ML20207G422

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PNO-77-198:on 771109,transportation Accident Involving Shipment of Radioactive Spent Resin Occurred.Representatives from Nc Radiation Protection & Highway Patrol Responded to Scene.No Damage to Radioactive Matl Container
ML20207G422
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date: 11/09/1977
From: Bidinger G, Cunningham C
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PNO-77-198, NUDOCS 9903120071
Download: ML20207G422 (1)


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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION M/

, November 9,1977 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-77-198 This >reliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation

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SUBJECT:

TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT INVOLVING SHIPMENT OF RADI0 ACTIVE .. l SPENT RESIN i j l

'This Preliminary Notification is issued for infomation only. '

A Home Transportation Company tractor-trail'or carrying radioactive spent resin from the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant to the Chem-Nuclear Services facility at Barnwell, South Carolina was involved in a multi-vehicle I accident on I-95 near Rocky Mount, North Carolina at 6:30 a.m. on November 9. Representatives of the North Carolina Radiation Protection Branch and the Highway Patrol responded to the scene. There was no damage to or leakage from the radioactive material container. The truck driver received minor injuries.

The State of North Carolina has responded to several news media inquiries.

A news release is being considered by North Carolina; the NRC does not . . .

plan to mako a news release.

Region II (Atlanta) received notification of this occurrence by telephone from NRC, Region I at 9:00 a.m. on November 9. This infomation is current as of 12:00 noon on November 9.

Contact:

Contact: GHBidinger, IE x28188 CJCunningham, IE x28188 Distribution: Transmitted H St t ( f Chaiman Hendrie Commissioner Bradford Comofssioner Kennedy S. J. Chilk, SECY e Comissioner Gilinsky C. C. Kamm'rer, CA ~~ O (For Distribution) j Transmitted: MNBB ~Yl[7 PBldgYf(( E. Vol , IE L. V. Gossick, EDO S. H. Hanauer, ED0 E. G. Case, NRR Region !k/

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