ML19309A097
| ML19309A097 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 02/28/1980 |
| From: | Harold Denton Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Mason T EL PASO NATURAL GAS |
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February 28, 1980 Mr. Thomas Mason El Paso Natural Gas Company P.O. Box 1492 EL Paso, TX 79978
Dear Mr. Mason:
Thank you for your inquiry about publications pertaining to the accident at Three Mile Island. I regret that this answer to your letter has been delayed.
The accident and its consequences have created a substantial increase in the agency's workload, which has prevented us from responding to you as promptly as we would have liked.
Several Nuclear Regulatory Commission reports are currently available that discuss the accident at Three Mile Island. The reports, their availability, and their costs are as follows:
" Population Dose and Health Impact of the Accident at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station" (NUREG-0558), $3.50; "TMI-2 Lessons Learned Task Force Status Report and Short-Term Recom-mendations" (NUREG-0578), $3.50; "TMI-2 Lessons Learned Task Force - Final Report" (NUREG-0585), $2.50; and
" Investigation into the March 28, 1979, Three Mile Island Accident by the Office of Inspection and Enforcement" (NUREG-0600), $10.00.
These reports can be obtained by writing to:
Publication Sales Manager Document Management Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 353 8003250 M
All subsequent information about Three Mile Island and its availability are listed in " Title List of Publicly Available Documents: Three Mile Island -
Docket 50-320" (NUREG-0568), its revision, NUREG-0568, Revision 1, and Supple-ment 1 to Revision 1.
These title lists can be obtained from the Publication Sales 1:2 nager at the above address for $4.50, $5.50, and $4,00, respectively.
With regard to the hydrogen gas formed, this was primarily due to the reaction between steam and the zirconium fuel cladding at the temperatures reached during the accident.
The human errors experienced at Three Mile Island stemmed in part from the incorrect interpretation of Reactor Coolant System instrumentation. Operator training had not previously addressed the system and operator response to the set of conditions experienced during the liarch 28, 1979 transient. As a result, all licensed operators at Babcock and Wilcox facilities received special training and a written examination on the transient. Additionally, these operators attended training sessions on the Babcock and Wilcox simulator to reinforce the operator response required during similar transient situa-tions. All training was completed before operators could resume their duties during power operations. Long-term commitments on operator training and licensing are being developed by NRC's Operating Licensing Branch.
I have enclosed copies of the summaries to MUREG-0558 and NUREG-0600. We are pleased to provide you with this information.
Sincerely, Harold R. Denton, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Encls: Summary of NUREG-0558 Summary of NUREG-0600 O
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