ML20248L006
| ML20248L006 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | North Anna  |
| Issue date: | 02/17/1978 |
| From: | Klingler G, Sniezek J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNO-78-034, PNO-78-34, NUDOCS 9806100372 | |
| Download: ML20248L006 (1) | |
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION v
_ -t February 17. 1978 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT 0R UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -- PNO-78-34
_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 as of this date.
. FACILITY: Virginia Electric and Power Company
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North Anna, Unit No. 1 Docket No. 50-338 Louisa County, Virginia
SUBJECT:
SEISMIC BRACING NOT INSTALLED IN HEAT TRACING CABINETS The licensee reported _ that on February 15, a cons'truction supervisor observed that the interior bracing on the Unit No. 2 heat tracing controller cabinets for boron systems was different from those installed on Unit No. 1.
The licensee reported that a review of the eight chbinets installed in Unit No.1 revealed that a normally installed full length brace and g
~M of seismic' qualification testing, we,d to have been installed as a result
,d an additional brace that was suppose y
re not installed.
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' installed brace, apparently mistaken by the construction workers as a l
' shipping brace, was removed and discarded. The additional seismic brace i
.was shipped with the cabinets but was never installed, presumably for p
the same reason.
g There has been no' media interest but interest is expected due to the O
continuing interest in VEPC0 and the North Anna licensing process.
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Commonwealth of Virginia has been notified. A news release is not planned by the licensee nor NRC.
Region-II (Atlanta) received notification of this occurrence by telephone from the. Operations Superintendent at 4:32 p.m. on February 16.
This information is current as of 2:30 p.m. on February 17.
Contact:
GKlingler, IE X,28019 JSniezek, IE x28180 Distribution:
Transmitted H St @ F Chairman Hendrie.
Commissioner Bradford l Commissioner Kennedy.
S. J. Chilk, SECY C. C. Kammerer, CA
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