ML19273B841
| ML19273B841 | |
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| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 05/24/1979 |
| From: | Madsen G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Cavanaugh W ARKANSAS POWER & LIGHT CO. |
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| NUDOCS 7906180291 | |
| Download: ML19273B841 (1) | |
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May 24, 1979 Docket No. 50-313 50-368 Arkansas Power and Light Company ATTil:
Mr. William Cavanaugh III Vice President of Generation and Construction P. O. Box 551 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 Gentlemen:
In accordance with f1r. Seyfrit's transmittal letter of April 9,1979, the enclosed Preliminary flotification(s) relating to the fluclear Incident at Three Mile Island is forwarded for your information.
Sincerely, h$$$o0d&
G. L. Madsen, Chief Reactor Operations and fluclear Support Branch
Enclosure:
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PN0-79-67A0 2.
PNO-79-67AP cc w/ enclosures:
Arkansas Nuclear One ATTli:
J. P. 0'llanlon, f*anager P. O. Box 608 Russellville, Arkansas 72801 L. Alexander, QC Supervisor (Same Address) 7906180291
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IMMEDIATE PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION '
Hay 21, 1979 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -- PNO-79-67AO This preliminary notification constitutes summary information of an event of safety or nublic interest significance.
The, info _rmation presented is a summary of information as of 7:00 a.m. on May 21, 1979.
Facility: Three Mile Island Unit 2 Middletown, Pennsylvania (DN 50-320)
Subj ect:
NUCLEAR INCIDENT AT THREE MILE ISLAND Plant Status Operational:
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The average coolant temperature is being maintained at 170 degrees F by natural circulation.
Pressure is about 300 psi.
steam is being admitted to the main condenser through the turbine bypass valves from the A Steam Generator. The highest incore temperature reading is 301 degrees F.
2.
Hydrostatic testing of the existing decay heat removal system "B" loop has been performed satisfactorily.
Leaks have been identified and are being corrected in the "A" loop.
3.
The pressurizer has been taken " solid" periodic,11y to obtain confirmatory information on pressurizer level and to check primary system leak rate.
4.
The water level in the reactor building was measured and found to be 6.I' above floor level.
This is about 450,000 gallons.
5.
One of two primary system pressure indications now in use is giving erratic readings.
Direct reading pressure gages can be connected to the system if needed.
Environmental Status Environmental radiation Icvels continue to be consistent with natural background levels. Approximately six minor releases have occurred during the past week (May 14-20) in conjunction with changing levels in the primary make-up tank and sampling the primary system.
Aerial and ground surveys taken during these releases indicated no radiation levels above background, except for a release at 1300 on May 16, when an aerial measurement above the stack read 0.05 mR/hr.
No radiation was detected on the' ground.
During the period May 14-20, approxi-mately 36 air samples were collected and all were less than MDA.
Vegetation '
and milk samples collected during this period also showed no activity above MDA. EPA and FDA air, water milk and food samples collected during this past week up to May 19 showed no detectable activity from TMI.
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Contact:
RCPaulus, IE x27246 DThompson, IE x28487 Distribution:
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MNBB P. Bldg It'.c0 J. G. Davis, IE L. V. Gossick, EDO H. R. Denton, NRR Region I JT^th fl.*1f' H. L. Ornstein, EDO R. C. DeYeung, NRR Region II 11*.16 J. J. Fouchard, PA R. J. Mattson, NRR Region III M*.S T_
N. M. Haller, MPA V. Stello, NRR Region IV M.*/O R. G. Ryan, OSP R. S. Boyd, NRR Region V D son H. K. Shapar, ELD SS Bldg (MJA)
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IMMEDIATE PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION May 22, 1979 i
PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -- PNO-79-67AP This preliminary notification constitutes summary _ information of an event of safety or public interest significance.
The information presented is a summary of information as of 7:00 a.m. on May 22, 1979.
1 F_acility: Three Mile Island Unit 2 Middletown, Pennsylvania (DN 50-320)
Subject:
NUCLEAR INCIDENT AT THREE MILE ISLAND - REPORTED DEATHS OF COWS Newspaper, television and radio stories this past weekend have reported that a number of cows have died in a herd near TMI at the Hoover Farm in Bainbridge, Pennsylvania.
The article in the Harrisburg Sunday Patriot News reported that the owner of the herd believed the deaths were caused by the accident at TMI.
The deaths all involved cows giving birth.
Twelve calves have been stillborn and 7 cows have died after giving birth. The article stated that the state lab and the Hershey Medical Center have conducted post mortems and other tests on the dead animals. The symptons common to all the deaths were intrauterine infections and anemia.
On Sunday afternoon, May 20, 1979, an NRC survey team accompanied by an EPA representative went to the Hoover Farm located about six miles south, cast of the plant.
Mr. Hoover and his wife stated that they suspect the cows died from leukemia caused by the radiation from THI.
They stated that they never had this problem in the past.
They also stated that they knew of two other farmers that were having similar problems.
The initial death occurred on April S.
The survey team took samples of feed, grass, soil, well water and milk for r.=diningfes! cualysis.
The EPA representative also collected samples.
The Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture has voterinarians looking into the problem.
They are investigating the possibility that a virus infec-tion is the cause of the deaths and that, if so, in a few days they will have identified the virus.
The State Bureau of Radiological Health will make a radiological examination of the internal organs of one cow.
Another State Agency will examine them for heavy metals.
The FDA has sent a veterinarian from the Phildelphia regional office to examine the herds involved.
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Contact:
EDTlack, IE 28188 IJCunningham, IE x28188 LBHigginbotha:n, IE x28188 TransmittetHStjplO[
Distribution:
Chairman Hendrie Comissiccer Bradford S. J. Chilk, SECY Cocaissioner Kennedy comissioner Ahearne C. C. Kscanerer, CA Cometissioner Gilinsky ACRS (For Distribution)
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R. G. Ryan, OSP R. S. Boyd, NRR Region V 1 ) *, Q H. K. Shapar, ELD SS Bldg :l:lO (MAIL)
W. J. Dircks, NMSS J. J. Cu rnings, OIA S. Levine, RES R. Minogue, SD IE (TMI) Site JJ' Vf (Provide copy to STATE)
C. Abraham, PA (Middletown - TMI-Information Center)
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