Morning Report for October 12, 2000

                       Headquarters Daily Report

                         OCTOBER 12, 2000

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                    REPORT             NEGATIVE            NO INPUT
                    ATTACHED           INPUT RECEIVED      RECEIVED

HEADQUARTERS        X
REGION I                               X
REGION II                              X
REGION III                             X
REGION IV                              X
PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED  MORNING REPORT - HEADQUARTERS OCTOBER 12, 2000

MR Number: H-00-0058

                           NRR DAILY REPORT ITEM
                           GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS



Subject: Issuance of Information Notice 2000-16

Information Notice 2000-16, "POTENTIAL HAZARDS DUE TO VOLATILIZATION OF
RADIONUCLIDES," was issued on October 5, 2000.  This notice was issued to
all NRC licensees that process unsealed byproduct material to alert them
of the potential hazards associated with the volatilization of
radiochemicals and/or radiopharmaceuticals if containment is breached
during chemical or physical processing.

Accession Number: ML003753003

Contact: Kevin G. Null, Region II
         (630)829-9854
         Email: kgn@nrc.gov
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