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PNO-77-141:on 770809,Unit 1 of Farley Nuclear Plant Achieved Initial Criticality.Control Rod Configuration & Reactor Coolant Boron Concentration Substantially as Predicted
ML20151X472
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Site: Farley Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 08/10/1977
From: Blackwood E, Sniezek J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
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PNO-77-141, NUDOCS 9809170106
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PREL1HINARY NOTIFICATION ODS G<h d' N1

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August 10, 1977 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-77 141 i

This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an hvent of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The inforination presented is_as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.

Facility: Alabama Power Company J

Farley, Unit No.1 (Docket No. 50-348)

Dothan, Alabama

Subject:

Initial Criticality No.1 of th$ Fhrley Nuclear Plant achieved initial criticality at 1:35 p.m. !

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-(EDT) on August 9, 1977. The control rod configuration and reactor coolant boron concentration were substantially as predicted.

The licensee plans to issue a news release. The State of Alabama has been infonned by Region II of the initial criticality.

Region II does l

not plan to issue a news release.

Media interest is not expected.

Region II (Atlanta) received notification of this event by telephone i

from the IE inspector at the Farley site at 2:15 p.m. on August 9 j

1977.

Contact:

EBlackwood, IE x28019,JSniezek IE x28019 e

Distribution:

Transmitted H St /oldf; Commissioner Kennedy S. J. C.'lill:, SECY C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky (ForDistribution)

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/dik0 S. H Hanauer, EDO 8: If J. J. Fouchard, PA SS Bldg (ith, NMSS (MAIL)

W. G. Mcdonald, MIPC C. V. Sm R. J. McTiernan, 01A R. G. Ryan, OSP R. Minogue, SD H. K. Shapar, ELD PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION 4

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