PNO-IV-93-034, on 931029,former Atlas Contractor Employee Alleged That Scrap Metal Was Secretly Being Released Off Site W/O Proper Radiological Surveys.Region IV Notified
| ML20059H588 | |
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| Issue date: | 11/01/1993 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| PNO-IV-93-034, PNO-IV-93-34, NUDOCS 9311100133 | |
| Download: ML20059H588 (1) | |
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- November 1, 1993 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-IV-93-034 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluatien, and is basically all that is known by the Region IV staff on this date.
Facility Licensee Emergency Classification Atlas Minerals Notification of Unusual Event l
Atlas Minerals Alert i
Moab, Utah Site Area Emergency
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General Emergency X Not Applicable
Subject:
REJECTION OF ATLAS URANIUM MILL SCRAP METAL FOR PROCESSING The Director of the Uranium Recovery Field Office received a telephone call from a reporter from KSL-TV, Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 29, 1993, concerning the refusal by a Denver scrap dealer to accept scrap metal originating at the Atlas Uranium Mill. KSL-TV subsequently aired a report on the scrap metal stating that a former Atlas contractor employee alleged that scrap metal was secretly being released off site above release criteria or without proper radiological surveys. Further, the alleger said that this material was-shipped to Colorado, Illinois, Washington, and possibly California. Region IV will treat this report in accordance with Regional allegation follow-up procedures, As a result of airing of the KSL-TV report, a high level of interest is being expressed by media representatives in the Colorado and Utah area.
This information has been discussed with representatives of Utah, Colorado, Washington,-and Illinois. Discussions with representatives of I
California are pending additional information.
Region IV received notification of this occurrence by telephone from i
KSL-TV, Salt Lake City on the morning of Friday, October 29, 1993. Region IV has informed NMSS. The assistants to the NRC Commissioners have been briefed based on the high level of press interest being expressed.
It has been confirmed by the State of Utah that no licenses are in effect for gauges which might have been used at the mill.
This information has been confirmed with a licensee representative.
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Contact:
Dana C. Ward (303)231-5800 1 0 9311100133 931101 L
PDR I&E PNO-IV-93-034 PDR
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