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LER 96-008-00:on 961205,failure to Comply with TS Action Requirement for Emergency Core Cooling Sys Actuation Instrumentation Occurred Due to Unidentified Inoperability Condition.Pmr initiated.W/970106 Ltr
ML17292A646
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Issue date: 01/06/1997
From: PFITZER W A, WEBRING R L
WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
GO2-97-003, GO2-97-3, LER-96-008, LER-96-8, NUDOCS 9701140016
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CATEGORY1REGULRZfINFORMATION DZSTRIBUTZOlYSTEM (RIDE)~~ACCESSION NBR:9701140016 DOC.DATE:

97/01/06NOTARIZED:

NOFACIL:50-397 WPPSSNuclearProject,Unit2,Washington PublicPoweAUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION PFITZER,W.A.

Washington PublicPowerSupplySystemWEBRING,R.L.

Washington PublicPowerSupplySystemRECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION DOCKET05000397

SUBJECT:

LER96-008-00:on 961205,failure tocomplywithTSactionrequirement foremergency corecoolingsysactuation instrumentation occurredduetounidentified inoperability condition.PMR willbeconducted.W/970106 ltr.DISTRIBUTION CODE:ZE22TCOPIESRECEIVED:LTR iENCL4SIZE:TITLE:50.73/50.9 LicenseeEventReport(LER),IncidentRpt,etc.NOTES:ERECIPIENT IDCODE/NAME PD4-2PDINTERNAL:

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LTTR26ENCL26 WASHINGTON PUBLICPOWERSUPPLYSYSTEMP.O.Box968~Richlaufi, washington 99352-0968 January6,1997G02-97-003 DocketNo.50-397U.S.NuclearRegulatory Commission Attn:DocumentControlDeskWashington, D.C.20555Gentlemen:

Subject:

NUCLEARPLANTWNP-2,OPERATING LICENSENPF-21LICENSEEEV1PITREPORTNO.96-008-00 Transmitted herewithisLicenseeEventReportNo.96-008-00 forWNP-2.Thisreportissubmitted pursuantto10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B) anddiscusses theitemsofreportability, corrective actiontaken,andactiontoprecluderecurrence.

Shouldyouhaveanyquestions ordesireadditional information regarding thismatter,pleasecallmeorMs.L.C.Fernandez at(509)377-4147.

Respectfully,

.L.Webring~VicePresident, Operations Support/PIO MailDropPE08RLW/CDMEnclosure

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'770i06PDRADOCK05000397SPDR FACILITYNAHE(1)LICENSEEEVENEPORT(LER)OCk.c<NUHBER(2)AGE(3)Nhshinton/@clearPlant-Lhit2050003971FITLE(4)FAILURETOCOMPLYWITHATECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ACTIONREQUIREMENT FORTHEEMERGENCY CORECOOLINGSYSTEMACTUATION INSTRUMENTATION DUETOUNIDENTIFIED INOPERABILITY CONDITION EVEHTDATE(5)TEARHOHTHDAYTEARLERNUHBER(6)EQUENTIALUHBEREVISIOHUHBERREPORTDATE(7)YEARDAYOTHERFACILITIES INVOLVED(8)OCKETNNlBERS(S)

FACILITYNNlES50120596960080001069750ERATIHGE(9)HISREPORTISSUBMITTED PURSUAHTTOTHEREQUIREHEHTS OF10CFR5:(CheckoneormoreofthefoioNng)(11)RLEVEL(10)0.402(b)0.405(a)(1)(i) 0.405(a)(1)(ii) 0.405(a)(1)(iii) 0.405(a)(1)(iv) 0.405(a)(1)(v) 0.405(C)0.36(c)(1) 0.36(c)(2) 0.73(a)(2)(i) 0.73(a)(2)(it) 0.73(a)(2)(iii) 0.73(a)(2)(iv) 0.73(a)(2)(v) 0.73(a)(2)(vii) 0.73(a)(2)(viii)(A) 0.73(a)(2)(viii)(B) 0.73(a)(2)(x)

.71(b).71(c)THER(SpecifyinAbstractIoHandinText,NRCForm366A)AHELICEHSEECONTACTFORTHISLER(12)W.A.Pfitzer,Technical Specialist REAC(X)ETELEPHONE NNIBER0977.2419COHPLETEOHELINEFOREACHCOHPOHEHT FAILUREDESCRIBED IHTHISREPORT(13)CAUSESYSTEllCOHPOHENT PSHANUFACTURER EPORTABLE heryPCAUSESTSTEH0NPRDS38CONPONEHT HANUFACTURER EPORTABLE 0HPRDS~BR!$;4?;f.SUPPLENEHTAL REPORTEXPECTED(14)YES(lfyes,completeEXPECTEDSUBHISSIOH DATE)NOTRACfUOIXPECTEDSUSHISSIONHONTHDAYYEARATE(15)OnDecember5,1996withtheplantinMode1at100%reactorpower,itwasdetermined thatWNP-2mayhavefailedtocomplywithaTechnical Specification actionrequirement fortheEmergency CoreCoolingSystem(ECCS)Actuation Instrumentation.

Basedonsubsequent

analysis, itwasdetermined thatthepressureswitchesdesignedtoinitiatetheHighPressureCoreSpray(HPCS)systemonhighcontainment drywellpressurehadexceededtheirTechnical Specification allowable valuesonseveraloccasions duringtheperiodfromJune10,1996throughNovember24,1996.ContrarytoECCSActuation Instrumentation Technical Specification 3.3.3.b,actionwasnottakenwithin24hourstoperformAction30ofTable3.3.3-1becausetheinoperability condition hadnotbeenidentified.

Action30requiresthattheinoperable instrumentation channel(s) beplacedinthetrippedcondition within1hourortheHPCSsystembedeclaredinoperable.

Inaccordance withTechnical Specification 3.5.1,theHPCSsystemcanbeinoperable forupto14daysbeforeadditional actionisrequired.

Therootcauseofthiseventwasaprogramdeficiency inthatnowarehouse controlswereplacedontheissuanceofthepressureswitches.

APlantModification Request(PMR)wasinitiated whichwouldhavepromptedtheappropriate engineering analysispriortoinstallation oftheswitches, butthePMRwaslatercanceledin1989andnoprocesstieexistedbetweenthePMRandtheswitches.

Thisresultedinthereplacement pressureswitchesnotbeinginstalled intheventedconfiguration asrequired.

Toensureoperability oftheHPCSsystemhighdrywellpressuretripfunction, immediate corrective actionwastakentoventtheassociated drywellpressureswitchestothereactorbuildingatmosphere andverifythesetpoints inaccordance withtheChannelFunctional Test(CFT)surveillance procedures, Furthercorrective actionshavebeencompleted toestablish alimitation onusefortheaffectedpressureswitchesandrequiring anengineering evaluation beperformed priortouseinotherapplications toensurethereplacement pressureswitchesarecorrectfortheapplication.

Thiseventposednothreattothehealthandsafetyofeitherthepublicorplantpersonnel, I+I LICENSEEEVENTREPORT)TEXTCONTINUATION FACILITYNAKE(1)Washington NuclearPlant-Unit2OCKETNUKSER(2)05000397LERKUKSER(8)earwherev.Now6080AGE(3)2F5ITLE(4)PAILCM!TQCOMPLYWITHATECHNICAL APECIPICATIQN ACTIONIIHQCECIIQMT PQETHEEMERGENCY CORECOOLINGSYSTEMACTUATION INSTRUMENTATION DUETOANUNIDERI'IFIED INOPERABILITY CONDITION vnDOnDecember5,1996withtheplantinMode1at100%reactorpower,itwasdetermined thatWNP-2mayhavefailedtocomplywithaTechnical Specification actionrequirement fortheEmergency CoreCoolingSystem(ECCS)Actuation Instrumentation.

Duringaninvestigation ofasetpointdriftproblemrelatedtopressureswitchesMS-PS-47B and47CtPS),itwasdiscovered thatthepressureswitchcaseswerenotventedtothereactorbuildingatmosphere asassumedintheirsetpointcalculation.

ThesepressureswitchesaretheChannelBandCsensors,respectively, forHighPressureCoreSpray(HPCS)system[BG]initiation onhighcontainment drywellpressure.

Basedonfurtherinvestigation, itwasdetermined thatthepressureswitchcasesforMS-PS<7Aand47DP'S],whicharetheChannelAandDsensors,respectively, werealsonotventedtothereactorbuildingatmosphere asassumedinthesetpointcalculation.

TheTechnical Specification tripsetpointforthesepressureswitchesis~1.65psigandtheallowable valueis61A85psig.Anunventedandsealedpressureswitchcaseissubjecttopressurechangeswithinthecaseduetoambienttemperature variations and,becausethetripsetpointandallowable valueareclosetoatmospheric

pressure, thesetemperature variations cancreateinternalpressurechangeswhichcouldaffecttheswitchsetpoint.

Atlowsetpointpressures, anincreaseininternalcasetemperature willcauseanincreaseininternalcasepressure.

Thisincreased casepressureactsagainstthesenseddrywellpressuretoshiftthesetpointinthenonconservative direction suchthatahigherdrywellpressurewouldberequiredforHPCSsysteminitiation.

Moreover, theswitchsetpointcanalsobeaffectedbychangesinatmospheric pressure.

Following eachpressureswitchcalibration, anunventedcaseiseffectively sealedbyinstallation ofthecoverplate.Withthepressureswitchcaseunventedandsealed,achangeinatmospheric pressurebetweencalibrations willbeevidentbyasetpointdriftobservedatthenextcalibration.

Ahighatmospheric pressureatthetimethepressureswitchcaseissealedfollowing calibration willresultinashiftinthesetpointinthenonconservative direction (higherdrywellpressurerequiredtoinitiateHPCS)astheatmospheric pressurewithinthedrywellandreactorbuildingdecreases betweencalibrations.

OnDecember15,1996,ananalysisofthetemperature andatmospheric pressureeffectsdescribed abovedetermined thatthepressureswitchesfortheHPCSsystemhighdrywellpressuretripfunctionhadexceededtheirTechnical Specification allowable valuesonseveraloccasions duringtheperiodfromJune10,1996throughNovember24,1996.ContrarytoECCSActuation Instrumentation Technical Specification 3.3.3.b,actionwasnottakenwithin24hourstoperformAction30ofTable3.3.3-1becausetheinoperable condition hadnotbeenidentified.

Action30requiresthattheinoperable instrumentation channel(s) beplacedinthe,trippedcondition within1hourortheHPCSsystembedeclaredinoperable.

Inaccordance withTechnical Specification 3.5.1,theHPCSsystemcanbeinoperable forupto14daysbeforeadditional actionisrequired.

ImmirrivActinToensureoperability oftheHPCSsystemhighdrywellpressuretripfunction, immediate actionwastakenonDecember5,1996toventpressureswitchesMS-PS-47A, 47B,47C,and47Dtothereactorbuildingatmosphere andverifythesetpoints inaccordance withtheChannelFunctional Test(CFT)surveillance procedures 7.4.3.3.1.53 and7.4.3.3.1.54.

Thepressureswitcheswereventedbyremovingthevendorinstalled caseventcaps.I LICENSEEEVENTREPORT)TEXTCONTINUATION FACILITYRAIIE(I)Washington NuclearPlant-Unit2OCKETRLNBER(2)05000397LERNUIIBER(8)eerurberev.Ho.6080AGE(3)3F5ITLE(4)~AILCREI'CCOMPLYWITEATBCIINICAL PPECIPICATICN ACIICNIE!QIBI!MENTPCRTHEEMERGENCY CORECOOLINGSYSTEMACTUATION INSTRUMENTATION DUETOANUNIDENTIFIED INOPERABILITY CONDITION FrE'nrrivAinFrEvn2.3.Pursuantto10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B),

thiseventisbeingreportedasacondition prohibited bytheWNP-2Technical Specifications.

PressureswitchesMS-PS-47A, 47B,47C,and47DwerereplacedduringtheSpring1996(R-11)maintenance andrefueling outageastheywereapproaching theirqualified life.TheoriginalStatic-0-Ring (vendor)suppliedpressureswitchmodel(12NAASX10TI',

orTT)wasreplacedwithanewmodel(12N6BB4NXC1AJJTIX12, orX12)becausetheoriginalmodelcouldnolongerbeprocuredQualityClass1.Thenewmodelpressureswitchdifferedfromtheoriginalmodelinthatthediaphragm materialwaschangedfromkaptontostainless steelandthenewmodelincludedavendorsuppliedintegralair-tight conduitsealandcaseventport.Thecaseventportwascappedbut,atthecustomer's option,thecapcouldberemovedtoventthepressureswitchcase.Thevendorprovidedtheoptiontocap(unvent)thepressureswitchcaseforthoseapplications wherethepressureswitchisexpectedtoremainfunctional inextremeenvironments.

Theoriginalpressureswitchdidnotincludeanintegralair-tight conduitseal.Revision0ofthesetpointcalculation forMS-PSQ7A, 47B,47C,and47Destablished thesetpointlimitsfortheoriginalpressureswitchmodelTTbasedonthedevicebeingventedtothereactorbuildingatmosphere.

Revision1ofthecalculation addressed thechangesresulting fromreplacement oftheoriginalpressureswitchmodelwiththenewmodelX12.Therevisedcalculation assumedthatthenewpressureswitchmodelwouldbevented.However,thenewpressureswitchmodelwasnotinstalled inaventedconfiguration becauseofthepresenceoftheintegralair-tight conduitsealandthefailuretouncaptheventport,Hence,thetemperature andatmospheric pressureeffectsonthenewpressureswitcheswerelargerthanassumedinthesetpointcalculation.

Basedonananalysisoftheseeffects,itwasdetermined thatpressureswitchesMS-PS-47A, 47B,47C,and47DhadexceededtheirTechnical Specification allowable valuesonseveraloccasions duringtheperiodfromJune10,1996throughNovember24,1996.Asdiscussed above,theeffectsfromchangesinatmospheric pressurerelativetotheatmospheric pressurepresentatthetimeofcalibration wereintroduced bythefailuretouncaptheventport.Thesetpointdriftproblemobservedfollowing installation ofthenewpressureswitchmodelhasbeenattributed tothefailuretouncaptheventportandtheeffectsfromchangesinatmospheric pressure.

Thus,itisbelievedthatproperventingofthepressureswitcheswillresolvethesetpointdriftphenomenon andrestorethepressureswitchestoreliableoperation.

Tovalidatethisconclusion andensurecontinued operability, thesetpoints forpressureswitchesMS-PS-47A, 47B,47C,and47Dwillbeverifiedweeklyuntilthepressureswitchesexhibitapatternofacceptable setpointdriftinaccordance withtheadministrative limitsoftheCFTsurveillance procedure.

ThenewpressureswitchmodelX12wasusedtoreplacepressureswitchesMS-PS-47A, 47B,47C,and47DduringtheR-11outage.Thenewpressureswitcheswereinstalled inthefieldinanunventedconfiguration becausetheworkorderforinstallation andcalibration didnotincludeinstructions toremovetheventcap.Furthermore, therewasnoexplicitdesigndocumentrequirement toremovetheventcapbecausetherewasnoengineering evaluation (substitution LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(L)TEXTCONTINUATION FAC!LITTHARE(1)Washington NuclearPlant-Unit2OCKETHUHBER(2)05000397LERHUHBER(8)mherev.Ho.6080AGE(3)4F5iTLE(4)FAILURETOCOMPLYWITHATECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ACTIONREQUIREMENT FORTHEEMERGENCY CORECOOLINGSYSTEMACTUATION INSTRUMENTATION DUETOANUNIDENTIFIED INOPERABILITY CONDITION evaluation, designchangeevaluation, orequivalent changeevaluation) performed whichassessedreplacement oftheoriginalpressureswitchmodelTTwiththenewmodel.Thisevaluation wasnotperformed becausenowarehouse controlswereplacedontheissuanceofthepressureswitches.

In1984,PlantModification Request(PMR)84-1125-0 wasissuedtoreplaceStatic-0-Ring pressureswitchmodelTt'ithmodel12N6BB4NXC1AJJTIX6 (X6)astheoriginalmodelcouldnolongerbeprocuredQualityClass1.In1988,beforeanyofthenewmodelpressureswitcheswereinstalled, Static-0-Ring issueda10CFRPart21notification againsttheX6modelpressureswitchbecauseofsetpointdriftduetoprocesspermeation throughthediaphragm.

Static-0-Ring subsequently replacedmodelX6withmodelX12toresolvethe10CFRPart21concern.Theonlychangewasthatthediaphragm materialwaschangedfromkaptontostainless steel.OnMarch9,1989,SupplySystemSubstitution Evaluation 567,Revision0,waspreparedtoauthorize modelX12asareplacement formodelX6.Thesubstitution'evaluation identified thataPMRwasrequiredforinstallation ofthenewmodelpressureswitch.However,thisrequirement wasnotenteredintotheMaterialManagement System(MMS)asa"Limitation onUse"becauseatthetimetherewasnoprocedural requirement todoso.Asanunrelated action,thesubstitution evaluation procedure (SPES-1,Section7.47)wasrevisedapproximately twoyearslater,onJune15,1991,requiring a"Limitation onUse"(includes entrymtheMMS)foritemswhereaPMRisrequiredforinstallation.

OnAugust3,1989,PMR84-1125-0 wascanceledforunknownreasons.Thiseffectively eliminated therequirement foranengineering evaluation ofthedifferences betweentheoriginalpressureswitchmodelandmodelX6.Substitution Evaluation 567,Revision0,onlyaddressed thedifferences betweenpressureswitchmodelX6andmodelX12(i.e.,thechangefromakaptontoastainless steeldiaphragm)

~BecausethePMRwascanceledandnowarehouse controlswereplacedonissuanceofthepressureswitches, noengineering evaluation wasperformed whichauthorized theuseofeithermodelsX6orX12asareplacement forpressureswitchesMS-PS-47A, 47B,47C,and47D.IftheMMShadcontained auseagelimitation againstthepressureswitchesrequiring aPMRforinstallation, thislimitation wouldhaveensuredthattheappropriate engineering evaluation (i.e.,substitution evaluation, designchangeevaluation, orequivalent changeevaluation) wasperformed andadequateinstructions wereprovidedforinstallation.

A"Limitation onUse"hasbeenenteredintotheMMStoensurethatStatic-0-Ring pressureswitchmodelX12isinstalled intheplantonlyafteraproperengineering evaluation hasbeenperformed.

Additionally, anengineering evaluation wascompleted onNovember27,1996toverifythatStatic-0-Ring pressureswitchmodelX12isthecorrectmodelfortheMS-PS-47A, 47B,47C,and47Dapplication.

Therevisiontothesubstitution evaluation procedure providesassurance thatsinceJune15,1991theMMShasbeenupdatedwitha"Limitation onUse"wheneverasubstitution requiresaPMRforinstallation.

However,therecouldbeothercaseswherematerialwasprocuredforaPMRpriortotheprocedure revisionsuchthataPMRuseagelimitation wasnotenteredintotheMMS,thematerialwasstoredinthewarehouse (notinstalled intheplant),andthenthePMRwascanceled.

Toaddressthispossibility, asearchofthePlantTrackingLog(PTL)wasconducted forsimilarcases.Nosimilarcaseswerefound.AreviewofopenandcanceledPMRswillalsobeperformed toensurethereisnomaterialorderedforaPMRwhichdoesnothavealimitation onuse.

LICENSEEEVENTREPORT(R)TEXTCONTINUATION lFACILITYRNIE(1)Washington NuclearPlant-Unit2OCKETRNIBER(2)05000397LERRNIBER(8)earsaberev.Ho.6080AGE(3)5F5ITLE(4)PAILQIIEPQCQANLPIHIHATECHNICAL EPEEICAIIQNACQQNQWTHEEMERGENCY CORECOOLINGSYSTEMACTUATION INSTRUMENTATION DUETOANUNIDENTIFIED INOPERABILITY CONDITION EQQkXQ11M Therootcauseofthiseventwasaprogramdeficiency inthatnowarehouse controlswereplacedontheissuanceofthepressureswitches.

Thisresultedinnoengineering analysisbeingdonetoaddresschangesbetweenpressureswitchmodelTI'ndX12designs.ThisresultedinpressureswitchesMS-PS-47A,47B,47C,and47Dnotbeinginstalled intheventedconfiguration asrequired.

hrrr'inAreviewoftheprocurement andPMRprocesses willbeconducted andprocessimprovements willbemadeasnecessary toassurethatdisposition ofmaterials procuredforPMRswhicharelatercanceledisaddressed.

finifIThiseventhadminimalsafetysignificance andposednothreattothehealthandsafetyofeitherthepublicorplantpersonnel.

PressureswitchesMS-PS-47A, 47B,47C,and47DarethesensorsforHPCSsysteminitiation onhighdrywell~~ressure.TheprimarypurposeoftheHPCSsystemistomaintainreactorvesselinventory following smallreaklossofcoolantaccidents (LOCAs)thatdonotdepressurize thereactorvessel.TheHPCSsystemalsoprovidesspraycoolingheattransferduringLOCAswherethecorebecomesuncovered.

NocreditistakenfortheHPCSsystemhighdrywellpressureinitiation functioninthedesignbasisaccident(DBA)ortransient analyses.

Thehighdrywellpressureinitiation functionisretainedforoverallredundancy anddiversity oftheHPCSfunction.

TheHPCSsystemisassumedtobeinitiated onlowreactorvesselwaterlevelintheDBAandtransient analyses.

Furthermore, basedonanalysis, duringthetimethepressureswitchventswerecapped,theHPCSsystemwouldhaveinitiated onhighdrywellpressureatapressure~2.50psig.TheTechnical Specification allowable valueforHPCSsysteminitiation onhighdrywellpressureis~1.85psigandthedesignbasisanalytical valueis~2.00psig.Boththeallowable valueandtheanalytical limitprovidesignificant margintotheprimarycontainment designpressure.

imilrEvnTherehavenotbeenanyprevioussimilarreportable eventsatWNP-2involving improperuseofmaterials procuredforaPMRwhichwassubsequently cancelled.