ML19273B842
| ML19273B842 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 05/24/1979 |
| From: | Madsen G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Pilant J NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906180295 | |
| Download: ML19273B842 (1) | |
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liay 24, 1979 Docket flo. 50-298 flebraska Public Po',ler District ATTit:
J. M. Pilant, Director Licensing & Quality Assurance P. O. Box 499 Coluabus, Nebraska 68601 Gentlemen:
In accordance with f1r. Seyfrit's transmittal letter of April 9,1979, the enclosed Preliminary flotification(s) relatin9 to the fluclear Incident at Three flile Island is foniarded for your information.
Sincerely, Yh/bA< M G. L. fladsen, Chief Reactor Operations and fluclear Support Branch
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P;10-79-67A0 2.
PMO-79-67AP cc w/ enclosures:
L. C. Lessor, Superintendent Cooper fluclear Station P. O. Box 98 Brcunville, Nebraska 68321 7906180295
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IMMEDIATE PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION May 21, 1979 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR C5 USUAL OCCURRENCE -- PNO-79-67A0 This preliminary notification constitutes summary information of an event of safety or public interest significance.
The_ i,nformation 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)
Subject:
NUCLEAR INCIDE}TF 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.
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The pressurizer has been taken " solid" periodically 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 icvel.
This is about 450,000 gallons.
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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 levels 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, approx.1-mately 36 air samplea were collected and all were less than MDA.
Vegetation and milk samples collected during this period also showed no activity above HDA. EPA and FDA air, water milk and food saeples 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
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Transmitted H St it:04 Chainan Hendrie Comissioner Bradford S. J. Chilk, SECY Comissioner Kennedy Comissioner Ahearne C. C. Kamerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky ACRS (For Distribution)
Transmitted: MNBB P. Bldg it'.oo J. G. Davis, IE L. V. Gossick, EDO H. R. Denton, NRR Region I IT^e6 fiftf H. L. Ornstein, EDO R. C. DeYeung, NRR Region II 11*.1n J. J. Fouchard, PA R. J. Mattson, NRR Hegion III It'.ff_
N. M. Haller, MPA V. Stello, NRR Region IV Q.*/O R. G. Ryan, OSP R. S. Boyd, NRR Region V / ? ! c f1 H. K. Shapar, ELD SS Bldg (MAIL)
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May 22, 1979 l
PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -- PNO-79-67AP This preliminary notification constitutes summarv_ information of an event of safety or public interest significance.
The information presented is a summary of inrormacion as of 7:00 a.m. on May 22, 1979.
Facility: Three Mile Island Unit 2 Middletown, Pennsylvania (DN 50-320)
Subject:
NUCI. EAR INCIDENT AT TlDIEE 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 THI at the Hoover Farm in Bainbridge, Pennsylvania.
The article in the Harrisburg Sunday Patriet News reported that the owner of the herd believed the deaths were caused by the accident at TMI.
The deatL; all involved cows giving birth.
Twelve calves have been stillborn and 7 cows have died r.fter 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
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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 1
the plant.
Mr. Hoover and his wife stated that they suspect the cows died fron leukemia caused by the radiation from TMI.
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 i
April S.
The survey team took samples of feed, grass, soil, well water and Dilk for radiningfral analysis.
The EPA representative also collected samples.
r The Pennsylvanis State Papartment of Agriculture has veterinarians looking into the problem.
They are investigating tue 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 Statt 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:
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Distribution:
Chairman Hendrie Comissioner Bradford S. J. Chilk, SECY
. Comissioner Kennedy Comissioner Ahearne C. C. Kamerer, CA Cometissioner Gilinsky ACRS (For Distribution)
Transmitted: MNBB f f *."1d P. Bldg il '.fE J. G. Davis, IE L. V. Gossick, EDO ~
H. R. Denton, NRR Region I J[I3f H. L. Ornstein, EDO R. C. DeYoung, NRR Region II p *OG J. J. Fouchard, PA R. J. Mattson, NRR Region III H *. sf_ N.
M. Haller, MPA V. Stello, NRR Region IV 1 J'02 R. G. Ryan, OSP R. S. Boyd, NRR Region V
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W. J. Dircks, NMSS J. J. Cu::xnings, CIA S. Levine, RES R. Minogue, SD IE (TMI) Site 11 *. Vf (Provide copy to STATE)
C. Abraham, PA (Middletown - TMI-Information center)
White House Situation Room IDAA (Provide copies to the Administrator and the Operations Center)
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