ML19261E933

Notifies That During Vendor Insp,Licensee Determined Decay Heat Cooler Tubes Cleaned in Valcolene Chlorinated Solvent. Coolers Installed at Site.B&W Authorized Removal & Return of Coolers to Manufacturer

ML19261E933
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	04/16/1970
From:	Moseley N NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I), US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
To:	James O'Reilly US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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NUDOCS 7910170987
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April 16,' Q J. P. O'Reilly, Chief, Reactor Inspection and Enforcement Branen, Division of Compliance, HQ INQUIRY MEMORANDUM METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY (TMI-1) 289/70-A DECAY HEAT COOLERS Region I was provided the following information on April 16, 1970.

During a vendor inspection, the licensee determined that the decay heat cooler tubes (S/S) were cleaned in a chlorinated solvent (Trade-name - Valcolene). The coolers have been installed at the site.

B&W has authorized the removal and return of the coolers to the manu-facturer: Whitlock Manufacturing Company,101 South Street, West Hartford, Connecticut.

A chemical analysis of the solvent (Valcolene) showed that it con-tained 37. methyl chloride.

N. C. Moseley Senior Reactor Inspector-cc:

E. G. Case, DRS u RL_(2 R. S d oyd D

S. Levine, DRL D. J. Skovholt, DRL (

L. Kornblith, Jr., C0 REG files Regional Directors, CO 1483 271 I

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