PNO-II-87-079, on 871128,North Anna Unit 1 Was Taken Off Line Due to Excessive Seal Leakage on B Reactor Coolant Pump. Outage Planned for 10 Days to Replace Seal Package & Inspect Lower Radial Bearing on Pump.Commonwealth of VA Informed

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PNO-II-87-079:on 871128,North Anna Unit 1 Was Taken Off Line Due to Excessive Seal Leakage on B Reactor Coolant Pump. Outage Planned for 10 Days to Replace Seal Package & Inspect Lower Radial Bearing on Pump.Commonwealth of VA Informed
ML20212E233
Person / Time
Site: North Anna Dominion icon.png
Issue date: 12/01/1987
From: Croteau R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
References
PNO-II-87-079, PNO-II-87-79, NUDOCS 9711030111
Download: ML20212E233 (1)


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[( /,tr1(4 Ojt December 1, 1987 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-II-87-79 f ;5

\ v This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or V public interest significance. The infonnation is as initially received without verifi-cation or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region 11 staff on this date.

FACILITY: Virginia Electric and Power Company Licensee Emergency Classification:

North Anna Unit 1 Notification of Unusual Event Docket No. 50-338 Alert Mineral, Virginia Site Area Emergency General Emergency X Not Applicable

SUBJECT:

SHUTDOWN EXCEEDING 48 HOURS -

North Anna Unit 1 was taken off line on November 28,1987, at 9:41 p.m. (EST) due to excessive seal leakage on the "B" reactor coolant pump. All leakage was via the normal collection path and no leakage to containment was experienced.

The utility reports that seal leakage had been steadily increasing when the licensee decided to shut down the Unit to make repairs.

A 10 day outage is planned to replace the seal package and inspect the lower radial bearing on the pump motor.

The NRC resident inspector will follow up.

The Comonwealth of Virginia has been informed.

The NRC received initial notification of the company's plans to shut down the reactor at 2:45 p.m. (EST) on November 28.

Tnis information is current as of 10:00 a.m. (EST) on December 1.

Contact:

R. Croteau - 242-4568 pp

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