ENS Event | |
|---|---|
23:40 Jan 30, 2008 | |
| Title | Alert Due to Moisture Contact with a Uranium Dioxide Mixture of Unfavorable Geometry |
| Event Description | An uranium dioxide powder mixture was contained in a hopper of unfavorable geometry with moisture prevention criticality protection measures. After starting a process stream, moisture was unintentionally introduced into the hopper containing the uranium dioxide powder.
At 1840 Global Nuclear Fuels declared an Alert condition onsite as a result of this introduction of moisture to the uranium dioxide powder. The process stream was secured which stopped the introduction of moisture. No criticality occurred.
The uranium dioxide powder in the hopper was successfully discharged into a hybrid container of favorable geometry. At 2107 the licensee exited the Alert condition. Notified R2DO (Bonser), NMSS (Weber, Mamish), IRD (Cruz), DHS (Haselton), FEMA (Sweetser), DOE (Smith), USDA (Timmons), HHS (Turner) and EPA (National Response Center) (Snowden). |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Global Nuclear Fuel Wilmington, North Carolina (NRC Region 2) | |
| License number: | SNM-1097 |
| Reporting | |
| Emergency class: | Alert |
| 10 CFR 50.72(a) (1) (i), Emergency Class Declaration | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-4.67 h-0.195 days <br />-0.0278 weeks <br />-0.0064 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Scott Murray 19:00 Jan 30, 2008 |
| NRC Officer: | Pete Snyder |
| Last Updated: | Jan 30, 2008 |
| 43946 - NRC Website
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Global Nuclear Fuel with 10 CFR 50.72(a)(1)(i), Emergency Class Declaration | |
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[Table view]10 CFR 50.72(a)(1)(i), Emergency Class Declaration Alert Due to Moisture Contact with a Uranium Dioxide Mixture of Unfavorable Geometry 2008-01-30T23:40:00 | |