ML20249B317

PNO-76-077:on 760422,initial Criticality Was Achieved in Plant Reactor.Control Element Configuration & Reactor Coolant Boron Concentration Were in Close Agreement W/Predicted Values

ML20249B317
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	04/22/1976
From:	Gower G, Roy G, Thompson D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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References
PNO-76-077, PNO-76-77, NUDOCS 9806220312
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' PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE April 22, 1976 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -PNO-76-77 l -

i This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice 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 10:00 a.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: Sc Lucie 1 (DN 50-335)

Florida Power and Light Company

Subject:

INITIAL CRITICALITY Initial criticality was achieved in the St. Lucie I reactor at 8:30 a.m. l on April 22, 1976. Region II inspectors are at the site and report that the control element (rod) configuration and reactor coolant boron concen- .

tration were in close agreement with the predicted values.

Region II, Atlanta, Georgia received notification of this event by j telephone from Region II onsite inspections. 1 I

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GCCover, IE x27261 GWRoy, IE x27261 DThompson, IE x27541 Distribution: ,

OI Acting Chairman Rowden Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Mason C. C. Kammerer, CA S. J. Chilk, SECY G. F. Murphy, JCAE 2

Consissioner Kennedy L. V. Cossick, EDO E. Volgenau, OIE J. A. Harris, PA B. C. Rusche, NRR J. La Fleur, ISP T. J. Mc.Tiernan, AIA i *K. R. Chapman, NMSS H. K. Shapar, ELD Transmitted: P Bldg /8b H St//,'M MNBB/MOk Luge tha,  ;

PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE I I 9806220312 760422

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