PNO-I-80-041, on 800313,radiological Surveys of Site Grounds Uncovered Three Small Patches of Contaminated Soil Outside Controlled Area.Approx Three Tablespoons Soil Removed.Survey Continuing to Determine If Other Areas Contaminated

PNO-I-80-041:on 800313,radiological Surveys of Site Grounds Uncovered Three Small Patches of Contaminated Soil Outside Controlled Area.Approx Three Tablespoons Soil Removed.Survey Continuing to Determine If Other Areas Contaminated

ML20126C732
Person / Time
Site:	Haddam Neck File:Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Co icon.png
Issue date:	03/14/1980
From:	Knapp P, Scrabian J, Galen Smith NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
References
PNO-I-80-041, PNO-I-80-41, NUDOCS 8004090027
Download: ML20126C732 (1)

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f Date: March 14. 1980 t .

PRELIMINARY. NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PH0-I ~

This' oreliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events __of POSSIBLE '

safety or. public interest significance. The i_nformat. ion presented is as initially

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received without verificat. ion or evaluation and is basically all that is known _

bv_lE staff on this cate. .

Facility Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company HaddamNeck(ON50-213)

. East llampton, Connecticut -

Subject:

DISCOVERY OF RADI0 ACTIVE CONTAMINATION OUT5IDE THE RADI0 LOGICALLY CON 1 ROLLED AREA On March 13, 1980 radiological surveys of the site grounds discovered three small patches of radioactivo1y contaminated soil outside the radiologically controlled area but within the licensee's property. Radioactivity measurements at contact with the ground indicated about 20,000 to 150,000 disintegrations per minute. The soil, totalling about three tablespoons, has been removed. The licensee is expanding its site surveys to determine if any other areas of contamination exist.  !

The licensee initiated'an investigation on March 10, 1980 after several small areas of soil contamination were discovered on the property during a routinc ' survey. The investigation is continuing in an atternpt to identify the source of the contamination.

No violatiurr.s of NRC regulations have been identified thus far. '

Region I received notification of this occurrence by telephone from the licensec t at 11:05 a.m. on March 14, 1980

.The licensee contacted the news media concerning this natter on March 14, 1980, Region I does not plan to issue A press release at this timei Reginn i will followup the licensec's investigation. { _- _

Contact:

.1. Scrabian 488-1358 N P'. app 488-1291 G. Smith 488-1200 l 1

DJ_sT_R.J.BUTION : (Facsmile Transmir.sfon Times Noted)

H ST BLDG k C# MARYLAND NATIONAL Chairman Ahearne C IE:X005 BANK 00ILDING NRC/TMI T' e'chWi~ cat Commissioner Kennedy W. J . D i rc ks , 'ETIO ~ ~ ~ ~ Support Offico Comissioner Gilinsky C. Michelson, AE00 )

Cunnissioner Bradford J. J. Fouchard, PA Region II Connissioner Hendrie- N. M. Haller, MPA Region III ACRS . R. G. Ryan, OSP Region IV l S. J. Chilk, SECY H. K. Shapar, ELD

~~ Region V C. C. Kammereri CA '

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RI Resident Sites J. G. Da vi s , NM55 /

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R. Budnitz, RES ~ ' ' "

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D. R. Muller, NRR LANDOW BLDG _(Fax __.by, ,H_q).,

R. Jl.Mattson, NRR (MAIL)

0. Yassallo, NRR (6 MIN / PACE) R. Minogue, SD il. J. Cummings, DIA IC:X005 D. Eisenhot. NRR ~

PRELIMINARY NOTlFICATION

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