ML20236U106

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PN-75-001:on 750307,ofc Was Notified of Fire on 750306 at Plant.Fire Resulted from Ignition of Box of CAD-WELD Ignitors Located on Scaffold Near Containment Liner. Inspector Will Be at Site IAW Existing Scheduled Insp
ML20236U106
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Site: Diablo Canyon 
Issue date: 03/07/1975
From: Jennifer Davis, Galen Smith, Thornburg H
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PN-75-001, PN-75-1, NUDOCS 9807290308
Download: ML20236U106 (1)


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y, PM-75-01 March 7, 1975 PRELIMINARY INFORMATION j#

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. PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURENCE 1

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(Note: This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of

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The $nformation presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by OIE staff as of 4:00 p.m. on date of this notification.

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IT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY NOTED THAT THIS NOTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT LATER MAY fE DETERMINED TO BE INACCURATE OR INCONSISTENT. AN OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND

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ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE WILL BE FORWARDED IF REVIEW OF LATER INFORMATION INDICATES SUCH

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Facility: Diablo Canyon, Unit 2 i

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Subject:

CONSTRUCTION FIRE AT DIABLO CANYON UNIT 2 Our Region V office was notified on March 7, 1975, that c fire had-occurred at the Diablo Canyon Unit'2 at 4:30 on March 6, 1975.

The fire resulted from the ignition of a box of CAD-WELD ignitors

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located on a scaffold near the containment liner.

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' damage was reported to have occurred:

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The. container liner plate'was damaged above the elevations

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of conerete placement.

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The reactor pressure vessel cladding was damaged by spatter i

from molten liner plate.

It is reported that the safety related damage is repairable within the requirements of the applicable codes, i

i Based upon preliminary data we believe that the immediate safety implication of this event are minimal.. We are distributing this

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information because of publicity which may result from the licensee's press. release.

A Region V inspector will be at the site March 10, 1975 in accordance with an existing' scheduled inspection.

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Contact:

GESmith, IE x7261, HDThornbuig, II x7353, JGDavis, IE x7541 i

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' Chairman Anders Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Kennedy' PPTT MNARY INFORMATION Cotur.issioner Mason NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE O

I Commissioner Rowden i

L. V. Gossick, EDO Secretary (2) f[,.

i J. A. Harris, PA (2) f JCAE 9907290308 750307 PDR IE PN-75-01 PDR L

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