ML20151X551
| ML20151X551 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 06/28/1977 |
| From: | Bidinger G, Higginbotham L, Roy G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNO-77-117, NUDOCS 9809170149 | |
| Download: ML20151X551 (1) | |
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. PRELDi1 NARY NOTIFI ION g . y g. ,
June 28, 1977 PRELDiINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENi .
- This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE safet.v or public interest significance.
presented is as initially The infomation i
,and is basically all that is.received known by without verification IE staff on this date. or evaluation ,
Facility: Micro Gage, Inc.
Jackson, MI
- p, License No. 21-17103-01
Subject:
l FIRE AT LICENSEE'S FACILITY DESTROYS A TUICK CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE SOURCES- l RIII received information from the Mic.higan Department of Public Health thatearl'y the a firemorning ha' d occurredof June- at the licens.'.e's Jackson, Michigan facility in --
28, 1977. Tte licensee util'.zes a 125 milli-curie Cobalt-60 logging operations. source and a 3 curie Ame.ricium-Beryllium source in well Initial reports indicate that hoth sources were on l
a truck parked.inside the licensee's building which was deptroyed by fire. !
'.'* Results of an initial radiation survey reported to have bden made by
,I Michigan State Police indicate no gamma radiation hazard.
i j RIII has dispatched a radiation specialist to the site with radiation detection equipment to make a further evaluation. Michigan Department
'j of Public Health has also dispatched representatives to the site.
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i The State of Michigan representative was unaware of any media inquiries i at approximately 10:00 a.g. when he provided RIII with the initial
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information by phone. RITI will make a press release.
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Contact:
GHBidinger, IE x27353 LBHigginbotham, IE x27347 GWRoy, IE x27261 l
,' Distribution: Transmitted H St 2 *# 7 .
Chairman Rowden C. C.,Kammerer, CA Commissioner Kennedy G. F. Murphy, JCAE I S. J. Chilk, SECY H. H. Whiteside, SCNR Commissioner Gilinsky H. R. Myers, HOEE Transmitted: MNBB >!*3 'P Blda J'00 SS Bldg J 146 g L. V. Gossick, EDO E. G. Case, NRR S. H. Hahauer, EDO C.' V. Smith, NMSS J. A. Harris, PA W. G. Mcdonald, MIPC Luge (MAIL)
R. G. Ryan, OSP E. Volgenau, IE
,l j H. K. Shapar, ELD T. J. McTiernan OIA Region /T/
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