ML20084P004
| ML20084P004 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| 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) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20084P007 | List: |
| References | |
| 83712, NUDOCS 8306090178 | |
| Download: ML20084P004 (2) | |
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SA$ON NUCLEAR EXPERIM$TAL CORPORATION GENERAL P U B LIC UTILITIES SYSTEM I SNEC Jeestv cttaat Powna e tiewt cowaaa Naw Janssv Powse a Leomt CompaNe s'
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P. O. Box 542, Reading, Po. 19603 Telephone Arou 215 - 929-3601 A'so 814 635-2937 P. O. Boa 99, Santon, Po. 16678 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 2
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