ML20085F896
| ML20085F896 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 07/23/1975 |
| From: | Cross T CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| To: | Fouchard J NRC |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19289B499 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8308230563 | |
| Download: ML20085F896 (1) | |
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P 195 Jul. 23 PM i 40 USERDA GTWN WU INF0 MASTER 1-014982A204003 07/23/75 ILX CONSPOWER JK N 003 DLY J ACKSON MICH 7-23-75
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J0E FOUCHARD J ACKSON, MICH., JULY 23 -- CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY WEDNESDAY REPORTED THE RELEASE OF LOW-LEVEL R ADIOACTIVITY I N WASTE WATER DISCHARGED FROM ITS PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT NEAR SOUTH HAVEN.
THE RADIOACTIVE CONTENT OF THE WASTE WATER INVOLVED WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE ONE-HUNDREDTH OF ONE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL ACTIVITY ALLOWED FOR THIS SPECIFIC TYPE OF DISCHARGE EACH YEAR UNDER NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) REGULATIONS.
THE INCIDENT OCCURRED TUESDAY DURING A ROUTINE WASTE WATER DISCHARGE OPERATION WHEN THE RATE OF RELEASE EXCEEDED PLANT TECHNICAL SPECIFI-CATIONS, EMPTYING THE WASTE WATER HOLDING TANK IN 45 MINUTES RATHER THAN IN THE, SPECIFIED 60 MI NUTES.
PLANT OPERATING PERSONNEL SAMPLED LAKE WATER IN THE PLANT VICINITY AND NOTED NO READINGS OF ANY RADI0 ACTIVITY ABOVE NORMAL BACKGROUND LEVELS.
AN NRC INSPECTOR AT THE SITE WAS INFORMED AT THE TIME.
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