ML20236U898

PN-75-094:on 750918,fire Developed in Discharge Pipe (Flue) of 1 of 3 Auxiliary Steam Boilers.Boiler Shutdown & Fire Permitted to Dissipate.Visual Insp Revealed No Damages.Smoke Dissipated Up Stack

ML20236U898
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	09/19/1975
From:	Jennifer Davis, Gower G, Thornburg H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PN-75-094, PN-75-94, NUDOCS 9807310147
Download: ML20236U898 (1)

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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE pf:% September 19, 1975 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE --PN-75-94 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by OIE staff as of 3:30 p.m. on the date of this notification. IT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY NOTED THAT THIS l

NOTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT LATER MAY BE DETERMINED TO

-BE INACCURATE OR INCONSISTENT. AN OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE (BLUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY

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WILL BE ISSUED IF WARRANTED.

Facility: Browns Ferry 1, 2, 3 Tennessee Valley Authority i

Subject:

Fire in Auxiliary Boiler Flue TVA notified the Region II office of the Office of Inspection and Enforcement by telephone that a fire developed in the discharge  :

pipe (flue) of one of the three auxiliary steam boilers, at 9:53 p.m.

CDT on September 18, 1975. The boilers are oil fired and'while adjusting the oil combustion (flow) controls, excessive oil accumul- "

ated in the flue and ignited. The pperator observed a glowing hot ,

y spot on the pipe and sounded the fire alarm. The boiler was shut 3

( down and the fire permitted to dissipate. An all clear was given at 10:05 p.m. CDT. A visual inspection revealed no damages. Smoke had been dissipated up the stack. The auxiliary boilers are not safety related systems. They are located outside containment and have separate stacks. TVA plans a press release. This notice is dispatched because of possible media interest.

OIE (Region II) received notification of this occurrence by telephone from TVA on September 19,1975 at 2:00 p.m.

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Contact:

GCGower, IE x7261 HDThornburg, IE x7353 JGDavis, IE x7541 b'

Distribution: p Chairman Anders Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY O ;'

Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Rowden G. F. Murphy, JCAE Commissioner Kennedy C. C. Ka= merer, CA 9 .

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