ML20249B214

PNO-79-046:on 760318,Region I Responded to Several News Media Inquiries from West Coast When Radio Broadcast by J Anderson Indicated That Truck Carrying Spent Resins from Nuclear Plant Involved in Serious Transportation Accident

ML20249B214
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Issue date:	03/19/1976
From:	Dreher F, Roy G, Thompson D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
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PNO-76-046, PNO-76-46, NUDOCS 9806220183
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March 19, 1976 i

PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE

--PNO-76-46 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIELE safety or public lntarest sir;nif icance.

The information presented is as initially rdceived without verification or evaluation and is basically,all that 1_s known by OIE staff as ot 11:30 a.m. on datc of this notification.

IT SHOULD SE SPECIFICALLY NOTED THAT THIS

_ _ _ NOTIFICATION MAY CONTAIN INFORPAT10N THAT LATER IIAY Br DETERMINED TO BE INACCUPATE OR INCONSISTENT. AN OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFonCE'fENT NOTIFICATION" 0F AN INCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE (ULUE SHEET) SUBSEQUENTLY l

WILL BE ISSUED IF P/1RRANIED.

Facility: Tri-State P.otor Company Joplin, Missouri l

Subject:

TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT On March 18, Region I responded to several news media inquiries from the West Coast when a radio broadcast by Jack Anderson indicated that a truck carrying spent resins from a nuclear plant was involved in a serious transportation accident. The accident reportedly occurred l

on March 15, 1976, on the Beacon Bridge which crosses the Hudson River in New York State. The broade,ast vent on to soy that a dire holocaust was barely averted and had the material fallen into the Hudson River, New York City's water supply would have been contaminated.

1 Region I's inquiry indicated that the truck carrying the spent resins Of departed the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Station on March 15 bound for the

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Moorchead, Kentucky burial ground.

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a minor traffic accident occurred with a private vehicle (approximately

$150 damage to car - none to truck). The total activity being trans-h j

ported was 300 mC1, the shipment was undamaged and at no time was there g.

any threat to public health and safety.

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New York City would only use the Hudcon River for drinking water in case of an emergency.

Region I relayed all pertinent facts to West Coast News Stations and to Mr. Anderson's office.

l Media interest is expected because of the national radio broadcast.

The State of New York has been and is being kept informed. A press l

release is not planned, however, we are responding to all inquirics.

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Region I, NRC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania received notification of this occurrence from ERDA Richland Operations office at 2:30 p.m., March 18, asking* direct response to radio stations.

This information is current as of.10:00 a.m., March 19, 1976.

Contact:

FADreher, IE x27261 GWRoy, IE x 27353 DThompson, 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 J

L. V. Gossick, EDO J. G. Davis, OIE 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 /.2 Vo[.; h1 St/A.'Ai f *MNBB/.#dd[

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