U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
01/16/2002 - 01/17/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38631 38632
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 38631 |
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| REP ORG: STORA ENSO NORTH AMERICA CORP. |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/16/2002|
|LICENSEE: STORA ENSO NORTH AMERICA CORP. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:56[EST]|
| CITY: WISCONSIN RAPIDS REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 01/15/2002|
| COUNTY: WOOD STATE: WI |EVENT TIME: 15:00[CST]|
|LICENSE#: 48-01117-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/16/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |ANTON VEGEL R3 |
| |DON COOL NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: CHARLES CHAPMAN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE | |
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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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EVENT TEXT
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| DISCOVERY OF A MISSING CESIUM-137 SOURCE AT A PAPER MILL (STORA ENSO NORTH |
| AMERICA CORP.) LOCATED IN WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WISCONSIN |
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| During performance of a quarterly inventory on 01/15/02, the licensee |
| discovered that a 200-millicurie cesium-137 source was missing. It was used |
| as part of a fixed volume/density gauge which was mounted on a pipe. |
| Apparently, the unit had been stored in the locked position on the pipe. |
| The licensee reported that a paper machine dismantling project was ongoing |
| near the previous location of the unit. It is currently believed that the |
| unit may either have been moved or dismantled and shipped somewhere. The |
| licensee's investigation is still in progress. |
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| (Call the NRC operations officer for a licensee contact telephone number.) |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 38632 |
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| REP ORG: US ARMY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/16/2002|
|LICENSEE: US ARMY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:06[EST]|
| CITY: CRANE REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 01/16/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: IN |EVENT TIME: 13:45[CST]|
|LICENSE#: 13-18235-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/16/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |ANTON VEGEL R3 |
| |DANIEL HOLODY R1 |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT GILLIS | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|IBBE 30.50(b)(2) SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILUR| |
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EVENT TEXT
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| SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILURE INVOLVING A RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA SHUTTER |
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| On 1/16/02 during an NRC inspection the shutter on a Cyclops Camera Unit |
| failed to close. The licensee manually cranked the shutter to the closed |
| position and locked/tagged the device to prevent operation. The licensed |
| maintenance technician was notified to initiate repairs. The Camera is used |
| by the Crane Army Munitions Activity at the Naval Surface Warfare Center |
| located in Crane, IN. The Cyclops Camera, S/N 105 is a model 590 |
| manufactured by Picker Corp. The source is 1930 Curies of Cobalt-60, S/N |
| T1520, manufactured by Neutron Products. There was no personnel exposure |
| associated with this incident. |
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