Event Notification Report for September 13, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
09/12/2002 - 09/13/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39176 39177 39183 39184 39185 39186
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39176 |
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| REP ORG: LOUISIANA RADIATION PROTECTION DIV |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/09/2002|
|LICENSEE: AMERICIAN RADIATION SERVICES, INC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:15[EDT]|
| CITY: HOUMA REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 09/05/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: LA |EVENT TIME: [CDT]|
|LICENSE#: LA-7153-L01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/09/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JACK WHITTEN R4 |
| |FRED BROWN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: LA DEPT OF RAD PROTECTION | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| TWO RADIOACTIVE SOURCES FOUND |
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| "American Radiation Services discovered two 1.5 curie sources of Cs-137 at |
| Shield Coat, Inc. while performing a survey for naturally occurring |
| radioactive material. The sources were identified as pipe wall thickness |
| caliper sources, The source with serial number 5171 was manufactured on |
| November 4,1982 by Ludlum, Inc. The source with serial number 3344 was |
| manufactured on January 25, 1983. Upon discovery the area was roped off and |
| the sources surveyed. Readings of 4.5 mr/hr and 5 mr/hr were found at one |
| foot from the sources. A smear of the source housings detected no alpha or |
| beta activity. The sources will be secured in a locked building until the |
| can be returned to Ludlum. The building will be posted with 'Caution: |
| Radiation Area', The last known possessor of the sources with the above |
| mentioned serial numbers was Randolph Clay in Houma, LA. An investigation is |
| ongoing at this time." |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39177 |
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| REP ORG: LOUISIANA RADIATION PROTECTION DIV |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/09/2002|
|LICENSEE: OCHSNER FOUNDATION |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:15[EDT]|
| CITY: REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 05/05/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: LA |EVENT TIME: [CDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/09/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JACK WHITTEN R4 |
| |FRED BROWN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: SCOTT BLACKWELL | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: RICH LAURA | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT OF POTENTIAL OVEREXPOSURE |
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| "Two employees received an excessive exposure at this facility. Landauer |
| read the badges again with the same results. One employee had a dose of 34.6 |
| rem and the other had a dose of 19.3 rem. A cause for the over exposure |
| could not be identified. On August 29 and 30, 2002, a representative of LDEQ |
| investigated the over exposure. After the investigation, it was concluded |
| that the two employees did not actually receive the dose." |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 39183 |
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| REP ORG: BRANSCOME, INC. |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/12/2002|
|LICENSEE: BRANSCOME, INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 07:07[EDT]|
| CITY: HAMPTON REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 09/12/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: VA |EVENT TIME: 05:00[EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 45-23669-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/12/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |MIKE ERNSTES R2 |
| |FRED BROWN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVID TURNER | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NINF INFORMATION ONLY | |
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| POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO TROXLER GAUGE DURING FIRE |
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| A structure fire at the Branscome, Inc. facility located at 1922 W. Pembroke |
| Ave., Hampton, VA 23166 may have damaged their Troxler Model 4640-B gauge, |
| S/N 855. This gauge which is used to measure asphalt thickness contains a 9 |
| millicurie Cs-137 source. The licensee has visually confirmed that the case |
| is melted, however, no rad surveys have been performed in that the Hampton |
| FD is restricting access to the facility. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39184 |
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| FACILITY: VERMONT YANKEE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/12/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: VT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:46[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 09/12/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MAY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/12/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |DAVID LEW R1 |
|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 99.6 Power Operation |99.6 Power Operation |
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| THE PLANT LOST EMERGENCY THE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM TO THE STATE OF VERMONT |
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| The plant lost the primary and alternate Nuclear Alert System telephone |
| links to the State of Vermont at 0740. They verified communication with |
| alternate state police barracks. The system was returned to service at |
| 0920. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. |
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|Hospital |Event Number: 39185 |
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| REP ORG: FAIRMOUNT GENERAL HOSPITAL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/12/2002|
|LICENSEE: FAIRMOUNT GENERAL HOSPITAL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:39[EDT]|
| CITY: FAIRMOUNT REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 09/12/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: WV |EVENT TIME: 12:30[EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 47-17929-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/12/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |MIKE ERNSTES R2 |
| |JANET SCHLUETER NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: SANDY WELLS | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NONR OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT | |
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| RADIOACTIVE MEDICAL WASTE PACKAGE |
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| A patients radioactive waste was inadvertently sent from Fairmount General |
| Hospital on 08/28/02 to Stericycle, Medical Waste Facility located in |
| Warren, Ohio. When the package arrived at the Stericycle Medical Waste |
| Facility it triggered their radiation monitor. On 09/06/02 Stericycle |
| informed Fairmount General Hospital that they had received a radioactive |
| waste package from them and that they were not licensed to hold radioactive |
| materials at their facility. Fairmount General Hospital picked the package |
| up today from Stericycle and it is has been placed in a radioactive decay |
| room at the Hospital. The source of the radioactivity at this time is |
| unknown. The package has only internal fixed contamination and the internal |
| radioactive level of the package is 0.2 millirems per hour. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39186 |
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| FACILITY: PILGRIM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/12/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:18[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 09/12/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: K. GRACIA |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/12/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |DAVID LEW R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AIND 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | |
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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 50 Power Operation |74 Power Operation |
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| BOTH TRAINS OF CONTROL ROOM HIGH EFFICIENCY AIR FILTRATION WERE INOPERABLE |
| AT THE SAME TIME. |
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| "PNPS I&C Design Engineering determined that modifications of CRHEAF-B |
| humidistat after removal of temporary modification bypassing the switch |
| caused the switch to not perform per design. This would inop the system if |
| high humidity was present because the wiring configuration would turn off |
| the heater if high humidity was present. The system would not perform its |
| design function for the mission length required due to this. Due to this |
| both trains of CRHEAF have been determined to have been inop at the same |
| time while the CRHEAF-A was tagged out for planned maintenance. CRHEAF-A |
| has been returned to operable status while repairs to CRHEAF-B are |
| in-progress. Both trains were inoperable for approximately 4 and 1/2 hours. |
| An ACTIVE LCO for 36 hours was entered." |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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