ENS Event | |
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06:00 Dec 19, 2011 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Scrap Metal Facility Rejected Load |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the state via email:
Nucor-Yamato Steel in Blytheville, Arkansas reported to the Arkansas Radiation Control Program on December 19, 2011, that a sealed source containing radioactive material had been found in a load of scrap metal received at their facility. The broker for this load of scrap metal was The David J. Joseph Company. The load of scrap originated in Louisiana. Survey readings on contact with the source using a sodium iodide detector were 1.0 mR/hr. Smears taken and counted using a thin window GM detector in the field indicates that the source does not appear to be leaking. The source has a glass covered flange end approximately 1.125" diameter, with a fitting on the back side of approximately 0.5" diameter. Overall length is approximately 1.0". No identifying marks have been found at this time. The source was contained within a small can, secured within a locked storage room. The steel mill is awaiting a consultant to pick-up, identify and dispose of the source. |
| Where | |
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| Nucor-Yamato Steel Blytheville, Arkansas (NRC Region 4) | |
| Organization: | Arkansas Department Of Health |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+31.12 h1.297 days <br />0.185 weeks <br />0.0426 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Tammy Kriesel 13:07 Dec 20, 2011 |
| NRC Officer: | John Knoke |
| Last Updated: | Dec 20, 2011 |
| 47536 - NRC Website | |
Nucor-Yamato Steel with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 475362011-12-19T06:00:00019 December 2011 06:00:00
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