ML19263E908
| ML19263E908 | |
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| Site: | Catawba, Perkins, Cherokee  |
| Issue date: | 05/10/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Dail L DUKE POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906250446 | |
| Download: ML19263E908 (1) | |
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Mr. L. C. Dail, Vice President Design Engineering P. O. Box 33189 Charlotte, North Carolina 28242 Centlemen:
This Information Notice is provided as an early notification of a possibly significant matter.
It is expected that recipients will review the infor-No specific action mation for possible applicability to their facilities.If further NRC evaluations so indi-is requested at this time.
an IE Circular or Bulletin will be issued to recommend or request or response specific licensee actions. If you have any questions regarding this matter,
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Sincerely, hO W
J mes P. O'Reilly Di ctor
Enclosure:
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IE Information Notice No. 79-12 List of IE Infonnation Notices 2.
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20555 May 10, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-12 ATTEMPTED DAMAGE TO NEW FUEL ASSEMBLIES 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 proteciive 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 These cards is controlled by the issuance of specially coded access cards.
are issued after 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 At this Consequently, you should be aware of such an eventuality.
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 It is expected that recipients will review the significant matter.
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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I Enclosure Informtion Notice No. 79-12 Page 1 of 1 Pay 10,1979 LISTING OF IE INFOR!'ATION NOTICES ISSUED IN 1979 Date Issued To Informtion Subject Issued Notice No.
79-01 Bergen-Paterson Hydruulic 2/2/79 All power reactor t
facilities with an Shock and Sway Arrestor OL x a CP 79-02 Attempted Lctortion -
2/2/79 All Puel Facilities low Enriched Umniu:n 79-03 Limitorque Valve Geared 2/9/79 All power reactor facilities with an Ilmit Switch Luhricant OL or a CP 79-04 Degradation of 2/16/79 All powar reactor facilities with an Engineered OL or a CP Safety Features 79-OL Use of Improper Materials 3/21/79 All powax reactor facilities with an in Safety-Related Ccq cnents OL x CP 79-06 Stress Analysis of 3/23/79 All Ib1ders of Reactor OL or CP Safety-Related Piping 3/26/79 All power reactor 79-07 Rupture of Radwaste Tanks facilities with an OL x CP i
79-08 Intereonnection of 3/28/79 All power reactor facilities with an Contaminated Syste~s with OL and Pu Processing Service Air Systems Used fuel facilities As the Source of Breathing Air 79-OS Spill of Radioactively 3/30/79 All power reactor facilities with an Conta-inated Resin OL Nanconfoming Pipe 4/16/79 All pa.er reactar 79-10 facilities with a CP Support Struts lower Reacter Vessel Head 5/7/79 All pcwr reacte facilities with a 79-11 Insulation Support Problem CP or OL i
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