ML19105A227

Informing Abnormal Occurrence Reported on 5/14/1975 Concerning Perforation of Fuel Assembly During Fuel Operation Was in Error. Special Report Will Be Forthcoming to Document Vepco'S Findings

ML19105A227
Person / Time
Site:	Surry
Issue date:	05/21/1975
From:	Sweeney E Virginia Electric & Power Co (VEPCO)
To:	NRC/RGN-II
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Letter to N. c. Moseley from Virginia Electric and Power Company dated May 21,

. 1975.

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Office of Standards Development

~~entral Files Division of Reactor Licensing (4)

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g VIRGINIA flECTRIC AND Pvlhl:R COMPANY SUJ:ry PO"aer Station P. O. ~ 315 Surry. Virginia 23883 May 21 9 1975 I!

11 Director of Regulatory Operations iI 230 Peachtree Screet. N.11. I Suite 818 - .. .  ;'

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pe~formtion of a fuel a.s~embly during a fuel opera~1on uas in error.

Fi~st~ the assembly eroiibiting the perforat~on was not tne one be~ng

.. -hoistedi, but rat:her an adj.a.cent asseEhly. 5econd1yi& subsequent II evaluation ~nd~caees the cladding perforat~on ~48 not caused by .any I refueling operation but occurred d1,U:~ug.~orma1 operat~on pr~or to i refueling;,;'. - ... r *.. , * - '

- -- ** *:rn. thac some-*ftm1 clad failure is expactgd~* ~e do not class thia occuTrence as abnoxmal as was oTiginally ~eported. A Special Report will be forthcoming to document otu:" findings.

Very ~ruly yours.

E. M. ~eeney, Jr.

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