ENS 52782
ENS Event | |
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07:41 Jun 2, 2017 | |
| Title | Secondary Containment Declared Inoperable |
| Event Description | On 6/2/2017 at 0241 CDT, Clinton Power Station entered Mode 2 with secondary containment boundary doors propped open. Specifically, both doors for Reactor Water Cleanup (RT) 'B' pump room were propped open with welding cables routed through pump room doors to perform welding in the RT pump room.
At 0300 CDT, a Senior Reactor Operator identified that the doors were propped open and Secondary Containment was declared inoperable. LCO 3.6.4.1 Required Action A.1 was entered to restore Secondary Containment to Operable in four hours. At 0324 CDT, the cabling for the welding machine was removed and the doors were closed. Investigation determined that authorization had been granted while in mode 4, when secondary containment was not required to be operable. The doors were propped open at the beginning of the shift, prior to the mode change to mode 2 (0241 CDT). This loss of secondary containment is reportable under 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(C) as an event or condition that could have prevented fulfillment of a safety function needed to control the release of radioactive material. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. |
| Where | |
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Clinton  Illinois (NRC Region 3) | |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(C), Loss of Safety Function - Release of Radioactive Material | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+3.53 h0.147 days <br />0.021 weeks <br />0.00484 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Robert Rush 11:13 Jun 2, 2017 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeff Herrera |
| Last Updated: | Jun 2, 2017 |
| 52782 - NRC Website | |