ML20216K131
| ML20216K131 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hatch  |
| Issue date: | 09/25/1978 |
| From: | Blackwood E, Nolan F NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNO-78-172, NUDOCS 9804220102 | |
| Download: ML20216K131 (1) | |
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PN0-78-172 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event f
of P0SSIBLE_ safety or public interest significance.
The information 1
presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation.
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_and is_ basically all that is known by IE staff as of this date.
_F_ACILITY: Georgia Power Company Hatch, Unit No. 2 l
Dopket No. 50-366 Baxley, Georgia
SUBJECT:
MEN TRAPPED IN CONTAINMENT On September 23, 1978 following an inspection in the drywell with the reactor operating at low power, three men were trapped in containment j
for approximately one hour and 20 minutes due to a door interlock i
malfunction.
Rescue was effected through the control rod drive removal j
j hatch.
One man who had a history of high blood pressure was sent to the hospital for checkup, but was not admitted.
No contamination or over-gl
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exposures were involved. Georgia Power Company is considering modifications
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to the interlock which prevented opening the outer airlock door.
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Media interest is expected due to a local newspaper article on a similar event at this facility in June 1977.
Neither the licensee nor the NRC is planning a news release.
The resident inspector is onsite.
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and the State of Georgia have been notified.
1 Region II (Atlanta) received notification of this occurrence by telephone from the plant manager at 10:30 a.m. on September 23.
This information is current as of 11:00 a.m. on September 25.
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Contact:
E. Blackwood IE, x28019; F. Nolan IE, x28019 Distribution:
Transmitted H St #7 M 1%Iirman Hendrie Commissioner Bradford S. J. Chilk, SECY l
Commission,er Kennedy Commissioner Ahearne C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky.
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Transmit @ed: MNBBE/W P Bldg M*0 L J.G. Davis,9.'('f IE L. V. Cossick, ED0 H. R. Denton, NRR Region _2Z l
S. H. Hanauer, EDO J. J. Fouchard, PA SS Bldg 8/ d J (MAIL)
N. M. Haller, NPA C. V. Smith, NMSS
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