ML20138L800

PNO-TMI-85-011:on 851214,load Drop Event Occurred When Defueling Canister & Support Sleeve Fell Into Reactor Vessel.Caused by Jib Crane Being Overweighted.Crane Taken Out of Svc Pending Evaluations Re Effects on Load Lift

ML20138L800
Person / Time
Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	12/16/1985
From:	Cook R, Cowgill C, Travers W NRC
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PNO-TMI-85-011, PNO-TMI-85-11, NUDOCS 8512200049
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50320-8501216 December 16, 1985 NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE-PN0-TMI-85-11 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verifi-cation or evaluation and is basically all that is known by NRC staff on this date.

Facili ty: GPU Nuclear Corporation Licensee Emergency Classification:

Three Mile Island, Unit 2 X Not Applicable Docket Number 50-320

Subject:

DEFUELING CANISTER LOAD DROP EVENT About 7:25 PM on December 14, 1985 a load drop event occurred when a defueling canister and support sleeve fell into the reactor vessel. The licensee had been loading fuel assembly end fittings into a defueling canister when an end fitting became stuck in the canister. During attempts to reposition the stuck end fitting, with the one ton jib crane, the defueling canister and support sleeve were dislodged from the canister positioningsystem(CPS)anddropped. The canister and sleeve fell approximately 11 feet onto the top of the debris bed in the reactor vessel.

The canister and sleeve were successfully retrieved and restored to the original configuration in the CPS using the reactor building service crane December 15, 1985.

An NRC site representative witnessed the retrieval and recovery operations.

During the recovery operations it was determined that the dropped load weigot was 2200 pounds. The jib crane is rated at 2000 pounds. The affected jib crane has been taken out of service pending licensee evaluations to determine effects of the load lift.

There were no personnel injuries or increases in radiation levels and airborne activity during the event and subsequent retrieval and recovery.

Media interest may occur because of public sensitivity to TMI related events. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has been informed.

TheNRCwasnotifiedoftheeventat7:30AMonDecemEr 15,'1985. This information is current at 10 l AM, December 16, 1985. s

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