PNO-II-80-142, on 800822,truck Loaded W/Five Full OR-30B U Hexafluoride Cylinders Was Forced Off I-85 Near Greensboro, Nc.Truck Did Not Overturn.No Damage to Cylinders & No Personnel Injuries
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| Site: | 07001113 |
| Issue date: | 08/22/1980 |
| From: | Coryell G, Kenna W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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i PRELIMINARY NOTD'ICATION August 22, 1980 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-II-80-142 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of an event of POSSIBII safety or public interest significance. The information presented is as initially
- received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff as of this date FACILITY: General Electric Company Wilmington Nuclear Fuel Docket No. SNM-1097 Wilmington, North Carolina
SUBJECT:
TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT A Tri-State truck loaded with five full OR-30B UF cylinders in overpacks was 6
forced off I-85 near Greensboro, North Carolina at about 1:30 p.m. on August 22, 1980. The truck was enroute from the Goodyear facility at Sargents, Ohio to the 4
Wilmington Nuclear Fuel plant.
The truck went into a ditch but did not o.erturn. There was no damage to the overpacks on.the truck and no personnel injuries.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol surveyed the containers and confirmed no damage and no radiation release.
The North Carolina Radiological protection section notified General Electric Company. GE was informed that a Tri-bsate Trucking Company wrecker was on the; way to extricate the truck.
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press release.
The State of North Carolina was notified.
Region II (Atlanta) received notification of this occurrence by telephone from the licensee at 3:00 p.m. on August 22.
Contact:
G. P. Coryell, RII 242-5619; W. B. Kenna, RII 242-5546 Distribution:
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