ML19241B733
| ML19241B733 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 05000538 |
| Issue date: | 06/22/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | David Jones MEMPHIS STATE UNIV., MEMPHIS, TN |
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| NUDOCS 7907230409 | |
| Download: ML19241B733 (1) | |
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JUN 2 21979 In Reply Refer To:
RII:JPO 50-538 Menphis State U tversity ATTN:
D. W. Jones Center for Nuclear Studies Menphis, Tennescee 38152 Gentlemen:
The enclosed Information Notice No. 79-16 is forwarded to you for your information. No specific action is requested and no written res-ponse is required. Enclosures 1 and 2 to the Information Notice 79-16 vere f orwarded to you in previous correspondence dated April 13, 1979.
If you desire additional int oiration regarding this r.a tter, please contact thia office.
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[ James P. O'Reilly Director
Enclosures:
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IE Inf ormation Notice 79-16 2.
List of IE Infortation Notices Issued in 1979 71()
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGUIATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINCION, D.C.
20555 June 22, 1979 IE Infomation Notice No. 79-16 NUCLEAR INCIDENT AT THREE MILE ISLAND Description of Circumstances:
On March 28, 1979, the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2 experienced core damage which resulted f rom a series of events which were initiated by a loss of feedwater transient. The seriousness of this incident makes an under-standing of its causes important to research and experimental facilities. This notice transmits copies of Inspection and Enforeccent Bulletins (IEBs) 79-05,79-05A and 79-05B to inform you of the details as known at the time the bulletins were issued. Enclosures 1 and 3 of IEB 79-05 and Enclosure 2 of IEB 79-05A have been deleted f rom this transmittsl.
IEB's similar to the 79-05 series were issued to licensees with boiling water reactors and pres-surized water reactors supplied by vendors other than Babcock and Wilcox.
No specific action or written response to this Information Notice is required.
If you desire additional inf ormation regarding this matter, contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.
Enclosures:
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IE Bulletin No. 79-05 with Enclosures 2.
IE Bulletin No,79-05A with Enclosures 3.
IE Bulletin No.79-05B Note: Enclosures 1 and 2 were forwarded under previous correspondence dated April 13, 1979.
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