PNO-I-97-051A, on 970811,update of PNO-I-97-051 Radiologically Contaminated Municipal Waste Made.Pa Dept of Environ Protection Continuing to Monitor Situation.Local Press & Television Media Expressed Interest in Incident
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| Issue date: | 08/11/1997 |
| From: | Anthony Dimitriadis, Sarah Shaffer NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| PNO-I-97-051A, PNO-I-97-51A, NUDOCS 9708130166 | |
| Download: ML20198F874 (1) | |
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-August 11, 1997 PamLTMYm nY= NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-I-97-051A
- This preliminary notification _ constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE cafety_or public-interest significance. The information_is as initially received without verification or-evaluation,-and is basically all that is known-by Region-I--staff
- in King-of Prussia, Pennsylvania on this date.
Facility Licensee Emeraency Classification Jeanotte Municipal' Authority Notification of Unusual Event Jeanette, Pennsylvania 15644 Alert Docketst'99990008 License No: N/A Site Area Emergency General Emergency X Not Applicable
Subject:
' UPDATE.OF PNO-I-97-051 RADIOLOGICALLY CONTAMINATED MUNICIPAL WASTE 4
This updates PNO-I-97-051. As stated in the original Preliminary Notification from August 8, 1997, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,-Bureau of. Radiation Proteccion (PA DEP)
, notified-Region I on August 8, 1997, that a City of Jeanette municipal l_-vehicle,_ transporting waste, was prohibited from entering-a landfill- ;
after it triggered entry alarms. After reevaluating the original; survey data, PA DEP determined the radiological' contaminant to be iodine-131.
.Bacause.the waste _ appeared to be household waste,-the radioactive
-contaminant is likely to be the result of contamination from a patient who had-been released form medical care:in accordance with the regulations-in 10-CFR-35.75.
The_ contaminated material'was-sealed _in double plastic. bags and is being held at the Jeanette MunicipalLGarage.
-Region I staff-are' coordinating event responss with che Environmental' Protection. Agency (EPA) . The' EPA is the -lead agency for radioactive -
smaterial discovered-in the public domain of unknown origin.
=PA;DEP;is: continuing to monitor the situation.
- Locci press and television media have expressed interest in this !
Lincident. JThe Region-I Office of Public Affairs is prepared to respond q lto: media inquiries. '
This information is current as of 8:00 a.m.,
August-11, 1997.
Contact:
Anthony Dimitriadis- Steve Shaffer
-(610)337-6953' (610)337-5256 9708130166 970611 PDR I&E PNO-I-97-051A PDR
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