ML19246C172

Forwards IE Info Notice 79-16, Nuclear Incident at Tmi. No Action Required

ML19246C172
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Site:	University of California - Irvine
Issue date:	06/22/1979
From:	Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:	Mcgaugh J CALIFORNIA, UNIV. OF, IRVINE, CA
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e SulTE 202, WALNUT CREE K PLAZ A WALNUT CHEEK, CALIFOHNIA 94596 June 22,1979 "ocket No. 50-326 University of California, Irvire Department of Chemistry Irvine, California 92717 Attention:

J. L. McGaugh Vice Chancellor Gentlemen:

The enclosed Information Notice No. 79-16 is forwarded to you for information.

No specific action is requested and no written response is required.

If you desire additional information regarding this matter, please contact this office.

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• UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSI0ti 0FFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C.

20555 June 22, 1979 IE Information 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 from 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 Enforcement 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 from this transmittal.

IEB's similar to the 79-05 series were issued to licensees with boiling water reactors and pres-surized water reactor" supplied by vendors other than Babcock and Wilcox.

No specific action or written response to this Information Notice is required.

If you desire additional information regarding this matter, contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.

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IE Bulletin No.79-05B with Enclosure p

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