ML19261E826
| ML19261E826 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 07/12/1979 |
| From: | Bryan S, Klinger G, Nolan F NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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| References | |
| PNO-79-238, NUDOCS 7910150735 | |
| Download: ML19261E826 (1) | |
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION July 12, 1979 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-79-238 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance.
The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.
Facility: Metropolitan Edison Company Three Mile Island Nuclear Station Unit 2 Middletown', Pennsylvania DN 50-320
Subject:
SMALL FIRE IN CONTROL ROOM RADIATION MONITOR READOUT PANEL At 7:40 a.m. hours on July 12, 1979, a small fire occurred in the radiation monitoring,.eadout panel for the auxiliary building waste gas system monitor.
The readout panel is located on a back panel in the Unit 2 Control Room.
The fire was extinguished immediately by control room personnel using a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher.
The readout panel's circuit boards sustained substantial damage and the entire readout panel will be replaced today.
No damage to other instrumen-tation panels occurred.
The cause is suspected to be an overheated resistor.
The radiation monitor is still in service and can be read locally.
This PN is issued for information only.
Inspectors from the NRC TMI Resident Office will monitor installation and testing of the replace-ment panel.
Media interest is expected because of public interest in events at the Three Mile Island Station.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has been info rmed. A press release is not planned by the licensee nor the NRC.
NRC, Region I, (Philadelphia) received notification of this occurrence by telephone from the NRC TMI Resident Office at 10:45 a.m. on July 12, 1979.
Contact:
G. Klingler, Ie x28019; F. Nolan, IE x28019; S. Bryan, IE x28019 Distribution:
Transmitted H St Chairman Hen ~drie Commissioner Bradford S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Kennedy Commissioner Ahearne C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky ACRS (For Distribution)
Transmitted:
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