PNO-II-85-087, on 850818 & 21,1-1/2 Inch Steam Chest Drain Line Ruptured During Startup Operations After Refueling & Maint Outage.On 850905,main High Pressure Turbine Developed Steam Leak in Steam Chest

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PNO-II-85-087:on 850818 & 21,1-1/2 Inch Steam Chest Drain Line Ruptured During Startup Operations After Refueling & Maint Outage.On 850905,main High Pressure Turbine Developed Steam Leak in Steam Chest
ML20137M629
Person / Time
Site: Crystal River Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 09/06/1985
From: Carroll R, Panciera V
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
References
PNO-II-85-087, PNO-II-85-87, NUDOCS 8509130288
Download: ML20137M629 (2)


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September 6, 1985 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PN0-II-85-87 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verifi-cation or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region II staff on this date.

FACILITY: Florida Power Corporation Licensee Emergenc;r Classification:

Crystal River Unit 3 Notification of Unusual Event Docket No. 50-302 Alert Crystal River, Florida Site Area Emergency General Emergency X Not Applicable

SUBJECT:

OUTAGE IN EXCESS OF 48 HOURS The licensee has taken the Crystal River plant off line and is holding the reactor in hot standby during repair of a leak in the unit's high pressure turbine steam chest. Repairs are expected to take five days.

The main high pressure turbine developed a steam leak in its steam chest on September 5.

One steam chest bolt was found to be cracked and will be replaced. Remaining bolts will be retorqued.

On August 18, a one and one-half inch steam chest drain line ruptured during startup operations following a refueling and maintenance outage. The line ruptured again on August

21. In both instances, the rupture was in a socket weld.

In all three instances, small amounts of steam released into the auxiliary building came from the secondary (non-nuclear) side of the plant. Plant radiation monitoring equipment det:cted no measurable radioactivity.

Florida Power is prepared to respond to media inquiries.

The State of Florida has been informed.

This PN is issued for information only.

This information is current as of 1 p.m. (EDT) on September 6.

Contact:

R. Carroll, 242-5543 V. Panciera, 242-5525

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