ML17252A924

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Letter Confirming a 02/20/1974 Conversation Concerning an Explosion in the Unit 3 SJAE Room - Dresden Unit 3
ML17252A924
Person / Time
Site: Dresden  
(DPR-019, DPR-025)
Issue date: 02/21/1974
From: Worden W
Commonwealth Edison Co
To: O'Leary J
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
References
Download: ML17252A924 (1)


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~-EBRUARY 20 1974 CONCER'ING Ei<PLOSION IN THE OFF GAS SYSTEM APPROXIMATED 11:25 FEBRUARY 20 1974 AN EXPLOSION IN THE UNIT 3 SJAE ROOM UNIT WAS ON SYSTEM AT

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