Event Notification Report for November 14, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
11/13/2001 - 11/14/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38459 38497 38498 38499 38501
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 38459 |
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| REP ORG: NTH CONSULTANTS |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/02/2001|
|LICENSEE: NTH CONSULTANTS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:07[EST]|
| CITY: FARMINGTON HILLS REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 11/02/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: MI |EVENT TIME: [EST]|
|LICENSE#: 21-14894-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/13/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |MICHAEL JORDAN R3 |
| |BRIAN SMITH NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JIM PARSONS | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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| TROXLER GAUGE DISCOVERED MISSING DURING ROUTINE INVENTORY |
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| During a routine physical inventory, a Troxler Model 3411B (upgraded 3401B), |
| S/N 16990, was discovered missing from the Farmington Hills, MI, main |
| office. The gauge which contains 8 millicuries Cs-137 and 40 millicuries |
| Americium-241/Be, was logged out from the Grand Rapids office on 8/31/01 as |
| a return to the main office for repairs. The main office has no record of |
| the shipment. The local police department in Grand Rapids has been informed |
| of the missing gauge. The licensee is continuing their investigation. |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 11/13/01 @ 1240 BY PARSONS TO GOULD * * * |
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| The device was found at the house of a former employee on 11/3/01. |
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| Notified John Hickey and Anita Turner |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38497 |
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| FACILITY: LASALLE REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/13/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 02:16[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-5,[2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 11/12/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: HAROLD VINYARD |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/13/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |BRUCE JORGENSEN R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE
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|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| ERDS DISCOVERED INOPERABLE |
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| "...This report is being made pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) and |
| Exelon Reportability Manual SAF 1.10. At 2100 hours on 11/12/01, it was |
| discovered that the Emergency Response Data System (ERDS) was not |
| operational. This system provides a data link between the LaSalle onsite |
| computer system and the NRC Headquarters Operational Center when activated |
| during emergency situations. The ERDS system was restored to an operable |
| status at 2320 hours on 11/12/01 after resolving a computer system software |
| issue. The NRC resident inspector has been notified of this event." |
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| The discovery was made while conducting training of a new candidate. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38498 |
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| FACILITY: NORTH ANNA REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/13/2001|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: VA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:59[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 11/13/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JIM CROSSMAN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/13/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JEROME BLAKE R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ADEG 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A) DEGRADED CONDITION | |
|NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE
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|2 N N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling |
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| REACTOR VESSEL HEAD PENETRATION THROUGH WALL LEAK DISCOVERED
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| "North Anna Unit 2 Reactor Vessel head has an apparent through wall leak on |
| penetration number 63. Engineering decided to treat this penetration as a |
| through-wall leak based on the qualified visual inspection results and |
| liquid penetrant examination of an excavated finding. |
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| "A portion of the weld around penetration 63, approximately 2.75" long, has |
| been excavated to a depth of approximately 1" of weld material. The liquid |
| penetrant exam of this excavation shows there is an indication located in |
| the outside edge of the weld almost the full length of the excavation, and |
| which turns into the weld at the uphill and downhill ends of the |
| excavation. |
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| "Further evaluation will continue. Unit 2 was in a shutdown mode to perform |
| reactor vessel head penetration inspections per NRC Bulletin 2001-01." |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38499 |
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| REP ORG: NTH CONSULTANTS |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/13/2001|
|LICENSEE: NTH CONSULTANTS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:07[EST]|
| CITY: FARMINGTON HILLS REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 11/13/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: MI |EVENT TIME: 08:30[EST]|
|LICENSE#: 21-14894-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/13/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |R3 IRC TEAM MANAGER R3 |
| |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+ANITA TURNER NMSS |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: PARSONS | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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| LICENSEE REPORTED A STOLEN TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE |
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| A Troxler gauge model 3401B serial # 14234 containing 8 millicuries of |
| Cs-137 and 40 millicuries of Am-241/Be was stolen from the back of a pickup |
| truck with a cap sometime between 11/7 and 11/13. The cap was still locked |
| and the case was still in the truck, but the device had been removed. The |
| lock on the case was removed, but had not been cut. Both the Detroit and |
| Warren, Mi. police Departments have been notified. A press release may be |
| issued. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 38501 |
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| REP ORG: US ARMY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/13/2001|
|LICENSEE: US ARMY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:35[EST]|
| CITY: ABERDEEN REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 10/25/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: MD |EVENT TIME: [EST]|
|LICENSE#: 19-30563-01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/13/2001|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CHARLES MARSCHALL R4 |
| |R1 IRC TEAM MANAGER R1 |
+------------------------------------------------+JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOYCE KUYKENDALL | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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| CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTOR CONTAINING AN AMERICIUM-241 SOURCE
DETERMINED |
| MISSING |
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| An M43A1 Chemical Agent Detector (S/N Z03D23750/C24967) was assigned to the |
| "A" Company 70th Engineer Battalion located at Ft. Riley, KS for use in a |
| training exercise conducted at Ft. Irwin, CA between 9/18 - 9/23/01. During |
| an inventory conducted on 10/25, it was determined that the 250 microcurie |
| Americium-241 source was missing. An extensive search was conducted, |
| however, the source could not be located. |
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