ML20147D266

Forwards 780829 Internal NRC Memo Re Pipe Cracks Reported in Large Diameter Piping Sys of a Foreign Boiling Water Reactor (Bwr),The Significance of Which Is Being Reviewed Relative to Domestic Bwr'S

ML20147D266
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Site:	Phipps Bend
Issue date:	10/06/1978
From:	Goldberg S NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD)
To:	Buck J, Rosenthal A, Salzman R NRC ATOMIC SAFETY & LICENSING APPEAL PANEL (ASLAP)
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Alan S. Rosenthal, Esq., Chairman Richard S. Salzman, Esq.

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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2) 4 p tr Docket Nos. 50-553 and 50-554  % 4

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Enclosed is an August 19, 1978 internal NRC memorandum concerning I pipe cracks reported in large diameter piping systems of a foreign boiling water reactor (BWR). The NRC Staff is in the process of reviewing the significance of this phenomenon with respect to domestic BWRs. The results of that review will be furnished to the Board when completed.

Sincerely, 48u ML Steven C. Goldberg Counsel for NRC Staff

Enclosure:

As stated cc w/ enclosure:

Edward Luton, Esq.

Dr. David R. Schink Mr. Ernest E. Hill Ms. Phylis Pierce William B. Hubbard, Esq.

William M. Barrick, Esq.

W. Walter LaRoche, Esq.

Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety & Licensing Appeal Panel Docketing & Service Section

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