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AO 73-17:on 730614,drywell Purging & Vent Exhaust Valve V-16-19-7A Failed to Shut.Valves V-16-19-4 & V-16-19-16 Closed Immediately,Insuring Containment Integrity.Valve V-16-19-7A Subsequently Shut & Air Operator Secured
ML20086D671
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date: 06/14/1973
From: Riley B
VERMONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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References
AO-73-17, VYV-2719, NUDOCS 8312020439
Download: ML20086D671 (2)


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VIcRMONT YANKICic NUOLicAR POWIcn CORPORATION CCVr.NTY GCVCN OROVE STRcCT I

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kEFERENCE: Operating Licenae DPR-28 Docket No. 50-271 Abnormal Occurrence No. A0-73-17 Centlecen:

Au defined,by Tedinical Specifications for the Vamont Yanhec Nuclear Power Station, Section 6.7. A.c. we are reporting the following Abnormal Occurrence as A0-73-17 and confiming.our. telephone converaation with your office.

At 0015 on June 14,1973, during preparation for.a reactor startup, Dryvell Purging and Vent Exhaust valve V-16-19-7A failed to shut. The j

inoperability of valve V-16-19-7A exceeds the Limiting Conditions for I

Operation an defined by section 3.7. A.2 of Tech. Specs. The subject.

section states that prituary containtaent integrity shall be maintainer 1 at all tieca when the reactor is critical or when the reactor water temperature I

in above 212*F and fuel fu in the reactor vessel. The reactor was shutdown and reactor unter tot:perature was 480*P at the titae of the incident, i

1 Valves V-16-19-4 and V-16-19-16 were closed it::nodiately insuring.

I containuent integrity.

V-16-19-7A was oubacquently chut and its air operator van occured.

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