ML20249B219

PNO-76-019:on 760129,6-L Shipping Container Had Fallen from Truck & Recovered in Undamaged Condition.Dept of Transportation & State of Ny Have Been Notified

ML20249B219
Person / Time
Issue date:	01/29/1976
From:	Gower G, Roy G, Thornburg H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
PNO-76-019, PNO-76-19, NUDOCS 9806220191
Download: ML20249B219 (1)

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• NOTIFICATION - N0'f FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE January 29, 1976 PPILIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURPINCE

--PNO-76-19 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest sis;nificance.

The information presenced is as initially re].fived without verification or evaluation and is basically, all that is known by OIE staf f as of 1:00 p.t:. on date of this notification.

IT SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY NOTED THAT THIS NOTHICATION MAY CONTAIN INFOPJ4ATION THAT LATER MAY BE DETEPJ'INED TO BE INACCURATE OR INCONSISTENT. AN OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCE".ENT NOTIFICATION OF AN I"CIDENT OR OCCURRENCE (BLUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY WILL 14E ISSUED IF WARRANTED.

Facility:

U. S. Nuclear, Inc., Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Subject:

LOSS AND RECOVERY OF AN SNM SHIPPING CONTAINER On January 29, 1976, IE:II (Atlanta) was informed that a 6-L shipping Container had fallen from a truck and had been recovered in sa undamaged condition.

There was 4.99 kgs. U-235 metal in the container..

The rollup door on a Smith Transport Company Truck relear,ed in route and about 2:30 a.m.,

January 29, 1976, the shipping contair.er fell onto the highway East of Buffalo, New York. The truck driver later became aware of the loss and notified the Smith Transport Terminal manager at Buffalo.

New York State Patrol and U. S. Nuclear were notified by the Transport Company.

The State Patrol found the container at 4:00 a.m., January 29, 1976. The

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container was not damaged, the seal was intact and a survey indicated no y

contamination.

The container was released to the Smith Transport Company 7

by the State Patrol after consultation with U. S. Nuclear, Inc. and ERDA.

There has been no press release by NRC or U. S. Nuclear.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the State of New York have been notified.

OA U. S. Nuclear, Inc. notified IE:II at 4:00 a.m., and Oak Ridge Operations Office at 8:00 a.m., January 29, 1976.

Contact:

GCOower, IE x27261 GWRoy, IE x27352 HDThornburg, IE x27541 Distribution:

Chairman Anders Commissioner Mason S. J. Chilk, SECY Commissioner Gilinsky Commissioner Rowden G. F. Murphy, JCAE Commissioner Kennedy C. C. Kammerer, CA L. V. Gossick, EDO D. F. Knuth, IE J. A. Harris, PA B. C. Rusche, NRR J. La Fleur, ISP T. J. McTiernan, AIA K. R. Chapman, NMSS H. K. Shapar, ELD Transmitted: P Bldg H St1 O[ ; MNBB 3 N ;

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