ML20207S497
| ML20207S497 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/09/1987 |
| From: | Jason White NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Mcintosh J NEWARK HIGH SCHOOL, NEWARK, DE |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8703190557 | |
| Download: ML20207S497 (3) | |
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y ,,J ~D MAR 0 91987 Newark High School ATTN: Dr. John McIntosh
- Principal East Delaware Avenue
, Newark, Delaware 19711 Dr. 'cIntosh:
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) This refers to the special safety inspection conducted by Marlene J. Taylor of
- this officean January 21, 1987 at your school. The inspection was in response to a telephone call received by Region I concerning lead containers labeled
" Caution Ra'dioactive Material" that were being used in a class..
/ On January:21, 1987, our office received an allegation from an anonymous person
/ indicating that eight small cylindrical lead containers labeled with " Caution Radioactive Material" labels were being used in a metals shop class conducted
< at your institution. In response we notified you of the concern to estabitsh
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if the allegathw was factual. Your investigation into the matter revealed
- r. that;such' containers were in the metal shop. Consequently, you immediately
,. locked the containers in a cabinet in the metal shop until the radiological
, safety sign,1,fidance could be established.
y Mrs'.' Marlene paylor," a . Radiation Specialist with our office was immediately
- j[dtspatchedtoconductan'investigationandmakeradiologicalsurveysofthe j, z
,1 econtainers.,S.n addition Nr. Tapart of the Office of Radiation Control for the iitate of'Delt. ware and Mr,. Stuart Kline, the Radiation Safety Officer for the U.niversity ,o'f Delaware, were contacted and assisted in determining the radio-logical hatard associated with the cylinders.
Survejs and wipe tests for removable contamination were performed on the con-tainers by Mrs. Taylor. The results of our evaluation, which were confirmed by sjm11apmeasurementsmadebyMessrs.TapartandKline,indicatethatthecon-tai,ners did not contain any radioactive material and therefore did not pose any radiciogical hazard. Subsequently, Mrs. Taylor removed the " Caution Radio-
~ activt %terial" labels from the containers; and indicated that the containers
,Were nieasable for unrestricted use.
During the discussions with yourself and Mr. Hovatter of your staff, Mrs. Taylor stated NiC regulations 10 CFR 20.203(f)(4) strictly prohibits the disposal of empty uncontaminated containers previously used for radioactive material with-o' out first defacing or removing the radioactive material label on the package.
Mr. Hovatter stated that the containers were received from a person in West Virginia who desired the lead melted and made into boat ballast. Our Regional 4 a, office in Atlanta, Georgia has been informed and will continue to investigate th,e source of these containers in an effort to prevent similar occurrences. '
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I,.., MAR 0 91987 i Newark High School 2 i Thank you .for your cooperation in this matt.er.
- . ,3 Sincerely, .
' Original Signed By:
John R. White, Chief Nuclear Materials Safety Section C cc:
Public Document Room (PDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
State of Delaware Dr. Michael Wall's,' Superintendent 83 E. Main Street Newark, Delaware 19711 Dr. William Russell, Asst. Superintendent i 83 E. Main Street Newark, Delaware 19711 Mr. H. Nelson Freidly, Director, Secondary Education 83 E. Main Street Newark,- Delaware 19711 Mr. Keith Hovatter Newark High School East Delaware Avenue 4
Newark, Delaware 19711 Mr. Stuart W. Kline, Director Occupational Health and: Safety University of Delaware 417 Academy Street Newark, Delaware 19716 Mr. Allan C. Tapart, Program Director Office of Radiation Control Bureau of Environmental Health Jesse S. Copper Memorial Building Dover, Delaware 19901 bec:
Region I Docket Room (w/ concurrences)
Management Assistant, DRMA M. Taylor John Potter, RII 0FFICIAL RECORD COPY DL NEWARK HS - 0002.0.0 03/05/87
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