ML19242D730
| ML19242D730 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 08/08/1979 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Jeffery Grant TOLEDO EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7908170026 | |
| Download: ML19242D730 (1) | |
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GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS 60137 AUG 8 1979 Docket No. 50-346 Toledo Edison Company ATTN:
Mr. James S. Grant Vice President - Energy Supply Edison Plaza 300 Madison Avenue Toledo, OH 43652 Gentlemen:
The enclosed IE Circular 79-15, is forwarded to you for information.
If there are any questions related to your understanding, of the suggested actions, please notify NIOSH at the telephone No. listed in the enclosure to the Circular.
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7 James G. Keppler Director
Enclosures:
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IE Circular No. 79-15 2.
Listing of IE Circulars Issued in the Last Six Months cc w/ enc 1:
Mr. T. Murray, Station Superintendent Central Files Director, NRR/DPM Director, NRR/ DOR PDR Local PDR NSIC TIC Harold W. Kohn, Power Siting Commission Helen W. Evans, State of Ohio u n:
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 August 8, 1979 IE Circular No. 79-15 BURSTING OF HIGH PRESSURE HOSE AND MALFUNCTION OF RELIEF VALVE AND "0"-RING IN CERTAIN SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS Description of Circumstances:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been informed by mailgram (copy enclosed) from the National Institute 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:
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Discontinue use of the apparatus until the units have been inspected by the manufacturer and all necessary repairs or replacements have been made.
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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.
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