ML19209A830
| ML19209A830 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/13/1979 |
| From: | Pappas H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Wright G ILLINOIS, STATE OF |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7910050452 | |
| Download: ML19209A830 (3) | |
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14 State of Illinois Department of Public Health D:
Mr. Gary N. Wright, Chief Division of Nuclear Safety 535 West Jefferson Street Springfield, IL 62761 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Circular No. 79-15 titled " Bursting of High Pressure Hose and Malfunction of relief valve "0" Ring in Certain Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus was sent to the following licensees on August 8, 1979 for information:
American Electric Power Service Corporation Indiana and Michigan 1ower Company D. C. Cook 1, 2 (50-315, 50-316)
Com nwealth Edison Company Drerden 1, 2, 3 (50-10, 50-237, 50-249)
Quad-Cities 1, 2 (50-254, 50-265)
Zion 1, 2 (50-295, 50-304)
Consumers Power Company Big Roch Point (50-155)
Palisades (50-255)
Dairyland Power Cooperative LACBWR (50-409)
Iowa Electric Light & Power Company Duane Arnold (50-331)
Northern States Power Company Monticello (50-263)
Prairie Island 1, 2 (50-282, 50-306)
Toledo Edison Company Davis-Besse 1 (50-346)
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.I-Wisconsin Electric 1ower Company I
4 Point Beach 1, 2 (50-266, 50-301)
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation Kewaunee (50-305) 1127 098 7910050
Those on Attached List AUG131979 Allied Chemical Corporation (SUB-526) 4 i+
Battelle Memorial Institute (70-08)
N Combustion Engineering, Inc.
(70-36)
General Electric Company (70-1308, 70-1309, 70-1220)
Goodyear Aerospace Corporation (70-01489)
Kerr-McGee Nuclear Corporation (70-925, 70-1193)
Purdue University (70-152)
Parkwell Laboratories (SNM-1347)
Amersham Searle (12-12836-01)
Picker Corporation (34-07225-09)
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (22-00057-06)
Honsanto Research Corporation (SNM-567)
Mallinckrodt Incorporated (24-04206-01) i i
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Those on Attached List AUG13 E73 Abbott Laboratories (12-00621-03) g 14 Cerac, Incorporated (STB-1027)
.k Sincerely, M
Helen Pappas, Chief Administrative Branch
Enclosures:
1.
List of IE Circulars Issued in Last Sir Months cc w/encls:
Central Files Reproduction Unit NRC 20b Local PDR NSIC TIC D. W. Kane, Sargent and Lundy 4
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tt, UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGUI.ATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 August 8, 1979 IE Circular No. 79-15 BURSTING OF BIGH PRESSURE HOSE AND MALFUNCTION OF RELIEF VALVE AND "0"-RING IN CERTAIN SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS D2scription of Circumstances:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commisr. ion (NRC) has been informed by mailgram (copy enclosed) from the National Inctitute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of occurrences of bursting of the high-pressure hose assembly, and malfunction of the relief valve and of the "0"-Ring in the main line assembly of the SurvivAir Mark I self-contained breathing apparatus. Anyone of these failures would result in immediate loss of air supply to a user.
Licensees who use the SurvivAir Mark I SCBA should:
1.
Discontinue use of the apparatus until the units have been inspected by the manufacturer and all necessary repairs or replacements have been made.
2.
Contact the manufacturer or supplier of the equipment for instructions on arranging for inspection and repair.
No written response to this circular is required. If you require additional information regarding this subject, please contact the office specified in the enclosed mailgram.
Enclosure:
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