Long Island Lighting Co.; Long Beach, New York

Long Beach, New York | 1985-Feb-10

Initial Notification: LONG ISLAND LIGHTING CO (LILCO) REPORTED TO NRC A RELEASE OF #2 OIL FROM A STORAGE TANK ON THEIR FACILITY NEAR LONG BEACH, NY. * INITIAL REPORT IS TANK WAS NEAR CAPACCITY AT 450,000 GAL OF #2. LEACK WAS FROM A FLANGE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. OIL WAS CONTANED WITHIN A 10 TO 12 FOOT DIKED CONTAINMENT AREA, HOWEVER, THE SEALS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DIKE LEAK. * INITIAL ESTIMATE IS THAT AT LEAST 100,000 GALLONS OF PRODUCT HAS LEAKED FROM THE CONTAINMENT AREA. THE TANK AND CONTAINMENT AREA IS SAID TO BE AN ESTIMATED 50 FEET FROM THE SHORELINE. USCG district 1.