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The following report was received from the … The following report was received from the State of Tennessee via email:</br>Event description: Tennessee Division of Radiological Health (DRH) was notified on September 23, 2014, by a representative from (Manufacturing Science Corporation) MSC that there had been a thermal incident in the chip/turnings oxidizer that triggered the sprinkler system. The Oak Ridge (OR) Fire Dept. responded. The sprinkler system released ~200 gallons of water which was contained within the bermed area. The incident was contained sufficiently that the OR fire department left the facility prior to 1000 (EDT). MSC changed pre-filters upstream of the HEPA filters, the HEPAs did not appear to need changing. MSC felt that this incident is required to be reported per TN State Regulations for Protection Against Radiation (SRPAR) 0400-20-05-.141(2)(c)4, in that the event potentially involved 'an unplanned fire or explosion damaging any licensable material or any device, container or equipment containing licensable material when: </br>(i) The quantity of material involved exceed five times the lowest annual limit of intake specified for the material in Schedule RHS 8-30 in Rule 0400-20-05-.161, and</br>(ii) The damage affects the integrity of the licensable material or any device, container or equipment containing licensable material.' </br>There was no release to the environment, no personnel contamination, and no injuries.</br>Notifications: (State) Oak Ridge Fire Department. Press release has not been issued at this time. TN DRH has not received any media inquiries at this time.</br>No fire or smoke was observed.</br>State Event Report ID #: TN-14-181</br>UPDATE FROM BILLY FREEMAN TO DANIEL MILLS AT 0921 EDT ON 9/24/14:</br>The following was received via email:</br>Tennessee Division of Radiological Health (DRH) was notified on September 23, 2014 by a representative from MSC that there had been a thermal incident in the depleted uranium (DU) chip/turnings oxidizer that triggered the sprinkler system. The Oak Ridge Fire Dept. responded. The sprinkler system released ~200 gallons of water which was contained within the bermed area. The incident was contained sufficiently that the OR fire department left the facility prior to 1000 EDT. MSC changed pre-filters upstream of the HEPA filters the HEPAs did not appear to need changing. MSC felt that this incident is required to be reported per TN State Regulations for Protection Against Radiation (SRPAR) 0400-20-05-.141(2)(c)4. in that the event potentially involved 'an unplanned fire or explosion damaging any licensable material or any device, container or equipment containing licensable material when: </br>(i) The quantity of material involved exceed five times the lowest annual limit of intake specified for the material in Schedule RHS 8-30 in Rule 0400-20-05-.161, and</br>(ii) The damage affects the integrity of the licensable material or any device, container or equipment containing licensable material.'</br> </br>They are not certain of the quantity of DU involved. There was no release to the environment, no personnel contamination and no injuries. </br>Notifications: (State) Oak Ridge Fire Department. Press release has not been issued at this time. TN DRH has not received any media inquiries at this time.</br>Updated information: The material involved was Depleted Uranium.</br>Notified R1DO (Gray), FSME MOC (Dudes), FSME Events Resource (email) MOC (Dudes), FSME Events Resource (email)
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The following report was received from the … The following report was received from the State of Tennessee via email:</br>Event description: Tennessee Division of Radiological Health (DRH) was notified on September 23, 2014, by a representative from (Manufacturing Science Corporation) MSC that there had been a thermal incident in the chip/turnings oxidizer that triggered the sprinkler system. The Oak Ridge (OR) Fire Dept. responded. The sprinkler system released ~200 gallons of water which was contained within the bermed area. The incident was contained sufficiently that the OR fire department left the facility prior to 1000 (EDT). MSC changed pre-filters upstream of the HEPA filters, the HEPAs did not appear to need changing. MSC felt that this incident is required to be reported per TN State Regulations for Protection Against Radiation (SRPAR) 0400-20-05-.141(2)(c)4, in that the event potentially involved 'an unplanned fire or explosion damaging any licensable material or any device, container or equipment containing licensable material when: </br>(i) The quantity of material involved exceed five times the lowest annual limit of intake specified for the material in Schedule RHS 8-30 in Rule 0400-20-05-.161, and</br>(ii) The damage affects the integrity of the licensable material or any device, container or equipment containing licensable material.' </br>There was no release to the environment, no personnel contamination, and no injuries.</br>Notifications: (State) Oak Ridge Fire Department. Press release has not been issued at this time. TN DRH has not received any media inquiries at this time.</br>No fire or smoke was observed.</br>State Event Report ID #: TN-14-181</br>UPDATE FROM BILLY FREEMAN TO DANIEL MILLS AT 0921 EDT ON 9/24/14:</br>The following was received via email:</br>Tennessee Division of Radiological Health (DRH) was notified on September 23, 2014 by a representative from MSC that there had been a thermal incident in the depleted uranium (DU) chip/turnings oxidizer that triggered the sprinkler system. The Oak Ridge Fire Dept. responded. The sprinkler system released ~200 gallons of water which was contained within the bermed area. The incident was contained sufficiently that the OR fire department left the facility prior to 1000 EDT. MSC changed pre-filters upstream of the HEPA filters the HEPAs did not appear to need changing. MSC felt that this incident is required to be reported per TN State Regulations for Protection Against Radiation (SRPAR) 0400-20-05-.141(2)(c)4. in that the event potentially involved 'an unplanned fire or explosion damaging any licensable material or any device, container or equipment containing licensable material when: </br>(i) The quantity of material involved exceed five times the lowest annual limit of intake specified for the material in Schedule RHS 8-30 in Rule 0400-20-05-.161, and</br>(ii) The damage affects the integrity of the licensable material or any device, container or equipment containing licensable material.'</br> </br>They are not certain of the quantity of DU involved. There was no release to the environment, no personnel contamination and no injuries. </br>Notifications: (State) Oak Ridge Fire Department. Press release has not been issued at this time. TN DRH has not received any media inquiries at this time.</br>Updated information: The material involved was Depleted Uranium.</br>Notified R1DO (Gray), FSME MOC (Dudes), FSME Events Resource (email) MOC (Dudes), FSME Events Resource (email)
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