View source for PNO-III-98-045, on 980914,empty Type B Shipping Cask Received with Removable Contamination Levels of Approx 40,000 Dpm Per 100 Square Centimeters.Licensee Decontaminated Cask

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| issue date = 09/16/1998
| title = PNO-III-98-045:on 980914,empty Type B Shipping Cask Received with Removable Contamination Levels of Approx 40,000 Dpm Per 100 Square Centimeters.Licensee Decontaminated Cask
| author name = Lickus R, Orth S
| author affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION &amp; ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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| docket = 05000331
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| document report number = PNO-III-98-045, PNO-III-98-45, NUDOCS 9901220171
| document type = PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR OCCURRENCE (PNO,, TEXT-INSPECTION &amp; AUDIT &amp; I&amp;E CIRCULARS
| page count = 1
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September 16, 1998 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-III-98-045 This preliminary notification ccnstitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initiaT'"
received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all tF known by Region III staff                                                            s (Lisle, Illinois) on this date.
Facility                                        Licensee Emergency Classification Iowa Electric Light & Power Co.
Duane Arnold 1                                  Notification of Unusual Event Alert Palo, Iowa Dockets: 50-331                                 Site Area Emergency General Emergency X Not Applicable

==Subject:==

EMPTY CASK RECEIVED WITH EXTERNAL CONTAMINATION ABOVE DOT LIMITS On   September licensee         14, 1998, from Frank  W. Hake     an empty Type B shipping cask was received by the and Associates, located in Tennessee. The licensee's initial receipt surveys found removable contamination levels of approximately 40,000 disintegrations per minute (dpm) per 100 square centimeters on the external surfaces of the cask. This exceeded the Department of Transportation limit of 22,000 dpm (4 9 CFR 173. 44 3 ) .
The contamination was found on the external surfaces of the cask, which were covered by the impact limiters. The cask and impact limiters are enclosed in a personnel barrier during shipment. No detectable contamination    was found on the personnel barrier. There was no public health and safety risk.
The licensee has decontaminated the cask.
Region III (Chicago) is informing the State of Tennessee, which is an Agreement State with jurisdiction over the shipper. The State of Iowa will also be notified. The information in this preliminary notification have been reviewed with licensee management.
The   licensee reported the contamination to the NRC Operations Center at 3:02 p.m. (CDT) on September 15, 1998. This information is current as of 11:30 a.m.     (CDT) on September 16, 1998.

==Contact:==
Steve Orth                    Roland Lickus (630)829-9827                 (630)829-9660 kDj 2p yg 980916 PNO-III-98-045 PDR 2 ?002y                                                                        OY I}}

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