ENS Event | |
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13:30 Oct 12, 2021 | |
| Title | Unplanned Contamination Event |
| Event Description | At about 0630 PDT while a process operator was attempting to move a pallet of four plastic 55-gallon drums containing uranium nitrate (UN) solution off of a containment pallet, two drums fell off of the pallet and into the sea-land container where they were stored. One of the drums split and leaked UN solution into the sea-land container contaminating the area within the sea-land container, the forklift, and the asphalt under and adjacent to it. This drum contained approximately [DELETED] of uranium. The uranium concentration in the UN solution was about [DELETED] and approximately half of the drum volume spilled.
The operator was surveyed and was found not to have been contaminated nor to have received an acute dose from the spill. The spill is contained to a controlled area and no dose to a member of the public is possible. The area was restricted for decontamination and will remain restricted for over 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />. The licensee notified the R2 Fuel Facility Project Inspector. |
| Where | |
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| Framatome ANP Richland Richland, Washington (NRC Region 2) | |
| License number: | SNM-1227 |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 70.50(b)(1) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+5.18 h0.216 days <br />0.0308 weeks <br />0.0071 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Calvin Manning 18:41 Oct 12, 2021 |
| NRC Officer: | Donald Norwood |
| Last Updated: | Oct 12, 2021 |
| 55517 - NRC Website
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Framatome ANP Richland with 10 CFR 70.50(b)(1) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 555172021-10-12T13:30:00012 October 2021 13:30:00
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