ML20236U143

PN-75-007:on 750327,plant Reported to OI & OE That Small Areas of Millstone Point I Plant Were Contaminated Due to Problem W/Condensate to Boilers of Plant Heating Sys

ML20236U143
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Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	03/27/1975
From:	Jennifer Davis, Dreher F, Thornburg H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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PN-75-007, PN-75-7, NUDOCS 9807290331
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7 -- g ;jg5 y f 0)L b PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE #

PN-75-07 ja v.

March 27, 1975

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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE

> This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information l presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by OIE staff as of 3:00 p.m. on date of this notification. IT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY NOTED THAT THIS NOTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT LATER MAY BE DETERMINED TO BE INACCURATE OR INCONSISTENT. AN OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMElff

--NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT OF OCCURRENCE (BLUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY l

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WILL BE ISSUED IF WARRANTED.

Facility: Northeast Nuclear Energy Company - Millstone Point 1 i

Subject:

CONTAMINATION O'E PLANT HEATING SYSTEM On March 27, 1975, Millstone 1 reported to the Office of Inspection and Enforcement that relatively small areas of the Millstone Point 1 i l Plant were contaminated due to a problem with the condensate to the }

boilers of the plant's heating system. The boilers of the plant's j heating system provide steam to the liquid waste concentrator in the liquid rad waste system. Apparently, a leak in the heating coils  !@

l ~ permitted some' radioactive liquids to enter the condensate of the  ;

plant's heating system. It has been reported that there is no  :

contamination,outside the plant; 35 pairs of shoes have been  : l

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temporarily confiscated; and some construction workers have been l

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released from the site.

l There has been relatively vide public dissemination of this incident.  :

The issue has bee;n picked up by local radio and TV stations. The Office of Congressman Dodd, Connecticut, has called the Region I l Office asking for information. Information has been provided.

Congressman Dodd stated that he had made arrangements to visit the ,

site on the afternoon of March 27, 1975. An inspector is in route to the site and will review this situation later this date. No press release is being considered at this time; however, a re.sponse to inquiries is being prepared.

l l Contactl, FADreher,.IE x7261, HDThornburg, IE x7353, JGDalis, IE x7541 l Distribution:

' Chairman Anders Commissioner Mason Secretary O/

Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Rowden JCAE Commissioner Kennedy Congressional Liaison ,

pt0 2-R. V. Gossick, EDO D. F. Knuth, IE J. A. Harris, PA

( r. E. G. Case, NRR H. H. Brown, ISP t ^ H. K. Shapar, GC l H. Larson,

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