ML19322A379
| ML19322A379 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 03/08/1979 |
| From: | Bryan S, Klinger G, Nolan F NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNO-79-043, PNO-79-43, NUDOCS 7910120441 | |
| Download: ML19322A379 (1) | |
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{{#Wiki_filter:PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION March 8, 1979 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL CCCURRENCE -- PN0-79-43 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff as of this date. FACILITY: Duke Power Company Oconee, Unit No. 3 Docket No. 50-287 Oconee County, South Carolina
SUBJECT:
REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM LEAK A unit 3 shutdown commenced at 2:00 p.m. on March 6 due to a reactor coolant system leak of 7 gallons per minute (gpm). Technical Specifi-cation limit for identified leakage is 10 gpm. The leak is identified as a packing leak on an isolation valve for a primary flow sensor. The outage, initially planned for one day, has been extended to 7 days due to problems encountered in reducing airborne activity in the containment prior to entry. The licensee does not anticipate a problem in repairing leak. There has been media interest. A news release has been issued by the licensee; none is planned by HRC. The State of South Carolina has been informed. Region II (Atlanta) received notification of this occurrence by telephone from the Resident Inspector at 2:00 p.m. on March 6. This information is current as of 9:00 a.m. on March 8.
Contact:
GKlingler, IE x28019 FNolan, IE x28019 SEBryan, IE x28019 Distribution: Transmitted H St 'l C Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Bradford S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Kennedy Commissioner Ahearne C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky (For Distribution) Transmitted: MNBB i f lY' P. Bldg (2' J. G. Davis, IE L. V. Gossick, EDO H. R. Denton, NRR Region g n '.0 H. L. Ornstein, ED0 R. C. DeYoung, NRR J. J. Fouchard, PA R. J. Mattson, NRR N. M. Haller, MPA V. Stello, NRR (MAIL) l R. G. Ryan, OSP R. S. Boyd, NRR J. J. Cummings, 0IA l H. K. Shapar, ELD SS Bldg mer R. Minogue, SD W. J. Dircks, NMSS PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION / 7910120-/ p p 7= =m}}