PNO-II-85-065, on 850708,routine Receipt Survey Identified Four Smears on Exterior of Empty NAC-1 Fuel Shipping Cask from Nuclear Assurance Corp in Excess of Max Permissible Limits.Measured Levels Posed No Threat to Public Safety

PNO-II-85-065:on 850708,routine Receipt Survey Identified Four Smears on Exterior of Empty NAC-1 Fuel Shipping Cask from Nuclear Assurance Corp in Excess of Max Permissible Limits.Measured Levels Posed No Threat to Public Safety

ML20128M015
Person / Time
Site:	Oconee
Issue date:	07/09/1985
From:	Albright R, Weddington R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
References
PNO-II-85-065, PNO-II-85-65, NUDOCS 8507110528
Download: ML20128M015 (2)

July 9, 1985 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-II-85-65 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verifi-cation or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region II staff on this date.

FACILITY: Duke Power Company Licensee Emergency Classification:

Oconee Units 1, 2, & 3 Notification of Unusual Event Docket No's: 50-269/270/287 Alert Seneca, South Carolina ~ Site Area Emergency General Emergency X Not Applicable

SUBJECT:

TRANSPORTATf0N CASK IN EXCESS OF 00T CONTAMINATION LIMITS Duke Power Company reports that it received an empty NAC-1 fuel shipping cask from Nuclear Assurance Corporation in Wilmington, Delaware at its Oconee nuclear station, located near Saneca, South Carolina on July 8. The licensee performed routine receipt surveys and discovered four smears on the cask exterior in excess of maximum permissible limits.

The limit for exclusive use shipments of this type is 22,000 disintegrations per minute per 100 centimeters squared. Contamination indicated by the four smears and a subsequent detailed survey ranged from 26,565, to 60,000 dpm/100 cm/2.

The licensee notified the shipper, the carrier and the NRC Region II Office in Atlanta pursuant to the requirements of 10 CFR 20.205(b)(2).

Region II has notified Region I.

The measured levels of radioactivity, while in excess of allowable limits, are not expected to result in any adverse health affects for the vehicle operators and posed no threat to ,

public safety along the route of travel.

Routine follow-up will be conducted.

Media interest has not occurred.

Region II received initial notification of this occurrence by telephone from the licensee at 4:30 p.m. (EDT) on July 8.

This information is current as of 10:00 a.m. (EDT) on July 9.

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