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REACTOR TRIP DURING ROUTINE CHECKING OF GROUND IN 250 V DC CIRCUIT

During the course of ground fault checking in 250 V DC circuit while normalising one of the feeders after opening Motor Generator MG-2 tripped on low speed and 2 minutes later motor generator MG-1 also tripped on low speed. Subsequently 4 circulating pumps got tripped due to momentary interruption of 48 V DC control supply on one of the 48 V buses. As a result of this reactor tripped on high boilder delta T.
Justification: As full safety functions were available, the event is rated at level "0" as per users manual part III, Table II Box A1.

Location: KALPAKKAM-1
Event date: Tue, 13-10-1992
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