PNO-III-98-058, on 981209,fire Started in Process Bldg 326. Plant Onsite Fire Brigade Responded & Extinguished Fire About 2 H Later.Certificatee Does Not Know Cause of Fire at Present Time.Treated Four Plant Workers for Minor Injuries

PNO-III-98-058:on 981209,fire Started in Process Bldg 326. Plant Onsite Fire Brigade Responded & Extinguished Fire About 2 H Later.Certificatee Does Not Know Cause of Fire at Present Time.Treated Four Plant Workers for Minor Injuries

ML20197H313
Person / Time
Site:	Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Issue date:	12/09/1998
From:	Hiland P, Reidinger T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
References
PNO-III-98-058, PNO-III-98-58, NUDOCS 9812140046
Download: ML20197H313 (1)

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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-III-98-058 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by Region III staff (Lisle, Illinois) on this date.

Facility Licensee Emergency C1assification Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Notification of Unusual Event Piketon,0hio Alert Dockets: 07007002 Site Area Emergency General Emergency X Not Applicable

Subject:

FIRE IN PROCESS BUILDING At about 6:10 a.m.(ET) on December 9,1998, a fire started in process building 326. The plant's onsite fire brigade responded and extinguished the fire about two hours later, The certificatee at this time does not know the cause of the fire. There was no release of chemical or radioactive material outside of the cell structure nor was there any damage to safety equipment.

Four plant workers were treated for minor injuries. They were treated and released.

An NRC inspector was at the plant site during the event.

The NRC is dispatching a six-member Augmented Inspection Team to review the circumstances surrounding the fire and to monitor the recovery efforts.

The certificatee has issued a press release.

An NRC Commissioner Assistant's Briefing was conducted at 2:00 p.m. (ET).

The State of Ohio, EPA, DOE, FDA, FEMA, and the NRC Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards have been notified. The information in this preliminary notification has been reviewed with the certificatee management.

The NRC was notified of this incident at 8:00 a.m. (ET) on December 9, 1998. This information is current as of 5:00 p.m. (ET) on December 9, 1988.

Contact:

Pat Hiland Tim Reidinger (630)829-9603 (630)829-9816 9812140046 981209

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