DOC.DATE:88/02/18NOTARIZED:NODOCKET0FACIL:50-315DonaldC.CookNuclearPoeerPlant'nitiiIndiana505000315AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATIONBEILMANiT.P.IndianaMichiganPowerCo.(formerlyIndiana8.MichiganEleSMITHiW.G.IndianaMichiganpowerCo.(formerlyIndiana5MichiganEleRECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATION

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LER87-023-01:on871109problemdiscoveredrefusesrequiredforisolationbetweenlocalshutdoen8cindicationpanels.ProblemsconfiTmedon871222.Causedbgengineerdesignoversight.Designchangesmode.W/880218ltr.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE22DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRENCLSIZE:TITLE:50.73LicenseeEventReport(LER>iIncidentRptietc.RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD3-3LAWIGGINGTQNiDCQPIESLTTRENCL11RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD3-3PDCQPIESLTTRENCL11INTERNAL:ACRSMICHELSONAEOD/DOAAEOD/DBP/ROABARM/DCTS/DABNRR/DEBT/ADSNRR/DEST/ELBNRR/DEST/MEBNRR/DEST/PSBNRR/DEBT/SGBNRR/DLPG/GABNRR/DREP/RABBREGFILE02IBRGN3FILE0111101111111111ACRSMOELLERAEOD/DSP/NASAEOD/DBP/TPABDEDRONRR/DEBT/CEBNRR/DEBT/ICSBNRR/DEBT/MTBNRR/DEST/RSBNRR/DLPG/HFBNRR/DOEA/E*BNRR/DREP/RPBNRR/PM*8/ILRBRESTELFORD>JRES/DRPSDIR221111111111111111122111111EXTERNAL:EG5GGROHiMHSTLOBBYWARDNRCPDRNSICMAYSiGFORDBLDGHOYiALPDRNSICHARRIS'111111TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR46ENCL45 IndianaMichiganPowerCompanyCookNuclearPlantP.O.Box458Bridgman,MI491066164655901ZINDUNANlCHtGAMPODFebruary18,1988UnitedStatesNuclearRegulatoryCommissionDocumentControlDeskWashington,D.C.20555OperatingLicenseDPR-58DocketNo.50-315DocumentControlManager:Inaccordancewiththecriteriaestablishedby10CFR50.73entitledLicenseeEventReortinSstem,thefollowingreportisbeingsubmitted:87-023-01Sincerely,W.G.Smith,Jr.PlantManagerWGS:afhAttachmentcc:D.H.Williams,Jr.A.B.Davis,RegionIIIM.P.AlexichR.F.KroegerH.B.BruggerR.W.JurgensenNRCResidentInspectorJ.F.Stang,NRCR.C.CallenG.Charnoff,Esq.DottieSherman,ANILibraryD.HahnINPOPNSRCA.A.BlindP.A.Barrett/P.LauzauM~pN NRCForm345(943)LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)US.NUCLEARREOULATOAYCOMMISSIONAPPROVEDOMBNO.31500104EXPIRES:5/31/SBFACILITYNAME(I)D.C.CookNuclearPlant-Unit1DOCKETNUMBER(2)PAE305000315>OF05"'"""DeficientDesignResultsinFailuretoProvideElectricalIsolationBetweenLocalShutdownandIndicationPanelsMONTHOAYYEAREVENTDATE(5)LERNUMBER(5)YEARjPP~SEQUENTIALNUMBERREVISIONNUMBERREPORTDATE(7)MONTHOAYYEAROTHERFACILITIESINVOLVED(SlDOCKETNUMBERIS)050003FACILITYNAMESD.C.Cook-Unit21109878702301005000OPERATINQMODE(9)POWERLEVEL00)09020402(B)20AOS(e)(l)(I)20AOS(s)II)(S)20AOS(e)(1)(ill)20AOS(e)(1)(N)20AOS(~)(1)(v)20AOS(e)SOW(e)(I)50.35(el(2)50.73(e)(2)(I)50.73(e)(2)(5)50.73(e)(2)(llilLICENSEECONTACTFORTHISLER(12)50.73(e)(2)(N)50,73(sl(2)(v)50.73(el(2)(vill50.73(e)(2)(vllI)(AI50.73(e)(2)(vill)(BI50,73(el(2)(rr)THISREPORTISSUBMITTEDPURSUANTT0THEREQUIREMENTSOf10CFR(IrfCnecltoneormoreOfthrfollovfinPI(1173.71(B)73.71(c)OTHER(SpecifyInAbrtreetbelowenrfInTest,HRCForm3SEAINAMET.P.BeilmanInstrumentation&ControlDepartmentSuperintendentTELEPHONENUMBERAREACODE616465-5901COMPLETEONELINEFOREACHCOMPONENTFAILUREDESCRIBEDINTHISREPORT(13)CAUSESYSTEMCOMPONENTMANUFAC-TURERREPORTABLEIg+(p.'NoITO>>ROS:ROu%a.4@MID!gAPN'n......Sk4CAUSESYSTEMCOMPONENTMANUFAC.TUREREPORTABLETONPRDS'o&N"'Pno.-8oSUPPLEMENTALREPORTEXPFCTED(14)EXPECTEDSUBMISSIONDATE(15)MONTHOAYYEARYES(ifyrr,complereEXPECTEDSUSIeIISSIOHDATE)NOABSTRACTfLlmitto1400epecer,I.r.,rpprorrlmetrfyfiltrrnelnpleeprcrtypewrittenIlneel(IS)Theprimarypurposeofthissupplementalreportistoprovideadditionalinformationregardingthesequenceofevents.OnNovember9,1987,duringareviewofaninvestigationcon-cerningRegulatoryGuide1.97compliance,itwasdiscoveredthatapotentialproblemcouldexistinvolvingthefusesrequiredforisolationbetweenthevariousLocalShutdownandIndication(LSI)panels(improperlylocatedonUnit2andnotincorporatedintotheexistingdesignonUnit1).OnDecember22,1987itwasconfirmedthataconditionexistedthat,intheeventofafirelocaltoaLSIpanel,power(bothnormalandalternate)tosomeorallofthesameunits'emainingpanelscouldhavebeenlost.ThecauseoftheeventwasanoversightbydesignengineersinthedesignandverificationprocessassociatedwiththeinitialAppendixRmodifications.Firewatcheswereassignedtotourtheaffectedareas.Designchangeshavebeenimplementedwhichprovidethenecessaryisola-tionintheeventofafire.Topreventrecurrencetheappro-priateengineeringprocedureshavebeenprefacedtoaddressthisspecificelectricalisolationconcern.NRCForm355Nl8802230067880218PDRADOCK05000315SPDR NRCForm366A(943)LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONU.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONAPPROVEOOMBNO.3150-0104EXPIRES:8/31/85FACILITYNAME(I)'OCKETNUMBER(2)LERNUMBER(6)PAGE(3)YEAR~@@SEOUENTIALNUMBERREVISIONNUMBERD.C.CookNuclearPlant-Unit1TEXT/lfmorospsso/sisr)eked,ososddilions///RCForm366A's/(I2)0500031587023010OF05Theprimarypurposeofthissupplementalreportistoprovideadditionalinformationregardingthesequenceofeventsleadinguptothedeterminationthattheeventwasreportable.ConditionsPriortoOccurrence(Conditionsdateofdiscovery)Unit1-Mode1(poweroperation)-90percentReactorThermalPowerUnit2-Mode1(poweroperation)-80percentReactorThermalPowerDescritionofEventOnNovember9,1987,duringaninvestigationintothefeasibilityofusingexistingReactorCoolantSystemWideRangeT-HotandT-Coldindications(EIIS/AB-TI)forRegulatoryGuide1.97com-pliance,itwasdiscoveredthatapotentialproblemcouldexistinvolvingthefuses(EIIS/FU)requiredforisolationbetweenthevariousLocalShutdownandIndication(LSI)panels(EIIS/PL)(improperlylocatedonUnit2andnotincludedintheexistingdesignonUnit1).OnDecember22,1987itwasconfirmedthataconditionexistedthat,intheeventofafirelocaltoanLSIpanel,power(bothnormalandalternate)tosomeorallofthesameunits'emainingLSIpanelscouldbelost.Ifpowerwaslosttoallpanels,thoseindicationsavailablelocallywouldbelost.Inaddition,allWideRangeT-HotandT-Coldindications,1of4channelsofpressurizerlevelindication(EIIS/AB-LI),andbothtrainsoftheReactorVesselLevelIndicationSystem(EIIS/AB-LI)wouldbelostinthecontrolroom.Thisconditionisnotconsistentwiththerequirementsof10CFR50,AppendixRandhasexistedsinceinitialinstallationoftheAppendixRmodifications(Unit1-September,1985;Unit2-June,1986)'.Withtheexceptionofthesub'jectLSIpanels,therewerenoinoperablecomponents,systemsorstructuresthatcontributedtothisevent.Thefollowingprovidesthereasonfortimebetween(1)thedate(November9,1987)thattheconfiguration(i.e.,apotentialproblemwiththeelectricalisolationbetweenpowerfeedstoNRCFORM3ddA(983)

NRCForm366Au(94)3)LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONU.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONAPPROVEOOMBNO.3150-0104EXPIRES:6/31/95FACILITYNAME(I)'OCKETNUMBER(2)LERNUMBER(6)jSISEGUENTIALAIPieoREVISIONNUMBER66'ONUMBERPAGE(3)D.C.CookNuclearPlant-Unit105000315TEXTillmorespsoeisrequired,usesddicionslllRCForm3654's)(17)87-023-0103QF05DescritionofEvent-(Continued)LocalShutdownIndicationpanels)wasinitiallyquestionedand(2)thedate(December22,1987)whentheknownproblemwasre-ported.Specifically,onNovember9,1987theengineerwhoiden-tifiedtheconcerninitiatedaProblemReport.ProblemReportsareusedtodocumenteitherknownnonconformancesorpotentialnonconformancesandtoassureproperinvestigationintothedocumentedconcern.ForthecasereportedinthisLER,theengineerlaterconcluded,onNovember9,1987,thattheconcernidentifiedontheProblemReportwasnotaproblem(i.e.,aconditionwhichwascontrarytoregulatoryrequirementswasnotidentified).Therefore,theengineerdidnotforwardtheProblemReporttomanagement.Approximatelyseventoninedayslater,theengineer'ssupervisorquestionedtheengineeraboutthestatusoftheconcern.Atthattime(approximately,November18,1987)thesupervisorconcludedthattheelectricalisolationconcernmayhaveanimpactonregulatory(10CFR50,AppendixR)compliance.Therefore,thesupervisorhadtheProblemReportforwardedtotheappropriatemanagement(ProblemAssessmentGroup),sothataninvestigationwouldbeconductedpursuanttotheproceduralrequirementswhichgovernsuchaninvestigation.OnDecember21,1987engineeringandlicensingreviewsconcludedthateventhoughcertainprocessvariablesrequiredby10CFR50,AppendixRcouldbelostincertainfirescenarios,sufficientalternativeinformationwasstillavailable.Therefore,itwasconcludedthataregulatorycomplianceproblemdidnotexist.However,onDecember22,1987itwasconcludedthataproblemdidexist.Specifically,asinglefiremighteliminatetheredundantAlternativeShutdownCapabilityinstrumentationrequiredby10CFR50AppendixR,SectionIII.L.Atthistime(December22,1987),whenthisproblemwasfirstidentifiedasreportable:(1)therequirementsof10CFR50.72werefulfilled(1650hours)and(2)areportper10CFR50.73wasinitiated.Insummary,onNovember9,1987,theengineerwhohadfirstquestionedtheLSIpanelelectricalisolation,concludedthataproblemdidnotexist.OnapproximatelyNovember18,1987,theengineer'ssupervisor,throughconsultationwithherassistantsupervisorandalicensingengineer,concludedthattheconcernwarrantedformalinvestigation.OnDecember21,1987engineeringandlicensingconcludedthattherequirementsofAppendixRwerebeingfulfilled,inspiteofelectricalisolationconcerns.OnDecember22,1987,theconclusionwasreachedthatcertainconcernspost-fireprocessvariables(e.g.,T-HOTandT-COLD)couldnotbeassured.Therefore,appropriatereportabilityactionswereinitiated.NRCFORM366A0)63I NRCForm366A(643)LICENSEEEVENREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONU.S.NUCLEARREOULATORYCOMMISSIONAPPROVEDOMBNO.3150M(04EXPIRES:6/31/85FACILITYNAME(I)DOCKETNUMBER(3)LERNUMBER(6)y6ARQM;560U6NTIAL~W~i<5R5VI5I0NNUMSERi&rrNUMBERPACE(3)D.C.CookNuclearPlant-Unit1TEXT///moreepeee/IrequIred,ueeeddir)rrur//VRCForm3564'5/()7)0500031587-023-0104QF05CauseofEventThecauseoftheeventwasanoversightbydesignengineersinthedesignandverificationprocessassociatedwiththeinitialAppendixRmodifications.AnalsisofEventTheconditionisnotconsistentwiththerequirementsof10CFR50,AppendixR,andassuch,isnotconsistentwithourdesignbasis.Theeventhasbeendeterminedreportableper10CFR50.73,(a)(2)(ii)(B).AppendixRrequiresthatadequateinstrumentationbeavailabletoensuresafeshutdowninthecaseofasinglefire.IfafireatoneoftheLSIpanelshadledtothelossofpowertoallofoneUnits'SIpanels,WideRangeT-HotandT-Coldindicationswouldhavebeenlost(bothlocalandcontrolroom).AccordingtoIEInformationNotice84-09,theseprocessvariablesarerequ'iredforsafeshutdown.However,sufficientinformationwouldhavebeenavailabletotheoperatorforachievingsafeshutdownintheuseofthein-corethermocoupleindicationsand/ortheuseofmainsteampressureandsaturationtemperaturecurves.IfpowerwaslosttoallLSIpanelsduetoafireatanyLSIpanellocation,allindicationsonallLSIpanelswouldbelost.However,withtheexceptionofWideRangeT-HotandT-Cold,alloftheprocessvariablesindicatedlocallyattheLSIpanelswouldnotberequiredlocallyduetotheiravailabilityinthecontrolroomandthefactthatafireatanyLSIpanellocationwouldnotrequireremoteshutdown.Therefore,forthereasonsdetailedabove,ithasbeenconcludedthattheconditionreportedinthisLERrepresentsneitherasignificantrisktopublichealthandsafety,norasignificantdegradationofourAppendixRsafeshutdowncapability.CorrectiveActionsRovingfirewatcheswereassignedtotourtheaffectedareasonDecember22,1987(LSIpanellocationswithinbothunits).TherovingfirewatcheswereupgradedtocontinuousfirewatchesonDecember24,1987.Thesestepsweretakentoserveasaninterimcompensatoryactionuntilthenecessarydesignchangescouldbeimplemented.ForUnit2,designchangeswereimplementedDecember30,1987thatremovedtheimproperlylocatedfusesandinstalledreplacementstoremedytheinadequacy.ForUnit1,fuseswereinstalledonNRCFORM35@A(963)

NRCForm366A(94)3)LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(LER)TEXTCONTINUATIONU.S.NUCLEARREGULATORYCOMMISSIONAPPROVEDOMBNO.3(50-0I04EXPIRES:6/31i65FACILITYNAME('I)'OCKETNUMBER(3)LERNUMBER(6)YEARoSs'EGUENTIALNUMBERio.REVISIONNUMBERPAGE(3)D.C.CookNuclearPlant-Unit1TEXTilfmorespeosisseqoired,useeddirionelNRCForm3654's)(17)0500031587-0230105OF05CorrectiveActions-(Continued)December29,1987.Theexistingconfigurationnowprovidestheelectricalisolationnecessaryintheeventofafire.Webelievethatthisconditionisanisolatedevent.Althoughconsiderationof10CFR50,AppendixRelectricalisolationcriteriaintheengineeringanddesignprocessisrequired,additionalemphasiswillbeplacedontheseelectricalisolationrequirements.Theappropriateengineeringprocedures,dealingwithAppendixRdesigndetails,havebeenprefaced(viaaletter)toincludethiselectricalisolationconcern.Theletterwasreviewedduringamonthlytrainingsession(01/21/88)attendedbyelectricalengineeringpersonnel.FailedComonentIdentificationNonePreviousSimilarEventsNoneNRCFORM366A(993I