ML20249B487

PNO-76-130:production of Fftf Fuel Pins Will Be at Least Partially Curtailed During Wk of 760726.Licensee Processed All Plutonium Oxide Received in June 1976.No Plutonium Oxide Feed Will Be Available Until After Union Strike Settled

ML20249B487
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Issue date:	07/23/1976
From:	Dreher F, Roy G, Thompson D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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PNO-76-130, NUDOCS 9806230209
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.f /M d Mot /$p July 23, 1976 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-76-130 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event 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 IE staff on this date.

Facility: Babcock and Wilcox Plutonium Facility, Leechburg, Pa.

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Subject:

CURTAILMENT OF PRODUCTION OF FFTF FUEL The production of FFTP fuel pins will be at least partially curtailed during the week beginning July 26, 1976. The licensee has processed all the plutonium oxide received from Atlantic Richfield Hanford Company in i

June, 1976. No more plutonium oxide feed will be available for at least

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6 weeks after the HAMTC union strike of ARECO facilities is settled and employees return to work.

Production of FFTF fuel pins may be completely curtailed during the week beginning July 26, 1976. The supply of unloaded fuel pins on hand at the Plutonium Facility for loading with fuel pellets may not be accept-able for use, and the licensee has been ordered not to load the pins until instructed further by the customer, Westinghouse Hanford Company.

At this time, the licensee does not anticipate layoff of personnel due to this curtailment of operations.

Provisions for safeguarding of special nuclear material not in process are being provided by the i

licensee.

I Hadia interest is expected because of continuing interest in B add'.W

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operations in the Pittsburgh area.

Region I, NRC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania received notification of this information during a meeting with licensee at 11:00 a.m. on July 22.

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Contact:

FADreher, IE x27261

GWRoy, IE x27261 DThompson, IE x27541

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Chairman Rowden Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Gilinsky C. C. Kammerer, CA G. F. Murphy, JCAE Commissioner Kennedy L'. V. Gossick, EDO E. Volgenau, OIE J. A. Harris, PA B. C. Rusche, NRR H. K. Shapar, ELD T. J. McTiernan, AIA K. R. Chapman, NMSS R. C. Ryan, OSP Transmitted: PBlds

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