ML20154C622

PNO-OSP-88-014:on 880908,increase in Auxiliary Bldg Radiation Levels Detected by Health Physics Personnel.Cause Under Investigation.No Alarm Received But Licensee Decided to Evacuate Auxiliary Bldg

ML20154C622
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	09/09/1988
From:	Liaw B NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
To:
References
PNO-OSP-88-014, PNO-OSP-88-14, NUDOCS 8809140436
Download: ML20154C622 (1)

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. September 9, 1988 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-OSP-88-014 1 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or  !

, public interest significance. The infomation is as initully received without verifi- .

cation or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by OSP staff on this date. '

) FACILITY: Tennessee Valley Authority Licensee Emergency Classification:

Sequoyah Units 1 and 2 Notification of Unusual Event 1 Docket Nas. 50-327 and 50-328 Alert l

! Soddy Daisy, Tennessee Site Area Emergency General Emergency [

l X Not Applicable i l  !

SUBJECT:

MEDIA INTEREST IN AUXILIARY BUILDING PRECAUTIONARY EVACUATION l The licensee reported that at 6:23 a.m. (EDT) September 8, a slight increase in [

l auxiliary building radiation levels was detected by health physics personnel. No alarm was l

, received nor limits exceeded, but the licensee decided to evacuate the auxiliary building, ,

1 comrnon to both units, as a precaution until an ai= sample was evaluated.

) Levels decreased, and the results of the & sample indicated no significant increase l' in radioactivity. ,

At 9:00 a.m. (EDT). entry was again opened to the building. There was no need to j

! declare an emergency classification. No offsite release occurred. '

The licensee is investigating the cause of the small increase in radioactivity and is  ;

planning a press release. ,

1 The resident inspectors were notified and will perform routine follow-up.  ;

The State of Tennessee will be informed. c The NRC received fomal notification of this event by telephone from the licensee to l

> the headquarters dutyisofficer This infomation currentatas 10:24 a.m.p.m.

of 1:00 (EDT)(on EDT)September on SeptemberC.8, 1988. l '

) This notification is being issued due to local media interest.  !

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