Event Notification Report for October 22, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
10/21/2002 - 10/22/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39273 39293 39306 39307 39308 39309
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39273 |
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| REP ORG: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/11/2002|
|LICENSEE: |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:10[EDT]|
| CITY: LOS ANGLELES REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 10/10/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: CA |EVENT TIME: [PDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/21/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |KRISS KENNEDY R4 |
| |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KATHLEEN KAUFMAN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT: LOST OR STOLEN GERMANIUM 68 SOURCE |
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| A 10 millicurie Germanium 68 source was lost or stolen while in shipment by |
| Federal Express (Fed Ex) from Cedar Rapids, IA to Burbank, CA. Fed Ex is |
| attempting to locate the missing source. The State of California event |
| number for this event is 101102. |
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| * * UPDATED AT 1442 EDT ON 10/21/02 BY KATHLEEN KAUFMAN TO FANGIE JONES * * |
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| The source has been found, it was in the company's possession the whole |
| time, just misplaced. Notified R4DO (Anthony Gody) and NMSS (Tom Essig). |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39293 |
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| REP ORG: OR DEPT OF HEALTH RAD PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/16/2002|
|LICENSEE: GEOCON NORTHWEST INC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:04[EDT]|
| CITY: BEAVERTON REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 10/16/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: OR |EVENT TIME: [PDT]|
|LICENSE#: ORE-90921 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/16/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GREG PICK R4 |
| |THOMAS ESSIG NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TERRY LINDSEY | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| STOLEN VEHICLE AND TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE |
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| On the evening 10/15/02 or the early morning of 10/16/02 a 1987 red Toyota 4 |
| Runner storing a Troxler moisture density gauge was stolen from the |
| residence of an authorized user. The local police were notified of the theft |
| at approximately 0800 PDT and the Oregon Radiation Protection Services at |
| 0855 PDT on 10/16/02. The gauge is a Troxler model 3440 serial number 26707 |
| and contains an 8 millicurie Cs-137 source, serial number 75-9841, and a 40 |
| millicurie Am-241:Be source, serial number 47-23181. The licensee is GEOCON |
| Northwest Inc., 8380 Southwest Ave., Beaverton, OR 97008. Oregon Radiation |
| Protection Services will notify NRC Region 4 and plans to make a press |
| release for this event. The Oregon event number for this incident is 020041. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 39306 |
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| REP ORG: STORA NESO |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/21/2002|
|LICENSEE: STORA NESO |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:18[EDT]|
| CITY: WISCONSIN RAPIDS REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 10/21/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: WI |EVENT TIME: [CDT]|
|LICENSE#: GL 132 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/21/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |THOMAS KOZAK R3 |
| |M. WAYNE HODGES NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: CHARLES CHAPMAN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NINF INFORMATION ONLY | |
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| FAILED LEAK TEST ON STATIC GUN GOING TO DISPOSAL |
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| Stora Neso was in the process of disposing of a Chapman Manufacturing (no |
| longer in business) static gun containing 200 millicuries of tritium (when |
| manufactured in September 1965). Stora Neso does not have a requirement to |
| leak test the static gun, which had not been used for a long time. The |
| disposal site requested a leak test. The static gun was wipe tested and the |
| following results were obtained: wet wipe read 0.311409 microcuries and the |
| dry wipe read 0.0556399 microcuries, the action level is 0.005 microcuries. |
| They have taken additional wipes of the gun and container whose results are |
| not available at the time of the report. They have also contacted a testing |
| company to determine what the wipes are actually were measuring. |
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|Hospital |Event Number: 39307 |
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| REP ORG: SOUTHERN INDIANA RADIOLOGICAL ASSOC |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/21/2002|
|LICENSEE: SOUTHERN INDIANA RADIOLOGICAL ASSOC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:27[EDT]|
| CITY: BLOOMINGTON REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 10/18/2002|
| COUNTY: MONROE STATE: IN |EVENT TIME: 14:00[CST]|
|LICENSE#: 13-24646-02 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/21/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CHRISTINE LIPA R3 |
| |M. WAYNE HODGES NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BILL HEADLEY | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE RIPLEY | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|LADM 35.33 MED MISADMINISTRATION | |
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| MEDICAL MISADMINISTRATION |
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| A radiological laboratory technician inadvertently administered the |
| incorrect dose of Tc-99M to a patient. A bone dose was desired and a lung |
| dose was actually administered. The laboratory stated that the absorbed |
| dose to the patient was insignificant. The cause of the misadministration |
| was a failure by the technician to properly identify the syringe. The |
| corrective action to prevent recurrence was to counsel the technician. |
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| The laboratory notified the patient's physician and will file a written |
| report to NRC Region 3. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39308 |
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| FACILITY: VOGTLE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/21/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:22[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 10/21/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: CECIL H. WILLIAMS, JR. |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/21/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ARLON COSTA +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |KEN BARR R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|HFIT 26.73 FITNESS FOR DUTY | |
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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 N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling |
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| FITNESS FOR DUTY REPORT |
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| Contractor supervisor tested positive for illegal drugs. The person's |
| unescorted access was revoked. |
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| Call the Headquarters Operation Officer for further details. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39309 |
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| FACILITY: BEAVER VALLEY REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/21/2002|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 21:15[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 09/29/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RON VALLECORSA |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/21/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |RONALD BELLAMY R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AINV 50.73(a)(1) INVALID SPECIF SYSTEM A| |
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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 Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| 60-DAY REPORT - INVALID ACTIVATION OF STANDBY SERVICE WATER SYSTEM |
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| "On September 29, 2002 at 0906 hrs, a pressure transmitter loop channel in |
| the Service Water System was being removed from service as part of an |
| instrument calibration procedure. The transmitter was being electrically |
| disconnected per the procedure, when an inadvertent start of 2SWE-P21A, 'A' |
| Standby Service Water Pump, occurred. The SWE pump started because the |
| technicians inadvertently did not perform a step in the procedure which |
| opens bistables that defeat the actuation of a low pressure signal. The |
| transmitter became deenergized when it's leads were lifted, resulting in an |
| electrical signal which caused the actuation since the signal had not been |
| defeated. Since there was no actual low pressure condition in the system, |
| this was an invalid actuation. Low service water system header pressure is |
| the parameter which would activate this feature and low service water system |
| header pressure was not experienced during this event. A complete actuation |
| of the 'A' train of the Standby Service Water System occurred and the system |
| functioned properly. |
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| "This event is reportable pursuant to 10 CFR 50.73(a) (2)(iv) (A) since it |
| involved an automatic actuation of an emergency service water system that |
| does not normally run and that serves as an ultimate heat sink as per 10 CFR |
| 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(B)(9). This actuation was not part of a pre-planned sequence |
| and did not occur with this system properly removed from service. |
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| "However, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.73(a)(1), this event is being reported via |
| this telephone notification instead of submitting a written Licensee Event |
| Report since the automatic actuation of the Standby Service Water pump was |
| not generated by a valid actuation." |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident. |
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