ML19322A376
| ML19322A376 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 08/13/1979 |
| From: | Flack E, Higginbotham L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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| References | |
| PNO-79-332, NUDOCS 7910110722 | |
| Download: ML19322A376 (2) | |
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION August 13, 1979 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR bNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-79-332 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest sianificance.
The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.
Facilities:
Three Mile Island, Unit 2 Middletown, Pennsylvania Docket No. 50320 and Nuclear Engineering Company Richland, Washington License No. 131004201
Subject:
ARRIVAL AND OFFbOADING AT NEC0 0F COMPACTED LOW SPECIFIC ACTIVITY (LSA) TRASH FROM TMI UNIT 2 On August 10, 1979 at 8:30 p.m., a shipment of 157, 55 gallon drums of LSA ccmcacted trash from TMI Unit J arrived at the Nuclear Engineering Company's (NECO) Hanford, Washington burial facility.
This was the first shipment of such waste from Unit 2 since the March 28, 1979 acciaent.
A Region V NRC inspector was onsite when the shipment arrived.
Drivers reported no problems were encountered wi+" tha shipment during transit.
Radiation measurements on the exclusive use
.ere well within DOT limits.
The shipment was offloaded without incident on August 11, 1979 cetween 11:00 a.-
and 1:30 p.m.
All of tne barrels were in good condition, and no noncompliance was observed.
There was extensive media coverage.
r. David Jenkins, Special Assistant and Spokesman from Governor Ray's Office ar.d other State of Washington representatives were present onsite on August 11, 1979.
f3^ Region V received notification of this occurrence by telephone calls from Ine onsite inspector at 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on August li, 1979.
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Contact:
EDFlack, IE x28188 LBHigginbotham, IE x28188 Distribution:
Transmitted H St Cnairman Hendrie Commissioner Bradford S. J. Chilk, SECY Cem.ipsioner Kennedy-Commissioner Ahearne C. C. Kammerer, CA Com-issioner Gilinsky ACRS (For Distribution)
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Gossick, EDO H. R. Denton, NRR H. L. Ornstein, EDO R. C. DeYoung, NRR
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J. J. Fouchard, PA R. J. Mattson, NRR N. M. Haller, MPA D. Vassallo, NRR (MAIL)
R. G. Ryan, OSP D. Eisenhut, NRR J. J.,Cummings, CIA H. X. Shapar, ELD SS Bldg R. Minogue, SD
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