HEADQUARTERS DAILY REPORT August 26, 1996 ********************************************************************** REPORT NEGATIVE NO INPUT ATTACHED INPUT REC'D RECEIVED REGION I X REGION II X REGION III X REGION IV X HEADQUARTERS X ****************************************************************** PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED MORNING REPORT - REGION I AUGUST 26, 1996 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co. MR Number: 1-96-0081 Maine Yankee 1 Date: 08/26/96 Wiscasset,Maine SRI PC Dockets: 50-309 PWR/CE Subject: CONTAMINATED STEEL SUPPLIED TO MAINE YANKEE Reportable Event Number: N/A Discussion: On August 22, 1996, the radiological controls staff at Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station identified low level Co-60 and Cs-137 radioactivity in an approximately 100 square foot piece of 1/2 inch thick steel. The radioactivity appeared to be uniformly distributed in the metal with no associated smearable activity. Direct measurements showed 100-150 net counts per minute (above background) with an end window GM probe, and no measurable gamma or beta dose rates using an ion chamber. The radioactivity was identified during an attempt to remove a piece of the steel from a work shop located in the radiologically controlled area. Review by the licensee determined that the steel was obtained in 1993 from an offsite vendor (Dubose Industrial Products) located in Clinton, North Carolina. The vendor apparently obtained if from an as yet undetermined manufacturer potentially located in NRC Region IV. Maine Yankee has implemented appropriate radiological controls for the material, and has initiated investigations to evaluate potential exposures and to determine what company was actually the original supplier of the steel. Regional Action: Routine Resident Followup. NRC Region II and IV were contacted for possible followup. The State of North Carolina has been informed. Contact: Jimi Yerokun (207)882-7519 Randy Ragland (610)337-5083 PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED MORNING REPORT - REGION IV AUGUST 26, 1996 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Washington Public Power Supply System MR Number: 4-96-0091 Washington Nuclear 2 Date: 08/26/96 Richland,Washington U. S. General Accounting Office Dockets: 50-397 BWR/GE-5 Subject: VISIT FROM U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNT OFFICE REPRESENTATIVES Reportable Event Number: N/A Discussion: Two representatives from the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), Messrs. John Cass and William Swick, will visit the WNP-2 site on August 27 and 28, 1996. The GAO representatives will interview licensee representatives and the resident inspectors. The purpose of the visit is to review the effectiveness of the NRC regulatory inspection program. Regional Action: The resident inspectors will support the visit. Contact: R. Barr (509)377-2627 D. Corporandy (510)975-0319