ML20151V001

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PNO-77-082:insp of CRD Return Nozzle Identified Cracks Which Appear to Be of Same Magnitude as Those Identified at Unit 3 During Earlier Outage.Licensee in Process of Grinding Out Cracks
ML20151V001
Person / Time
Site: Peach Bottom Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 05/12/1977
From: Dreher F, Roy G, Thompson D
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PNO-77-082, PNO-77-82, NUDOCS 9809140026
Download: ML20151V001 (1)


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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION fL'F f'!^h,hj%

May.12, 1977 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENC 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 on this date. ,

l Facility: Philadelphia Electric Company (PECo) .

Peach Bottom Unit 2, Delta, Pennsylvanic -

(DN50-277)' l

Subject:

CONTROL ROD DRIVE RETURN N0ZZLE CRACKS (keferencePN0-77-37) j i

Inspection of the Control Rod Drive Return Nozzle has identified cracks which appear to be of the same magnitude as those identified  :

i at Unit 3 during an earlier outage. The cracks are located '

predominately in the bottom of the nozzle bore. The licensee is in the process of grinding out the cracks. i Unit II began a scheduled refueling outage April 28,1977. Plant startup delays are not anticipated.

Media interest is not expected. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania l has not been informed. A press' release is not planned.

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" NRC, Region I, (Philadelphia) received notification of this occurrence from the Plant Superintendent at.2:20 p.m., May 12,1977.

Contact:

FADreher, IE x27261 GWRoy, IE x27261 DThompson IE x27541 Distribution: TransmittedHSt.?../O Chairman Rowden C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Kennedy G. F. Murphy, JCAE

' S. J. Chilk, SECY H. H. Whiteside, SCNR Commissioner Gilinsky H. R. Myers, HCEE Transmitted: MNBB'/'/> PBldg?l'U/ SSBldg)/'#/

L. V. Gossick, EDO E. G. Case, NRR S. H. Hantuer, EDO C. V. Smith, NMSS J. A. Harris, PA W. G. Mcdonald, MIPC Luge (MAIL E. Volgenau, IE R. G. Ryan, OSP T. J. RcTTe)rnan, OIA Region j M 7 H. K. Shapar, ELD C,'/l PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION pf0" a

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