ENS 41993

v t e ENS Event
19:30 Sep 13, 2005
Title	Unplanned Contamination Due to a Pipe Crack
Event Description	Licensee personnel noted a pipe crack in the waste water system which allowed contaminated water to drip onto the air handling equipment for the laboratory. The leaking sink was in the laboratory receiving area for waste disposal. The waste water penetrated the air handler and contaminated the unit. The air handling unit was shut down and access control for contamination was initiated for the entire area. Contamination was measured up to 20K dpm but no one has been injured nor contaminated. Most of the beta activity comes mainly from P-32, C-14 and S-35. Area decontamination procedures are currently underway. The licensee will provide a detailed written report of this incident to the U.S. NRC.

ENS 41993 +/-
Where
Va Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia (NRC Region 1)
License number:	45-00048-17
Organization:	Va Commonwealth University
Reporting

10 CFR 30.50(b)(1)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+18.9 h0.788 days <br />0.112 weeks <br />0.0259 months <br />)
Opened:	Dean Brouga 14:24 Sep 14, 2005
NRC Officer:	Arlon Costa
Last Updated:	Sep 14, 2005
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