PNO-IV-88-003, on 880109,derailment of Railroad Car Carrying Empty Spent Fuel Shipping Cask Occurred.Caused by Track Switch in Wrong Position.Railroad Car Remained in Upright Position.No Personnel Injuries Reported

PNO-IV-88-003:on 880109,derailment of Railroad Car Carrying Empty Spent Fuel Shipping Cask Occurred.Caused by Track Switch in Wrong Position.Railroad Car Remained in Upright Position.No Personnel Injuries Reported

ML20149E892
Person / Time
Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	01/11/1988
From:	Holler E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
References
PNO-IV-88-003, PNO-IV-88-3, NUDOCS 8801140040
Download: ML20149E892 (1)

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January.11,~1988 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -- PN0-IV-88-03

.This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE~

.sefety or public interest significance. The information'1s as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region IV staff on this date.

FACILITY: Nebraksa Public Power District Licensee Emergency Classification:

Cooper Nuclear Station Notification of Unusual Event Brownville, Nebraska Alert DN: 50-298- Site Area Emergency General Emergency "X Not Applicable

SUBJECT:

DERAILMENT OF RAILROAD CAR CARRYING EMPTY SPENT FUEL SHIPPING CASK On January 9,1988, at 1:30 p.m. (CST), one set of wheels of a railroad car carrying an empty spent fuel shipping cask derailed. At the time of the derailment, the car was being moved by licensee personnel between two. sets of tracks on licensee controlled property. The derailrrent. occurred because a track switch was in the wrong position. The railroad car remained in an. upright position and there were no personnel injuries. This preliminary notification is issued for information only. The resident inspectors will monitor the licensee corrective actions.

There have been no news media inquires regarding this matter.

Neither the licensee nor the NRC plans to -issue a press release.

The state of Nebraska will be informed.

Region IV received notification of this occurrence by telephone call from the senior resident inspector at 7:45 a.m. on January 11, 1988.

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