Headquarters Daily Report

                         SEPTEMBER 18, 1996

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PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED  MORNING REPORT - REGION II  SEP. 18, 1996

Licensee/Facility:                     Notification:

Agreement State Licensee               MR Number: 2-96-0082
Duke University                        Date: 09/18/96
Durham,North Carolina                                                     

Subject: 93.0 REM FILM BADGE EXPOSURE                                    

Discussion:

North Carolina, an Agreement State, notified the NRC Headquarters        
Operations Officer on September 16, 1996, that Duke University had       
reported receiving a high reading on a researcher's quarterly film badge.
The badge reading indicated 93.0 rem dose. The licensee believes that the
badge could have been contaminated with Phosphorus-32 during a spill of  
radioactive material early in the quarter. The State is following up on  
the event.                                                               

Regional Action:

Region II will continue to coordinate with the State.                    

Contact:  C. M. Hosey                (404)331-5614
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Licensee/Facility:                     Notification:

Non-Licensee                           MR Number: 2-96-0083
Ameristeel, Inc.                       Date: 09/18/96
Craft,North Carolina                                                      

Subject: SUSPECTED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL IN SCRAP METAL                   

Discussion:

North Carolina, an Agreement State, notified the NRC Headquarters        
Operations Officer on September 16, 1996, that Ameristeel, Inc. of Craft,
North Carolina had received a railcar on September 5, 1996, that alarmed 
the facility's gate radiation monitor. The highest radiation monitor     
reading was 2280 counts per minute (Background was 2010 counts per       
minute). The car originated from Industrial Metal Processors in          
Greenville, South Carolina. The car is quarantined at Ameristeel awaiting
authorization from the State of North Carolina to return the car to the  
originator. Ameristeel also notified the State of South Carolina,        
Division of Radioactive Materials. The State of South Carolina indicated 
that they would survey the railcar upon its return to the State.         

Regional Action:

Region II will continue to coordinate with the State.                    

Contact:  C. M. Hosey                (404)331-5614
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