Headquarters Daily Report

                         MARCH 14, 1997

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PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED  MORNING REPORT - REGION I  MARCH 14, 1997

Licensee/Facility:                     Notification:

                                       MR Number: 1-97-0021
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company       Date: 03/12/97
Distant,Pennsylvania                   Telephone Notification             


Discussion:

On March 12, 1997, Doverspike Bros. Coal Company notified Region I that  
it had identified among recently-obtained equipment, a gauge that was    
labeled as containing 200 millicuries of cesium-137.  The company had    
recently obtained a building in Distant, Pennsylvania, which contained   
the gauge, from Brookport Resources.  Doverspike Bros. removed the gauge 
and transported it to the Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania facility.  On March 
13, 1997, Doverspike Bros. informed Region I that the gauge was          
determined to be a Kay Ray Gauge Model 3660 and that the source is in the
shielded position.  Doverspike Bros. contracted a health physicist who   
performed a survey of the gauge and wired the shutter in the closed      
position.  Inspectors from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania were also    
dispatched to the facility and performed surveys.  The surveys performed 
by the health physicist indicated an exposure rate of 1mR/hr, at the     
surface of the gauge.  Doverspike Bros. and the health physicist will    
package and ship the gauge back to Kay Ray in a few days in accordance   
with DOT regulations.                                                    

Contact:  J. Joustra                 (610)337-5355
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