PNO-II-80-145, on 800826,NRC High Frequency Radio Sys Achieved Initial Operational Status.Sys Consists of 1 Kw Base Station in Region 2 Emergency Ctr & 100-watt Mobile Unit Mounted in Three Vehicles
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| Issue date: | 08/29/1980 |
| From: | Gibson G, Jenkins G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION August 29, 1980 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRLNCE PNO-II-80-145 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notier: of an event of POSSIBLE i
refety or public interest significance. The information presented is as initially i
raceived without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by l
IE staff as of this date FACILITY: Information Only
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SUBJECT:
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS 1
The NRC High Frequency (HF) Radio System, described in SECY-80-333, achieved ini-ticl operational status four days ahead of the scheduled September 1 target date, i
j Tha system consists of a one kilowatt base station located in the Region II Emer-gincy Center and a one hundred watt removable shockmounted mobile unit mounted in each of. the three Region II emergency vehicles (two mobile laboratories and one i
r.:cbile van).
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Th2 testing program has comenced. However, the system is available in case of custained comunication emergencies. Several short term problems have recently cccurred (
Reference:
PNO-I-80-119 " Loss of Site Long Distance Telephone Service, Maine Yankee; PNO-IV-80-27 " Loss of All Telephone Comunications Systems", Arkan-cas 1 & 2; PNO-80-02 "Comunications Poblems During TMI Drill", TMI; and PNO-III-80-101 " Loss of Red Phone", Point Beach).
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This information is current as of 10:00 a.m. on August 19.
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G. T. Mbson, RII 242-5598; G. R. Jenkins, RII 242-5541 Distribution:
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