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| event date = 11/16/2010 11:00 EST | | event date = 11/16/2010 11:00 EST | ||
| last update date = 11/17/2010 | | last update date = 11/17/2010 | ||
| title = Contamination Outside Boundary Area Due | | title = Contamination Outside Boundary Area Due to a Projectile Off Flight Path | ||
| event text = The licensee was conducting live fire exercises at the Ford Farms section of the Aberdeen Test Center when a depleted uranium (DU) projectile went off its flight path and struck metal causing the projectile to shatter and become friable. Ford Farms is an indoor hard target facility that is targeted from weapons outside of the facility. The projectile shattered outside of Ford Farms thus the contamination is outside the facility. | | event text = The licensee was conducting live fire exercises at the Ford Farms section of the Aberdeen Test Center when a depleted uranium (DU) projectile went off its flight path and struck metal causing the projectile to shatter and become friable. Ford Farms is an indoor hard target facility that is targeted from weapons outside of the facility. The projectile shattered outside of Ford Farms thus the contamination is outside the facility. | ||
Initial surveys indicate contamination levels as high as 400 cpm > background. The licensee has roped off the contaminated area and is sampling the air continuously while they formulate a cleanup plan. They estimate cleanup will take approximately two weeks with an additional week required for post-cleanup surveys. | Initial surveys indicate contamination levels as high as 400 cpm > background. The licensee has roped off the contaminated area and is sampling the air continuously while they formulate a cleanup plan. They estimate cleanup will take approximately two weeks with an additional week required for post-cleanup surveys. | ||
Revision as of 22:08, 1 March 2018
| Where | |
|---|---|
| U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | Sub-834 |
| Organization: | Aberdeen Test Center |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 40.60(b)(1) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+18.17 h0.757 days <br />0.108 weeks <br />0.0249 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | James Dillard 10:10 Nov 17, 2010 |
| NRC Officer: | Howie Crouch |
| Last Updated: | Nov 17, 2010 |
| 46425 - NRC Website | |