PNO-II-93-022, on 930505,false Media Rept of Damage to Research Reactor Was Heard by Resident Inspector.On 930503, Substantial Fire in Electronics Research Lab Building Across Street Did Not Impact Building Containing Research Reactor
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| Site: | North Carolina State University |
| Issue date: | 05/05/1993 |
| From: | Dan Collins NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| References | |
| PNO-II-93-022, PNO-II-93-22, NUDOCS 9305120104 | |
| Download: ML20036A568 (1) | |
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[ May 5,
1993 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-II-93-022 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE cafety_or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region II staff on this date.
F?mility Licensee Emergency classification North Carolina State University Notification of Unusual Event
-North Carolina State University Alert Raleigh, North Carolina Site Area Emergency Dockets: 05000297 License No: R-120 General Emergency X Not Applicable
Subject:
False Media Report Of Damage To Research Reactor On the morning of May 5, 1993, the Harris resident inspector heard a radio report in Raleigh that the North Carolina State University Research
. Reactor had been damaged by a fire.
This report was false.
On May 3, 1993, there was a substantial fire in an Electronics Research Laboratory Building across the street from the research reactor.
The fire did not impact the research reactor or the building containing the research reactor.
The fire was caused by a hydrogen leak in the research building.
The hydrogen leak was caused by an earlier loss of power to the entire campus.
The research reactor was not operating when the campus lost power.
The staff at the research reactor started an emergency diosel to provide light to the building.
The State of North Carolina has been informed.
This_information is current as of 8:00 a.m.
on May 5, 1993.
Contact:
Douglas Collins (404)331-5586 b
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