Bulletin 74-002: Truck Strike Possibility
BL74002
UNITED STATES
ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20545
January 22, 1974
J. P. O'Reilly, Director, Region I
N. C. Moseley, Director, Region II
J. G. Keppler, Director, Region III
E. M. Howard, Director, Region IV
R. H. Engelken, Director, Region V
TRUCK STRIKE POSSIBILITY
Please dispatch the enclosed Bulletin to those licensees on the attached
list which are located in your Region. Also, send copies of the Bulletin to
all operating reactors and those reactors which may receive fuel for loading
within the next six months.
At this time there is no indication that the truck strike will gain great
momentum, but we understand that some incidents of a minor nature have
occurred in Ohio.
John G. Davis, Deputy Director
for Field Operations
Directorate of Regulatory Operations
Enclosures:
1. RO Bulletin No. 74-2
2. Attached List of Licensees
cc: D.F. Knuth, RO
B.H. Grier, RO
A. Giambusso, L
J. Hendrie, L
P.A. Morris
W. Brobst, Op. Safety
L. Brenner, NMS
J. Powers, RS
G. Page, L
P. Gaughran, Sec. Div.
J. Becker, OGC
J. Murray, OGC
L. Reeder
A. Grella, DOT
.
To:
Enclosed, as RO Bulletin 74-2, is information concerning a possible truck
strike that may influence your shipment of special nuclear material. Please
note that should the strike occur and should you have special nuclear
material shipments routed through the strike area, a report is requested of
you.
Sincerely,
Regional Director
.
January 23, 1974
Directorate of Regulatory
Operations Bulletin 74-2
TRUCK STRIKE POSSIBILITY
It has come to the attention of the Atomic Energy Commission that a truck
strike may develop during the period of January 24-31, 1974. Preliminary f
information indicates that if the strike occurs it will probably be
localized in the northern Ohio and western Pennsylvania areas. It is
doubtful that the strike will be nation-wide. There is a possibility of
isolated incidents. In view of the foregoing and your obligation to
safeguard special nuclear material subject to the requirements of 10 CFR
Part 73, you are requested to consider the consequences of this possible
strike in scheduling truck shipments of SNM in quantities of 5 kilograms of
contained uranium-235 or 2 kilograms of plutonium and/or uranium-233 for
delivery during the duration of the strike.
Possible actions on your part to reduce the impact of any such strike on
safeguarding of SNM include: (1) delay truck shipments until the strike
period is over; (2) route shipments to avoid the strike area; (3) use other
modes of transportation when available; (4) if shipment is already in
transit and it cannot be routed to avoid the strike area, place shipment in
storage and keep under surveillance for the duration of the strike.
If the strike does occur and you have truck shipments routed through the
strike areas, please advise us by telephone, confirmed in writing within 24
hours, of your shipping plans and any preventive actions you may take.
Sincerely,
Regional Director
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