ML19211A698
| ML19211A698 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 11/13/1979 |
| From: | Davis A, Paul R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| References | |
| PNO-III-79-037, PNO-III-79-37, NUDOCS 7912200473 | |
| Download: ML19211A698 (1) | |
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- PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION I
4 3BRORBINJ 'l Date: November 13, 1979 PRT.LIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--Pso-III 79-37 This oreliminary notification constitut.es EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public _ interest significance.
The infore:ation presented is as i nu i.111e r-e.isu.d v, thnut verification or ev.aluation. and. is basicallv_all_.. __
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- nCI.EN O.7 MICROCURIE CESIUM-137 STANDARD FIFEIGNCE SOURCE UN 50VD3F.R 9-10, 1979
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During an cpen how.e en November 9 and 10,1979 at t.he Nuclear Engineering facility of the Te.r.hnical Insrirute, a 0.7 sdcrocurie Cesiu=r-137 etandard referer.ce plastic vesled source was stolen.
The source was used in a count Ar for de:enstrat Um purponAA and a license representative cas located in the area curins; the open house.
Tn: quantity of the source is less than an exAmpt quxncity (10 =icrocuries) an da. fined in 10 CFE Part 30.
The surface dose rate of a 0.7 eticrocurie Casiu=
reu-ee assn =i ;; no dintance het een the surf ace of sourec and nurf ace of skii va _1 d b e 21 rrc:/h:ur.
Under the vorn: condi tions (snorce. in a persen's
- sc: pecket or in hand) one could receive a whola body and exerc._ity cr;c su:e la ever.s of 10 CFR Part 20 limits.
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- i antee vill issue a press release on November 14, 1979 to ragio:.al 21.'.nts Sevs Service.s de. scribing tha quantit.y and confipration of the scurce anc it.s potential hazard.
T.atten III raceived notification ef this cccurrence by rAlephena from a reprAxentative of the Tilinois Department of Public Health at 3:00 p.=.
5:ec=3er 13, 19/9.
Subsequent information uns received f:cc the licensee's Radic. tion Safety Of ficer nnd 'Is current as of 5:00 p.t.
(CST) Novecher 13, 1979.
Tnis Fre11cinary Notification is issued for infor:ution only.
An inspection of the licennee's program is scheduled f or November 15 and 16,1979, at
-hich ti=e this rc:ter vill be reviewed.
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