ML20116F090
| ML20116F090 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Pilgrim |
| Issue date: | 10/28/1992 |
| From: | Salter H CITIZEN'S RADIOLOGICAL MONITORING NETWORK, PILGRIM |
| To: | Bores R, Chilk S NRC, NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9211100166 | |
| Download: ML20116F090 (3) | |
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48 OLDFIELD DRIVE XINGSTON, MA88 ACHUSErrS 02M4 October 23, 1992 TO U.S.N.R.C.1ng ofWashington D
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Mr. Samuel V.
Chi 1X, U.S.H.R.C.,
K Pruss1s,.-PA' Dr. Robert Bores, Mr. Robert Hallissy, Mass. Dept. of Public Health Boston [MA Mr. George Davis, V.
P., Doston-Edison Company, Pkynouth, MA Subjects liigher than normal.rsdiation levels in the Duxbury -
Kingston, Massachusetts area, Cotober 24 and.25, 1992.
aantlement This letter is to request additional information regarding activities involved with, and emissions released from the Pilgrim Nuclonr Pow: r Station, Plymouth, Massachusetts on the days of October 24 und October 25, 1992.
The renaon for the reque.st is that we+ experienced unusually high levels of radiation during those two days, and we are interested-in. finding a reasonable explanation for those levels.
All rour monitoring computera-that:We operate on a twenty-four hour basis had increason in the hourly counts-per-minute averages of more than three standerd deviations.- One computer-monitor showed hourly average incremnas of moreithant ten standard deviations, and one showed hourly average Anoreases or
-more than fourteen standard deviations.
This should be:
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statiutically improbable on a random Dasis.
In two and one-half years or monltoring we have never recorded-Invels-of-more than--
l six standard devintione. ' Graphs of the hourly counts-per-minute t
averagos are provided for your information.- We would be happy to go into the matter in greater detail, if you wish..
Further, we are aware that Pilgrim-was in'tho'processJof being shut down, and we are aware of the NRC; F; vent Reports-numbered -
24491-and 24494 that were submitted by Pilgrim to-the NRC:on
-October 24 -1992 (attached for your referanoo),
warasXL 1 -if
-these even(s described in-the Reports were=related in.any('w)ay-to any emissions or other causes for the incroaned radiation,cand
-(2) if other monitora in.the area showed similar-increases in:
background radiation as we had.-
on sunday morning,-October >25, we ostimate that the wind wan' light, apparently from the e a s t,-
by north _eastt.there was light-intermittent rain. =Neither or those conditionsihave been' associated with-such very-high levels:
- of radiation-before.
L We would-appreciate your--responee-to thle inquiry at.your earliest convenienoa.- Thank you-in advance for
-attention to this matter-and for your:providing.your prompt
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-detailm.nncessary to-help _ explain-.these events.
-Very1 ruly yours, pw Il rry,W.JG lter President
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