ML19273B850
| ML19273B850 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Humboldt Bay, Diablo Canyon |
| Issue date: | 05/22/1979 |
| From: | Engelken R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Crane P PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7906180338 | |
| Download: ML19273B850 (1) | |
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- ee May 22, 1979 Docket Nos. 50-133 50-275 50-323 Pacific Gas and Electric Company 77 Beale Street San Francisco, California 94106 Attention: Mr. Philip A. Crane, Jr.
Assistant General Counsel Gentlemen:
In accordance with our letter dated April 1,1979 transmitting Builetin 79-05, we are enclosing Preliminary Notification 79-67AP.
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W. Barr, PG&E W. Raymond, PG&E E. Weeks, PG&E, Humboldt Bay J. D. Worthington, PG&E R. Ramsay, PG&E, Diablo Canyon 7906180338
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -- PNO-79-67AP This preliminary notification constitutes simoary information of an event of safety or public interest significance.
The information presented is a sunnary of information as of 7:00 a.m. on May 22, 1979.
Facility: Three Mile Island Unit 2 Middletown, Pennsylvania- (DN 50-320)
Subject:
NUCLEAR INCIDENT AT TlIREE 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 condudd post mortems and other tests on the dead animals. The symptons common to all the deaths were intrsuterine infections and anemia.
On Sunday afternonn, May 20, 1979, an NRC survey team accompanied by an EPA representative went to the Hoover Farm located about six miles south, east of the plant.
Mr. Hoover and his wife stated that they suspect the cows died frors 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 formers that were having similar problems.
The initial death occurred on April 5.
The survey team took samples of feed, grass, soil, well water and milk for radiological analysis. The EPA representative also collected samples.
The Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture has veterinarians 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 veterinariou from the Phildelphia regional office to examine the herds involved.
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