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DAMAGE TO RCP MAIN THRUST BEARING WHILE PREPARING PRIMARY FOR HYDROTEST

While performing primary circuit warmup after preventive maintenance prior to leak tightness hydrotest at 10:48 damage to RCP-3 main thrust bearing occurred. The affected pump was tripped. The event had no consequences.
No breach of limiting conditions for operation occurred.
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Location: KOLA-3
Event date: Sat, 07-12-1991
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