PNO-II-86-078, on 861021,2 Gallons of Hydrazine Spilled in Turbine Bldg.Caused by Leak in Deionized Water Mixing Valve Overflowing Mix Tank.Spill Cleaned Up

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PNO-II-86-078:on 861021,2 Gallons of Hydrazine Spilled in Turbine Bldg.Caused by Leak in Deionized Water Mixing Valve Overflowing Mix Tank.Spill Cleaned Up
ML20215J603
Person / Time
Site: Oconee, Indian Point  Duke Energy icon.png
Issue date: 10/22/1986
From: Brownlee V, Burger C
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
References
PNO-II-86-078, PNO-II-86-78, NUDOCS 8610270111
Download: ML20215J603 (1)


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October 22, 1986 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PN0-II-86-78 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verifi-cation or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region II staff on this date.

FACILITY: Duke Power Company Licensee Emergency Classification:

Oconee Units 1, 2 and 3 X Notification of Unusual Event Docket Nos. 50-269/50-270/50-287 Alert Seneca, South Carolina Site Area Emergency General Emergency Not Applicable

SUBJECT:

HYDRAZINE SPILL INSIDE TURBINE BUILDING About two 9:00 p.m. (gallons of hydrazine EDT) yesterday when a spilled deionizedin the waterOconee mixing valve turbine leaked building shortly through, overflowingafter the mix tank. Hydrazine, an inflammable, toxic substance, is used at Oconee for oxygen scavenging in the secondary system.

Duke Power Company declared an unusual event at 9:25 p.m. and assembled all personnel on

, site to assure that everyone was accounted for. The unusual event was canceled at 11:00 p.m. after the spill had been cleaned up. No one was injured.

Duke is prepared to respond to media inquiries.

The State of South Carolina has been informed.

This PN is issued for information only.

Contact:

C. Burger, 242-5198 V. L. Brownlee, 242-5583 DISTRIBUTION: ,

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