ML20207G435

PNO-77-219:on 770917,shoe Cover Fell Into Reactor Vessel During Preparation for Fuel Handling.All Fuel Removed from Vessel & Search of Area Under Lower Core Support Plant Under Way.Previous Search Efforts Unsuccessful

ML20207G435
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	12/12/1977
From:	Klingler G, Nolan F, Sniezek J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
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PNO-77-219, NUDOCS 9903120074
Download: ML20207G435 (1)

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dC0 December 12, 1977 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR U - -

of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. ent  !

The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation 1

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and is basically all that is known by IE staff as of this date .

' FACILITY:

Tennessee Valley Authority .

Browns Ferry, Unit No. 1 r

Dockht No. S0-259 ,

Limestone County, Alabama

SUBJECT:

SH0E COVER LOST IN REACTOR VESSEL Onfuel for September handling. 17, a shoe cover fell into the reactor vessel eparation the area under the lower All fuel is removed from the vessel and a searc core support t

' search efforts have been unsucessful. plate is under way. Previous

All scheduled work for this refueling outage is now completed the.

unit. shoe cover is impacting the reloading and restart e schedule ng and additional interest is expected. 'The lice release today.

A news release by NRC is not planned.

Alabama has been informed. The State of jO - -

Region II (Atlanta) received notification of the deley irr startu telephone.from the P'lant Sup' rintendent at 8:15 a.m. on Decemb e

Contact:

GKlingler IE, x28019 FNolan, 2 _. 1 d*

IE x28019 JSniezek, IE x28019 i>istribution:

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. C. C. Kammerer, CA I

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