ML19246A984
| ML19246A984 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 03/29/1979 |
| From: | Pawlowski M PENNSYLVANIA, COMMONWEALTH OF |
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| FOIA-79-98 NUDOCS 7907100170 | |
| Download: ML19246A984 (2) | |
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!n T 1NCLAS THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR F IXED F AC ILI TY Y
SITUATION REPORT NO. 1 MARCH 29, 1979
- ERIOD COVERED 1900 - MARCH 28 TO 0700 iENER AL SI TU ATION t.S OF 1900. THE NUCLEAR FACILITY AT THREE MILE ISLAND IS
- 0NDUCTING COOLING ACTIVITIES THROUGH A VENTILATION PROCESS IN
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'ROER TO STABILIZE CONDITIONS AT THE PLANT.
DER AND NRC INVOLVED i!TH GATHERING AIRBORNE READINGS OF RADIATION LEVELS IN NEAR
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HIGHER RADIATION RE ADINGS DETEC TED WI THIN THE CONFINES F THE FACILITY.
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THE ST ATE EMERGENCY OPER A TIONS CENTER WAS PL ACEO ON A LIMITED HOUR CPER Ar!ONAL BASIS.
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'OORDINA TORS OF CUMBERLAND, DAUPHIN, LANCASTER AND YORK COUNTIES ARE SEING KEPT INFORMED OF CURRENT SITUATION AND ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH ONDITIONS ARE NOT OF AN EMERCENCY NATURE AT THIS TIME, IT REMAINED
'O T E N T I A t.t.Y SERIOUS.
THEY WERE FURTHER ADVISED TO REMAIN IN A STATE OF READINESS'.
THIS REPORT ALSO FURNISHED TO THE DCPA REGION II DUTY OFFICER.
dATHER DATA CONCERNING WINO DIRECTION AND VELOCITY CONTINUE TO RE
?ATHERED.
NUMEROUS INQUIRIES FROM MEDIA AND CONCERNED CITIZENS CONTINUF
'O BE RECEIVED. OF PARTICULAR NOTE WAS THE IMPACT THAT RADIATION wCULp AVE ON PREGNANCIES.
DR. WASHINGTON, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF HEALTHY
.ND MR. GFRUSKY, DER, PRnv!DED INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE RELEASE THAT,
,NDER PRESENT LEVELS, NO ONE OUTSIDE OF THE PLANT WAS EXPOSED TO MORE
'HAN 100MR'S OURING THE INC IDENT PERIOD, WH IC H 15 THE APPROXIMATE iMOUNT THE HUMAN BODY NORMALLY ABSORBS IN A YEAR.
THEREFORE, EXPOsoRE OULD BE OF NEGLIGIBLE IMPACT.
INFORMATION RECEIVED AT 2230 INDICATED THAT PLANT CONDITIONS
.CR E IMPROVING IN THAT PUMPS WERE WORKING AND THIS FACTOR, COUPLED
,ITH THE CON TINUED VENTil. ATION PROCESS, INDICATED A POSSIBILITY OF 2 T A B IL I Z A TI ON OF THE R EACTOR IN APPROXIMATELY 24 HOURS.
DER AND NRC AGENCIES CONTINUE TO SAMPLE AIR, WHICH WAS REPORTED
'O CONTAIN MINIMUM LEVELS OF RADIATION.
THIS ' ITUAT ION Rf oORT WAS URNISHED TO THE IDENTICAL OFFICIALS NOTED IN PREVIOUS 1900 HUUR
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THESE OFFICIALS WERE ALSO INFORMED THAT ALTHOUGH THE SITUATION 6PPEARED SECURE, CONTINUED READINESS WOULD BE REOUIREO UNTIL FURTHER
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INFORMATION AT 0115 HOURS FROM DER THAT THE REACTOR EXPECTED 10 BE WITH[N DESIRED HEAT AND PRESSURE RANGE WITHIN A HALF HOUR.
DER. AT 0240 HOURS, INDICATED THA T PROGRE SS ION CF THE COOLING 40 CESS IO THE DESIRED TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE HAD F A t. T E R E D. 'IF O IMPROVEMENT, THEY WILL REVERT TO VENTILATION CNCE MORE.
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