PNO-II-97-034, on 970613,extended Shutdown to Meet CAL 2-97-03 Commitments to Shutdown Unit 1 No Later than 970614 & to Implement Actions Re HPI Sys.Nrc Resident Inspector Will Followup on Unit 1 Shutdown & Recovery Activities

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PNO-II-97-034:on 970613,extended Shutdown to Meet CAL 2-97-03 Commitments to Shutdown Unit 1 No Later than 970614 & to Implement Actions Re HPI Sys.Nrc Resident Inspector Will Followup on Unit 1 Shutdown & Recovery Activities
ML20140G431
Person / Time
Site: Oconee Duke energy icon.png
Issue date: 06/13/1997
From: Carroll R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
References
CAL-2-97-03, CAL-2-97-3, FACA, PNO-II-97-034, PNO-II-97-34, NUDOCS 9706160232
Download: ML20140G431 (1)


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l June 13, 1997 1

REELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-II-97-034 l l

l This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE i i

safety or public. interest significance. The information is as initially l received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is l known by Region II staff in Atlanta, Georgia on this date.

Facility Licensee Emercency Classification Duke Power Co. Notification of Unusual Event l Oconee 1 Alert I

< Seneca, South Carolina Site Area Emergency I l Dockets: 50-269 General Emergency X Not Applicable l

Subject:

EXTENDED SHUTDOWN TO MEET CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER  !

Oconee Unit 1 is scheduled to be shutdown by early evening on June 13, 1997, to conduct non-destructive test examinations of high pressure injection (HPI) lines / nozzles and implement letdown storage tank j l level / pressure modifications similar to those recently performed in the l l other two Oconee Units as a result of the Unit 2 HPI line/ nozzle weld l crack (PNO-II-97-26) and Unit 3 HPI system degradation (PNO-II-97-023). '

l As. encompassed in the May 22, 1997, update to associated Confirmatory j i Action Letter 2-97-003, the licensee committed to shutdown Unit i no '

later than June 14 and implement compensatory actions in the interim with l respect to the above issues, as well as HPI pump minimum recirculation L flow orifice degradation.

Accordingly, during this estimated two week outage, HPI pump minimum recirculation flow orifice blocks will also be

replaced.

The NRC resident inspectors will followup on the Unit 1 shutdown and associated recovery activities.

,.The state of South Carolina has been notified. The licensee is prepared j to respond to any media inquiries, but no press release is planned.

l This information is current as of 11:00 a.m., on June 13, 1997.

Contact:

R. CARROLL (404)S62-4511 9706160232 970613 PDR I&E -

PNO-II-97-034 PDR

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