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PNO-77-186:on 771018,welding Cables in Contact with Cable Tray Located in Auxiliary Building Shorted,Caught Fire & Caused Damage to Cable Tray.Fire Extinguished by Site Personnel.Press Release Not Planned
ML20151X972
Person / Time
Site: Salem 
Issue date: 10/18/1977
From: Henderson J, Moseley N
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PNO-77-186, NUDOCS 9809180041
Download: ML20151X972 (1)


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PRELIMINARY NOTIFIC.ATION (i

October 18, 1977 U

PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-77-186

_This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of

.POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance.

The information presented is as initially received without veritication or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.

Facility:

Public Service Electric and Gas Company Salem Unit 2 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey (DN50-311)

Subject:

CABLE TRAY FIRE At 5:00 AM on October 18, 1977 welding cables in contact with a cable tray located in the auxiliary building shorted, caught fire and caused damage to the cable tray and several safety related cables.

The fire was extinguished by site personnel.

Salem Unit 2 is under con-struction and is about 70% completed.

Media interest is expected because of the high interest in electrical fires and the aggressive news coverage of the facility.

The State of New Jersey has been informed.

A press release is not planned at t

this time.

& 65M NRC, Region I (Philadelphia) received 'notif.ication orthir occurrence -

by telephone from the Manager of Quality Assurance at 9:00 a.m. on October 18, 1977.

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Contact:

JBHenderson, IE x275bl NCMoseley, IE x28484 y

Distribution:

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Commissioner Kennedy S. J. Chilk, SECY C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky (For Distribution),,,. 8 Transmitted:

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