ML20248L602

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PNO-78-025:on 780207,as Result of Planned Engineering Design Review Required by License Condition & Now Being Conducted by Licensee,Certain Welded Attachments Identified & Not Performed in Accordance W/Piping Code USAS B31.7
ML20248L602
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Site: North Anna Dominion icon.png
Issue date: 02/07/1978
From: Klingler G, Nolan F
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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References
PNO-78-025, PNO-78-25, NUDOCS 9806110262
Download: ML20248L602 (1)


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j PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION February 7,1978

) PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-78-25 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of i POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information l presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.

FACILITY: Virginia Electric and Power Company North Anna, Unit No. 1 Docket No. 50-338 Louisa County, Virginia j i

SUBJECT:

INCORRECT WELDS ON ATTACHMENTS TO CATEGORY I l PIPING SYSTEMS I As a result of the planned engineering design review required by .

license conditions and now being conducted by the licensee,.certain j welded attachments were identified which were not performed in accor- EEns :

dance with piping code USAS B31.7. Specifically, fillet we16s rather  ;

than required full penetration welds were found on twenty seismic

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hangers and trunnions in Category I piping systems. Approximately 39 { /l i

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_ additional supports are suspect. The licensee is continuing both the  ! I evaluation of this problem and the overall engineering design review. '

Four IE inspectors have been and are onsite reviewing the preliminary [,

findings of the overall design review. '

/2 01 There has been no media interest thus far but interest is expected. -) .

The Commonwealth of Virginia has been notified. A news release is not, '

planned by the licensee. NRC is considering a news release.

Region II (Atlanta) received notification of this occurrence by tele-phone from an IE inspector at 9:30 a.m. on February 7. This information is current as of 1:00 pm on February 7.

Contact:

G.Klingler IE, x28019; F. Nolan, IE, x28019 Distribution: Transmitted H St.?'. Y Y 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 R. J. McTiernan, DIA R. G. Ryan, OSP R. Minogue, SD H. K. Shapar, ELD 9806110262 780207 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION PDR IEE PNO-78-25 PDR f 'f