ML19242D874
| ML19242D874 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 08/08/1979 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Herbein J METROPOLITAN EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7908230304 | |
| Download: ML19242D874 (1) | |
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,o KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406 August 8,1979 Docket Nos. 50-289 50-320 Metropolitan Edison Company ATTN: Mr. J. G. Herbein Vice President - Generation P. O. Box 542 Reading, Pennsylvania 19640 Gentlemen:
The enclosed Circular 79-15, is forwarded to you for information.
If there are any questions related tc your understanding of the suggested actions, please notify NIOSH at the telephone No. listed in the attachment to the Circular.
Sincerely,
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.iBoyce H. Grier
' Director
Enclosures:
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IE Circular No. 79-15 w/ attachment 2.
Listing of IE Circulars Issued in the Last Six Months cc w/encls:
E. G. Wallace, Licensing Manager J. J. Barton, Project Manager R. C. Arnold, Vice President - Generation L. L. Lawyer, Manager - Generation Operations G. P. Miller, Manager - Generating Sta; ion - Nuclear J. L. Seelinger, Unit 1 Superintendent W. E. Potts, Unit 1 Superintendent - Technical Support J. B. Logan, Unit 2 Superintendent G. A. Kunder, Unit 2 Superintendent - Technical Support I. R. Finfrock, Jr.
Mr. R. Conrad G. F. Trowbridge, Esquire Miss Mary V. Southard, Chairman, Citizens for a Safe Environment
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ENCLOSURE 1 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY C0' AISSION OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.
20555 IE Circular No. 79-15 Date:
August 8, 1979 Page 1 of 1 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 attached) 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 ur,its 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 attached mailgram.
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