ML19253C172
| ML19253C172 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 11/16/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Clayton F ALABAMA POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7911300093 | |
| Download: ML19253C172 (2) | |
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0, 101 MARIETTA ST., N.W., SUITE 3100 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 NOV 161979 In Reply Refer To:
RI 50-348 50-364 Alabama Power Company Attn:
F. L. Clayton, Jr.
Senior Vice President Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Information Notice No. 79-27 provides information with regard to the sequence of events that followed incidents involving steam generator tube ruptures at two PWR units.
Sincerely,
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James P O Reill Director
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IE Information Notice No. 79-27 2.
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A. R. Barton Executive Vice President Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 J. T. Young Vice President-Production Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 C. Biddinger, Jr.
Manager-Corporate Quality Assurance Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 H. O. Thrash Manager-Nuclear Generation Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 4
H. G. Hairston, III Plant Manager Drawer 470 Ashford, Alabama 36312 R. E. Hollands, Jr.
QA Supervisor Post Office Box U Ashford, Alabama 36312 1443 285
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7910250488 UNITED STATES NUCLEAP REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON D.C.
20555 November 16, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79,-27 STEAM GENERATOR TUBE RUJTURES AT TWO PWR PLANTS Description of Circumstances:
In recent months two incidents involving steam generator tube ruptures have occurred.
In both instances, the units were cooled down and placed in the residual heat removal mode with existing procedures.
Event of June 25, 1979, at the Doel 2 Nuclear Power Plant in Belgium The first event occurred on June 25, 1979, at the Paal 2 nuclear power plant in Belgium. The Doel unit is a 390 Mwe Westinghouse two-loop reactor. The event consisted of a rupture of several tubes in the loop B steam generator. The resultant leakage between the primary and secondary systems was estimated to be 125 gpm.
The event started when the plant was heated up after shutdown caused a
by a malfunction of the main steam isolation valve.
At the time of the incident the primary coolant pressure was 2233 psi and the temperature 491 F.
The reactor remained subcritical throughout the event.
The first indication of abnormal behavior was a rapid decrease of the primary system pressure (approximately: 28 psi / min.).
This was followed by the sequence of events listed below:
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Increase of charging flow demand, charging pump.
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