ENS 40153

v t e ENS Event
10:31 Sep 12, 2003
Title	Alert Declared Due to Release of Antimony Pentaflouride
Event Description	Ken O'Brien, NRC R3 Chief of the Fuels Cycle Branch, called at 0704 EDT to inform us that Honeywell had a chemical release and they had declared an Alert at 0531 CDT. There was no radiological release associated with this event. The event occurred when a plant employee attempted to obtain a sample from a tank of antimony pentaflouride. During the sampling process, the tank was inadvertently over pressurized and was vented outside of the building to atmosphere. The winds in the area during the release directed the chemical away from town. The building was isolated and the tank reduced to sub-atmospheric pressure by the plant response personnel. Their were no injuries as a result of the incident. An all-clear was given at 0655 CDT and the Alert was terminated at 1114 CDT. The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant NRC Resident Inspector was notified by Honeywell. Notified the following federal agencies: FEMA(Caldwell), HHS-CDC(Davidson), DHS-DOE Desk(Yates), DOE(Turner), USDA(Thomas), NRC-EPA(Baumgarner).

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Where
Honeywell International, Inc. Metropolis, Illinois (NRC Region 3)
License number:	SUB-526
Reporting
Emergency class:	Alert
10 CFR 40.35(f)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+1.55 h0.0646 days <br />0.00923 weeks <br />0.00212 months <br />)
Opened:	Ken O'Brien 12:04 Sep 12, 2003
NRC Officer:	Howie Crouch
Last Updated:	Sep 12, 2003
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Honeywell International, Inc. with 10 CFR 40.35(f)
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