ML17266A087

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LER 79-022/03L-0 on 790627:during Periodic Surveillance, Testing Auxiliary Feedwater Pump Failed to Start.Cause Could Not Be Determined.Condensation in Steam Line May Have Delayed Starting Enough to Mislead Operator
ML17266A087
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 07/27/1979
From: SCHOPPMAN M A
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
Shared Package
ML17206A944 List:
References
LER-79-022-03L, LER-79-22-3L, NUDOCS 7908070505
Download: ML17266A087 (3)


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