ML19308B815

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Forwards Transcript of Presidents Commission on TMI Accident Interview W/B&W Engineers & Internal B&W Memos Expressing Concern Re Potential for Operator Action to Prematurely Terminate HPI Following Loca.W/O Encls
ML19308B815
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Issue date: 07/19/1979
From: Muller R
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
References
TASK-TF, TASK-TMR NUDOCS 8001170350
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FJ OV 1 197) 3 ACRS KEMENY COMMISSION INTERVIEWS OF B&W ENGINEERS On July 18, the President's Conmission on the TMI Accident interviewed several B&W Engineers. A transcript of this hearing has been. requested.

Jhis morning (July 19th)f Bob ~Leyse' of 'EPRI' was,ki.nd enough lto;providei us withfa' copy..'of the attachsd~ phckage~which he ha'd picked'up at that reeting.

Included herein are internal B&W memos (From Kelly da'ted Nov.1,1977 and Dunn - to Jim Taylor - dated Feb. 9,1978) which express serious concern about the potential for operator action to terminate prematurely the high pressure injection following the initial stage of a LOCA.

Also included are memos on incidents of loss of pressurizer level inii-cation prior to the TMI accident.

fW Ragnwald liuller Senior Staff Engineer Attachments:

As stated cc: ACRS Tech. Staff (w/ attach.)

C. Michelson W. C. Lipinski I. Catton 8001170

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