ML20249B235
| ML20249B235 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 01/20/1976 |
| From: | Dreher F, Roy G, Thornburg H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNO-76-010, PNO-76-10, NUDOCS 9806220214 | |
| Download: ML20249B235 (1) | |
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -PNO-76-10 Thin pr211minery notific: tion constituta EARLY notien of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance.
The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by OIE staff as of 2:00 P. M. on date of this notification.
IT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY NOTED THAT THIS NOTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT LATER MAY BE DETERMINED TO BE INACCURATE OR INCONSISTENT.
AN OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE (BLUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY WILL BE ISSUED IF WARRANTED.
Facility:
J. A. FitzPatrick (DN 50-333)
Power Authority of the State of New York (PASNY)
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC)
Subject:
REANALYSIS OF SPENT FUEL STORAGE RACK SEISMIC DESIGN The licensee was informed on January 19 by the Architect Engineer, Stone &
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Webster, Boston, Mass. that a major portion of the plant's spent fuel storage racks do not meet their seismic design criteria, when loaded with fuel. At present, there is no fuel in the storage racks.
However, the plant is shut-down for the incore instrument vibration modification which requires partial ustloading of the core.
Previous plans had scheduled fuel movement to start on January 25. These plans are being reviewed based on the information obtained from Stone and Wahsrar. Tha avrane of deley or the effect en the plerned
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outage is' unknown at this time.
I&E is a'ctively" developing further infor-mation to determine the extent of the problem which could have generic implications.
Media interest is expected because of specific public interest in spent fuel O I storage at Nine Mile Point Unit 1, and of general interest in the fuel storage problem at nuclear power plants.
The State of New York has been y!
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i informed. A press release is not planned at this time.
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6l Region I, NRC, Philadelphia, Pa. received notification of this occurrence by
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telephone from the licensee at 1045 January 20.
This report includes infor-f nation which.is accurate as of 1300 January 20.
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Contact:
FADreher, IE x27261 GWRoy, IE x27353 HDThornburg, IE x27541 Distribution:
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Chairman Anders Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Rowden G. F. Murphy, JCAE Commissioner Kennedy C. C. Kammerer, CA L. V. Gossick, J. G. Davis, OIE J. A. Harris, PA B. C. Rusche, NRR
.J. La Fleur, ISP T. J. McTiernan, AIA K. R. Chapman, NMSS H. K. Shapar, ELD
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