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PNO-78-109:on 780511,0.8 Gpm Primary Coolant Leak Identified on Pressurizer Heater Manway Flange.Ten Day Outage Planned for Repair of Leak
ML20248F324
Person / Time
Site: Arkansas Nuclear Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 05/12/1978
From: Klingler G, Nolan F, Sniezek J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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PNO-78-109, NUDOCS 9806040192
Download: ML20248F324 (1)


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l l kiv b-) PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION May 12,1978 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-78-109 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 and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this'date.

FACILITY: Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit #1

,, Arkansas Power and Light Company l DN-50-313

SUBJECT:

UNPLANNED FACILITY SHUTDOWN FOR REPAIR OF RCS LEAK During an on-site inspection of Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1 on May 11, 1978, the licensee informed the Region IV (Dallas) inspector that an 0.8 gpm primary coolant leak had been identified on the pressurizer heater  ;

manway flange. i 1

The licensee shutdown the unit a 8:00 p.m. May 11,1978.- A ten day outage is planned for the repair of this leak. The licensee intends to seal weld "

i the flange joint using the same technique previously employed at OCONEE.

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The Preliminary Notification is issued for information only. IE will conduct  :

l- a routine follow up on this event and the licensee's corrective action. '

t The applicant and Region IV do not plan to issue a press release.

Region IV received notification of this occurrence by personal contact with the IE inspector, on-site, from the licensee's Assistant Plant Superintendent prior to shutdown on May ll,1978.

Contact:

GKlingler, IE x28019 FNolan, IE x28019 JSniezek, IE x28019

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i Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Bradford '

Commissioner Kennedy S. J. Chilk, SECY C. C. Kamerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky ,

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L. V. Gossick, EDO E. G. Case, NRR Region l# 2J 0G S. H. Hanauer, EDO J. J. Fouchard, PA SS Bldg 2 O </

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N. M. Haller, MPA C. V. Smith, NMSS T. J. McTiernan, 01A R. G. Ryan, OSP R. Minogue, SD H. K. Shapar, ELD .

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