ML19256C629
| ML19256C629 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 05/11/1979 |
| From: | Bryan S, Moseley N NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNO-79-108, NUDOCS 7910100639 | |
| Download: ML19256C629 (1) | |
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION
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flay 11,1979 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-79-108 This oreliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance.
The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and i' ' basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.
Far slity:
Wisconsin Electric Power Company, Point Beach 1 and 2 Two Creeks, Wisconsin (DN 50-266; 50-301)
Subject:
LOSS OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEM The licensee informed RIII at 2:00 p.m. yesterday, that while con-ducting a hydrostatic test of the plant fire system, a fitting broke resulting in a loss of fire system pressure and actuation of the emergency diesal fire pump.
Actuation of the diesel fire pump apparently ceased a water hammer, cracking a sprinkler line in a room containir.g plant communications equipment.
The communications equipnent was wetted and caused to be inoperable for a period of two hours.
The backup communications system (radios) was available through-out the event.
The fire system has been returned to normal.
The licensee has issued a press release.
RIII does not intend to issue a press release.
The state of Wisconsin has been notified.
Contact:
SE Bryan, IE x28019; NC t'oseley, IE x2f.50 Distribution:
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- 2. c-Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Bradford S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Kennedy Commissioner Ahearne C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky ACRS (For Distribution)
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H. L. Ornstein, EDO R. C. DeYoung, NRP, J. J. Fcuchard, PA R. J. Mattson, NRR N. **. Haller, f:PA V. Stello, NRR (f1 AIL)
R. G. Ryan, OSP i'. S. Boyd, NRR J. J. Cummings, 0IA H. K. Shapar, ELD SS Bldg.
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