Fire: The Pilgrim Plant Saga Continues

 Humm, used bother CO2 and dry chemical...

Once started up just like comming out of a outage...will they will have their first secret SRV leak. It will occure a week or two after start.

Least they don't have new SRV valves, or do they?

Facility: PILGRIM Region: 1 State: MA Unit: [1] [ ] [ ] RX Type: [1] GE-3 NRC Notified By: DAVE NOYES HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ	Notification Date: 05/20/2013 Notification Time: 07:54 [ET] Event Date: 05/20/2013 Event Time: 03:53 [EDT] Last Update Date: 05/20/2013
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION	Person (Organization): DAN SCHROEDER (R1DO)

Unit	SCRAM Code	RX CRIT	Initial PWR	Initial RX Mode	Current PWR	Current RX Mode
1	N	Y	0	Startup	0	Refueling

Event Text

OFF-SITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO FIRE IN TURBINE BUILDING "At 0353 hours [EDT] on Monday, May 20, 2013 Pilgrim Station responded to indications of a fire in the Turbine Building (TB) Lubricating Oil Room. The Pilgrim Fire Brigade responded to the fire and was able to extinguish a small fire associated with the 'A' Auxiliary Oil Pump Motor. The plant was in start-up at the time of the event with the reactor critical and reactor coolant system temperature approximately 180 degrees F. "The Plymouth Fire Department was contacted and responded to the site. The event did not require entry into the Emergency Action Levels (EALs). The plant is in a safe condition and plant personnel are investigating the cause. The plant will be restarted after a thorough evaluation and any necessary repairs are completed. "This informational notification is being made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi). The licensee has notified the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) . "The Resident Inspector staff has been informed of this notification." This was an electrical fire confined to the aux oil pump motor and was extinguished using hand held CO2 and dry chemical extinguishers

What a piece of junk...

Power Reactor	Event Number: 49061
Facility: PILGRIM Region: 1 State: MA Unit: [1] [ ] [ ] RX Type: [1] GE-3 NRC Notified By: DAVID NOYES HQ OPS Officer: DONG HWA PARK	Notification Date: 05/23/2013 Notification Time: 12:42 [ET] Event Date: 05/23/2013 Event Time: 04:55 [EDT] Last Update Date: 05/23/2013
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A) - DEGRADED CONDITION 50.72(b)(3)(v)(C) - POT UNCNTRL RAD REL 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) - ACCIDENT MITIGATION	Person (Organization): MEL GRAY (R1DO)

Unit	SCRAM Code	RX CRIT	Initial PWR	Initial RX Mode	Current PWR	Current RX Mode
1	N	Y	2	Startup	2	Startup

Event Text

PRIMARY CONTAINMENT DECLARED INOPERABLE DURING HPCI TESTING "At 0455 hours on Thursday, May 23, 2013, with Pilgrim Station in the Startup/Hot Standby Mode and reactor coolant pressure approximately 550 psig, primary containment was declared inoperable due to a leak on the High Pressure Coolant Injection system (HPCI) turbine exhaust line while performing the HPCI system flow rate test. Power ascension was suspended pending investigation and repair. Repair plans to restore system integrity are in progress. "The plant is in a safe condition and plant personnel are investigating the cause. The Resident Inspector has been informed of this notification. This notification is being made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(C) and (D). The licensee will notify the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)." The licensee has entered Technical Specification 3.7.A.2 to be in cold shutdown within 24 hours.

Two Independant issues: a leak and flow controller problems.

Power Reactor	Event Number: 49064
Facility: PILGRIM Region: 1 State: MA Unit: [1] [ ] [ ] RX Type: [1] GE-3 NRC Notified By: DAVID NOYES HQ OPS Officer: CHARLES TEAL	Notification Date: 05/23/2013 Notification Time: 18:07 [ET] Event Date: 05/23/2013 Event Time: 10:50 [EDT] Last Update Date: 05/23/2013
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) - ACCIDENT MITIGATION	Person (Organization): MEL GRAY (R1DO)

Unit	SCRAM Code	RX CRIT	Initial PWR	Initial RX Mode	Current PWR	Current RX Mode
1	N	Y	2	Startup	2	Startup

Event Text

HPCI DECLARED INOPERABLE DURING POST MAINTENANCE TESTING "At 1050 hours on Thursday, May 23, 2013, with Pilgrim Station in the Startup/Hot Standby Mode and with the reactor coolant pressure at approximately 525 psig, the High Pressure Coolant Injection (HPCI) system was declared inoperable. The HPCI system was being operated in accordance with plant procedures to complete post maintenance test requirements. The flow controller could not achieve required system flow rates with the flow controller in the automatic mode. Plans to restore the automatic flow control capability are in progress. "The plant is in a safe condition and plant personnel are investigating the cause. "The [NRC] Resident Inspector has been informed of this notification. "The licensee will notify the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)."