ENS 40703
ENS Event | |
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15:50 Apr 24, 2004 | |
| Title | Isolation Condenser Declared Inoperable |
| Event Description | This report is being made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(B).
On 04/24/2004 at 06:03 [CDT], Dresden Unit 2 was using the Isolation Condenser to control reactor pressure following a Unit Scram. The isolation condenser operated properly until 10:50 [CDT] when the Isolation Condenser 2-1301-3 valve could not be opened to the full open position. ISO Condenser was declared INOPERABLE and Technical Specification Limiting Condition of Operation 3.5.3. Condition 'A' was ENTERED. High Pressure Coolant Injection has been administratively verified OPERABLE. Reactor Pressure is being maintained 550-1000 psig and being maintained with Reactor Water Clean Up Flow and Gland Seal System. Investigation into the cause of the valve failure is in-progress. Unit 2 had been operating approximately 30 days prior to the scram reported previously in EN #40702. The licensee informed the NRC Resident Inspector.
On April 24, 2004, Dresden made an ENS call due to the failure of Isolation Condenser valve 2-1301-3 to fully open and the subsequent determination that the Isolation Condenser was inoperable. The ENS call was made based on the decision that this was required by 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(v)(B), 'Any event or condition that at the time of discovery could have prevented fulfillment of the safety function of structures or systems that are needed to remove residual heat.' Isolation Condenser System operation is not credited in Dresden's accident analyses. Transients and Events treated as transients are listed under section 15.0.2.1 of the UFSAR. Accidents are described and analyzed under section 15.0.2.2 of the UFSAR. The isolation condenser is not credited for fulfilling safety function of removal of residual heat of any accident as described in section 15.0.2.2, Accidents. In accordance with the guidance contained in NUREG 1022, 'Event Reporting Guidelines 10CFR50.72 and 10CFR50.73,' Section 3.2.7, 'Event or Condition That Could Have Prevented Fulfillment of a Safety Function,' a functional failure of the Isolation Condenser System is not reportable under 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(v)(B). Therefore, Dresden is retracting this ENS call. This Isolation Condenser System event will be described in a Licensee Event Report in accordance with 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), 'Any event or condition which was prohibited by the plant's Technical Specifications' The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R3DO (Kozak). |
| Where | |
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Dresden  Illinois (NRC Region 3) | |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(B), Loss of Safety Function - Remove Residual Heat | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-0.33 h-0.0138 days <br />-0.00196 weeks <br />-4.52034e-4 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Dennis Francis 15:30 Apr 24, 2004 |
| NRC Officer: | Steve Sandin |
| Last Updated: | Jun 23, 2004 |
| 40703 - NRC Website | |
Unit 2 | |
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| Reactor critical | Not Critical |
| Scram | No |
| Before | Hot Shutdown (0 %) |
| After | Hot Shutdown (0 %) |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 560232022-07-30T03:17:00030 July 2022 03:17:00
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