ML17252B015

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Letter Confirming a 11/06/1972 Conversation Concerning HPCI System Inoperability - Dresden Unit 3
ML17252B015
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Site: Dresden Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 11/06/1972
From: Worden W
Commonwealth Edison Co
To: Anthony Giambusso
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
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RB TWX NR 673 USAEC HQS GTWN

  • WU WSH 50-'249 TLXA240 WAF182C1932)(1~033079C311)PD 11/06/72 1931 Ics~IPMVEIG MVN ZCZC 00290 TOVE MORRIS ILL 114 11-06 346P CST
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PMS MR A GIAMBUss6 DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR REACTOR PROJECTS DI~ECTORATE OF LICE~SING US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION WASHINGTON DC 20545 SUBJECT DPR-25 DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION UNIT 3 THIS WILL CONFIRM A CO~VERSATION WITH MR H DL~NCE OF YOUR OFFI6E AT 1430 HOURS THIS DATE* CONCERNING HPCI SYSTEM INOPERABILIJY. AT 0240 NOVEMBER 6 1972, WHILE CONDUCTING POST MAINTENANCE SURVEILLANCE DURING UNIT START~UP,.tHE HPCI STEAM VALVE 2-2301-4 IN THE DRY WELL WOULD NOT OPEN. ALTHOUGH THE START-UP AND HEAT-UP WERE. HALTED AT.. THIS TIM~, THE REACTOR PRESSURE DRIFTED UP TO ABOUT 100 LBS DU~ING INVESTIAGION OF THE

.VALVE PROBLEM. AT 0330, TH~ SHIFT BEGAN' A SHUT DOWN OF THE UNIT.

AT 0405, WITH REACTOR PRESSURE 77PSIG AND SUB-CRITICAL VALVE

- TESTED SATISFACTORILY AT 0415 RESUMED START-UP

  • SATISFACTORtLY TESTED HPCI AT P730 AT MINIMUM ST.E.AM PRESSURE OF 110 PSI
  • W P WORDEN SUPERINTENDENT *DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION COMMONWEAL TH ED I SON RURAL ROUTE. 1 MORRIS ILLINOIS E

800-AEST USAEC HQS GTWN

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