ENS 45163
ENS Event | |
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15:45 Jun 24, 2009 | |
| Title | Access Restriction Due to Unplanned Contamination |
| Event Description | An unplanned airborne contamination event occurred beginning June 24, 2009 at 1045 at the Honeywell Metropolis, IL facilities' pond mud calciner area. Access was restricted to the area by requiring respiratory protection to be worn.
Average airborne concentrations during the following 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> period were 7.19 E -11 microcuries per cubic centimeter which exceeds the administrative limit of 5 E -12 microcuries per cubic centimeter. Natural uranium dust was the isotope involved. There was no known effect to employees. This event is being entered into the facilities corrective action program.
The licensee is retracting this report based on the following: [The licensee is] withdraw[ing] the event reported June 25th, 2009 Event Number 45163. Following a review of the circumstances associated with the report [the licensee] determined that the event did not meet the criteria as described in 10CFR40.60(b). The event review determined that the contamination event was expected. And the area DID have a respiratory protection requirement in place at the time of the elevated air activity. The licensee informed NRC Region 2 (John Pelchat). Notified R2DO (Musser) and NMSS (Easton). |
| Where | |
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| Honeywell International, Inc. Metropolis, Illinois (NRC Region 2) | |
| License number: | SUB-526 |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 40.60(b)(1) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+21.35 h0.89 days <br />0.127 weeks <br />0.0292 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Michael Greeno 13:06 Jun 25, 2009 |
| NRC Officer: | Pete Snyder |
| Last Updated: | Jul 1, 2009 |
| 45163 - NRC Website | |
Honeywell International, Inc. with 10 CFR 40.60(b)(1) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 451952009-07-11T01:00:00011 July 2009 01:00:00
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