TRUCK CONTAINING LOW LEVEL WASTE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FROM TMI OVERTURNED
| Agreement State | Event Number: 51550 |
| Rep Org: MARYLAND DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT Licensee: HITTMAN TRANSPORT SERVICES Region: 1 City: State: MD County: WASHINGTON License #: Agreement: Y Docket: NRC Notified By: RAY MANLEY HQ OPS Officer: DONG HWA PARK |
Notification Date: 11/18/2015 Notification Time: 18:40 [ET] Event Date: 11/18/2015 Event Time: 18:00 [EST] Last Update Date: 11/18/2015 |
| Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: AGREEMENT STATE |
Person (Organization): DAN SCHROEDER (R1DO) BERNARD STAPLETON (IRD) PAM HENDERSON (NMSS) NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICA (EMAI) |
Event Text
| TRUCK CONTAINING LOW LEVEL WASTE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OVERTURNED
At approximately 1800 EST on 11/18/2015, the Maryland State Police responded to an overturned truck on route I-81 in Washington County, MD. The truck departed Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station en route to Oak Ridge, TN. Maryland Department of Environment responded to the site with radiation detectors and the hazmat team. The radioactive material was classified as low level waste and contained within the vehicle. The radiation levels on contact were very low, and at 1 meter, radiation levels were at background levels. The State Police closed the road for accident reconstruction. |
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