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TRANSPORT ACCIDENT INVOLVING A

RADIOACTIVE SOURCE

Hanna SacoPhilip Caluya

Coral BayNickel Corporation

December 18,2008


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Incident Detail

Land transport of Cobalt 60 from Puerto Princesa toCBNC plant site in Rio Tuba, Palawan. The travel time

is around five hours. Somewhere in Narra, theres an

on-going road repair. On the detour, an overtaking

motorcycle suddenly appeared which caused the

driver to change direction and eventually bump into a

coconut tree.

In this case: No spillage/ leakage was

observed


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Person Involve

Primary

1. Authorized Driver of the transport vehicle.

2. ARHSO of CBNC3. Vendor Personnel

Secondary1. Motorcycle Driver


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The material is Cobalt-60 to be used assource material for nuclear leveling gauge.

It has a transport index (TI) of 8

Classified as category III-Yellow package

Type B package

Identify the Radioactive Source


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Step 1:

Notify the consignor, consignee, andlocal authorities including PNRI, police, firedepartment, and medical personnel.

How to Deal with the Incident


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Step 2:

Perform life saving actions (i.e. first aid)on victims having severe injuries. Humanlife is a priority.



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Step 3:

Isolate the area by putting barricades,radiation signage, and danger tapes tominimize exposures to the public andresponding authorities.



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Step 4:

Identification of hazards. Thisincludes finding spillage, leakage,fire, and contamination.



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Step 5:

Risk assessment and execution ofrelative actions to control the identifiedhazards. The transport vehicle of the RAMconsignment shall be equipped to respondto any transport accident.



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Step 6:

Public information on the assurance oftheir safety and wellness that radiationcontrol was taken into account.



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Ensure that rules and regulations regardingradioactive packaging is strictlyimplemented before any shipment or

transport to prevent worse situations likespillage and contamination .

Ensure that the transport vehicle is in goodcondition before travelling to preventunwanted vehicle troubles.

Countermeasures


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Ensure that the driver is authorized and isequipped with proper skills.

Ensure the availability of devices and toolsin the detection and containment ofradiation in times of emergencies

Countermeasures

HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESSING PLANT


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HYDROMETALLURGICAL PROCESSING PLANT

CORAL BAY NICKEL CORPORATIONRio Tuba, Bataraza, Palawan

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