ML19341C730
| ML19341C730 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 02/09/1981 |
| From: | Reid R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Cavanaugh W ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8103040032 | |
| Download: ML19341C730 (2) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C,20555
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Dear Mr. Cavanaugh:
By letter dated July 1,1980, we notified you of the discovery of Fuel Assembly (FA) Holddown Spring failures at the Davis-Besse facility, and requested information regarding these springs at the Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit No.1, facility. We have reviewed your response of August 27, 1980, and consider that the matter of failed springs has been addressed satisfactorily in all respects except fcr future surveillance.
For our review of all Babcock & Wilcox licensee submittals, at least one spring failure (at Crystal River 3) appears not to be related to material of improper metallurgical condition as in the case of the Davis-Besse spring failures.
We nave discussed this witn vour staff and your staff informed us that you have completed a 100% inspection of the core FA holddown springs during the current refueling outage and you have discovered one broken spring. We request a report on the failed soring which will describe the failure, the probable cause of the failure, your corrective action, a history of the population from which this sprinc belongs and how this spring relates to the failed springs observed in the Crystal River 3 and Davis-Besse 1 cores. We also recuest your enmmit-
, ment to perform a 100% inspection of the core FA holddown springs during the next refueling outage and provide a report on the results of the inspection. We request a response which will provide the above requests within 10 days from receipt of this letter.
Sincerely,
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Y Rocert W. Reid, Chief Operating Reactors Branch 44 Division of Licensing cc: See next page 8103040032-f
Arkansas Power & Light Company cc w/ enc'osure(s):
Mr. David C. Trimble Manager, Licensing Arkansas Power & Light Company P. O. Box 551 Director, Bureau of Environmental Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 Health Services 4815 West Markham Street Mr. James P. O'Hanlon Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 General Manager Arkansas Nuclear One P. O. Box 608 Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Mr. William Johnson U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 2090 Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Mr. Robert B. Borsum Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Power Generation Division Suite 420, 7735 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, Maryland 20014
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Mr! Nicholas S. Feynolds Debevoise & Liberman 1200 17th_ Street, NU Washington, DC. 20036 Arkansas Polytechnic College Russellville, Arkansas 72801 i
Honorable Ermil Grant Acting County Judge of Pope County Pope County Courthouse Russellville, Arkansas 72801 Mr. Paul F. Levy, Director 1
Arkansas Department of Energy 3000 Kavanaugh Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 Director, Criteria and Standards Division Office of Radiation Prograns (ANR-460)
'r" U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, D. C.
20460 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region VI Office ATTN: EIS COORDINATOR 1201 Elm Street First International Building Dallas, Texas 75270
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