ML20216K155
| ML20216K155 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 09/20/1978 |
| From: | Klinger G, Nolan F, Sniezek J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNO-78-171, NUDOCS 9804220114 | |
| Download: ML20216K155 (1) | |
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICAT10N i
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September 20, 1978
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l PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR, UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-78-171 l
This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of l
POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance.
The information l
presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.
i Facility:
Wisconsin Electric Power Company Point Beach 1 (DN 50-266)
Two Creeks, WI l
Subject:
STEAM GENERATOR TUBE LEAK The licensee reported that Unit 1 was shutdown this morning due to a primary to secondary leak in the "A" steam generator. The leak-age increased from 116 gallons per day at 3:15 a.m. to 560 gallons per day at 5:00 a.m. on September 20, 1978. The Technical Specification l
requires the plant to be placed in cold shutdown within 30 hours3.472222e-4 days <br />0.00833 hours <br />4.960317e-5 weeks <br />1.1415e-5 months <br /> if l
the leakage exceeds 500 gallons per day.
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The licensee had planned to shutdown for a refueling ' utage on o
h September 29, 1978.
With the shutdown due to the steam generator I
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leakage, the licensee plans to start his refueling outage imediately.
l The licensee expects the outage to last until October 24, 1978.
l The same unit was shutdown previously on February 2,1978 and May 26, l
1978 because of primary to secondary leakage also in the "A" steam
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l generator.
(PN0-78-20andPN0-78-115.)
The licensee has made a press release.
Region III does not plan to issue a press release at this time. The State of Wisconsin has been notified.
Region III (Chicago) received notification of this matter by telephone from the licensee at 10:15 a.m., on September 20, 1978.
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Contact:
GRKlingler IE, x28019; FNolan IE, x28019; JSniezek IE, x28019 Distribution _:
TransmittedHStk,'S'd Chairman Hendrie
'Commissigner Bradford S. J. Chilk, SECY Comissioner Kennedy Commissioner Ahearne C. C. Kamerer, CA Comissioner Gilinsky (For Distribution)
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