Harris Nuclear Plant is following the guidance in
NEI 07-07 and has initiated this Event Notification as a result of our voluntary communication to state agencies in accordance with the Groundwater Protection Initiative.
On Sept. 27, 2013, at 9:15 pm EDT, plant personnel identified a leak from a temporary transfer pipe on plant property, well within the site boundary. The pipe carries secondary plant and water treatment building waste water for chemical processing. The leak is conservatively estimated to be 240 gallons of water containing a low level of tritium (3,954 picocuries per liter) leaked into the surrounding soil. The EPA drinking water standard is 20,000 picocuries per liter. The leak was stopped and the piping replaced.
The health and safety of the public and employees on site are not affected by this event based on the leak location and low tritium level.
The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified.
