ML19259D320
| ML19259D320 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 10/01/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Clayton F ALABAMA POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910170715 | |
| Download: ML19259D320 (2) | |
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101 MARIETTA ST., N.W., SulTE 3100 ATLANTA, OEoRGIA 30303 OCT 1 1979 In Reply Refer To:
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Alabama Power Company Attn:
F. L. Clayton, Jr.
Senior Vice President Post Of fice Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 Gentlemen:
The enclosed Information Notice provides information with regard to an analysis that identifies an event that could result in overpressurization of containment at a pressurized water reactor.
Sincerely, a
k N James P. O'Reilly Director
Enclosures:
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Information Notice No. 79-24 2.
List of IE Information Notices Issued in the Last Six Months
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OCT 1 1979 Alabama Power Company,
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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-Nucle;r Generation Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 H. G. Hairston, III Plant Manager Drawer 470 Ashford, Alabama 36312 R. E. Hollands, Jr.
QA Supervisor Post Office Box U Ashford, Alabama 36312 s
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J October 1, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-24 OVERPRESSURIZATION OF CONTAINMENT OF A PWR PLANT AFTER A MAIN STEAM LINE BREAK Virginia Electric and Power Co. submitted a report dated September 7, 1979 that identified a deficiency in the original analysis of containment pressurization as a result of a steam line break for North Anna Power Station, Units 3 and 4.
Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation performed a reanalyses of containment pressure following a main steam line break and determined that, if the auxiliary feedwater system continued to supply feedwater at runout conditions to the steam generator that had experienced the steam line break, containment design pressure would be exceeded in approximately 10 minutes. The long term blowdown of the water supplied under runaut conditions by the auxiliary feedwater system had not been considered in the earlier analysis. The corrective action is now under review by the owner, architect engineer, and NSSS supplier.
This Information Notice is provided as an early notification of a possibly significant matter that is still under review by the NRC staff.
It is expected that recipients will review the information for possible applicability to their facilities. No specific action or response is requested at this time.
If NRC evaluations so indicate, further licensee actions may be requested or required.
No written response to this Information Notice is required.
If you have any questions regarding this matter please contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.
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IE Information Notice No. 79-24 Enclosure October 1, 1979 Page 1 of 2 LISTING OF IE INFORMATION NOTICE.R ISSUED IN LAST SIX MONTHS Information Subject Date Issued To Notice No.
Issued 79-24 Overpressurization of 10/1/79 All power reactor Containment of a PWR facilities holding Plant After a Main Steam OLs and cps Line Break 79-23 Emergency Diesel Generator 9/26/79 All Holders of cps Lube Oil Coolers and OLs 79-22 Qualification of Control 9/17/79 All Holders of cps Systems 9/14/79 All Holders of OLs 79-21 Transportation and Commer-9/11/79 All Licensees as Supple-cial Burial of Radioactive mental Information to Materials IE Bulletin Nos. 79-19
& 79-20 79-20 NRC Enforcement Policy 9/7/79 All Holders of Reactor (Rev. 1)
NRC Licensed Individuals OLs and cps and Production Licensees with Licensed Operators 79-20 NRC Enforcement Policy 8/14/79 All Holders of Reactor NRC Licensed Individuals OLs and cps and Production Licensees with Licensed Operators 79-19 Pipe Cracks in Stagnant 7/18/79 All Holders of Reactor (Correction - Borated Water Systems at OLs and cps Enclasure)
PWR Plants 79-19 Pipe Cracks In Stagnant 7/17/79 All Holders of Reactor Borated Water Systems At OLs and cps PWR Plants 79-18 Skylab Reentry 7/6/79 All Holders of Reactor OLs i160 223'
IE Information Notice No. 79-24 Enclosure October 1.
1979 Page 2 of 2 LISTING OF INFORMATION NOTICES ISSUED IN LAST SIX MONTHS Information Subject Date Issued To Notice No.
Issued 79-17 Source Holder Assembly Damage 6/20/79 All Holders of Reactor Damage From Misfit Between OLr an.' cps Assembly and Reactor Upper Grid Plate 79-16 Nuclear Incident at Three 6/22/79 All Research Reactors Mile Island and Test Reactors with OLs 79-15 Deficient Procedures 6/7/79 All Holders of Reactor OLs and cps 79-14 NRC Position of Electrical 6/11/79 All Power. Reactor Cable Support Systems Facilities with a CP 79-13 Indicatior,of Low Water 5/29/79 All Holders of Reactor Level in the Oyster Creek OLs and cps Reactor 79-12 Attempted Damage to New 5/10/79 All Fuel Facilities Fuel Assemblies Research Reactors, and Power Reactors with an OL or CP 79-11 Lower Reactor Vessel Head 5/7/79 All holders of Reactor Insulation Support Problem OLs and cps O
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