ML19289G185
| ML19289G185 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Neely Research Reactor, 05000276 |
| Issue date: | 06/22/1979 |
| From: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Weaver L Neely Research Reactor, ATLANTA, GA |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7907230408 | |
| Download: ML19289G185 (1) | |
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ATLANT A, GEORGIA 30303 JUN 2 21979 In Reply Refer To:
RII:JPO 50-160 50-276 Georgia Institute of Technology ATTN:
L. E. Weaver, Director School of Nuclear Engineering 225 N0rth Aver.ue Atlanta, Georgia 30332 Centlemen:
The enclosed Information Notice No. 79-16 is forwarded to you for your information. No specific action is requested and no written res-ponse is required. Enclosures 1 and 2 to the Information Notice 79-16 were forwarded to you in previous correspondence dated April 13, 1979.
If you desire additional irformation regarding this matter, please contact this office.
Sincerely,
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[ Ja=es P. O'Reilly Director
Enclosures:
1.
IE Information Notice 79-16 2.
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20555 June 22, 1979 IE Information Notice No. 79-16 NUCLEAR INCIDENT AT THREE MILE ISLAND Description of Circumstances:
On March 28, 1979, the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 2 experienced core damage which resulted f rom a series of events which were initiated by a loss of feedwater transient. The seriousness of this incident makes an under-standing of its causes important to research and experimental facilities. This notice transmits copies of Inspection and Enforcenent Bulletins (IEBs) 79-05,79-05A and 79-05B to inform you of the details as known at the time the bulletins were issued. Enclosures 1 and 3 of IEB 79-05 and Enclosure 2 of IEB 79-05A have been deleted from this transmittal. IEB's similar to the 79-05 series were issued to licensees with boiling water reactors and pres-surized water reactors supplied by vendors other than Babcock and Wilcox.
No specific action or written response to this Information Notice is required.
If you desire additional information regarding this ma ar, contact the Director of the appropriate NRC Regional Office.
Enclosures:
1.
IE Bullet!n No. 79-05 with Enclosures 2.
IE Bulletin No,79-05A with Enclosures 3.
IE Bulletin No.79-05B Note: Enclosures 1 and 2 were forwarded under previous correspondence dated April 13, 1979.
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