ML19340A182
| ML19340A182 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 12/11/1975 |
| From: | Donna Ford UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS |
| To: | Knuth D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8001140775 | |
| Download: ML19340A182 (1) | |
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UNION Caminidge, Mass. 02130 OF isui s47.sss2 CONCERNED L SCIENTISTS-
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December 11, 1975 l
Dr. Donald Knuth.
U.-S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission l.
Washington, D. C.
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Dear Don:
I Duke Power Company, according to recent reports of the Associated Press, discovered and corrected a recur-
" ring spill of radioactive water from Oconee-2 into the l
Heartwell-reservoir near Clemson, South Carolina.
l You were quoted by the Associated Press stating that certain valves were leaking _in the primary coolant system into a -line that discharged into the turbine room floor drain, and that the line had been improperly installed at the plant.
We would. appreciate it_if you could tell us-what specific components at the. plant were involved and l
explain why the installation was improper.
In addition, l
we would like to know what regulatory staff review was carried ;out relative to the equipment involved, including l
both licensing review and review by-the inspection and l
enforcement division subsequent to operation.
Did the regulatory. staff Eapprove the operation - of the plant knowing.
that this equipment was improperly installed, or was this
-condition'not known when the plant was licensed?
l Thank you for your. attention to this inquiry.
Sincerely yours, DU (h Daniel F. Ford Executive. Director DFF:emc.
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