ML20002B243
| ML20002B243 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 12/04/1980 |
| From: | Brockett T, Thompson D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| EN-80-041A, EN-80-41A, NUDOCS 8012110168 | |
| Download: ML20002B243 (1) | |
Text
PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION
.Date: December 1,1980 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-I 167A This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance.
The information oresented is as initially received without verification or evaluation and is basically all that is known by IE staff on this date.
Facility: Undeveloped Land Rochelle Park New Jersey.
Subject:
RADI0 ACTIVE MATERIAL IN AN UNRESTRICTED AREA (UPDATE)
This updates PNO-I-80-167 to include information available at 2:00 p.m., December 1, 1980.
The investigation to determine the source and extent of radioactive contamination in an area near Route 17 in Rochelle Park, New Jersey continues.
It appears that activities of the Maywood Chemical /Stepan Chemi:al Companies, which occurred prior to AEC/NRC licensing (1954), may be the source of the radioactive caterial but this has not been definitely established at this time.
The Haywood Chemical Company processed source material from the turn of the century until its takeover by the Stepan Chemical Company. A meetino is scheduled for the evening of December 3,1980 with the mayors of Maywood and Rochelle Park, a representative of the New Jersey Bureau of Radiation Protection and Stepn Chemical to inform the local officials of the findings thus far and the NRC's plans for further surveys, including an overflight to determine the extent of offsite contamination.
Region I has received inquiries from the New York Times and expects the paper to publish a story on the subject on December 2,1980.
Region I nlans to issue a press release.
Contact:
F. Costello 488-1353 J. Kinneman 488-1206 DISTRIBUTION:
(Facsimile Transmission Times Noted)
H.ST BLDG 3 lIE MARYLAND NATIONAL IE:X005 3.'[d Chairman Ahearne BANK BUILDING
//-! /.2, NRC/TMI Program Commissioner Gilinsky W. J. Dircks, EDO Office hsM2 Commissioner Bradford C. Miche.lson, AE00 Commissioner Hendrie J. J. Fouchard, PA Region II
/2.* M ACRS N. M. Haller, MPA Region III 3:
S. J. Chilk, SECY G. W. Eerr, OSP Region IV C. C. Kammerer, CA H. K. thapar, ELD Region V Su r-N.,_
WILLSTE BLDG B //0 RI Resident Sites J. G. Davis, NHSS PHILLIPS BLDG T. Murley, RES
/
H. R. Denton, NRR R. H. Vollmer, NRR LANDOW BLDG (Fax by HO)
(MAIL)
F. Schroeder, NRR (6 MIN /PAGE)
R. Minoaue, SD D. F. Ross, NRR J. J. Cummings, GIA IE:XOOS j
D. Eisenhut, NRR Document Mat. Br.
S. H. Hanauer, NRR
. Ebbin, NSOC PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION Region I Form 83a ggjM l
(Rev. January 1980) 8012110 gg
.--