ML20236U896
| ML20236U896 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 11/13/1975 |
| From: | Jennifer Davis, Dreher F, Thornburg H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PN-75-124, NUDOCS 9807310146 | |
| Download: ML20236U896 (1) | |
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10 CFR 2.790 INFORMATION P
RELIMINARY NOTIFICATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE u.:.
November 13, 1975 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE --PN-75-124
..e This preliminary notification constitutes'EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information presented is as initially received without verification or evaluation end. is basically all that is known by OIE staf f as of 12:30 p.m. on the date of this notification.
IT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY NOTED THAT THIS NOTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT LATER MAY BE DETERMINED TO BE INACCURATE OR INCONSISTENT. AN OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICAITON OF AN INCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE (BLUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY
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WILL BE ISSUED IF WARRAhn.u.
Facility: Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Plutonium Fuels Development Laboratory (PFDL), Cheswick, PA j
Subject:
Plutonium Export XSNM-692 This supplements our Preliminary Notification 75-122 on the same subject.
i On 11/12/75 at approximately 9:30 p.m. Region I, Philadelphia was informed by the trucking firm that the shipment of mixed oxide fuel from Westinghouse
...N PFDL did not leave as scheduled. Westinghouse later advised Region I that the shipment has been temporarily pos'tponed. GAo who had planned to monitor l
the shipment was advised by Region I at 10:30 p.m.,11/12/75 of r.he postponement.
Westinghouse has informed Region I that they are presently negotiating to load the shipment aboard the same vessel at the Weapon Station Pier, Earle, NJ on or about 11/17/75 and would not enter the port of New York.
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New York City had been notified of the planned arrival of the original Ji.
shipment by the shipping company. The Director of Radiation Control Board
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of the City of New York, contacted Westinghouse International Office and informed them that he would try to prevent the ship from entering the New York Habor area.
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GAO has indicated to Region I, that they do not plan to monitor this O
shipment. Media interest is expected because of recent controversies k
surrounding SNM shipments. The State has not been notified. A press g
release is not planned.
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Contact:
,EADreher, IE x7261 HDThornburg, IE x7353 JGDavis, IE x7541
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B. C. Rusche, NRR J, La Fleur, ISP T. J. McTiernan, AIA
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