ML20249B220
| ML20249B220 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 03/22/1976 |
| From: | Roy G, Thompson D, Warnick R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNO-76-049, PNO-76-49, NUDOCS 9806220195 | |
| Download: ML20249B220 (1) | |
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$YYMW' PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE March 22, 1976 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE --PNO-76-4(/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 evaluation and is basically all that is known by OIE staff as of 11:15 a.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 ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE (BLUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY WILL BE ISSUED IF WARRANTED.
Facility:
Commonwealth Edison Company (Zion Unit 1)
Subject:
REPORTED PERSONNEL OVEREXPOSURE The Commonwealth Edison Company reported that an employee received an 4
estimated whole body exposure of 8 Rem on March 18, 1976.
The exposed person (Maintenance Engineer) was conducting an inspection under the reactor cavity in an attempt to find leaks occurring after the reactor cavity was flooded in preparation for refueling. The employea was carrying a monitoring instrument and after finding himself in a high field (beam) immediately left the area.
IE inspectors are at the site evaluating the occurrence.
No press release is planned.
Region III, Chicago, received notification of this occurrence by telephone from a member of the Zion plant management at approximately 4:00 p.m (est) on i
March 19, 1976.
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Contact:
RFWarnick, IE x27261 GWRoy, IE x27261 DThompson, IE x 27541 t
0 Distribution:
4 Chairman Anders Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY
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Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Rowden G. F. Murphy, JCAE l
Commissioner Kennedy C. C. Kammerer, CA L. V. Cossick, J. G. Davis, OIE J. A. Harris, PA l
B. C. Rusche, NRR J. La Fleur, ISP T. J. McTiernan, AIA K. R. Chapman, NMSS H. K. Shapar, ELD ed e
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