PNO-I-99-037, on 990505,for Docket 4009043,determined That Four of Slugs Were Missing.Licensee Performed Visual Search of Facility & Radiation Survey But Was Unable to Locate Missing Slugs.Region I Will Perform Reactive Insp
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| Site: | 04009043 |
| Issue date: | 08/05/1999 |
| From: | Henderson P, Elizabeth Ullrich NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| PNO-I-99-037, NUDOCS 9908060252 | |
| Download: ML20210K906 (1) | |
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August 5, 1999 EE_IMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-I-99-037 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notic6 of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is
- known by Region I staff in King of Prussia. Pennsylvania on this date.
Facility .
Licensee Emeroency Classification Cor3 oration Of St. Peter's College Notification of Unusual Event Corooration Of St. Peter's College Alert 2641 Kennedy Boulevard' Site Area Emergency Jersey City.New Jersey 07306 General Emergency
, Doctets: 04009043 License No: SUC-1576 X Not Applicable
Subject:
MISSING NATURAL URANIUM FUEL SLUGS On August 5,1999, the licensee's Radiation Safety Officer informed the NRC that on May 5, 1999, while packaging natural uranium fuel slugs.for
!- transfer to Lockheed Martin Energy Systems located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, it was determined that four of the slugs were missing. The l material has been in storage since approximately 1985. Each slug '
contains approximately 1.8 kilograms of natural uranium. The licensee performed a visual search of its facility and a radiation survey but was una)le to locate the missing slugs. The licensee originally received 2.493.1 kilograms of natural uranium in 1,381 aluminum-clad slugs in i 1963. The natural uranium was in a Student Training Reactor, a light
.' water moderated subcritical assembly (Nuclear Chicago Assembly Model
' 9003), located in Room P-9 of the Pope Academic Building. All of the nat;ral uraniLa slugs with the exception of one " demonstration" slug were mailtained at all times in aluminum tubes mounted in the subcritical assembly. The licensee cannot state with any certainty at what point in L time the slugs initially became missing. Region I will perform a l rea:tive inspection at the licensee's facility to review this matter.
l The State of New Jersey has been notified. The Region I Public Affairs i
Office is prepared to respond to inquiries.
Contact:
P. Henderson E. Ullrich (610)337-6952 (610)337 5040 I
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9900060252 990805 M-I -037 PDR o