ML101550567

Event Notification for Oyster Creek on Offsite Notification Due to Potential Release of Tritium

ML101550567
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	04/15/2009
From:	Voishnis G AmerGen Energy Co
To:	NRC Region 1
References
Event 44993, FOIA/PA-2010-0209
Download: ML101550567 (1)

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I Power Reactor Event Number: 44993 Facility: OYSTER CREEK Notification Date: 04/15/2009 Region: 1 State: NJ Notification Time: 20:19 [ET]

Unit: [1] [ ] [ ] Event Date: 04/15/2009 RX Type: [1] GE-2 Event Time: 16:44 [EDT]

NRC Notified By: GEORGE VOISHNIS Last Update Date: 04/15/2009 HQ OPS Officer: JOHN KNOKE Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY Person (Organization):

10 CFR Section: ART BURRITT (R1) 50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION SCRAM Initial Current Unit Code RX CRIT PWR Initial RX Mode PWR Current RX Mode 1 N Y 100 1 Power Operation 100 Power Operation Event Text OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO POTENTIAL RELEASE OF TRITIUM "Oyster Creek notified the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection of a potential release due to the discovery of detectable. levels of Tritium in a cable vault that was found while replacing the cable to an [Emergency Service Water] ESW pump. No release is known to be occurring and no release is known to have occurred. The source of the Tritium water is not currently known. A prompt investigation is in progress."

The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector.

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