ML20249B899
| ML20249B899 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 08/18/1976 |
| From: | Roy G, Thompson D, Whitt K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNO-76-144-01, PNO-76-144-1, NUDOCS 9806250014 | |
| Download: ML20249B899 (1) | |
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{{#Wiki_filter:-{Ff)g Q]Qgt?v/f f( pl'}}jYffjfGjb-- ~ ~ - - T --- - -~ ~- ~ ~ - - ~ - - - ~ - ~ ,o " i l PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION' _ August 18, 1976 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE-PHO-7'6-144 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 i l and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date. Facility: Arkansas Nuclear One Unit No. 1 Arkansas Power & Light Company
Subject:
FAILURE OF REACTOR COOLANT PUMP SEAL At approximately 1:00 p.m., August 16, 1976, the Arkansas Nuclear Unit I reactor coolant pump "D" seal failed, causing a leak of approximately' 25 gpm. The plant was shut down immediately to replace the damaged seal and to determine the cause of failure. The total amount of primary system water that leaked into the containment was approximately 27,000 gallons. This water has been transferred to appropriate waste tanks, and decontam-ination inside the containment is in progress. No activity was released outside the containment according to the licensee. Inspection of the seal and its replacement is not expected to occur until
- 1 ate on August 18, 1976. The plant outage is expected to extend for several days.
The licentee plans to make a press release covering this occurrence. IE:IV (Arlington, Texas) received notification of this event from Assistant Plant Superintendent,.at 8:30-a.m.,. August 17,1976.--Additional discussions - i. were-held by telephone' with. Plant Superintendent s.t 8:15-a.m., Auguet-18, 1976. b
Contact:
KWhitt, IE x27261 GWRoy, IE x27261 DThompson, IE x27541 / d. Distribution: A Chairman Rowden Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY o Commissioner Gilinsky-C. C. Kammerer, CA G. F. Murphy, JCAE 2 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
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