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PNO-77-217:on 771205,following Refueling of Unit 3 & During Startup Physics Testing of Reloaded Core on 771204,core Power Distribution Measurements Revealed Seven Percent Flux Tilt at twenty-five Percent Power
ML20207G418
Person / Time
Site: Oconee Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 12/05/1977
From: Klingler G, Nolan F, Sniezek J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PNO-77-217, NUDOCS 9903120070
Download: ML20207G418 (1)


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December 5, 1977 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR

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CORE FLUX' TILT FOLLOWING REFUELING Following refueling of Unit No. 3 and during start the reloaded core on December 4, core power distributiup physic i

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percent at fifteen ' percent power to 1.9 percent at full pow eased from seven Media interest is not expected.

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