ML17325A876

Informs That Oil Spill Discovered at Plant on 880602 After Associated Tank Piping Overfilled During Tank Testing Then Lost Oil Dramatically.Cleanup & Recovery Measures Began Immediately & Expected to Be Completed by 880617

ML17325A876
Person / Time
Site:	Cook
Issue date:	06/15/1988
From:	MENGE R C INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO., INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO. (FORMERLY INDIANA & MICHIG
To:	ZUGGER P D MICHIGAN, STATE OF
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NUDOCS 8807190154
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InformsthatNRCnotifiedofoilspilldiscoveredatplanton880602.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:ZE23DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRIENCL0SIZE:TITLE:EnvironmentalEventReport(perTechSpecs)NOTES:D:SRECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD3-1LASTANG,JINTERNAL:AEOD/DOAAEOD/PTBNRR/DOEA/EABllNRR/DREP/RPB10NRR/PMAS/PTSB12OGC15-B-18RGN3FILE01EXTERNAL:LPDRNSZCCOPIESLTTRENCL11111l.1RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD3-1PDAEOD/DSP/TPABNRR/DEST/ADE8HNRR/DREP/EPB10NRR/PMAS/ILRB12NUD-TRACTEGFILERGN2/DRSS/EPRPBNRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCLDTOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR20ENCL indianai'r1icniganPowerCompanyOneSummitSquar~P.O.Sox60FortWayne.iN468012194252111ItPaulD.Zugger,ExecutiveSecretaryMichiganWaterResourcesCommissionStevensT.MasonBuilding,Box30026Lansing,Michigan48909June15,1988RichardC.MengeSeniorVicePresident2194252103

DearMr.Zugger:

RE:DonaldC.CookNuclearPlantNPDESPermitNo.MI0005827OnJune2,1988at1655hours,anoilspillwasdiscoveredattheCookNuclearPlantandwasreportedtothePollutionEmergencyAlertSystemshortlyafterward.Thelatestestimateisthat300gallonsofNo~2dieseloilwasdischarge'dfromanundergroundstoragetanktotheground.Thespillbecameapparentaftertheassociatedtankpipingwasoverfilledduringtanktestingthenlostoildramatical'ly.Cleanupandrecoverymeasuresbeganimmediatelyand150gallonsofoilhasbeen.recoveredfromadrywelllocatedintheimmediatevicinityofthedischarge.Forty-twocubicyardsofcontaminatedsoilhavebeenremovedasofJune13,1988.Cleanupmeasuresarestillunderway,andinvestigationscontinuetolocatetheleakarea.Repairswillbemadeimmediatelytotheleakarea.ItisexpectedthatthecleanupwillbecompletedbyJune17,1988.Bycopyofthisletter,theNuclearRegulatoryCommissionisnotifiedpursuanttotherequirementsofAppendix.B,PartII,NonradiologicalEnvironmentalProtectionPlan,Section3.2.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthismatter,pleasecallDonaldL.Baker,EnvironmentalAffairsManagerat219/425-2118.Verytrulyyours,~~c.W~RichardC.MengeSeniorVicePresidentRCM/dfc:lSIIRÃIXKS!49%..-FredMorley-MDNR,Plainwell8807190154880615PDRADQCK05000315SPNUCgpssIP June15,1988Mr.PaulD.ZuggerPage2IcertifyunderpenaltyoflawthatIhavepersonallyexaminedandamfamiliarwiththeinformationsubmittedonthisandallattacheddocuments;andbasedonmyinquiryofthoseindividualsimmediatelyresponsibleforobtainingtheinformation,Ibelievethesubmittedinformationistrue,accurateandcomplete.Iamawarethattherearesignificantpenaltiesforsubmittingfalseinformation,includingthepossibilityoffineandimprisonment.H~pc'.RichardC.Menge