PNO-III-87-022A, on 870308,plant Reached NRC Imposed Limit of 50% Power.Licensee Will Operate Plant at Approx 50% While Conducting Test on HPCI Sys,Rwcu Sys & Safety Relief Valves. Util Also Plans to Conduct Loss of Offsite Power Test

PNO-III-87-022A:on 870308,plant Reached NRC Imposed Limit of 50% Power.Licensee Will Operate Plant at Approx 50% While Conducting Test on HPCI Sys,Rwcu Sys & Safety Relief Valves. Util Also Plans to Conduct Loss of Offsite Power Test

ML20212P511
Person / Time
Site:	Fermi
Issue date:	03/09/1987
From:	Greenman E, Patricia Pelke NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
References
PNO-III-87-022A, PNO-III-87-22A, NUDOCS 8703160135
Download: ML20212P511 (1)

PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-III-87-22A Date March 9, 198 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety

.or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without v:rification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region III staff on this date.

Facility: Detroit Edison Company Licensee Emergency Classification:

Fenni Nuclear Plant Notification of an Unusual Event 6450 N. Dixie Highway Alert Newport, MI 48166 Site Area Emergency General Emergency Docket No. 50-341 X Not Applicable Subj:ct: AUTHORIZATION FOR FERMI TO INCREASE POWER LEVEL TO 50% -- UPDATE On March 8, 1987, Fermi 2 reached the NRC imposed limit of 50% power. The licensee conuenced pow:r escalation on March 2, 1987, following a shutdown which resulted from problems with the main turbine-generator control system.

The licensee will operate the plant at approximately 50% while conducting testing on the High Pressure Coolant Injection System, the Reactor Water Cleanup System, and the Safety Relief Valves. Following completion of this testing, the licensee plans to conduct the Loss of Off-site Power test and then enter a maintenance outage of approximately 17 days.

The Region III-Fermi Restart Team, along with the Resident Inspectors, have been observing lic:nsee activities throughout the power escalation and will continue to monitor plant operations closely during the planned testing.

The State of Michigan will be notified.

This information is current as of 1:00 p.m. (CST), March 9, 1987.

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CONTACT: P. R. Pe e E. G. Greenman FTS 388-5560 FTS 388-5518 DISTRIBUTION:

H. St. EDO NRR E/W Willste Mail: ADM:DMB Chairman Zech PA IE NMSS D0T:Trans only Comm. Roberts ELD OIA RES Conn. Asselstine AE0D NRC Ops Ctr N ,2 Conin Bernthal Comm. Carr SP3.M Regional Offices ACRS SECY INP0i[idA NSAC </J06 CA RIII Resident Office PDR Licensee: e[.'/3 (Corp. Office - Reactor Lic. Only) 8703160135 870309 E -I!87-022 PDR O No ber 1986 ,

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