ML20248L106

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PNO-78-054:on 780319,slight Leakage from 3/4 Vent Line Off Bonnet of Recirculation Sys Discharge Valve Was Determined to Be from Wall Crack in Heat Affected Zone at pipe-to-valve Weld
ML20248L106
Person / Time
Site: Millstone Dominion icon.png
Issue date: 03/20/1978
From: Nolan F, Sniezek J, Whitt K
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
References
PNO-78-054, PNO-78-54, NUDOCS 9806100432
Download: ML20248L106 (1)


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,0 1 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION _

March 20,1978 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-78-54 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of l POSSI 3LE safety or public interest significance. The information I

presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.

Facility: Northeast Nuclear Energy Company

,, Millstone Point Unit 1 Waterford, Connecticut (DN50-245)

Subject:

SMALL THRU HALL LEAX FROM VENT LINE IN REACT 0P, RECIRCULATION -

SYSTEM On !1 arch 19, slight leakage from a 3/4" vent line off the bonnet of a Recirculation System Discharge valve, was determined to be from a through wall crack in the heat affected zone at the pipe-to-valve weld. The licensee is investigating the failure mechanism. Leakage is minor and isolable. The plant is currently in a refueling outage. . . .

Media interest is expected because of local sensitivity and interest in a operating problems at Millstone. The State of Connecticut has been (sj informed. A press release is not planned by the licensee or NRC.

NRC, Region I, (Philadelphia) received notification of this occurrence by telephone from an inspector on site at 11:37 a.m., March 20, 1978. j (>

Contact:

KWWhitt IE x28019 FNolan, IE x28019 JHSniezek, IE x28019 Distribution: Transmitted H St 3! YY Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Kennedy Commissioner Bradford S. J. Chilk, SECY C. C. Kammerer, CA d

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