ENS Event | |
|---|---|
04:00 Apr 16, 2009 | |
| Title | Commingled Waste |
| Event Description | The following was received from the commonwealth via fax:
On April 16, 2009, the Covanta Haverhill trash-to-energy plant requested a routine DOT-E 11406 for the rejection of a shipment of commingled commercial and industrial trash. The shipment was returned to the point of origin in Peabody, which was the Casella Waste Systems facility at 295 Forest Street. The load was secured at 295 Forest Street in Peabody until their competent consultant could survey and process the load on April 21, 2009. The consultant separated out over 150 industrial smoke detectors from the front end loader. These devices were industrial smoke detectors. Most models contained Am-241 80 micro curies each; but many others contained 40 micro curies each of Radium-226. The consultant faxed a preliminary report to the [MA state] Agency on April 22, 2009 and pledged to follow-up with an accurate breakdown of the exact RAM and total activities involved as the information is developed. Complete information was not available as of the time of this report. This same consultant is also arranging for the legal disposition of the smoke detectors and assisting the Casella Waste Systems management in tracking down the source of the RAM. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
| Covanta Haverhill Haverhill, Massachusetts (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | N/A |
| Organization: | Ma Radiation Control Program |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+178.82 h7.451 days <br />1.064 weeks <br />0.245 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | J. Thomas Coulombe 14:49 Apr 23, 2009 |
| NRC Officer: | Karl Diederich |
| Last Updated: | Apr 23, 2009 |
| 45014 - NRC Website | |
Covanta Haverhill with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 450142009-04-16T04:00:00016 April 2009 04:00:00
[Table view]Agreement State Commingled Waste 2009-04-16T04:00:00 | |