05000346/LER-1979-012-03, /03L-0:on 790116,during Surveillance Testing,Heat Traced Line Temp Measurement Points Below 105 F Limit.Caused by Injection of Makeup (Flush) Water After Boron Injection at Temp Lower than 105 F.Tests Rerun Satisfactorily

/03L-0:on 790116,during Surveillance Testing,Heat Traced Line Temp Measurement Points Below 105 F Limit.Caused by Injection of Makeup (Flush) Water After Boron Injection at Temp Lower than 105 F.Tests Rerun Satisfactorily

ML19273B172
Person / Time
Site:	Davis Besse
Issue date:	02/12/1979
From:	Alm C TOLEDO EDISON CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML19273B171	List: 05000346/LER-1979-012, Forwards LER 79-012/03L-0 05000346/LER-1979-012-03, /03L-0:on 790116,during Surveillance Testing,Heat Traced Line Temp Measurement Points Below 105 F Limit.Caused by Injection of Makeup (Flush) Water After Boron Injection at Temp Lower than 105 F.Tests Rerun Satisfactorily
References
LER-79-012-03L, LER-79-12-3L, NP-33-79-15, NUDOCS 7902200030
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LER-1979-012, /03L-0:on 790116,during Surveillance Testing,Heat Traced Line Temp Measurement Points Below 105 F Limit.Caused by Injection of Makeup (Flush) Water After Boron Injection at Temp Lower than 105 F.Tests Rerun Satisfactorily

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TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION UMIT ONE SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR LER NP-33-79-15 DATE OF EVENT: January 16, 1979 FACILITY: Davis-Besse Unit 1 IDENTIFICATION OF OCCURRENCE:

Boron Injection Line Temperature Low The unit was in Mode 3, with Power (MWT) = 0, and Conditions Prior to Occurrence:

Load (Gross MWE) = 0.

Description of Occurrence: During the performance of Section 6 of Surveillance Test ST 5011.01, " Boron Inj ection Heat Trace Test", on January 16, 1979 at 1130 hours0.0131 days <br />0.314 hours <br />0.00187 weeks <br />4.29965e-4 months <br />, all line temperature measurement points were below the 1050F limit as required by Technical Specification 4.1.2.2.

Also, during this investigation a similar type of 1979 at occurrence which was not reported was found to have occurred on January 2, 1030 hours0.0119 days <br />0.286 hours <br />0.0017 weeks <br />3.91915e-4 months <br />. During that occurrence, only four of the eight temperature measurement points were balow the 1050F minimum required by Technical Specification 4.1.2.7 Both occurrences were caused by the Designation of Apparent Cause of Occurrence:

The makeup injection of makeup (flush) water at a lcwer temperature than 105.

(flush) water was at a temperature because its storage tanks are outside and main-tained only above freezing temperature.

There was no danger to the health and safety of the public Analysis of Occurrence:

or to unit personnel. The purpose of maintaining the line temperature above 105 F 1s to prevent boron crystalization which would block the boron injection flowpath.

Since it is procedural practice to flush this line with water af ter boron injection is completed, no line blockage could occur unless the temperature of the line went below or equal to 32 F.

The lowest temperature of either occurrence was 66 F.

the Boric Acid Addition Tanks (the source of the concentrated boric ar.id) are

Also, normally maintained above 1200F and the line temperature returns to above 105 F when-ever the concentrated boric acid is injected.

were successfully completed af ter suf ficient tbne was

Corrective Action

The test:5 allowed for temperature recovery by the heat tracing af ter water inj ection.

In addi-tion, a Facility Change Request, FCR 78-508, was submitted to add a heat exchange r to the water injection line, add additional heat trace, or change the Technical Specification to recognize low tempercture due to water injection.

There has been one previously reported borca injection line heat Failure Data:

tracing test f ailu re on October 9,1978 (see Licensee Event Report NP-33-78-132).

LER #79-012