ML18081B003

Forwards 800121 Press Release Issued by Util Re Investigation of Cause of Minor Leak in Spent Fuel Pool at Facility.Water Is Being Contained in Holdup Tank & Represents No Danger to Public

ML18081B003
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	01/22/1980
From:	Wetterhahn M CONNER, MOORE & CORBER
To:	John Lamb, Milhollin G, Shon F Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
References
NUDOCS 8002050004
Download: ML18081B003 (3)

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LAW OFFICES CoRBER 1747 PENNSYLVANIA .AVENUE. N. W.

TROY 13. CONNER, JR.

ARCH A. MOORE, JR~ WASHINGTON,D.C. 20006 ROBERT J, CORBER MARK J. WETTERBAHN DONALD J. BALSLEY. JR.

ROBERT M. RADER CHERYL ..... sxrorN January 22, 1980 (202) 633-3~00 ROBERT J. BROOKS 01" COUNSEL CABLE ADDRESS; ATOMLAW

• NOT 4DM:lTTB'J:> :lN. D, C, Gary L. Milhollin,* Esq. Mr. Frederick J. Shon Chairman, Atomic Safety Member, Atomic Safety and and Licensing Board Licensing Board Panel 1815 Jefferson Street U.S. Nuclear Regulato<ry Madison, Wisconsin 53711 Commission Washington, D. C. 20555 Dr. James c. Lamb, III Member, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel 313 Woodhaven Road Chapel Hill, N. C. 27514 In the Matter of Public Service Electric and Gas Company, et al.

(Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1)

Docket No. 50-272 Gentlemen:

I am enclosing a copy of a press release issued yesterday by the Licensee in this proceeding. While the matter discussed therein is minor, copies are being pro-vided because of the press coverage involved.

Sincerely,

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Mark J. Wetterhahn Counsel for Licensee cc: Chairman, Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board Panel Chairman,.* Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Janice Moore, Esq.

Richard Hluchan, Esq.

Richard Fryling, Jr., Esq.

Keith Onsdorff, Esq.

Sandra T. Ayres, Esq.

Mr. Alfred c. Coleman, Jr.

Mrs. Eleanor G. Coleman Carl Valore, Jr., Esq.

Off ice of the Secretary June o. MacArtor, Esq. ~

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FOA IMMED !A'.FE REl~E January 21, 1980 Public Servi<:.e Electti(:. and Gas Comp_~ny r.ep,ortef:l toby (.Tanu.ary

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~.pent fuel pool at Salem (;aner.atin-g StatioJl&

. in a* holdup- tank and represe:n1:S no dan£er t:o the public* :since -th.era is Tb.e problem also h.as no eff.et;t on Sirles I, which i.s OR.8Tating- at lctOt ..

The spcn~ £,Uel pcoi is lccatc-d in the fuel handling building, which is adj~cent to Sales I's ~eact.o-r contairu:ien~ building~

gallo~ pool contains 40 fuel assemblia$- rcmo~cd fro~ Salem 1 during re.fuelin& last yeu+

• The leak appea4s t.o he occurring along *a welded scam hctwecn two stainless steel plates, abou~ fo\1r feet wide and eight fe~t long~ which t..*:

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surTounded by a concrete wal.l four -~o~fivs feet cliick. The poGl is t

ZS}i feet wide, 37 .fee't long. Bnd 43 feet deep.  :~

¥ About 1~9 &allons an hour of low*level-~adioactiYe water is drippini J

• *, *.into steel channels embedded in the concrete -wall which artt de~igned for l

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t.hi~*P\ll'FOSe.* Thew.at.er nins along the ~ha.nnel$ into .a. st.mp vheTe it {.

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is pumped into a 2S,DOO-zallon holdup tank. !here are three of these '}

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• tanks* at the Salem s~at.ion. Wat~r in th~ holdup tanks is proc~ss.ed j

to rc:iov~ lov.. level ra.dio;lc.tivity .and then is l'e ... used in the pl~nt. l '

PS.EliG :said it e.xp.e~t$ t~ repair the leak s.hortly after the invas~igation of i~s cause is compla~ad.

The problem has been 'l'epotted "to the Nu~lear .Regulatory Cc1nmi:ssiona. th~ New Jers~y Department of E~rgy~ the Board of Public:

_Util1tic5, t.hc Mew Jers~y and D£1mrlare State P9licc and. Lower Alloways Creek Tcwnship al:fkhl:.s.

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