ML20136B655
| ML20136B655 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 05/16/1979 |
| From: | Gossick L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Gilinsky V, Hendrie J, Kennedy R NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7909100117 | |
| Download: ML20136B655 (2) | |
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.M MEMORANDUM FOR:
Chairman Hendrie Comissioner Gilinsky W
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Comissioner Bradford K
Cormiissioner Ahearne
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Lee'y. Gossick 3E Executive Oirector for Operations' K
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SUBJECT:
DAILY STAFF NOTES MAY 15. 1979 5
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. Notice of non-Routine Event in an Agreement State No. 79-11 was issued fs May 15, 1979.
The notice reports an industrial rggiography incident on-5:
an oil rig off-shore in the Gulf of Mexico, Prelippinary evaluations indicate EE two radiographers each received 2 Rem whole body doses.
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- l. 'On 5/14. Alabara Power Company discovered that three of five sids in.
5 the Farley Auxiliary' Building Equipment Decontamination Room dra1MW Z
to the Unit 2 floor drain tank. rather than the Unit 'I chemical dien I
tank as shown on plant drawings.
Unit 2 is under construction; Unit 1 is shut down for refueling and maintenance.
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tank water level was maintained by discharging to the Unit 2 tendon access gallery. The tendon access gallery discharges to two onsite
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i ponds in series.
Analysis of discharges to the first pond indicate E
Cobalt-60 levels slightly above minimum detectable. - It is estimated j'E that 1800 gallons of water has been drained from the sinks.
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There have.been no personnel 5
.overexposures and no release from the site.
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Auxiliary Building have been evacuated until decontamin' tion of the a
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affected areas is complete. The licensee is continuing to evaluate L
the situation.
r,4edia interest is expected.
(PNO-79-ll2)
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On 5/15. Local 300 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical
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picket line at the outside entrance gate to tjie facility.
Tile strike i
I effect is a loss of 12 Auxiliary Operstors pod 6 Control Room Operators.
i Senior Reactor Operators are not oc stt ike and all 17 qualified SRO's I
.are being used to augment watEh stat:16n man,ning.
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i et 100% power.
Media interest is being shown.
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The Comissioners
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The State of Illinois Senate passed a bill on 5/14/79 which would
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prohibit shipment of spent fuel into Illinois for storage.
Storage
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The 2T.1 Illinois House has not acted on the proposal.
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An NRC inspector was advised that a local merchant near the ANO-1
[Y site has sent a letter to the President of the United States with M
M-copies to certain Congressman.
Information is that the letter refelets on the adequacy of the site security program.
An attempt to obtain a copy of the, letter is being pursued.
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