R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant: public asbestos record
A modern government record can still provide a useful facility anchor. At Ginna, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission identifies the plant and separately recorded a 2008 steam leak that affected asbestos lagging and triggered an emergency asbestos-project notification.
What the public record tells us
Ontario, New York
The NRC locates the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant in Ontario, New York, about 20 miles northeast of Rochester, and identifies its operating license as issued in 1969.
Steam leak affected asbestos lagging
In March 2008, the NRC recorded an offsite notification after a steam leak affected asbestos lagging. The licensee made an emergency asbestos-project notification to the New York State Department of Labor.
A specific modern maintenance record
The NRC described the amount of damaged insulation as a minor project. The value of the record is its specificity: facility, equipment event, material and date are all identified.
How to use these records
Public records can narrow a work-history investigation when they are connected to the person who was actually there. The most useful next details are usually the worker's years, employer or contractor, department, trade, daily tasks, nearby crews, equipment and remembered materials.
What years was the worker at Ginna?
A 2008 event should not be projected backward or forward. The worker’s actual dates determine which records matter.
What department or contractor?
Operations, maintenance, outage work, construction and specialty contracting create different record paths.
What systems or insulation work?
Remembered piping, lagging, steam systems, turbines or maintenance tasks can help identify the right records.
Primary and authoritative sources
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