ML19323A924
| ML19323A924 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 04/04/1980 |
| From: | Jay Collins, Fasano A, Kalman G NRC - NRC THREE MILE ISLAND TASK FORCE |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNO-TMI-80-020, PNO-TMI-80-20, NUDOCS 8005070100 | |
| Download: ML19323A924 (1) | |
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8005070 (00 tuumnw nuu n sas sun y
y PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION Of EVENT OR UNUSUAL CONCURRLNCE--PNO-TMT-80-20 1
This preliminary notification constitutes EARI Y_ notice of evente. of POSSIBLL safety or public interest sinnih,ca,nce.
verification ur evaluation and,The information presented is.,as,,inicially, received withou,t, is ba[s,ic,a,lly all that, is known by NRC staff on -his date.
1 Tacility: Metropolitan Edison Company Three Mile Island, Unit 2 Middletown, Pennsylvania Docket Number ' 50-320
Subject:
TMI 2 Cround Water Mon 1toring Program Over the past few months eight ground water monitoring wells were drilled in various locations around the Unit 2 reactor building to detect leakage from the reactor building sump. Initial samples from the wells have been analyzed.
Samples from seven welle.
indicate tritium activity in the 1.6 x 10-7 to 9.9 x 10-7 uCi/mi range. Trittum activity in wcli No. 2 was initially 1.53 x 10-6 uCi/ml.
After the initial well water conten pumped out, a second sample was taken and indicated a tritium activity of 2.50 x 10 g was uti/ml.
Well No. 2 is located approximately 50 feet from the boraled water storage tank and 200 te::L from the reactor building.
Water samples from several wells were brown colored.
The source of the color was not determined.
1.icensee and NRC representatives are out' lining a program to determine the e.nurce of the tritium activity and the reason for the water disculurdLion.
Natural background tritium activity in the area as recorded by the EPA _is 2.00 x 10-7 uCi/ml.
Media interest is expected because off site notification of this data was made by the licensee.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has been notitied.
A Dress release is not plannet by the licensee or the NRC.
This preliminary notification is issued for information only and thir. information is current as of 1:30 P.M.W A. }f.# 'i
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Contact:
G: (Kalman 590-3957 ins 590-3955 Fasano 690-3960 J.
Prepared by Section Chief Ocputy Prog'r'am Manager
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