ENS 43946

v t e ENS Event
23:40 Jan 30, 2008
Title	Alert Due to Moisture Contact with a Uranium Dioxide Mixture of Unfavorable Geometry
Event Description	An uranium dioxide powder mixture was contained in a hopper of unfavorable geometry with moisture prevention criticality protection measures. After starting a process stream, moisture was unintentionally introduced into the hopper containing the uranium dioxide powder. At 1840 Global Nuclear Fuels declared an Alert condition onsite as a result of this introduction of moisture to the uranium dioxide powder. The process stream was secured which stopped the introduction of moisture. No criticality occurred. * * UPDATE FROM S. MURRAY TO P. SNYDER AT 2110 ON 1/30/08 * * * The uranium dioxide powder in the hopper was successfully discharged into a hybrid container of favorable geometry. At 2107 the licensee exited the Alert condition. Notified R2DO (Bonser), NMSS (Weber, Mamish), IRD (Cruz), DHS (Haselton), FEMA (Sweetser), DOE (Smith), USDA (Timmons), HHS (Turner) and EPA (National Response Center) (Snowden).

ENS 43946 +/-
Where
Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas Wilmington, North Carolina (NRC Region 2)
License number:	SNM-1097
Reporting
Emergency class:	Alert
10 CFR 50.72(a) (1) (i), Emergency Class Declaration
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-4.67 h-0.195 days <br />-0.0278 weeks <br />-0.0064 months <br />)
Opened:	Scott Murray 19:00 Jan 30, 2008
NRC Officer:	Pete Snyder
Last Updated:	Jan 30, 2008
43946 - NRC Website
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Global Nuclear Fuel with 10 CFR 50.72(a)(1)(i), Emergency Class Declaration
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