ML20249B031

PNO-76-016:on 760126,Vermont Yankee Shutting Down Based on Results of Preliminary Engineering Evaluations of Torus Support Sys.Unit Will Be in Cold Shutdown Condition on 760127.Duration of Shutdown,Unknown

ML20249B031
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	01/27/1976
From:	Dreher F, Roy G, Thornburg H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PNO-76-016, PNO-76-16, NUDOCS 9806190301
Download: ML20249B031 (1)

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W[&/Wr((fff PRELIMINARY' NOTIFICATION - NOT (01( PUBLIC DISCLOSURE 2 p(

January 27, 1976 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE --PNO-76-16 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information 3 e

presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by OIE staff as of 9:30 a.m. on date of this notification. IT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY NOTED THAT THIS i

4 NOTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT LATER MAY BE DETERMINED TO f BE INACOURATE OR INCONSISTENT. AN OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE (BLUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY

{ WILL BE ISSUED.IF WARRANTED.

FACILITY: Vermont Yankee Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation

SUBJECT:

PLANT SHUTDOWN DUE TO TORUS CONCERNS 4

i Vermont Yankee is shutting down based on the results of their preliminary engineering evaluations of the torus support systems. The preliminary

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data was provided recently to Vermont Yankee by General Electric.

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' l Vermont Yankee has a Mark I containment system and has reported no problems t with the torus support system to date. The unit will be in a cold shutdown

! condition at 8:00 p.m. January 27, 1976. The duration of the shutdown is unknown.

Prompt media interest is expected because of the plant shutdown and the

, high level of local interest in plant availability matters. The States  ;

of Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts have been informed. A press release is being issued by the licensee.

Region I, NRC, Philadelphia, PA received notification of this occurrence _ _l

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by telephone from the Plant Superintendent at 6:00 p.m. January 26, j-1976.

f Contset: FADreher, IE x27261 GWRoy, IE x27352 HDThornburg, IE x27541 Distribution:

• Chairman Anders Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECT Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Rowden G. F. Murphy, JCAE Commissioner Kennedy C. C. r==marer, CA L. V. Gossick, J. C. Davis, OIE J. A. Harris, PA B. C. Rusche, NRR J. La Fleur, ISP T. J. McTiernan, AIA

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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

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