United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Protecting People and the Environment

Resolution of Generic Safety Issues: Issue 52: SSW Flow Blockage by Blue Mussels ( NUREG-0933, Main Report with Supplements 1–34 )

DESCRIPTION

This issue was raised in an AEOD memorandum75 to NRR in May 1982 and addressed the problem of flow blockage by blue mussels (Mytilus Edilus) in the reactor building closed cooling water system at Pilgrim.

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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