United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Protecting People and the Environment

Resolution of Generic Safety Issues: Issue 32: Flow Blockage in Essential Equipment Caused by Corbicula ( NUREG-0933, Main Report with Supplements 1–34 )

DESCRIPTION

This issue was raised in an AEOD memorandum434 to NRR and OIE in October 1980 and addressed the problem of flow blockage by Asiatic clams (Corbicula) in redundant safety-related cooling water systems at Arkansas Nuclear One.

CONCLUSION

This issue has been combined and evaluated with Issue 51, "Proposed Requirements for Improving the Reliability of Open Cycle Service Water Systems."

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