PNO-II-86-070, on 861003,Florida Steel Advised State of Fl of Radioactive Matl Found in Incoming Shipment.Radioactive Matl Apparently Strontium/Yttrium beta-emitting Source.Radiation Level of 800 Mrem/H Measured.Records Check Underway
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| Issue date: | 10/07/1986 |
| From: | Potter J, Trojanowski R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| PNO-II-86-070, PNO-II-86-70, NUDOCS 8611260398 | |
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October 7, 1986 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PN0-II-86-70 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 the Region II staff on this date.
FACILITY: Florida Steel Licensee Emergency Classification:
Tampa, Florida Notification of Unusual Event
! (Agreement State Licensee) Alert Site Area Emergency General Emergency ,
X Not Applicable
SUBJECT:
RADI0 ACTIVE SOURCE FOUND IN SCRAP METAL Florida Steel, a state licensee, advised the State of Florida on Friday, October 3,
- that it had found radioactive material in an incoming shipment. As a matter of policy, Florida Steel routinely monitors both incoming and outgoing products for
- radioactivity.
In conjunct .n with 'the state, Florida Steel determined that the radioactivity was emanating from a small piece of metal. The state took possession of this metal and analyzed it. Preliminary results indicate that the object appears to be a strontium / yttrium beta-emitting source. A radiation level of 800 millirem per hour was measured on contact with the source.
Florida Steel has begun checking its records to ascertain, if possible, the origin of the shipment which contained the radioactive material . The state still has the source, but plans to amend Florida Steel's license to permit possession of this material.
Florida authorities are prepared to respond to media inquiries.
This information is current as of 8:00 a.m. (EDT) today.
Contact:
R. E. Trojanowski, 242-5597 John Potter, 242-5571 DISTRIBUTION:
H. Street MNBB Phillips E/W Willste MAIL:
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