ML20151X655
| ML20151X655 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 07/11/1977 |
| From: | Constable G, Sniezek J, Whitt K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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| References | |
| PNO-77-125, NUDOCS 9809170197 | |
| Download: ML20151X655 (1) | |
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b MQJJ102 D PRELIMINARY NOTIFICA. JN W T. b(}M
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July 11, 1977 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATIOu OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PN
'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.
t Facility: Public Service Electric and Gas Company Lower Alloways Creek, New Jersey Salem Unit 1 (DN-272)
Subject:
REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM LCAK INSIDE CONTAINMENT CAUSES UNPL FACILITY SHUTDOWN The plant was shutdown at 1:27 p.m. on July 8, 1977, when a packing leak occurred on a 2" auxiliary spray valve inside containment. The leak was measured at 11 gpm and 13,000 gallons of primary coolant was released to the containment.
The water, which contained a radioactivity concentration of 10-4 ue/ml,was pumped from the containment sump to waste holdup tanks for processing.
'there were no releases of radioactive material to the environment or overexposure of personnel as a result of this event.
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The plant was placed in cold shutdown and depressurized to repair the leaking valve. During the return to power operation, a minor steam leak developed on a Main Steam line drain valve with steam pressure at 200 g
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psig, and the plant was again placed in cold shutdown for valve repair.
Power operation is expected to resume on July 12, 1977.
The Media covered the story on July 8-10, 1977. The State of New Jersey has been informed.
s A press release was made by the licensee on July 8, 19_77.
NRC, Region I, (Philadelphia) received notification of this occurrence by telephone from the Chief Engineer at 3:30 p.m.,
July 8, 1977.
The information is current as of 8:00 a.m., July 11, 1977.
Contact:
KWhitt, IE x27451 GLConstable, IE x27451 JHSniezek, IE x27451 Distribution: Transmitted H St /.*8 8 ;
Commissi~oner Kennedy C. C. Kammerer, CA G. F. Murphy, JCAE Commissioner Gilinsky S. J. Chilk, SECY H. H. Whiteside, SCNR H. R. Myers, HCEE Transmitted: MNBB/.* 4 7 P Bldg /*/ O SS Bldg /.'/ 3 L. V. Gossick, EDO E. G. Case, NRR C. V. Sm'ith, NMSS S. H. Hanauer, EDO J. A. Harris, PA W. G. Mcdonald, MIPC Lyge (MAIL)
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