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Notifies That on 760704 Leak Found on Spent Fuel Shipping Cask Containing Spent Fuel Element Left on 760702.Also on 760706 Fire Reported in Room Used for Counting Equipment, Ofc & Storage Space
ML20027E207
Person / Time
Site: 05000000, San Onofre
Issue date: 07/13/1976
From: North H
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
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NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
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References
FOIA-82-394 NUDOCS 8211120257
Download: ML20027E207 (2)


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On the mornings of July 4 and July 6,1976, the licensee (Curran-Warnock) b reported by telephone to (Malmros-North) a possible leaking fuel shipping i;

cask.

A spent fuel shipping cask containing a spent fuel element left the r

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licensee's facility on Friday, July 2.

At a truck stop in Rock Springs, er Wyoming, late July 3 or early July 4, the driver noted apparent leakage

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from the cask.

The licensee has been making dry spent fuel shipments.

The driver reported the leakage to San Onof re and to his management, 11 -

Tri State, by telephone.

Tri State requested assistance from 100 which arrived and surveyed the leakage by 0700, July 4.

M The leakage was not contaminated and consisted of borated-ethelyene glycol from a neutron shield tank.

The leakage was caused by a failed rupture s

disc on the shield tank. The element being shipped had a long decay bgj; history and no significant neutron dose rate on shipment. The truck

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proceeded to Morris, Illinois.

The licensee does not plan a formal report of this occurrence since no " substantial reduction in the effectiveness 1

i; of any authorized packaging during use" (10 CFR 71.61) occurred. The f

licensee's records relating to this occurrence will be examined during the 4{ ;

next inspection.

The author concurs in the licensee's evaluation of this occurrence.

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On July 6, Warnock (SCE) reported to North, by telephone, a fire in a h

room used for some counting equipment and as office and storage space.

~7 An automatic planchet sample changer and scaler unit failed at approximately R,

1900 July 3 and was destroyed by fire. A smoke detection system gave the

'T alarm. Damage was limited to the one piece of counting equipment except for necessary removal of soot from the office and contents.

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$7 resulted from the burning of failed oil filled capacitors in the counter.

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The loss of this equipment does not impare the licensee's ability to i.MI:.i count samples since another sample changer-counter is available.

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a spare will be available during the upcoming refueling outage I

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