ML20248F295

Notifies That on 890901,18.6 Lb of Hydrazine Released to Atmosphere.Caused by Blade of Handtruck Piercing Bottom of Drum While Transporting Hydrazine from Warehouse to Usage Point.Employees Evacuated

ML20248F295
Person / Time
Site:	Catawba
Issue date:	09/29/1989
From:	Haller W DUKE POWER CO.
To:	Myers J SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF
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NUDOCS 8910060323
Download: ML20248F295 (2)

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North Carolina Emergency Response Commission Joseph.F. Myers,, Chairman 116 West Jones Street Raleigh,.NC 27603-1335 Charlotte Mecklenburg Emergency Management Office

. Wayne Broome 125 South Davidson Street Charlotte, NC- .28202-

SUBJECT:

'McGuire Nuclear Station

.Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA).

Follow-up Release Notification File: MC-208.20, MC-702.26, MC-118.00

Dear > Sirs:

Pursuant' to 40CFR Part 355' (Emergency planning and Notification), Duke Power Company hereby provides written follow-up emergency notice of a reportable ' SARA release. On September 1, 1989, at 1:00 PM approximately 18.6 pounds .of hydrazine, a L SARA Extremely Hazardous - Substance - with a reportable quantity of one ' pound, were released to the atmosphere. The approximate duration of the release, including cleanup time, was three and one-half hours. Verbal notification was'made to your offices on September 1,1989 as well as to the National Response Center and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Health and Natural Resources Regional Office in Mooresville. Since some employees were evacuated from the immediate spill site, per station procedure the Nuclear Regulatory Commission was notified of this incident as an Unusual Event. An additional notification was made to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission resident inspector'as is required by 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(vi).

The hydrazine spill occured while transporting a plastic drum of hydrazine

-from a warehouse to its usage point and was ' caused by the blade of a drum handtruck piercing the bottom of the drum. The spill occured near two office trailers and as a precaution the employees in these trailers were evacuated from their office area. The spill area was roped off, and entry O

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! l into the spill area was restricted to those employees involved in cleanup. I The employees involved in cleanup were members of the McGuire Hazardous l Material Response Team and were wearing protective clothing and self l contained breathing apparatus equipment. )

I Based on the prompt ovacuation, the protective equipment used, and the amount of hydrazine actually released, Duke Power Industrial Hygiene personnel conducted air sampling and concluded that there was no significant relative acute or chronic health risks to either on-site or ]

of f-site personnel associated with this release. Additionally, no adverse .

environmental impact was observed.

Materials Handling personnel are investigating whether other types of materials handling devices can be used to try to prevent this same type incident from reoccuring.

If you have any questions concerning this notification, please contact Hilary Sommer at (704)373-2374 or Dave Phillips at (704)B75-4633.

Ts h W. A. Haller, Manager Nuclear Technical Services HLS/rmb:0356 xc: S.D. Ebneter, NRC Regional Administrator, RII MRCDocumentControlDesk P. K. VanDoorn, NRC Resident Inspector

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