ML20248L236
| ML20248L236 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 03/23/1978 |
| From: | Nolan F, Sniezek J, Whitt K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNO-78-058, PNO-78-58, NUDOCS 9806110026 | |
| Download: ML20248L236 (1) | |
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION g,
March 23, 1978 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PH0-78-5 Thi-_ preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of M,IBLE 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:
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation VermontYankee(DN50-271)
Vernon, Vermont
Subject:
PLANT SHUTDOWN AND FAILURE OF 0FF-GAS RUPTURE DISK Licensee reported that a rupture disk, on an isolated and unused original off-gas delay line, popped while plant was being shutdown for repair of a Recirculation Pump Bearing 011 Cooler.
Shutdown for cooler i
repair will last approximately four days.
During shutdown, the isolation i
valves on this unused line will be removed and the line will be blanked.
l No airborne radioactivity release, contamination, personnel injury, or equipment damage resulted from the event.
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Media interest is expected because of plant location and licensee
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notification of State and Media representatives.
The State of Vermont
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A press release is planned by the licensee.
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NRC, Region I, (Philadelphia) received notification of this occurrence by z')
telephone from the Plant Superintendent at 9:45 a.m., on March 23, 1978.
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Contact:
KWWhitt, IE x28019 FNolan, IE x28019 JHSniezek, IE x28019 2
Distribution:
Transmitted H St 1', / 3 Chairinan Hendrie Commissioner Bradford Commissioner Kennedy S. J. Chilk, SECY C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky (For Distribution)
Transmitted: MNBB M / f P Bldg 2. / lo E. Volgenau, IE L. V. Gossick, EDO E. G. Case, NRR Region 7 2.i/9 S. H. Hanauer, ED0 J. J. Fouchard, PA SSBldg1;/7 (MAIL T ~J-)McTiernan, OIA R. Hartfield, MIPC C. V. Smith, NMSS R. G. Ryan, OSP H. K. Shapar, ELD R. Minogue, SD PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION o
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