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PNO-78-082:on 780415,one Target Rock safety-relief Valve Inadvertently Opened.Suppression Pool Cooling Was Initiated & Limited Pool Temp to 115 F.State of AL Informed
ML20248J763
Person / Time
Site: Browns Ferry Tennessee Valley Authority icon.png
Issue date: 04/17/1978
From: Klingler G, Nolan F, Sniezek J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
References
PNO-78-082, PNO-78-82, NUDOCS 9806090295
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- April 17,1978 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -- PN0-78-82 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 l

and is basically all that is known by IE staff as of this date.

l FACILITY: Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry, Unit No. 3 Docket No. 50-296 Decatur, Alabama

SUBJECT:

PRIMARY SYSTEM BLOWDOWN During power operation on April 15, one Target Rock safety-relief valve inadvertently opened. The transient caused the electro-hydraulic  !

control (EHC) system to trip the turbine control valves and scram the l reactor. The safety-relief valve did not reseat until the reactor -

pressure had decreased to 280 psig. Suppression pool cooling was @

it .iated and limited the pool temperature to 115 degrees Fahrenheit.

.ne Technical Specification reactor cooldown rate limit of 100 degrees i

Fahrenheit per hour may have been exceeded. A thermal transient analysis  !

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is in progress. The safety-relief valve and an EHC pump will be replaced  !

prior to return to power. t Media interest is not expected. A news release is not planned by the licensee nor NRC. The State of Alabama has been informed.

'/I Region II (Atlanta) received notification of this occurrence by telephone /

from the Plant Manager at 8:00 p.m. on April 15. This information is current as of 8:15 a.m. on April 17. J

Contact:

GKlingler, IE x28019 FNolan, IE x28019 JSniezek, IE x28019 Distribution: Transmitted H St //

  • 3 Chairman Hendrie- Commissioner Bradford Commissioner Kennedy S. J. Chilk, SECY C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky (For Distribution)

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R. Hartfield, MIPC C. V. Smith, NMSS T. J. McTiernan, DIA R. G. Ryan, OSP R. Minogue, SD H. K. Shapar, ELD E PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION 9006090295 790417 PDR I&E PNO-78-082 PDR ,

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