ML20237C492
| ML20237C492 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 10/27/1986 |
| From: | Marabito R, Strasma J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20237C470 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-87-769 PR-86-064, PR-86-64, NUDOCS 8712210338 | |
| Download: ML20237C492 (1) | |
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Tm NtrLEAR REGULATORY COPN!$81CN STAPF !$ IWEST! GAT /t THE CIROMiTNES g 0F A RADIOACTIVE CotRMIN JN A RAD 10fCTIVE NASTE ETORME MEA WRIGHT-PATTERSON AT TE(TION ItCIDENT IN LATE AIR PQ4CE Bast. INS7TEMBER LHlo. .,
TE CONTAMINATION 0CCURRED WEN A UPMARMED DRLM NAS OPENED fN A STORAGE BUILD!tG IN 6N ISOLATE AREA AT TE BASE. A: POWDERY RAD 10 ACTIVE MATERIAL,
- ERIC!LN 2l41, NAS RELEASED FROM TE DRLM, NHICH HAS APPARENTLY LMDER PRESSURE.
AS A RESLLT, THERE IS EXTENSIVE RADI0 ACTIVE CG(TMINATION TMt0lGOLIT M BUILDING, BllT ENVIROPl5HTAL SAPPLES HAVE SH0HN THAT NO MATE!AL HAS BEEN RELEASED OLITSIDE TM BulLDING1 DECONTAMINATION 7%Y DGED LAIh 35W,I!g INITIAL EST!!%TE IS THAT TE COST THREE WORMERS, INVOLVED IN OPENING THE DRUM, WERE WEARING PRCrTECT!W I i
CLOTil!NG WEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. OE WORMER NAS SLIGHTLY CONTAMINATED WITH TE P%TERIAL, BUT IT NAS EASILY, REMNED. l SINCE M INCIDEhT CCCURRED, TE AIR FORCE HAS RES1R!CTED ACCESS TO THE BUILD!!C AND RETAINED A RADI0 ACTIVE WASTE HANDL.Its COPfTRACTOR 10 CLEAN LP TE BUILDING.
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l>@0RATDRY ARE REVIEWING TIE OF M CONTAMINATICH AND EVAllRTING M PL#fS FOR M CLEAfAP NORK. IS AL$0 ItNESTIGATIiG TE SOURCE OF TE DRtN CONTA1HING TW #ERICI 1.
AERICILM-2841 IS HAZARDOUS PRINCIPALLY !F IT IS INHALED OR ltESTED. AS LONG AS IT !$ CONFINED TO M STORAGE BUILDINGt IT DOES NOT REPRESENT A f%ZARD TO M PUBLIC OR *IU PERSONS ON TE AIR BASE. CLEANUP ACTIVITIES, HOEVER, ME BEING CAREFLLLY PLMtED TO PREVENT TW SPREAD OF CONTAMINATION OUTSIDE TE BUILDING. ,
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