ML19263E899
| ML19263E899 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Farley  |
| Issue date: | 05/10/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Clayton F ALABAMA POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906250437 | |
| Download: ML19263E899 (1) | |
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MAY I 01979 In Reply Refer To:
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I Alabama Power Company Attn:
Mr. F. L. Clayton, Jr.
Senior Vice President Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 Gentlemen:
This Information Notice is provided as an early notification of a possibly It is expected that recipients will review the infor-No specific action significant matter.
mation for possible applicabi'lity to their facilities.If further NRC evaluations so indi-or response is requested at this time.an IE Circular or Bulletin will be issued to re specific licensee actions. If you have any questions regarding this matter,
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Enclosure:
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A. R. Barton Executive Vice President Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 5,.91 C. Biddinger, Jr.
Manager-Corporate Quality Assurance Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 H. O. Thrash Manager-Nuclear Generation Post Office Box 2641 Birmingham, Alabama 35291 H. G. Hairston, III Plant Manager Drawer 470 Ashford, Alabama 36312 R. E. Hollands, Jr.
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D. C.
20555 May 10, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-12 ATTEMPTED DAMAGE TO NEW FUEL ASSEMBLIES This Notis 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 :oded access cards. These cards are issued after the successful completion af a background screening program for both Virginia Electric and Power Compr, 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 c's r At this Consequently, you should be aware of such an eventua:P.i.
persons.
time the NRC is not placing additional requirements on you, but is advising that extra caution be exercised in your existing security 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.
No written response to this Information Notice is required.
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lisy 10,1979 LISTDi3 0F IE IhTOPFATION NOTICES ISSUED DJ 1979 Date Issued To Inforntion Subject Issued lbtice Ib.
Bergen-Paterson Hydruulic 7/2/79 All power reactor facilities with an 79-01 S?ock and Sway Arrestor OL ar a CP 2/2/79 All Puel Facilities 79-02 Attempted Extortion -
Low Enriched Uranium 79-03 Limitonlue Valve Geared 2/9/79 All power reactor facilities with an Limit Switch Lubricant OL or a CP 2/16/79 All power reactor 79-04 Degrudation 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 Car:;onents OL or CP 79-06 Stress Ana:jols of 3/23/79 All Holders of Reactor OL or CP Safety-; elated Piping 3/26/79 All power teactor 79-07 Rupture of Radwaste Tanks facilities with an OL or CP 8
Interconnection of 3/28/79 All pcw.r reactor facilities with an 79-08 Contaminated Systems with OL and Pu Processing Service Air System Used fuel facilities As the Souree of Breathing 5
l Air 3/30/79 All powr reactor 79-09 Spill of Eadioactively facilities with an Cantaminated Resin OL lbnwnfoming Pipe 4/16/79 All pcuer reactor facilities with a CP 79-10 Support Struts lower Reactcr Vessel Head 5/7/79 All poxr reactar facilities with a 79-11 Insulation Support Problem CP or OL 2214 266
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