Part 21 Report - 1998-500
LICENSEE: INDIANA & MICHIGAN ELECTRIC CO.
SITE: COOK 1 2 EN NUMBER:34427
DOCKET: 05000315 05000316 EVENT DATE: 06-23-98
RX TYPE: PWR PWR EVENT TIME: 08:07
VENDORS: W-4-LP W-4-LP NOTIFY DATE: 06-23-98
EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A REGION: 3 STATE: MI TIME: 10:19
OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES
10 CFR SECTION: ADAS 50.72(b)(2)(i) DEG/UNANALYZED COND
CCCC 21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH
UNIT SCRAM RX INIT INITIAL MODE CURR CURRENT MODE
CODE CRIT PWR PWR
1 N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN 0 COLD SHUTDOWN
2 N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN 0 COLD SHUTDOWN
ICE CONDENSER BASKETS FOUND IN UNANALYZED CONDITION
THE LICENSEE DISCOVERED, DURING AN INSPECTION OF UNIT ONE ICE
CONDENSER, MISSING AND OR DEFECTIVE WELDS ON THE BOTTOM CROSSBAR
AND BOTTOM BASKET GRIDS OF THE ICE CONDENSER BASKETS. THE
LICENSEE EXPECTS TO FIND SIMILAR CONDITIONS IN THE UNIT TWO ICE
CONDENSER. THIS CONDITION IS UNANALYZED AND AN INVESTIGATION
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE CAUSE OF THESE CONDITIONS. THE CONDITION
IS BEING REVIEWED FOR REPORTABILITY UNDER 10CFR PART 21.
THE DEFECTIVE ICE BASKET BOTTOM RIMS WILL BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED
AS APPROPRIATE BEFORE ENTERING PLANT STARTUP.
THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR.
*** UPDATE ON 7/10/98 @ 1704 BY KELLY TO GOULD ***
THE LICENSEE IS CONSIDERING THIS CONDITION TO BE A PART 21 REPORT
SINCE THEY DETERMINED THE REPORTED ICE CONDENSER DAMAGE IS MORE
OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAN DAMAGE. IT IS EXPECTED THAT
SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND ON UNIT 2.
THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS INFORMED.
THE REG 3 RDO(GARDNER) WAS NOTIFIED.
VERN HODGE(NRR) WAS NOTIFIED.
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