ML19308A533

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Ten-Day Nonroutine Rept 75-04 Re Unplanned Release on 750821 of Radioactive Matl at TMI Through Plant Vent from Auxiliary Bldg
ML19308A533
Person / Time
Site: Three Mile Island Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 08/21/1975
From: Colitz J
METROPOLITAN EDISON CO.
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NUDOCS 7910260525
Download: ML19308A533 (2)


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K0!;200TI';E REPORT #74-04 s Mr. J. P. 0"'cilly Directorate of Ecsulatory. Operations Region 1 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia. Fa.19405 Operating License DPR-50 Docket 50-2S3

Subject:

Unplanned Release of Radioactive Material at Three Mile Islar.d '

thrcugh the Plant Vent frcol the Auxiliary Building

Dear tir. O'Reilly:

This telegram is to confirm the conversation between Mr. t.ee Spessard (Region 1-CRC), and J. J. Colitz. TMI Unit i Superintendent at 1430 hours0.0166 days <br />0.397 hours <br />0.00236 weeks <br />5.44115e-4 months <br />, 21 August 1975.

On August 21. 1975 between 0053 and 0231 an inadvertcrit release of radio-active ceterial occurred over a period of approximately I hour and 37 minutes.

The inadvertdnt radioactive material release "S" . Loop Seal. occurred Loss of thedue to the loss Reclaimed '

- of the Reclaf=ed Coric Acid Tank Loop Seal occurred when a leak developed at a fitting in the piping associated with the loop seal sight glass.

Analysis and loca:

" the radiation effluent monitor -(RM-A3) reccrder charts released .3s pred ninately 233Xe (ICC"). and that the instantaneous noble gas release rate was 1.55 E 4 M3/Sec. which is belcw the technical specification limit of 1.2 x 1GM3/Sec. The average release rate over the I hour and 37 minute pericd of this -release 8 51 was curies.

4.82 E 3 M /Sec. with a total release of noble ga- D 3

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!!r. J. F. 0'T: silly 8/21/75 This incident caused the release of radicactive caterials in concentra-tiens reportabic under paragraph 20.403 (b) (2) c? ICCFR20.

The twenty-four (20) h:ur averare release rate as 4.17:10 '*uct/cc.

This exceeded, by greater than SCO tices, the F:7C for133Xe of 3x10 7 yci/cc.

I Corrective action is in progress to repair the leaking fitting.

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