ML20236T958

PN-75-043:airborne Mist Has Been Sprayed from Packing of Unit 1 Reactor Coolant Charging Pump Into Auxiliary Bldg for Plant,Units 1 & 2.Extent of Contamination/Exposure Not Yet Known

ML20236T958
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs
Issue date:	07/01/1975
From:	Jennifer Davis, Dreher F, Thornburg H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PN-75-043, PN-75-43, NUDOCS 9807290197
Download: ML20236T958 (1)

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1 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE July 1, 1975 l ( F=

--PN-75-43 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE l

,p This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information presented is as initially received without verification or eva 5 tion and is basically all that is known by OIE staff as of 11:00 a.m. on date of this notification. IT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY NOTED THAT THIS i NOTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT LATER MAY BE DETERMINED TO

! BE INACCURATE OR INCONSISTENT. AN OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMEh7 l ,,

NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE (BLUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY WILL BE ISSUED IF WARRANTED.

j Facility: Calvert Cliffs 1 (DN 50-317)

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

Subject:

PERSONNEL CONTAMINATION / EXPOSURE j Airborne mist has been sprayed from the packing of a Unit No. 1 reactor coolant charging pump into the Auxiliary Building for Unit Nos. 1 and 2.

The pump has been isolated.

The extent of personnel contamination / exposure is not yet*known; however,

_-some licensee personnel are known to be contaminated. Ni j

' ~- Personnel are being removed from the' Unit 2 (construction) side of the

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l l (' Auxiliary Building which is separated from Unit 1 by a security fence.

These people are being monitored and will be decontaminated if necessary.

Media interest is expected because of the ordered removal of construction o personnel from the Auxiliary Building, g; ;

The State of Maryland is being kept informed. A press release is planned by NRC.

l OIE received notification of this occurrence by telephone from Mr.

l R. Douglass at 10:45 a.m. on 7/1/75. O' 2,

Contact:

FADreher, IE x7261 HDThornburg, IE x7353 JGDavis, IE x7541 Distribution: ,

Chairman Anders Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Rowden G. F. Murphy, JCAE Commissierer Kennedy *

• C. C. Kammerer, CA . .

L. V. Gossick, EDO D. F. Enuth, IE J. A. Harris, PA B. C. Rusche, NRR H. H. Brown, ISP T. J. McTiernan, AIA K. R. Chapman, NMSS H. K. Shapar, ELD Transmitted: 'P Bldg /:4p ; E St/2.h ; MNBB MifYr, Luge 6m,/

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