ML19319E200

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PNO-76-086:on 760403,during Reactor Shutdown Wedges for Positioning Main Station Generator Stater Coils Discovered Dislodged.Caused by Faulty Coils.Util Will Rewind Stator. Outage Extended Until Oct 1976
ML19319E200
Person / Time
Site: Rancho Seco
Issue date: 01/12/1976
From:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:
References
PNO-V-76-086, PNO-V-76-86, NUDOCS 8003310713
Download: ML19319E200 (1)


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l PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION

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May 11, 13jg PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE-PNO-76-86 l

This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE safety cr public interest significance. The information

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presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation

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and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.

j FACILITY: Rancho Seco (DN 50-312)

Sacramento Municipal Utility Distric

SUBJECT:

EXTENDED OUTAGE TO REPAIR MAIN STATION GENERATOR On April 3, 1976, the reactor was shut down to remove the reactor vessel surveillance specimens (a generic problem with B&W reactors).

During this outage, the licensee ascertained that most of the wedges for positioning the main station generator stator coils j

had become dislodged.

Inspection of the stator disclosed that eleven coils were faulted (shorted or grounded). Rewinding of only these eleven coils would extend the current outage until p$

July 1976. Should SMUD elect to completely rewind the stator.

b' the licensee estimates that the outage will be extended until October 1976.

Media interest is anticipated in the California area because of the Nuclear Initiative.

Region V (Walnut Creek, CA) received notification of the stator coil inspection results by telephone on May 10, 1976, for the Plant Technical Assistant.

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