PNO-IV-93-010, on 930315,State of Nm Notified Region IV of Light Plane Crash That Killed Four Occupants.Sealed Source Package in Type a Container Carried on Flight & Not Recovered.State of Tx Informed
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| Issue date: | 03/18/1993 |
| From: | Doda R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| PNO-IV-93-010, PNO-IV-93-10, NUDOCS 9303240048 | |
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t March 18, 1993 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-IV-93-010 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 IV staff on this date.
Facility Licensee Emergency Classification Tracerco Notification of Unusual Event Houston, Texas Alert Site Area Emergency General Emergency l
X Not Applicable
Subject:
LIGHT PLANE CRASH IN NEW MEXICO t
The New Mexico Bureau of Hazardous and Radioactive Material notified Region IV of a light plane crash that occurred on March 15, 1993, that killed all four occupants. A sealed source (cobalt-60, 46 millicurie) package was carried on the flight. The source was packaged in a Type A container (steel drum with a lead shield). The source has not been recovered and is believed to be located under 8 feet of snow at the remote crash site.
New Mexico Department of Public Safety personnel and DOE representatives have been onsite. The U.S. Forest Service is ordering early recovery of t
the source at the crash scene, which is on Department of Agriculture land. The New Mexico radiation control program and NRC Region IV have offered advice to the Forest Service representative. Region IV is
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continuing to monitor the recovery activities.
There is some media interest in the accident.
The state of Texas has been informed.
Region IV received notification of this occurrence initially on March 15, 1993, and and again on March 18, 1993. Region IV has informed NMSS and SP. Also, the RSO for the Department of Agriculture has been contacted.
Contact:
ROBERT J. D0DA (817)S60-8139 i
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