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At approximately 6:45 pm on 9-1-12, there was a fire in two warehouses at the PPG Industries, Inc. Natrium Plant located in New Martinsville, WV. The warehouses are storage areas for product, where personnel are usually not stationed. The facility does have a specific license from the NRC. However, the mentioned signs are not covered under the license. They are generally licensed.

Two tritium exit signs, one in each warehouse, were destroyed in the fire. The signs were:

- manufactured by Self-Powered Lighting, LTD.
- Model No. CPI-700
- Activity on the manufacture date of 2-1983 was 12.5 Curies
- Decay corrected activity on 9-1-2012 was calculated to be 2.4 Curies

The area around the former location of the signs is barricaded off. This afternoon an outside contractor performed testing to determine if there is tritium contamination. The area will remain barricaded off until results are received.

A follow-up report will be submitted within 30 days.

• * * UPDATE AT 1210 EDT ON 9/5/12 FROM BALDAUFF TO HUFFMAN * * *

Sampling has been completed and analyzed to determine if any contamination was present from the destroyed tritium exit signs. The results verify that there is no contamination present. R1DO (Conte) notified. FSME Events Resource e-mailed.