Event Recorder Printout of Three Mile Island Accident


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00:04:52	Intermediate Closed Cooling Pump (IC-P-1A) started.
(0405:29)


00:04:58	First alarm indication received that letdown had been secured.
(0405:35)


00:05:06	Pressurizer level stopped its sharp increase at 376 and began 
(0405:43)   
		to turn down.  It reachad a minimum of 372 inches and then

		started back up at 5 minutes, 21 seconds into the transient. 



00:05:15	Condensate Booster Pump B (CO-P-2B) tripped.
(0405:52)


00:05:50	Reactor Coolant System pressure stopped its sharp decrease and began
(0406:27)
Approximate	to turn up.  Minimum value reached was appoximately 1350 psig.
      

00:05:54	Pressurizer level increased beyond the range of the instrument
(0406:31)   
		indication.


00:06:58	Letdown f1ow of 71.4 gallons per minute was re-established.
(0407:35)


00:07:31	Reactor Building Sump Pump A (WDL-P-2A) started.
(0408:06)


00:08:00	Emergency Feedwater Block Valves(EF-V12A and EF-V12B) were opened.
(0408:37)
Approximate


00:08:15	Reactor Coolant System hot leg and cold leg temperatures began to
(0408:52)
		decrease.


00:08:30	Reactor Coolant System pressure began to decrease.
(0409:07)
      

00:10:00	Pressurizer level came on scale.
(0410:37)               


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