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PNO-78-133:on 780715,folowing Shutdown for Unrelated Maint, RHR Sys Placed in Operation.One RHR Hs Determined to Be Leaking & Releasing Radioactive Matl to Tennessee River at Rate Above Permissible Limits.Total or 0.11 Ci Released
ML20216J997
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Site: Browns Ferry Tennessee Valley Authority icon.png
Issue date: 07/17/1978
From: Klingler G, Sniezek J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PNO-78-133, NUDOCS 9804220057
Download: ML20216J997 (1)


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l July 17, 1978 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE - 'PNO-78-133-

_This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of. POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information i presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation l I

and is basically all that is known by IE staff as of this date.

FACILITY: Tennessee Valley Authority-Browns Ferry, Unit No.1 Docket No. 50-259 '

Limestone County, Alabama

SUBJECT:

UNPLANNED RADI0 ACTIVE RELEASE l Following shutdown for unrelated maintenance, on July 15, the Residual Heat Removal System was placed in operation. One Residual Heat Removal heat exchanger was determined to be leaking and releasing radioactive ,

l water to the Tennessee River at a rate above permissible limits. The heat exchanger was taken off line after being in service for approxi-mately two hours. A total of 0.11 curies was released. No significant M i effect to public health or safety is anticipated from this release. The leakage was identified by routine sampling. The licensee has taken environmental samples and further evaluation is in progress. 3 The licensee issued a news release and notified the State of Alabama.

The event was reported by local news media. The NRC does not plan a news release.

Region II (Atlanta) received notification of this occurrence by tele-phone from the licensee at 2:25 PM on July 15. This information is current as of 9:00 AM on July 17.

Contact:

GKlingler, IE x28019 JSniezek, IE x28019 Distribution: Transmitted H St ]!

Chairman Hendrie Commissioner Bradford Commissioner Kennedy S. J. Chilk, SECY C. C. Kammerer, CA Commissioner Gilinsky (For Distribution)

Transmitted: MNBB M Y b PBldg3/Y9 E. Volge IE L. V. Go~ssick, ED0 S. H. Hanauer, ED0 H. R. Denton, NRR Region 3IN -

J. J. Fouchard, PA SSBldg3,'8 (MAIL)

N. M. Haller, MPA C. V. Smith, NMSS 0. G. Abston, 01A R. G. Ryan, OSP R. Minogue, SD H. K. Shapar, ELD

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