ML20151X925
| ML20151X925 | |
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| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 10/11/1977 |
| From: | Klingler G, Nolan F, Sniezek J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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| References | |
| PNO-77-180, NUDOCS 9809180009 | |
| Download: ML20151X925 (1) | |
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION l.
October 11, 1977 l
PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-77-180
_This areliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of j
POSSI 3LE 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.
FACILITY: Carolina Power and Light Company Brunswick, Unit No. 2 Docket No. 50-324 Southport, North Carolina
SUBJECT:
CRACKS IN CORE SPRAY PIPING During inservice ultrasonic testing of the core spray piping on loop A, a crack in the heat affected zone of a weld in a 90 elbow was identified. The exterior length of the crack is 1/8".
Following identification of this crack, two others were found visually by water weepage.
The three cracks are in three separate 90 degree elbows in the heat-affected zone of the weld on the primary side of the first isolation valve.
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The licensee evaluation is still in progress.
RegiorLII hplieves the
,ji repair will extend ~the 54-day refueling outage which began 9/10/77.
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. Media interest is not expected. The State of North Carolina has been
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infonned. A news release is not planned by the licensee or NRC. An IE inspector will be at the site on October 12.
0 Region II (Atlanta) received' notification of this occurrence by telephone
,e from the plant manager at 4:30 p.m. on October 10. This information is s
current as of 2:00 p.m. on October 11.
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LContact:. GKlingler, 'IE x28019 FNolan, IE x28019 JSniezek, IE x28019 Distribution:
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Chairman Hendrie Consnissioner Bradford Commissioner Kennedy S. J. Chilk,'SECY C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky (ForDistribution) l-Transmitted: MNBBfW."//V P Bldg d I I E. Volg
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L. V. Gossick, E00 E. G. Case, NRR Region M.' )3 S. H. Hanauer. ED0 a
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'W.. G. Mcdonald, MIPC C. V. Smith, NMSS' R. J. McTiernan, OIA i
.R. G. Ryan, OSP R. Minogue, SD i
H. K. Shapar, ELD
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