ENS Event | |
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14:05 Oct 18, 2017 | |
| Title | Individual Contaminated While Offloading Uranyl Nitrate |
| Event Description | 24 Hour Event Notification based on 10 CFR 70.50(b)(1) for an unplanned contamination event that requires access to the contaminated area to be restricted for more than 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />, by imposing additional radiological controls or by prohibiting entry into the area.
On October 18, 2017 at approximately 1005 EDT, while operators were unloading a LR-230 container of liquid uranyl nitrate, the liquid offload hose became disconnected from the container fitting. The event resulted in a uranyl nitrate exposure to one operator and a release in the offloading area. The estimated quantity of spilled solution was 6-8 gallons. The operator used the emergency shower and was cleared by Health Physics and Medical personnel. Operations and Health Physics personnel cleaned up the spill of low-enriched uranyl nitrate. While decontamination efforts are essentially complete, efforts continue to assure there is no smearable contamination. This event has been entered into the facility Corrective Action Prevention And Learning system (CAPAL). |
| Where | |
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| Westinghouse Electric Corporation Columbia, South Carolina (NRC Region 2) | |
| License number: | SNM-1107 |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 70.50(b)(1) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+19.97 h0.832 days <br />0.119 weeks <br />0.0274 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Nancy Parr 10:03 Oct 19, 2017 |
| NRC Officer: | Mark Abramovitz |
| Last Updated: | Oct 19, 2017 |
| 53026 - NRC Website | |
Westinghouse Electric Corporation with 10 CFR 70.50(b)(1) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 530262017-10-18T14:05:00018 October 2017 14:05:00
[Table view]10 CFR 70.50(b)(1) Individual Contaminated While Offloading Uranyl Nitrate 2017-10-18T14:05:00 | |