ENS 51003
ENS Event | |
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22:02 Feb 24, 2015 | |
| Title | 60-Day Optional Telephone Notification of Invalid System Actuation Due to Motor Generator Output Breaker Trip |
| Event Description | On February 24, 2015, at approximately 1702 CDT, while the plant was in cold shutdown, power was lost on the Division 1 reactor protection system (RPS) bus. This event resulted in the automatic closure of the Division 1 primary containment isolation valves in the residual heat removal (RHR) and reactor water cleanup systems. Additionally, the primary containment atmospheric monitoring system automatically actuated, and ventilation systems in the fuel building, auxiliary building, and control building shifted to emergency mode. The closure of the isolation valves in the residual heat removal system caused an automatic trip of the 'A' RHR pump, which had been in the shutdown cooling alignment. The equipment response to the isolation signal was as expected. This event is being reported in accordance with 10 CFR 50.73(a)(1) as an invalid actuation of the Division 1 primary containment isolation system.
The isolation was promptly diagnosed as having resulted from a trip of the output breaker of the RPS motor generator (MG) set 'A,' and not from a valid signal. Operators implemented the appropriate response procedures to align power to the bus via the alternate source, and began restoring the affected systems. The 'A' RHR pump was re-started within twelve minutes, during which time coolant temperature increased approximately seven degrees to a maximum of approximately 100F. Other affected systems were restored over the next few hours. The causal analysis concluded that the MG set output breaker tripped due to an overly conservative setpoint on the overvoltage trip relay. The low trip setpoint was a latent condition that had existed since the output voltage was raised in 1988 at the recommendation of the vendor, but at which time the trip setpoint was not changed. To correct this condition, the MG overvoltage trip setpoint was raised to restore adequate operating margin to the normal MG output voltage. At the time of the event, the plant was in MODE 5 with the reactor cavity flooded to greater than 23 feet above the vessel flange. The shutdown cooling system was promptly restored to service. This event was of minimal safety significance to the health and safety of employees and the public. The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
| Where | |
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River Bend  Louisiana (NRC Region 4) | |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 50.73(a)(1), Submit an LER, Invalid Actuation | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+1361.27 h56.72 days <br />8.103 weeks <br />1.865 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Russell Zahorchak 14:18 Apr 22, 2015 |
| NRC Officer: | Charles Teal |
| Last Updated: | Apr 22, 2015 |
| 51003 - NRC Website | |
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