ML20084P004

Ro:On 681126,while Transferring Water from Storage Well to Refueling Water Storage Tank,Approx 40 Gallons of Water Spilled on Floor of Safety Injection Sys Pump House.Caused by Personnel Error.Area Decontaminated by Washing

ML20084P004
Person / Time
Site:	Saxton File:GPU Nuclear icon.png
Issue date:	12/10/1968
From:	Cindy Montgomery SAXTON NUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL CORP.
To:	Morris P US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
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ML20084P007	List: ML20084P004 ML20084P011
References
83712, NUDOCS 8306090178
Download: ML20084P004 (2)

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P. O. Box 542, Reading, Po. 19603 Telephone Arou 215 - 929-3601 P. O. Boa 99, Santon, Po. 16678 A'so 814 635-2937 Sarton, Pa.

Decmber 10, 1968 Docket I!o. 50--] 46 Li.ccace DPR-4 ,

Dr. Peter A. I: orris, Director Divicion vf Reac' tor Licensing U.S. Atenic Encrcy Co=ticcion U1 chin;; ton, D.C.

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Dear Dr. IIorris:

i in compliance with paragraph 3.U.(1)(b) of Licence DPf-$

Saxton hercuith reports the accidental ..'clence of a anall quantity of radioactivo unter. Inic occurrence uan repvrted to Mr. D. L. Caphton, Region I Divicion of Compliance by telephone on I!ovcober 27,1()60.

, On I!ov:r:bcr 26, 1968, uhile transferrim; tr.tcr frau the ,

cLorage ucll to the Refueliru '.later Storage 't'ank, appro:ir.tc3y forty gallono of uater were cpilled on the floor of the Safety Injection Systca pump houce. "'ho spill 1:ac due to failure of operc ing percorutcl to reconnect a procuure gago linc (S' tubitt) to itc' chut--off valvo.

lhe prounure gago line had been dicconnected and the chut-off valve opened to vent a leg of the cafety injee',lon piping, to pen.:it coupletc drainage of the piping, in order to acccepli sh a pler.t nodificat. ton.

1, Of the 40 gallons of wate: spilled, appro;i.atc3y one gallon scoped ovec the door cill of the pump Souco into the yard arca, recu1Lity in a relcace of 1cce than 10 ::icrocurico of act'.vity. Tac yard area uan decontaminated by digging up and dr'rtaing the contaminated carth.

. Tim floor of the pump houac una decontcJc.inated by vanhing 4 until a c:acar curvey showed leco than 3E0 d/n/ft2 , ]

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