ML19246C234

Forwards IE Info Notice 79-18, Skylab Reentry. No Action Required

ML19246C234
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Site:	Ohio State University
Issue date:	07/09/1979
From:	James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Redmond R OHIO STATE UNIV., COLUMBUS, OH
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July 9, 1979 Docket No. 5 0-150 Ohio State University ATTN:

Dr. Robert F. Redmond Director Engineering Experiment Station 161 Hitchcock Hall 2070 Neal Avenue Columbus, OH 43210 Gentlemen:

This Information Notice is provided as an early notification of a possibly significant matter.

It is expected that recipients vill review the infor-mation for possible app 15 : ability to their facilities. No specific action or response is requested at this time.

If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.

Sincerely, James G. Ke [pp er

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Enclosure:

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~ REGION III July 6, 1979 IE Informa: ion Notice No. 79-18 SKYLAB REENTRY Descriptior of Circumstences:

The most res.ent dates for reentry of Skylab are July 10 to 14, 1979, with July 12, as the most probable date. Recognizing that a hit on a nuclear power plant would be highly unlikely by Skylab debris, the NRC believec it would be prudent for licensees to review their contingency plans in case auch an event ohould actually occur.

The NRC is in communication with the Department of Energy (DOE), and will receive notification from them as soon as the reentry corridor can be ce.ablished. This notification may occur within 1 to 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> before reantry actually occurs.

If it is determined that there are any licensed raclear power plants in the reectry corridor, the plants will receive notification from their respective Regional Office via the dedicated phone line.

This Information Notice is provided as an early notification of a possibly significant matter.

It is expected that recipient = will review the informa-tion for possible applicabili:y to *.beir facilities. No specific action or response is requested at this time.

If further '4RC evaluations so indicate, an IE Circular or Bulletin vill be issued to recommend or request specific lienesee actions.

If you have questions regarding the matter, please contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.

No written response to this information notice is required.

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IE Information Notice No. 79-18 Enclosure July 6, 1979 Pag-1 of 2 LISTING OF IE INFORMATION NOTICES ISSUED IN 1979 Information Subject Date Issued To Notice No.

Issued 79-01 Bergen-Paterson Hydraulic 2/2/79 All power reactor Shock and Sway Arrestor facilities with an OL or a CP 79-02 Attempted Extortion -

2/2/79 All Fucl Facilities Low Enriched Uranium 79-03 Limitorque Valve Geared 2/9/79 All power reactor Limit Switch Lut ricant facilities with an OL or a CP 79-04 Degradation of 2/16/79 All power reactor Engineered facilities with an Safety Features OL or a CP 79-05 Use of Improper Materials

?/21/79 All power reactor in Safety-Related Components facilities with an OL or CP 79-06 Stress Analysis of 3/23/79 All Holders of Safety-Related Piping Reactor OL or CP 07 Ruptuia of Radwaste Tanks 3/26/79 All power reactor facilities with an OL or CP 79-08 Znterconnection of 3/28/79 All power reactor Contaminated Systems with facilities with an Service Air Systems Used OL and Pu Processing As the Source of Breathing fuel facilities Air 79-09 Spill of_ Radioactively 3/30/79 All power reactor Contaminated Resin facilities with an OL 79-10 Nonconforming Pipe 4/16/79 All power reaccor Support Struts facilities with a CP 79-11 Lower Reactor Vessel Head 5/7/79 All holders of Reactor Insulation Support Problem OLs and cps 361 346

IE Information Notice No. 79-18 Enclosure July 6, 1979 Page 2 of 2 LISTINC. IE INFORMATION NOTICES

.SSUED IN 1979 Informttien Subject Date Issted To Notice No.

Issued 79-12 Attempted Damage to New 5/11/79 All Fuel Facilities Fuel Assemblies Pesearch Reactors, and Power Reactors with an OL or CP 79-13 Indication of Low Wcter 5/29/79 All Holders of Reactor Level ic e.he Oyster Creek OLs and cps Reactor 79-14 NRC Position of Electrical 6/11/79 All Power Reactor Cable Support Systems Facilities with a CP 79-15 Deficient Procedures 6/7/79 All Holders of Reactor OLs and cps 79-16 Nuclear Incident at Three 6/22/79 All Research Reactors Mile Island and Test Reactors with OLs 79-17 Source Holder Assembly Damage 6/20/79 All Holders of Reactor Damage From Misfit Between OLs and cps Assembly and Reactor Upper Grid Plate 361 347

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