ML20249B031
| ML20249B031 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| 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
presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation e
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
NOTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT LATER MAY BE DETERMINED TO BE INACOURATE OR INCONSISTENT. AN OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT 4
f NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE (BLUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY
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WILL BE ISSUED.IF WARRANTED.
FACILITY: Vermont Yankee Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation
SUBJECT:
PLANT SHUTDOWN DUE TO TORUS CONCERNS 4
Vermont Yankee is shutting down based on the results of their preliminary engineering evaluations of the torus support systems.
The preliminary i
i data was provided recently to Vermont Yankee by General Electric.
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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 by telephone from the Plant Superintendent at 6:00 p.m. January 26,
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1976.
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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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