ENS 42878
ENS Event | |
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01:02 Aug 20, 2006 | |
| Title | Invalid Primary Containment Isolation System Actuation |
| Event Description | This 60-day telephone notification is being made under reporting requirements specified by 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A) and 10 CFR 50.73(a)(1) to describe an invalid actuation of multiple main steam isolation valves.
On August 19, 2006, at 2002 hours0.0232 days <br />0.556 hours <br />0.00331 weeks <br />7.61761e-4 months <br /> CDT, with Unit 3 shutdown in Mode 3 following an earlier manual scram of Unit 3 (reference Event Number 42787), the EHC System along with the turbine bypass valves was being used to cool down/depressurize the reactor. The EHC system is used to supervise the turbine control valves and turbine bypass valves to control reactor pressure. The EHC system was subsequently removed from service for the repair of a previously identified system fluid leak. Following the shutdown of EHC system, reactor pressure and temperature were allowed to slowly increase. At 2240 hours0.0259 days <br />0.622 hours <br />0.0037 weeks <br />8.5232e-4 months <br /> CDT upon completion of the leak repair, operations personnel placed an EHC pump back in service in accordance with the system operating instruction to support post-maintenance testing activities. However, when the EHC system was returned to service, the pressure control set point was lower than the reactor pressure. The significance of the delta between the EHC setpoint and the actual reactor pressure was not recognized by operations. Because the actual reactor pressure was higher than the existing control set point, the EHC system responded by opening turbine bypass valves to lower the reactor pressure. Operations personnel observed the bypass valve response, identified the cause, and raised the pressure control set point. This action caused the bypass valves to rapidly close. The abrupt cessation of steam flow caused by the rapid closure of the bypass valves initiated a reactor pressure transient that affected the reactor water level instrumentation. The affected level instruments' output signals exhibited a ringing effect of a magnitude sufficient to reach the low level set point for primary containment isolation system (PCIS) Group 1 actuation. The Group 1 isolation logic actuated in accordance with its design, and the main steam isolation valves and the main steam line drain valves automatically closed. Designed time delays in other logic circuits affected by these water level signals prevented additional equipment actuation during this event. Actual reactor water level did not change, remaining within the normal level band; therefore, the isolation signal is considered invalid. All equipment responded in accordance with the plant design. Upon verification that no actual water level anomaly existed and that the transient instrumentation response had stabilized, the affected PCIS logic was reset, and equipment was realigned as appropriate. There were no safety consequences or impacts on the health and safety of the public. The event was entered into TVA's corrective action program for evaluation and resolution. The NRC senior resident inspector has been notified of this report. Reference corrective action document PER 109118. |
| Where | |
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Browns Ferry  Alabama (NRC Region 2) | |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 50.73(a)(1), Submit an LER, Invalid Actuation | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+1117.27 h46.553 days <br />6.65 weeks <br />1.53 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Donald C. Smith 14:18 Oct 5, 2006 |
| NRC Officer: | Pete Snyder |
| Last Updated: | Oct 5, 2006 |
| 42878 - NRC Website | |
Unit 3 | |
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| Reactor critical | Not Critical |
| Scram | No |
| Before | Hot Shutdown (0 %) |
| After | Hot Shutdown (0 %) |
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