ML17252A995

Letter Confirming a 03/20/1973 Conversation Concerning High Activity Water of 5.6 Curies at 2/3 Radwaste Above Ground Tanks - Dresden Unit 3

ML17252A995
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	03/26/1973
From:	Worden W Commonwealth Edison Co
To:	Grier B US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
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REGULATORY OPERATIONS, REGION III A. RO Inspection Report No.

Transmittal Date Distribution: Distribution:

RO Chief, RT&Oil or RO Chief, R,CR RO Chief, M&FFB RO:HQ (5) RO:HQ (4)

DR Central Files . L:D/D fot Fuel & Materials Regulatory Standards (3) DR Central Files LiC:ensing (13)

B.

• RO Inquiry ~eport No.

Transmittal Date Dis.tributio'.".1: Distribution:

RO Chief, ~C&OB or RO Chief, RCB(2) RO Chief,* M&FFB RO:HQ (5). RO:l-lQ DR Central Files DR Central Files Regulatory Standatda (3)

Licensing (13)

c. Incident Notification From: Commonwealth Edison (D~3) 50-249 Transmittal Date *.

(Licensee & Docket No. (or License No.)

March 26, 1973

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I Distribution: Distribution:

RO Chief, RT&OB or RO .Chiefi RCR RO Chief, M&FFB RO:HQ (4) *RO:HQ (4)

Licensing (4) L:n/n for Fuel & Materi~ls DR Central Files UR Central Fi]es

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• S~CTION 3.R.D OF THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS STATES THE

~AXIMUM AMOUNT OF RADIO ACTIVITY IN RADWASTE ABOVE GRAND TANKS S~ALL MOT FXCEED 3.0 CURIES. ON TUESDAY 3-20-73 AT 0730 HOURS THF \tlASTF ~l!RGF.: WAS SAMPLED AND THE ACTIFITY WAS FOUND TO BE 5.6 cmni::s. THIS l-'IGH ACTIVITY WATER WAS RESULT OF PUMPING

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(RS.69) ..

rOLLFCTOR WATER DIRECTLY TO THF SURGE TANK. AS SOON AS THE SAMPLE RESl~TS WERE RECHECKED ACTION WAS TAKEN TO REPROCESS THIS WAT~R. A REVIEW OF PROCEDURES WILL RE MADE ANO IF NECESSARY PROC~DURES WILL BE REVISED TO ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE W P ~ORDEN SUPT COMMONWEALTH EDISON DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION RURAL ROUTE l MORRIS ILL

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