ML19256C792
| ML19256C792 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 03/14/1979 |
| From: | Bryan S, Klinger G, Nolan F NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNO-79-054, PNO-79-54, NUDOCS 7910120470 | |
| Download: ML19256C792 (1) | |
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March 14, 1979 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-79-54 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of event of POSSIBLE safety or public interest sianificance.
The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date_.
Facili ty: Wisconsin Electric Power Company Point Beach 1 (DN 50-266)
Two Creeks, Wisconsin
Subject:
STEAM GENERATOR TUBE LEAK The licensee reported Unit I was shutdown late on March 13,1979, to repair a priinary to secondary leak in the "A" steam generator. The leakage had increased to a steady 250 gallons per day after plant startup following a maintenance shutdown over the weekend.
Prior to the shut-down leakage was about 25 gallons per day.
The technical specification limit is 500 gallons per day. The licensee expects the outage to last approximately four days.
The same unit was shutdown previously on September 20, 1978, May 26, 1978, and February 2,1978, because of primary to secondary leakage also in the "A" steam generator.
(PN0-78-171, PN0 78-115 and PNO-78-20).
No press release is being planned at this time by RIII.
The licensee is making a press release. The state of Wisconsin is being notified.
RIII (Chicago) received notification of these events on March 12 and 13, 1979, from the assistant to the plant manager.
The above information is current as of 8:00 a.m. on March 14, 1979.
Contact:
GKlingler, IE x28019 FNolan, IE x28019 SEBryan, IE x28019 Distribution:
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