ML19259D319
| ML19259D319 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 09/27/1979 |
| From: | Essig T, Oestmann M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNO-III-79-003A, PNO-III-79-3A, NUDOCS 7910170704 | |
| Download: ML19259D319 (2) | |
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION f
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Date:
September 27, 1979 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -PNO-III-79-3A This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE saf ety or pubiic interest significance.
The information p~ resented is as initiaily received without verstication or evaluation arni is Wasically all that is known by IE staff on,this date.
Facility: Northern States Power Company (Prairie Island)
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Red Wing, MN, Docket Nos. 50-282; 50-306
Subject:
COOLING TOWER WATER FOUND TO CONTAIN AMOEBA ENCEPHALITIS This supplements informatica previously provided in PNO-III-79-3.
'he State of Minnesota Epidemiologist, Division of Conynunicable Disease, was c.ontacted by Region III (Chicago). He stated there should be no public health hazard from the presence of this amoeba in the cooling tower water.
Region Til also contacted the Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia, and confiraed thic opinion.
The NRC Office of Reguintory Research, Depart:nent of Energy, and the Electric Po.<er Resench institute are sponsoring rescarch at Oak Ridge National Labo-ratory on the presence of biological organisms in power plant cooling water.
This research deterniined that this amoeba is found in essentially all fresh water bodies in the U.S.,
particularly in warm water.
If the amoeba are inhaled through the nose, thr. disease may occur.
The licenser is taking the necessary precautions to minimize exposure to the av.oeha.
The licensee met with the Commissioner of the Minnesota Depar cent of Public Health on September 26, 1979, to discuss this condition and (.Lercine the proper corrective actions to take.
Treatment with cocmon bit. ides is being consideced.
OSHA has been notiiied of this condition.
Based on the information provided above, neither Region III nor the licensee plans to issue a press release.
?DDR ORBM Ditt ribution:
Transnitted H St 5.irman Hendrie Commissioner Bradford S. J. Chill, SECY Cor__ issicaer Kennedy Ccccissioner Ahearne C. C. Kac:ncrcr, CA C;tnissioner Gilinsky ACRS (For Distribution)
Transcii ttad :
MNBB P. Bldg IE:XOOS (IE: EQ Die L. V. Gossick, EDO H. R. Denton, NRR H. L. Ornntein, EDO R. C. DeYoung, hTG J. J. Toucha rd, PA R. J. Mattson, NRR Landow (6 min /page)
N. M. Haller, MPA D. Vassallo, NRR J. J. Ctmrnings, OI A R. G. Ryan, OSP D. Eisenhut, NRR H. K. Shapar, Kl.D SS Bldg (MAIL)
W. J. Dircks. NMSS R. Minogue, SD S. Levine, RES IE;XOOS 1160 217 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION 7910170[Op j
PNO-III-79-3A Region TTT vill continue to follow the licensee's corrective action to elimi-nate this amoeba.
The. above information is current as of 10:15 a.m. (CDT), September 27, 1979.
Contact:
M. J. Dest.qann, RIII 387-9369, T. H. Essig, RIII 387-9274
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