ML20217A674
| ML20217A674 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 12/20/1978 |
| From: | Flack E, Higginbotham L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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| References | |
| PNO-78-213, NUDOCS 9804220308 | |
| Download: ML20217A674 (1) | |
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h p' L.u Q)V#J C PRELIMINARY NOTIFICA110h 1 7473 4 December 20, 1978 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-78-213 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of event of i
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P_0SSIBLE safety or public interest significance.
The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this ~date.
Facility: AtomicDisposalCompany, Tide Fa'rkdlllinois' License No. 12-11286-01
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Subject:
VEHICLE ACCIDENT INVOLVING DEPLETED URANIUM The licensee notified RIII at 10:45 p.m., December 19, 1978 that a truck belonging to the licensee had overturned approximately 20 miles north of Madison, Wisconsin.
The truck was carrying approximately 40 55-gallon drums of cemented depleted uranium waste from Honeywell, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota to the licensee's Illinois offices' for disposal.
The truck also carried "some" drums of packing waste, according to the licensee.
The licensee reported that his driver and the Wisconsin State Police both surveyed the truck and contents and found no evidence of contamination.
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The licensee stated that a relief truck and driver were dispatched to the scene to transfer the cargo. There were no injuries and no damage to -
property other than the licensee's truck.
RIII contacted the State of Wisconsin at 8:40 a.m., December 20, 1978 and learned that representatives of the Wisconsin Department of Health were enroute to the scene to confirm the survey results reported by the licensee and~the State Police.
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RIII contacted the licensee president at 9:30 a.m., December 20, 1978.
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He confirmed that the material on the truck had been solidified with concrete prior to loading, that the reports he received stated that there was no visible evidence that the intergrity of any of the drums had been broken, and that surveys showed no evidence of contamination on the outside of the drums, on the truck, or on the ground surrounding the truck.
l RIII does not plan to dispatch an inspector unless the State Health l
Department survey fails to confirm surveys conducted by the licensee and l
the Wisconsin State Police.
Media interest may be expected because of the involvement of' the State Police.
A press release is not planned by the NRC or the licensee.
l NRC, Region III (Chicago) received notification of this nccurrence by telephone from the licensee at 10:45 p.m., December 19, 1978.
The infor-mation contained herein is current as of 9:30 a.m., December 20, 1978.
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Contact:
EDFlack, IE x28188 LBHigginbotham, IE x28188 Distribution:
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