ENS 44325

v t e ENS Event
01:12 Jun 28, 2008
Title	Concurrent Report Involving Derailment of Train Carrying Waste from Bwxt
Event Description	The licensee was notified at 2112 EDT on 6/27/08 about a train derailment in Atchison, Kansas that was carrying some low level waste from BWXT. Among the derailed cars were 3 cars containing dried sludge from the final effluent pond classified as LSA-1. There was no release or damage involving the waste material. Each of the 3 rail cars contained approximately 3000 cubic feet (9000 cubic feet total) with a total rad content of approximately 60 millicuries Uranium per car (180 millicuries total). The cars never tipped over and have been placed back on tracks. Pending satisfactory results of a safety inspection of the cars, the waste will continue on to its final destination at the Energy Solutions facility in Clive, Utah. BWXT does not plan to issue a press release at this time but notified the NRC based on the potential for public interest. Several local articles about the derailment have been posted on the internet but no direct inquiries from the press have been received by BWXT at this time. The licensee will also notify NRC Region 2.

ENS 44325 +/-
Where
Bwx Technologies, Inc. Lynchburg, Virginia (NRC Region 2)
License number:	SNM-42
Reporting

Part 70 App A (C)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+8.97 h0.374 days <br />0.0534 weeks <br />0.0123 months <br />)
Opened:	Carl Yates 10:10 Jun 28, 2008
NRC Officer:	Bill Huffman
Last Updated:	Jun 28, 2008
44325 - NRC Website
v • d • e

v t e Emergency Notification System
Bwx Technologies, Inc. with Part 70 App A (C)
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