ML19210A185

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Nonroutine Rept 75-01 Re Unplanned Radiation Release on 750524.Caused by Pressure Surge in Vent Header from Miscellaneous Waste Evaporator.Second Release Occurred While Attempting to Determine Course of First Release
ML19210A185
Person / Time
Site: Three Mile Island Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 05/25/1975
From: Herbein J
METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
To:
Shared Package
ML19210A178 List:
References
75-01, 75-1, NUDOCS 7910240907
Download: ML19210A185 (2)


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.iCT OFFICE t30M .430 MIDDt.ETOWic PFNNSYLVANIA 17C57 TELE."HONti717 944 4C41 Hay 25, 1975 f!r. J. P.. O'r.31lly, Director

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Cparating License D?R-50

. Decket 50-2C9

Subject:

I!r.plar.ned rol .tse of radicactiva catdial at TNT id rough i th2Trent----

vant frca the Auxiliary Building.

Daar Hr. O'P.efily, This telorr ;i is to confim the ccnversation hetman Lea Spessard (2cgion I -

ICC), cnd J.J Colitz (TMI - Unit #1 Supaiintendent) at 1345 hours0.0156 days <br />0.374 hours <br />0.00222 weeks <br />5.117725e-4 months <br /> 15 Hsy,.1975.

Cn 24 l"cy bableen 1317 and 1713 inadvertant re cases of radioactiva r.cterial occurred far pario .s of one (1) hour and tsanty-nina (29) minutes and nineteen (19) minutes respectively.

Tha ffret rolcase (1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> and 20 minutes) occurred frcm the Riscellaneous 1:asto Eraucratcr unich tics et t.h time of rele:se, shutdown and valred in to tha radio-cctive C .s vant header. It is presently pastulated that at.th time of relecse

,.t pmssur.. surga occa:rred in tha venc heccer oue to rea?.e t:p t:a;; vantrng. . mi s

. pressura succe was sitsecuently trancmitt d to tha shutdo.sn Fiisc211: nasus Urrota Evaporatcr thich in turn leaked radioactiva gas t2 tha Au::ilitry Suilding Vend!-.

Intien Exhaust Systca. .

f.nnylsis of G-i3 rcccrdar chtrts and local Auxiliary Du{ldinq serples indicated -

th'.! radion:tive cctarial relcased.ms..p,TMantch 7.ch (S53), cnd- that t.h2_...-..-

instantan ous noble r;:s ralsacc rate w s 'i.5C r 'G' M4:ec. IOich is bele:! t.-;

Tec':aic:1 S'  ; ccificatk.a Limit of 1.2 x 103 !P/sec. The cvarar2 ra': esse rate eva:*

tha,cne (1) hr.ur c96 t'ar.ty-nina (29) ;.inute pericd of this relcare was 7.02 x ION W/sec. tiitiv a mtal raicase of 10.C5 curies.

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s IC. J. !*. 012:i17y, Director 2.0 Ray 25,1975 This incident ccc:cd the rcT ::co of radicactivo r,aterials [n concentrations rep:::rech.e undar parcgrcph 20.403 (b) (2) of 10 C7;l 20.

Tha tranty-fcur (2",) hour cvorace reicssa rate was 2.C x 10-4 C0i/cc T'n is exc 2= d, by grc;ter than 500 t9:as, C.e weighted !?C of 2.Csa x 10-/ 601/cc.

l'ai.la ettc: sting to detendne the source of tha Teckage, a second reicase

,cccurrcu. bat;;3 n 1.354 ar.d 1710. ,

Analysis of Pl?-I.3 recordar chqts indicated that tha' instantaneous noble gas reience rats t;ss R.357 x 133 I?/cuc, uhich 1: Dalc.f tha Tec' nical Spacificatica limit of 1.2 :: iga I'.s/sec. The averana raicase rate over the ninatcen (19) cinuta I::r?cd of this reicsco Mas.1..,M x 103 IP/sec. witti a total release of 7 5 M curle .

L'n in"-- Natica will be conductad to dater:nir,e the exact location of the gas

'h:_ .mt feca the Histelicncaus t!.isie Evapcrator.

l '3 nec: scary corrective cctica will De taken folicwing tha location of the gas

. .. esse point frc.m the Miscaliancous I;aste Evaporator. s Very truly yours,

,.h fM J. G. Larbein Jf0-$4.'!

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