ENS 55517

v t e ENS Event
13:30 Oct 12, 2021
Title	Unplanned Contamination Event
Event Description	At about 0630 PDT while a process operator was attempting to move a pallet of four plastic 55-gallon drums containing uranium nitrate (UN) solution off of a containment pallet, two drums fell off of the pallet and into the sea-land container where they were stored. One of the drums split and leaked UN solution into the sea-land container contaminating the area within the sea-land container, the forklift, and the asphalt under and adjacent to it. This drum contained approximately [DELETED] of uranium. The uranium concentration in the UN solution was about [DELETED] and approximately half of the drum volume spilled. The operator was surveyed and was found not to have been contaminated nor to have received an acute dose from the spill. The spill is contained to a controlled area and no dose to a member of the public is possible. The area was restricted for decontamination and will remain restricted for over 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />. The licensee notified the R2 Fuel Facility Project Inspector.

ENS 55517 +/-
Where
Framatome Anp Richland Richland, Washington (NRC Region 2)
License number:	SNM-1227
Reporting

10 CFR 70.50(b)(1)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+5.18 h0.216 days <br />0.0308 weeks <br />0.0071 months <br />)
Opened:	Calvin Manning 18:41 Oct 12, 2021
NRC Officer:	Donald Norwood
Last Updated:	Oct 12, 2021
55517 - NRC Website
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