ML20151X443
| ML20151X443 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 01/07/1976 |
| From: | Bidinger G, Jennifer Davis, Thornburg H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNO-76-003, PNO-76-3, NUDOCS 9809170093 | |
| Download: ML20151X443 (1) | |
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -PNO-76-03 f.+ $ )n ]l-nt l
This prelininary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of i
POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by OIE staff as of 1:00 p.m. on date of this notification.
IT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY NOTED THAT THIS i
NOTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT LATER MAY BE DETERMINED TO
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BE INACCURATE OR IUCONSISTENT. AN OFFICE OF. INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
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NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE (BLUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY
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WILL BE ISSUED IF WARIMNTED.
j Licensee: Nebraska Public Power District Cooper Nuclear Station Brownville, Nebraska (Sop %g')
Subject:
Explosion in Off-Gas Building At 5:30 a.m., January 7, 1976, an explosion occurred in the off-gas building l
during normal power operations. There were no reported fatalities or i
personnel injuries, no reported damage to safety related equipment, and there was no evidence that plant security was breached. The north end of.the off-gas building (small Butler Building) was severely damaged.
The licensee believes that the explosion was caused by a build-up of off-
' gases in the off-gas building due to some type of blockage in the stack.
The licensee immediately scrammed the reactor following the explosion.
Further investigation of the incident-is awaiting the arrival of a special investigation team from their corporate offices.
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.The licensee has conducted preliminary radiation and contamination C
surveys. On-site results are.not known by IE a't' thil7isia. 0ff-site --
readings were not above normal background.
i Nebraska Public Power District plans a press release. High public interest i
- is expected.
Two inspectors are being dispatched to the site.
II:IV receiviid notification of this occurrence at 8:20 a.m., January 7, 1976, from the Station Superintendent.
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Contact:
GHBidinger, IE x27261 EDThornburg, IE x27353 JGDavis, IE x27541 i
l Distribution:
Chairman Anders-Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Rowden G. F. Murphy, JCAE Commissioner Kennedy C. C. Kammerer, CA r
j L. V. Gossick, EDO D. F. Knuth, IE J. A. Harris, PA B. C. Rusche, NRR J. La Fleur, ISP T. J. McTiernan, AIA g
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