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From NRC ...
PNO-II-01-021 - Melted Cesium Source
July 16, 2001 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-II-01-022 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice 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 II staff (Atlanta, Georgia) on this date. Facility Licensee Emergency Classification Ameristeel, Inc. Notification of Unusual Event Alert Baldwin, FL Site Area Emergency Non-licensee General Emergency X Not Applicable Subject: MELTED CESIUM SOURCE Description: The Florida Bureau of Radiation Control (the Bureau) notified the NRC Operations Center on Friday, July 13, 2001 that a radioactive source had been melted at the Ameristeel facility. The Bureau responded to the incident with their mobile laboratory and survey team. The team determined that the radioactivity was from a small cesium-137 source that had been in the scrap metal. The contamination was confined in two bag houses that collect dust from the furnace, and the ductwork going from the furnace to the bag houses. There was no release of radioactive material outside of the facility and the steel product was not contaminated. The slag materials were surveyed and no cesium-137 was detected. Twenty individuals were working in the area at the time of the event and initial surveys indicated that nobody received any external exposure or contamination. These individuals are being sent today for whole body surveys for contamination as a precautionary measure. The facility has been shut down and a licensed contractor is on site to clean up the contaminated areas. Region II received initial notification of this occurrence from the NRC Duty Officer on Friday night, July 13, 2001. This information presented herein has been discussed with the State and the EPA and is current as of 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 16, 2001. Contact: Richard L. Woodruff 404-562-4704 Jay Henson 404-562-4738 >>> Susan Gawarecki <loc@ICX.NET> 7/16/2001 16:17:37 >>> I just heard from a contact that Duratek is pulling HPs, rad chemists and a mobile rad lab off his site to go help AmeriSteel cleanup a boo-boo in their Jacksonville (FL) facility where a Cs source found its way into the melt. Does anyone in RadSafe land out there have more info? It's going to be a long, *hot* summer there.... -- ..................................................... Susan L. Gawarecki, Ph.D., Executive Director Oak Ridge Reservation Local Oversight Committee ----- A schedule of meetings on DOE issues is posted on our Web site http://www.local-oversight.org/meetings.html - E-mail loc@icx.net ..................................................... ************************************************************************ You are currently subscribed to the Radsafe mailing list. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to Majordomo@list.vanderbilt.edu Put the text "unsubscribe radsafe" (no quote marks) in the body of the e-mail, with no subject line. |