ML20236L038
| ML20236L038 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 01/06/1977 |
| From: | Dreher F, Roy G, Thompson D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNO-77-005, PNO-77-5, NUDOCS 9807100189 | |
| Download: ML20236L038 (1) | |
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION b
January 6, 1977' a
PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-77-05 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation i
and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.
l Facility: Seabrook Unit Nos.1 and 2 (Docket Nos. 50-443 and 50-444)
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Public Service Co. of New Hampshire l
Subject:
CUTBACK OF CONSTRUCTION' ACTIVITY AT THE SEABROOK SITE The Board of Directors of Public Service Co.' of New Hampshire has passed a resolution to reduce the construction actiirity at the Seabrook site to the lowest practical level. This action is being taken as a result of the EPA's recent decision regarding the facility's cooling water system. Objectives in accordance with the resolution will be to pro-vide a substantial reduction in cash flow; to continue work underway
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where necessary or desirable to complete a specific phase of work in progress or to permit an orderly resumption of constructi6n at a later
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time; to provide for maintenance and security of the site; and, to
~" i maintain and safeguard the environm,ent of the site and surrounding areas.
Reduction of the work force to about 50 is anticipated. Some reduction
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in supervisory and engineering personnel may occur.
Media interest is. expected because of the controvery resulting from the recent Regional EPA decision and public interest in this area. The State of New Hampshire has been and is being kept informed. A press conference is planned by the licensee at 3:30 PM January 6, 1977.
Region I, NRC, Philadelphia, Pa. received notification of this occurrence I
by telephone from Seabrook Project Manager at 1:15 PM January 6,1977.
Contact:
FADreher, IE x27261 GWRoy, IE x27261 DThompson, IE x27541 Distribution:
Chairman Rowden Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Gilinsky C. C. Kammerer, CA G. F. Murphy, JCAE
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Commissioner Kennedy
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L. V.,Gossick, EDO K. R. Chapman, NMSS R. G. Ryan, OSP
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S. H. Hanauer, EDO E. Volgenau, OIE J. A. Harris, PA
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