ML20216K132
| ML20216K132 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 11/06/1978 |
| From: | Klingler G, Nolan F NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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| References | |
| PNO-78-189, NUDOCS 9804220103 | |
| Download: ML20216K132 (1) | |
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PD 9 ad M PRELIMINARY NOT!FICAT10N GP November 6, 1978 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-78-189
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This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE safety or public interest sionificance.
The information i
presented is as initially received without verification or evaluntion and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.
FACILITY:
Florida Power and Light Company St. Lucie, Unit No. 1 Docket No. 50-335 Hutchinson Island Florida
SUBJECT:
INADVERTANT ACTUATION OF CONTAI'NMENT SPRAY On November 3 at 2:50 p.m., while the reactor was in a cold shutdown condition,1,100 gallons of reactor coolant water was sprayed into the containment through the containment spray system (CS).
The reactor has been shut down since November 27 for steam generator inspection and other maintenance activities.
During return of the CS system to service following valve maintenance, air was applied to the system air operated valves prior to electrical operation of the value solenoid air controller. The valves functioned as designed and opened.
ings Thirty workers in containment received some low level contamination and grg were decontaminated by taking showers.
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k Licensee estimates the gaseous release to be 0.001 percent of Technical Specification limits.
The radioactive liquid was drained to the waste system.
The licensee is considering a news release.
A news release is not planned by the NRC.
The State of Florida has been informed.
Region II (Atlanta) received notification of this occurrence by telephone from the plant manager at 4:30 p.m., on November 3.
This information is current as of 8:45 p.m. on November 6.
Contact:
GKlingler, IE x28019 FNolan, IE x28019 TransmittedHSt_L/.TO Distribution:
Chairman Hendrie CommissEi~r Bradford S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Kennedy Commissioner Ahearne C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky (For Distribution)
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