ML20236U315

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PN-75-026:on 750520,licensee Reported That Single Safety/Relief Valve Stuck in Open Position,During Testing. Valve Reseated at 160 Psi & Plant Was Manually Shutdown IAW Licensee Procedure.Failure of Event Being Investigated
ML20236U315
Person / Time
Site: Millstone Dominion icon.png
Issue date: 05/21/1975
From: Jennifer Davis, Dreher F, Thornburg H
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PN-75-026, PN-75-26, NUDOCS 9807300037
Download: ML20236U315 (1)


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.r . J /CA p PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE I May 21, 1975 l

PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE --PN-75-26 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of 1 POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information i

I presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by OIE staff as of 10:30 a.m. on date of this notification. IT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY NOTED THAT THIS NOTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT LATER MAY BE DETERMINED TO' l TE INACCURATE OR INCONSISTENT. AN OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT l

' ' * ' ' NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT OF OCCURRENCE (BLUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY l

'WILL BE ISSUED IF WARRANTED.  !

$q Facility: Millstone Point 1 Northeast Nuclear Energy Company

Subject:

BLOWDOWN DUE TO FAILURE OF A SAFETY / RELIEF VALVE TO RESEAT s DURING TESTING The licensee reported that at approximately 11:30 p.m. on } fay 20, 1975 I' during testing of a single safety / relief valve it stuck in the open s

._ position. The plant was operating at full power (1035 psi operating ~~

pressure). The reactor's cooldown nate was about 200 degrees F/ hour

  • and the Technical Specification limit of 100 degrees F/ hour was ,

( exceeded. The~ valve rescated at 160 psi and the plant was manually shutdown in accordance with the licensee's procedures. The failure  !

1 and consequences of this event are being investigated by the licensee.

Media interest is expected because of news attention being given to j Millstone Point 1.

The State of Connecticut is being kept informed. A press release {

is not planned. l 1

Contact:

FADreher, IE x7261 HDThornburg, IE x7353 JGDavis, IE x7541 Distribution:

Chairman Anders Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Rowden G. F. Murphy, JCAE Commissioner Kennedy C. C. Kammerer, CA 1

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! L. V. GorsIck, EDO D. F. Knuth, IE J. A. Harris, PA ~

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