ML19344D603
| ML19344D603 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 02/28/1980 |
| From: | Davis A, Paperiello C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| References | |
| PNO-III-80-038, PNO-III-80-38, NUDOCS 8004250130 | |
| Download: ML19344D603 (1) | |
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PRELIMINARY h071FICATION
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D:te: February 28, 1980 PPILIMINARY KOTIFICATION OF EVEST OR L'NUSDAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-III-80 ~)B This preli=inary notification constitutes EARI.T notice of events of POSSIELE saf ety or public interest significance. The inforraation presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by lE staff as of this date.
Facility: Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan License No. 21-00741-05 Subj ect:
LOST PEOSPEORUS-32 SOURCI The licensee reported that a 20 =di icurie shipnent o f phosphorous-32 orthophosphate was deter "aund to be.,issing on Februcry 26, f 9 80.
The material had been shipped in Amershan, I n c.. and was spparently delivered by Purolator Courier to the IInive rsity rer.Mving depar:nent on Feb usry 19, 19ED. The loss uns reported by the Radiatism Safety Officer on Februsry 26, 1980.
Tais quantity of aterial vould only be a hr.tcrd if ingested or inhaled.
Tne licensee doubts that the =aterici vts delivered, but Purolutor cinks to have deliverec it and has a signed ship _:nt receipt as p roo f.
Tac licensee has searched fer the r.1 cria; hy hcth visual and radiat ion survev neans. Tne search has covered e:r:pected places of use nt the University cod also a nearby hospite.1 whero the r.sterial cou.ld ha.v been delivered by mistake.
~'ha State cf Michipa is being r.ctified.
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~~he IIces.see vill n:V r.ak e a press reieise, whica vill describe the package and request tha: it be delivered to the 1"nirc 4 ty if found, r,cgion IIT (Chicano) ceu nc: plan to issue a press releare.
A Re31oa III S.sp ee:or vill go to the i".iversi ty on februa ry 23, 1980 to e sist in searching for the aterial.
Re;io:: III roccived notificaticu of this c.: ur ence by a e Ipphone tron the
'.'niversity Sa.f e:y Officer at !. :00 p.n. (CST), Tehruary 27, 1980.
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C. J. Psocriello, RIII 38!.-2511 A. B.
Davis, RIII 38l.-2510 Dis tributien:
Trans=itted H St Chair =an Ahearne Co z:issic er Hendrie S. J. Chilk, SECI Co::::issioner Gilinsky Coc=f ssic=er 3radford C. C. Kar. :nerer, CA Cc..71ssioner Kecnedy AC.45 (For Distribution)
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H. R. Lentco, FRR C. Michelson, AEOD R. C. I,eYoung, NRR J. J. Fouchard, PA R. J. hattson, NP3 Landow-(6 ein/page)
N. M. Haller, MPA D. Vassallo, hr3 J. J. Cu =nings, 01 A R. C. Ryan, CSP D. Eisenhut, NF2 H. E. Shapar, EIS SS Bldt (MAIL)
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