ML19322D680

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PNO-TMI-79-008:on 791216,main Condenser Offgas Radiation Monitor Indicated Increase in Gaseous Activity.Licensee Monitoring Condenser Offgas & Secondary Water Activities to Determine Source of Activity
ML19322D680
Person / Time
Site: Crane 
Issue date: 12/21/1979
From: Jay Collins, Mccabe E, Yuhas G
NRC - NRC THREE MILE ISLAND TASK FORCE
To:
References
PNO-TMI-79-008, PNO-TMI-79-8, NUDOCS 8002210067
Download: ML19322D680 (1)


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(Date) Drt ember 71.19M PRCLIMINARY ND1111 CAT UN OF FYENT OR !!NUSU/L OCCURRLNCE--PNO-THI-79-cP This preliminary noti,fication consti,Lutt MRLY notice of events of POSSIBLF, or public interest 5.iunificance.

'ne inforrnation presented is as safety initta i nv receiv' d witncut ver;Qcation o,r (' aluatio.n_ and is basically a,Q e

tha'. i s known *by IE f'e f t on this date.

Facility: Metrtpolitan Edison Co%ny Three Mile Island, Unit 2

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o o Ju Subjeg: MAIN CONDFNSFR OFF GAS ACityill' Lhe main condenscr off gas radiation monitor (VAR /48/2) indicated On Decer.5er 16.1979 uCi/cc to 2 E-4 uCi/cc.

I.ocal samples analyred an increaw in gaseous activity from 4 E-did not indicate activity above minimier d Condenser off-gas samples taken on December 70.19/9 indicated 2 E 'gtectable levels.

uti/cc of Kr-HS.

Samples of the "A" OTSC i nd i c.a:P levels of C -137 end C -134 et a rnaxire.um concentratinn of 6 L-7 uCi/ce.

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the gaseous release of nhout I uCi/sec to the; environeent due to this pathway is le55 than a thousandth of the Technical Specification limit upon such releases.

The licensee is monitoring the condenser off-gas and secondary water activitics in an effort to determine the source of the ir. creased actfYtty.

This prelininary Nutt fication is 155ued for infortnalton only, he i tcensee does not plan a press release. NRC docs not plan to tssue a press release at tnis tirr.c.

The Comenwealth of Pennsylvania was notified by the licensee on December 70,19/9.

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