ML20236V472
| ML20236V472 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/15/1975 |
| From: | Jennifer Davis, Thornburg H, Warnick R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PN-75-069, PN-75-69, NUDOCS 9808030260 | |
| Download: ML20236V472 (1) | |
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, (SJLh' PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE August 15,1975
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE
--PN-75-69 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 and is basically all that is known by OIE staff as of 9::00 a.m. on the date of this not.tfication.
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 NOTIFICATION OF AN INCIDFNT OR OCCURRENCE (BLUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY WILL BE ISSUED IF WARRANTED.
.s Facility:
U. S. Nuclear, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Subject:
TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT IN INDIANA Chicago Operations Office notified IE:III that at approximately 5:15 p.m.
on August 13, 1975, a truck trailer containing SNM (4 kgs. U-235; 93%
enriched) overturned eight miles east of Shoals, Indiana on U. S.
Route 150. This was a double trailer shipment with the SNM in the second trailer.
Only the second trailer overturned. The, shipment of unirradiated fuel elements was en route to GE, Pleasanton,' Calif.,
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~ from U. S. Nuclear, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
The common carrier was Consolidated l
Freightway.
I Representatives of Indiana State Police and Indiana State Radiological Assistance Team were on the scene.
Truck seal had not been broken.
The truck door was opened and representatives looked in.
The decision was made to release truck and trailers for further transportation.
The occurrence co'uld generate local news coverage since the Governor of j
Indiana has indicated interest in the accident because the containers were not surveyed prior to leaving the scene. The Shipment is presently en route to California.
k ERDA RAT were not requested at the accident scene.
Region III received notification of this occurrence by telephone from Chicago Operations Office at 8:15 p.m. on August 13, 1975.
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Contact:
RFWarnick, IE x7261 HDThornburg, IE x7353 JGDavis, IE x7541 toO
,Qg Distribution:
Chairman Anders Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY l
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