PNO-V-83-028, on 830718,licensee Representative Called Region V Office to Report That PG&E Determined That Less than Min Wall Thickness Existed in RCS at Location of Gouges Previously Identified on 830419

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PNO-V-83-028:on 830718,licensee Representative Called Region V Office to Report That PG&E Determined That Less than Min Wall Thickness Existed in RCS at Location of Gouges Previously Identified on 830419
ML20198Q387
Person / Time
Site: Diablo Canyon Pacific Gas & Electric icon.png
Issue date: 07/18/1983
From: Kirsch D, Morrill P
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:
References
PNO-V-83-028, PNO-V-83-28, NUDOCS 9711120197
Download: ML20198Q387 (1)


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Opreliminary notification constitutes CARLY notice of events.of POSSiblE safety .pubIic ist significance.

! (e,mdtion and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.The infonnation is 65 initia FACil,lTY:

Licensee Dnergency Classification:

Pacific Gas and Electric Coinpany Diablo Canyon Unit No. 1

  • Docket No. bO-276

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SUBJECT:

LESS (HAN MIN 1 HUM WALL IDENTIFIED AT

, GDUGEL IN REACTOR COOLANT PIPE ,

General Emergency X ,.,,Not Applicable At approximately 9:30 a.m. on July 18, 1983, a licensee representative called the Region V office to report that PG&L had determined that less than mininum wall thick..ess existed in the Reactor Coolant System (RCS) at the location of gouges which had previously been identified. These guuges were previously identified by the licensee on April 19. 1983 and attributed to malicious mischief. That discovery was described in NRC PN PNS-y-83-05. During the follow-u) of that item licensee personnel determined, based on ultrasonic measurements, that the 4C5 minimum wall requirements were not violateu.

The licensee's current finding is based on micromoter measurements of the piping inside diameter and outside diameter at the location of the gouges. Reportedly, the outside diomter less the inside diameter divided by two is .003 to .010 less lhan the required Sc % inimum wall. Licenseu personnel stated that a non-conformance report is being

/ Mte Qq.d and the relevant licensee event report will be ruvisud to reficct this Region V will follow this situation to completion. The licensee made a prompt telephone report at 9:30 a.m. on July 18, 1983, pursuant to Technical specification requirenients.

Media interest is expected. Neither the licensee nor the NRC plans to issus a news release at this time. Region V (San Francisco) received netification of this occurrence f e w... Lim 1 h,eisace pai awi. a1 u L ubout o.30 a.m. en July 10, 1003.

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