ML20236F331

PNO-76-213:on 761211,initial Criticality Achieved.Region I Inspectors at Site Report That Actual Plant Parameters Were in Close Agreement W/Predicted Values.Media Interest Expected Because of Significance of Milestone

ML20236F331
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	12/13/1976
From:	Dreher F, Roy G, Thompson D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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PNO-76-213, NUDOCS 9807020117
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7 (OJJj g PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION i Ammmmmmmmmmma December 13, 1976 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-76-213 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information I presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.

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Facility: Salem Unit No. 1 (DN 50-272)

Public Service Electric and Gas Corporation.

Subject:

INITIAL CRITICALITY Initial criticality was achieved at 7:36 p.m., Decemoer 11, 1976.

Region I inspectors are at the site and report that actual plant parameters were in close agreement with predicted values.

Media interest is expected because of the significance of the milestone. The State of New Jersey has been informed. A press release is not planned by Region I.

Region I, NRC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania received notification l of this occurrence by telephone from our inspectors at 1:00 p.m.,

December 12, 1976.

Contact:

FADreher, IE x27261 GWRoy, IE x27261 DThompson, IE x27541 l

Distribution

Chairman Rowden Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY l Commissioner Gilinsky C. C. Kammerer, CA G. F. Murphy, JCAE  !

Commissioner Kennedy L. V. Gossick, EDO K. R. Chapman, NMSS R. G. Ryan, OSP I S. H. Hanauer, EDO E. Volgenau, OIE J. A. Harris,,PA B. C. Rusche, NRR H. K. Shapar, ELD T. J. McTiernan, OIA 1

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