ML20249A891
| ML20249A891 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 12/05/1977 |
| From: | Haller N, Mccormick R, William Ward NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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| References | |
| PNS-77-048, PNS-77-48, NUDOCS 9806190061 | |
| Download: ML20249A891 (1) | |
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I December 5, 1977
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r PRELIMINARY fl0TIFICATIO!! 0F SAFEGUARDS EVENT--
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lhis preliminary _ notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE e
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Facility:
0' Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois j
Subject:
SHIPMENTS OF HIGH ENRICHED URANIUM THROUGH O' HARE AIRPORT l
On December 2, 1977, Chicago Mayor Bilandic met with Clifford Smith, Ernst Volgenau and others to discuss shipments of highly enriched
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uranium presently being routed through O' Hare Airport.
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The Mayor and the NRC agreed that no further shipments of high enriched uranium would be made out of 0' Hare Airport until the completion of a j
joint study by the Mayor's Office and NRC.
It was agreed to invite Congressman Dan Rostenkowski, Senator Adlai Stevenson, Senator Charles Percy, and Illinois Attorney General William Scott (or their representa-l tives), as well as an official of the Illinois Department of Health to e
participate in the study.
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t Media interest has been heavy. Mayor Bilandic and NRC officials held a press conference after their meeting to announce the cessation of ship-ments through O' Hare and the joint study.-
This PN is being isrued because of the high visibility of this matter and reflects the situation of 9:00 a.m., December 5,1977.
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Contact:
WJWard, IE x28080 RGMcCormick, IE x28080 N Maller, IE x27650
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Distribution:
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(MAIL) 9 R. Hartfield, MIPC C. V. Smith, HMSS R. J. McTiernan, DIA R. G. Ryah, OSP R. Minogue, SD H. K. Shapar ELD PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION 9