ML19263E884
| ML19263E884 | |
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| Site: | 05000124 |
| Issue date: | 05/10/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Parkinson T VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIV., BLACKSB |
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| NUDOCS 7906250421 | |
| Download: ML19263E884 (1) | |
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i3Y 101979 In Reply Refer To:
RII:JPO C O 124 3 Virginia Ploytechnic Institute and State University Attn:
T. F. Parkinson, Director Nuclear Laboratory Blacksburg, Virginia 24060 Gentlemen:
i f a possibly This Information Notice is provided as an early notificat on owill review It is expected that recipients No specific action lities.
significant matter. nation for possible applicability to their faciIf further h3C evalu nd or request or response is requested at this time.
an IE Circular or Bulletin will be issued to recommeIf you hav
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specific licensee actions.please contact the Director of the appropr Sincerely, wd6 ames P. O'Reilly
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Enclosure:
IE Information Notice 1.
No. 79-12
. List of IE Infonnation Notices 2.
Issued in 1979 2 214.2 L9--.
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4 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COTilSSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D. C.
20555 May 10, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-12 ATTEMPTED DAMAGE TO h'EW FUEL ASSEL LIES This Notice provides information concerning the surreptitous introduction of a possibly damaging liquid into the new fuel storage pool at the Virginia Electric and Power Company, Surry Power Station in Surry County, Virginia.
On Monday, May 7,1979, while conducting inspections of new fuel for Unit 2, the licensee found that plastic protective liners on 62 of 64 assemblies had been tampered with. Further inspection revealed that a white crystalline substance had been poured onto the assemblies. Preliminary analysis by VEPCO indicates that the substance is sodium hydroxide. The new fuel is stored in the Fuel Building, an area which is locked and alarmed, and to which access is controlled by the issuance of specially coded access cards. These cards are issued af ter the successful completion of a background screening program for both Virginia Electric and Power Company and contractor personnel.
The FBI is presently on-site conducting an extensive investigation.
Westinghouse, the fuel vendor, is assisting in the evaluation of possible fuel damage.
This event could possibly provoke similar behavior on the part of other Consequently, you should be aware of such an eventuality. At this persons.
time the NRC is not placing additional requirements on you, but is advising that extra caution be exercised in your existing securit' program.
This Information Notice is provided as an early notification of a possibly significant matter.
It is expected that recipients will review the information for possible applicability of their facilities. No specific action or response is requested at this time.
If further NRC evaluations so indicate, an IE Circular or Bulletin will be issued to recommend or request specific licensee actions.
If you have questions regarding the matter, please contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.
I No written response to this Info,rmation Notice is required.
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Inforration Notice No. 79-12 Page 1 of 1 Enclosure May 10, 1979 LISTDIG OF IE IhTOR!'ATION NOTICES ISS'JED DJ 1979 Date Issued To Inforration Subject Issued lbtice No.
79-01 Beqen-Paterson Hydruulic 2/2/79 All power reactor
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facilities with an Stock and Sway Arrestor OL or a CP 2/2/79 All Puel Tacilities 79-02 Attempted Extortion -
L:s Erriched Urunium 79-03 Limitorque Valve Geared 2/9/79 All pcwer reactor facilities with an Limit Switch Lubricant OL or a CP 2/16/79 All power reactor 79-04 Degredation of facilities with an Engineered OL or a CP Safety Features 79-05 Use of Improper Materials 3/21/79 All power reactor facilities with an in Safety-Related Carpanents OL or CP 79-06 Stress Andysis of 3/23/79 All Holders of Reactor OL om CP Safety-Related Piping 3/26/79 All power reactor 79-07 Rupture of Rad.aste Tanks facilities with an OL or CP 79-08 Interconnection of 3/28/79 All pwer reactor facu ities with an Conta-inated Systers with OL and Pu Processirg Service Air System Used fuel facilities As the Source of Breathing Air 3/30/79 All reactor 79-09 Spill of Radioactively Contaminated Resin OL 79-10 lbncanfo: ring Pipe 4/16/79 All power reactor facilities with a CP Support Struts 1mer Reacter Vessel Head 5/7/79 All pce reactor facilities with a 79-11 Insulation Su; port Problem CP or OL 2214 221
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