PNO-I-99-012, on 990302,Intl Paper,Inc Discovered & Informed NRC That Source Housing Containing 80 Mci of Am-241 Could Not Be Located.Commonwealth of PA Has Been Notified of Event.Region I Will Continue to Follow Incident
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| Issue date: | 03/04/1999 |
| From: | Reber E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| PNO-I-99-012, PNO-I-99-12, NUDOCS 9903050277 | |
| Download: ML20207A858 (1) | |
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March 4, 1999 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-I-99-012 This. preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety 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 EmercenCY Classification International Paper. Inc. Notification of Unusual Event -
International Paper. Inc. Alert South Highland St. Site Area Emergency P. 0. Box 268 General Emergency Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745 X Not Applicable .
Dockets: 99990001 License No: General Lic
Subject:
. LOST GENERALLY LICENSED GAUGE On March 2.1999. International Paper. Inc.(IP), discovered, and informed the NRC that a source housing containing 80 millicuries of americium 241 could not be located. The source housing is from a genehl ly licensed
'NDC Systems Model 104 fixed gauge that was used by.the licensee to
, measure the water content of paper fiber ~ slurry at their Lock Haven.
Pennsylvania facility. . The entire gauge was shipped in one package to the manufacturer for service in February 1997. In March 1997.- according ,
to the manufacturer, the gauge was shipped back to the facility in two packages, one of which contained the radioactive source. The licensee controlled one of the packages that contained non-radioactive components of the gauge as if it contained the radioactive source. On March 2.
1999. the licensee opened this Jackage with the intention of reinstalling the gauge and discovered that tie Jackage contained part of the gauge.
~but not the radioactive source. T1e licensee has initiated a search for the second package which is presumed to contain the source housing with the 80 millicurie americium 241 source.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has been notified of this event.
All information is current as of March 4, 1999 at 9:30 a.m.
The Public Affairs _ Office is available to respond to inquiries.
Region I will continue to follow this incident.
Cortact: Eric Reber (610)337-5276 i
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