ML20249A543
| ML20249A543 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07000734, 07000134 |
| Issue date: | 07/21/1978 |
| From: | Howard E, Mccormick R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| PNS-78-036, PNS-78-36, NUDOCS 9806170033 | |
| Download: ML20249A543 (1) | |
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J PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION July 21,1978 l
PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF SAFEGUARDS EVENT--
PNS-78-36 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE national security or public interest significance.
TMc information presented l
_is as initially received without verification or evalddtion and is basically all that is known by IE staff as of this date.
Facility:
General Atomic Company Docket No.70-734, License No. SNM-696 l
La Jolla, California
Subject:
Localized Contamination Incident l
At approximately 4:10 PM PDT, July 20, 1978, the licensee reported that their preliminary investigation of a localized contamination incident l
discovered at 10:30 AM, July 19, 1978, has led them to believe that the i
contamination may have been deliberate and, hence, is of security l
interest.
The tentative investigative results indicates the material was originally located in a glovebox situated within the material access l
area (MAA), removed from the glovebox, and transported to another area within the MAA and deliberately dispersed.
The amount of material involved is estimated at 500-700 grams of an intermediate material used in the fabrication of HTGR Fuel.
The material, uranium-thorium carbide coated with graphite, contains approximately 20% uranium.
No airborne contamination was evident although individuals 1 ~
who may have been exposed to the contaminated area are being checked for I
ingested particulate.
I A Region V security inspector is on the scene.
Additional information h
will be provided as it becomes available.
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l IAT was notified.
k No media interest is evident.
No press release is planned.
k The State of California has been notified.
Region V (San Francisco) received this notification from the licensee at 4:10 PM PST on July 20, 1978.
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