ML19269D554

LER-78-001/040 on 771025:reporting Level in ETS for Gross Beta Particles Was Reached or Exceeded 771003-10.Caused by Chinese Bomb Fallout.No Corrective Action Appropriate

ML19269D554
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	01/16/1978
From:	Werling J DUQUESNE LIGHT CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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References
LER-78-001-040, LER-78-1-40, NUDOCS 7906040249
Download: ML19269D554 (2)

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LER 78-1/040

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. LICENSEE EVENT REPORT cCNTRoLeLoCx I I I I I I I LICENS EE LICENSE EVENT NAME LICENSE NUM8ER TYPE TYPE El?9l AI B l vlS I ll 10101-10101010101-1010 14I11111111 1014l 14 15 25 26 30 31 32 REPORT REPORT CATEGORY TYPE SCURCE OCCKET NUM BE R EVENT DATI REPORT DATE

@oN'T[EJQ_j BLJ LIJ 1015101 -1013 I3 f 4 I i 11012I 51717 l 1011 1 116 I 7181 7 5 57 SS 59 60 61 68 69 74 75 80 EVENT DESCRIPTION o2 I ETS 5.6.2.D. (1) Data received frem an outside centractor indicates the1 7 s9 so o i reporting level in the ETS for gross beta in air particulates was I

[reachedorexceededduringtheperiod10/3/77through 10/10/77. The

• a,[grossbetaofsamplestat1on#29was0.64'pci/m3 andsamplestation#4f

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g ,was 0.53 pCi/m3. Repetitive. No corrective (continued on attached) l

• EOE*"YoEE CCMPON ENT CODE M NU "2CTVRER VICLATION o7 IZIZI L_f.! IZlZIZlZl ZIZl dp I Z 19 I 9 i9 l (gj 7 49 to 11 12 17 43 44 47 as CAUSE DESCRIPTION

@l The high gross beta in the air particulate is attributed to the Chinese 1 -

d[bombfallout. Sample station #48 is a control station and is located 'l -

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30 s o i over 15 miles frca 3VPS and station #29 is (continued on attached) [

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P ACILITY METNCOOP STATUS  % POWER QTHER STATUS CISCOVERY OtSCOVERY DESCRIPTION

lIJ l 010 I0 I I v/s i N/A 7 s 9 to I L.B_J 1 iz is 4A 43 4a so ACTIVITY CONTENT LOCATION OF RELEASE

@ RELEUZ ASEO OF LioRELEASE ZJ l11 AMOUNT OF ACTIVITyl N/A l N/A l' r a 9. 44 4a ao PE RSONN El., E XPCSU RES NUMBER TYPE C ESCRIPTION

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13 M/A I so PE RSONN E L INJU RIES i4 10 Y0i 01 1 N/A I 7 s9 it 12 80 PRosAsLE CONSEQUENCES 15l N/A I 7 89 80 LOSS OR OAMACE TO PACILITY TYPE Of fCRIPTION E LZ_j I N/A I 7 89 10 80 PU8LICITY 81 7 89 N/A l 30 ACOITIONAL P ACTORS A lEven.t Descristien and Cause Description continued on attached. I 7 89 80

@ lLER 78-2./040. l 7 89 80 u ,u .. J. A. Werling ,,o g , . 412-643-1258 2259 19 O

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,. DUQUESNE LIGHT COMPANY Beaver Valley Power Station Attachment to LER 78-1/040 Event Description (continued) action is appropriate for this incident. (LER 78-1/040)

Cause Description (continued) located over 7 miles from BVPS. BVPS did not detect abnormal gross beta in gaseous affluent during this period.

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