ENS 54161

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v t e ENS Event
05:52 Jul 12, 2019
Title	Waste Drum Damaged Due to Over Pressurization
Event Description	On July 12, 2019, at approximately 0152 EDT operations personnel in the Uranium Recycle and Recovery area of the plant reported an incident. Production packaged wet recoverable material on July 12 (3rd shift) into a closed drum at the designated drum loading station, performed the required assay measurement and placed the drum into storage. Shortly afterward, the drum pressurized forcing the lid off and some contents to disperse into the immediate vicinity. The drum contents were smoldering, smoke was observed and the smoke detector activated. Dry paper in the drum created a small fire, which was promptly extinguished without use of a water hose or a fire extinguisher. A small portion of the drums content was impacted. The drum was then separated from other stored material. There were no personnel injuries. Health Physics monitored the area with no airborne results approaching radiological limits and no personnel were affected. The drum contained production-related contaminated wet recoverable material (e.g., mop heads, filters, and rags) and laboratory waste. The assay results showed a Uranium 235 content of 71.45 Grams. This quantity of material meets the reporting threshold noted above. Immediate Corrective Actions. Loading operations of wet recoverable material have been suspending pending further evaluation. Operations checked the other drums in the area with heat monitoring equipment and no additional heat generation issues were identified. This incident has been entered into the facility's corrective action program. This incident had no impact on the health and safety of the employees, the public or the environment. The licensee notified the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and will be notifying the NRC Region II office.

ENS 54161 +/-
Where
Westinghouse Electric Corporation Columbia, South Carolina (NRC Region 2)
License number:	SNM-1107
Reporting

10 CFR 70.50(b)(4), SNM fire or explosion
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+10.35 h0.431 days <br />0.0616 weeks <br />0.0142 months <br />)
Opened:	Gerard Couture 16:13 Jul 12, 2019
NRC Officer:	Jeff Herrera Property "NRC officer" (as page type) with input value "Jeff Herrera " contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.
Last Updated:	Jul 12, 2019
54161 - NRC Website
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v t e Emergency Notification System
Westinghouse Electric Corporation with 10 CFR 70.50(b)(4), SNM fire or explosion
WEEKMONTHYEAR2019-07-12T05:52:00 [Table view]
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