ML19256C619

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PNO-79-103:licensee Has Identified Surface Crack Indications in the Reactor Vessel Nozzle.Cause Not Stated
ML19256C619
Person / Time
Site: Cook American Electric Power icon.png
Issue date: 05/08/1979
From: Collins W, Jordan E, Moseley W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PNO-79-103, NUDOCS 7910100620
Download: ML19256C619 (1)


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PRELIllINARY NOTIFICATION 3

May 8, 1979 1,-

1 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-79-103 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of event of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information gresented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.

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Facility:

American Electric Power Service Corporation Indiana & Michigan Power Company D. C. Cook, Unit 1 (DN 50-315), Bridgman, MI

Subject:

REACTOR VESSEL N0ZZLE SURFACE CRACK INDICATIONS The RIII Resident Inspector notified the region at 10:00 a.m. today, that the licensee has identified indications in the number 2, reactor vessel hot leg nozzle. The indications were identified (through dye penetrant testing) in the Inconel 600 overlay where the safe end joins the nozzle.

There are 5 to 10 indications, 1/8" to 3/16" in length, 180 around the nozzle (from 3 o' clock to 9 o' clock). The indications are located in areas which had been ground during a previous outage.

Unit 1 is presently in a refueling outage. RIII will closely follow this matter to resolution.

Neither the licensee nor RIII intends to issue a press release.

The State of Michigan has been notified.

Contact:

WJCollins, IE x28180 ELJio rdan, IE x28180 NCMoseley, IE x28160 Distribution:

Transmitted H St Tbf' Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Bradford S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Kennedy Commissioner Ahearne C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky (For Distribution)

Transmitted:

MNBB4 ST' P. Bldg C f2 J. G. Davis, IE L. V. Gossick, EDO H. R. Denton, NRR Region F (r '8, 0 H. L. Ornstein, EDO R. C. DeYoung, NRR J. J. Fouchard, PA R. J. Mattson, NRR N. M. Hallec, MPA V. Stello, KRR (MAIL)

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R. Minogue, SD J. J. Cummings, OIA H. K. Shapar, ELD SS Bldg W. J. Dircks, NMSS S. Levine, RES PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION 1447 198 7910100 h O

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