PNO-II-97-030, on 970530,rail Car Containing Finely Shredded Scrap Matl Activated Licensee Radiation Monitor Used to Survey Incoming Shipments.State Inspectors Dispatched from Nashville,Tn Office & Expected to Be on Site
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| Issue date: | 05/30/1997 |
| From: | Trojanowski R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| PNO-II-97-030, PNO-II-97-30, NUDOCS 9706030152 | |
| Download: ML20148E539 (1) | |
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. May 30, 1997 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-II-97-030 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 II staff in Atlanta, Georgia on this date.
l l Facility Licensee Emercency Classification l Ameristeel, Inc.
Notification of Unusual Event (Rn Agreement State Licensee)
Alert Jackson,Tannessee Site Area Emergency 1
General Emergency l
X Not Applicable l
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Subject:
RAIL CAR CONTAINING SCRAP ACTIVATES RADIATION MONITOR On May 30, 1997, officials of the State of Tennessee advised the Regional office that a rail car containing finely shredded scrap material activated the licensee's radiation monitor used to survey incoming r
shipments.
Subsequent to the monitor being activated, the licensee initiated a survey with hand held instrumentation. Radioactivity has been determined l to be located toward one end and side of the railcar. At a distance of l five feet from the source of activity, the instrumentation pegged on the
- 5,000 microR/ hour scale, i The rail car has been isolated on site, and the licensee is attempting to
' ascertain its origin.
Three State inspectors were' dispatched from the Nashville, TN office and are expected to be on site at approximately 4:00 p.m. CDT today.
No media interest has been expressed.
The Region was notified of this event by officials of the State of Tennessee, at 2:00 p.m.,
EDT, on May 30, 1997.
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Technical assistance was offered to the State, but declined.
The region will monitor the activities of the State.
This information is current as of 2:30 pm, EDT, May 30, 1997.
Contact:
R. Trojanowski (404)S62-4427 JL) kPI op. Ctt-f 97o603gs29705 VW2 N
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