ML20216J702

PNO-78-160:on 780905,3,300 Gallons of Water Overflowed Into Cask Washdown Area & Storm Drain Sys.Cause of Incident Was Failure of Operator to Secure SFP Recirculation Pump After Making Valve Lineup to Equalize Canal & SFP Levels

ML20216J702
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	09/06/1978
From:	Liza Cunningham, Higginbotham L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
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PNO-78-160, NUDOCS 9804210461
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION

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[ September 6, 1978 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -- PNO-78-160 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation i I

and is basically all that is known by IE staff as of this date. I FACILITY: Florida Power and Light Company Turkey Point. Unit No. 4 Docket No. 50-251 Homestead, Florida

SUBJECT:

OVERFLOW 0F SPENT FUEL PIT On September 5, while equalizing water levels between the Fuel Transfer Canal and the Spent Fuel Pit (SFP), 3,300 gallons overflowed into the cask washdown area and the storm drain system, which is outside the SFP building. Water samples indicate that 0.6 curies of radioactivity were contained in the overflow. Th'e storm drain system discharges into an on-site underground drain field. The o;erflow was confined to the

. restricted area. FP&L has commenced cleanup operations. Apparent cause =. '

of this incident was failure of an operator to secure the SFP recircula-tion pump after making a valve lineup to equalize canal and SFP levels. l

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Media interest is anticipated. A press release is being considered by the licensee. The NRC does not plan a press release. The State of '

Florida has been notified.

Region II (Atlanta) received notification of this occurrence by telephone from the Plant Manager at 4:15 p.m. on September 5.

Contact:

LJrunningham, IE x28188 LBHigginbotham, IE x28098 Distribution: TransmittedHStJ,'/la Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Bradford S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Kennedy Commissioner Ahearne C. C. Kammerer, CA Comissioner Gilinsky (For Distribution)

Transmitted: MNBB 2/ O PBldg7ll9 J. G. Da Ls, i IE L. V. Gossick, EDO H. R. Denton', NRR Region 3P 3: W S. H. Hanauer, EDO J. J. Fouchard, PA SS Bldg );'L.O (MAIL)

N. M. Haller, MPA C. V. Smith, NMSS 0. G. Abston, 01A R. G. Ryan, OSP R. Minogue, SD H. K. Shapar, ELD PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION 0/

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