U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
10/20/1999 - 10/21/1999
** EVENT NUMBERS **
36313 36314 36315 36316 36317 36318 36319 36320 36321 36322 36323 36324
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36313 |
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| FACILITY: NINE MILE POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/20/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 06:17[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-2,[2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 10/20/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 05:24[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: HICKS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/20/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |WILLIAM COOK R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ASHU 50.72(b)(1)(i)(A) PLANT S/D REQD BY TS | |
|NLCO TECH SPEC LCO A/S | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 47 Power Operation |46 Power Operation |
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| PLANT COMMENCED REACTOR SHUTDOWN DUE TO TWO TRAINS OF HIGH PRESSURE COOLANT |
| INJECTION (HPCI) BEING INOPERABLE. |
| |
| On 10/20/1999, at 0524, Nine Mile Point Unit 1 has commenced a normal |
| orderly RX shutdown due to two trains of High Pressure Coolant Injection |
| (HPCI) becoming inoperable. During a RX start-up, the plant had an imbalance |
| between feedwater flow through #11 HPCI train and #12 HPCI train. The #13 |
| FWBP recirculation valve was discovered to be open. This led to securing #13 |
| FWBP and declaring it inoperable (2100). This placed the plant in a 15-day |
| Technical Specification shutdown LCO (Limit Condition for Operation). |
| |
| At 0430, after placing the turbine driven shaft pump on-line, #11 FWP (#11 |
| HPCI train) was secured, #11 FWP (Feedwater Pump) auxiliary oil pump cycled |
| on and off continuously. By design aux. oil pump should remain on for six |
| minutes on a FWP shutdown. The #11 FWP was then declared inoperable. This |
| place the plant in a T.S. 3.1.8, when in the power operation condition and |
| RX pressure greater than 110 psig, and both trains of HPCI inoperable. We |
| must conduct a normal orderly RX shutdown within one hour and be within 110 |
| psig RX pressure and saturation temperature within 24 hours. |
| |
| Engineering is evaluating system flow characteristic. Maintenance department |
| is investigating the pressure switch on #11 FWP auxiliary oil pump. |
| |
| They expect to exit this LCO soon. |
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| The Resident Inspector will be notified |
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| *** UPDATE ON 10/20/99 @ 1149 BY PARISH TO GOULD *** |
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| THE PLANT HAS EXITED THE TS LCO AT 1103. THIS IS BASED ON TESTING THE #13 |
| FWBP AND DETERMINING THAT IT FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. |
| |
| THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE NOTIFIED. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 36314 |
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| REP ORG: MISSISSIPPI DIV OF RAD HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/20/1999|
|LICENSEE: PRITCHARD ENGINEERING INC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:40[EDT]|
| CITY: STARKVILLE REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 10/19/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: MS |EVENT TIME: 17:45[CDT]|
|LICENSE#: MS-865-01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/20/1999|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |KERRY LANDIS R2 |
| |SCOTT MOORE EO NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: NELSON | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| THE MISSISSIPPI DIVISION OF RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH REPORTED A LOST MOISTURE |
| DENSITY GAUGE. |
| |
| PRITCHARD ENGINEERING INC. LOST A MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE WHEN IT FELL OUT OF |
| THE BACK OF A TRUCK IN STARKVILLE, MS. THE GAUGE IS A CAMPBELL-PACIFIC |
| MODEL 131 SERIAL # MD80804480 CONTAINING 10 MILLICURIES OF CESIUM-137 AND 50 |
| MILLICURIES OF AMERICIUM-241/BERYLLIUM. THE DEVICE SHOULD BE LOCKED IN AN |
| ORANGE CONTAINER AND ALSO LOCKED AT THE GAUGE HANDLE. THE LOCAL SHERIFF AND |
| MISSISSIPPI HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. THEY ARE CURRENTLY |
| LOOKING FOR THE DEVICE. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 36315 |
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| REP ORG: 3M COMPANY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/20/1999|
|LICENSEE: 3M COMPANY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:20[EDT]|
| CITY: ST PAUL REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 07/15/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: MN |EVENT TIME: [CDT]|
|LICENSE#: 22-00057-34G AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/20/1999|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GEOFFREY WRIGHT R3 |
| |SCOTT MOORE EO NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ENTWISTLE | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB2 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X | |
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| THE 3M COMPANY REPORTED THEY HAD LOST A STATIC ELIMINATOR. |
| |
| A 3M MODEL 703 STATIC ELIMINATOR WAS REPORTED MISSING FROM A CABINET IN |
| BUILDING 270 AT THE 3M CENTER IN ST PAUL, MN. IT WAS LAST SEEN 07/99 AND A |
| THOROUGH SEARCH HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. THE ORIGINAL ACTIVITY OF THE |
| ELIMINATOR WAS 200 MILLICURIES OF TRITIUM. NOW ITS TOTAL ACTIVITY IS 90 |
| MILLICURIES OF TRITIUM. THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE HAND HELD GUN SHAPED |
| DEVICE IS 7031793. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36316 |
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| FACILITY: THREE MILE ISLAND REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/20/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:10[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] B&W-L-LP,[2] B&W-L-LP |EVENT DATE: 10/20/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:40[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOHN SCHORK |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/20/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |WILLIAM COOK R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AOUT 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(B) OUTSIDE DESIGN BASIS | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| MOTOR FOR "B" MSIV DISCOVERED TO BE INOPERABLE |
| |
| The licensee discovered that the motor used for remote closure of main steam |
| isolation valve (MSIV) MS-V-1B is inoperable (electrical ground). As a |
| result, MS-V-1B is not capable of being closed remotely from the control |
| room, nor is it capable of being closed within 120 seconds. Technical |
| Specification 4.8.2 requires that the MSIVs be tested and verified to close |
| in less than 120 seconds. In addition, Updated Final Safety Analysis Report |
| (UFSAR) Section 10.3.1.2 states the following regarding the MSIVs: "These |
| tight closing isolation valves are remotely operated from the Control Room |
| to close in less than two minutes." |
| |
| The licensee has entered this condition into their corrective action |
| program. Until the motor can be repaired, the licensee has prestaged |
| equipment to facilitate manual closure of the valve and provided specific |
| instructions to operators and maintenance technicians. A safety evaluation |
| is being prepared by the licensee regarding this condition. |
| |
| The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this event by the licensee. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 36317 |
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| REP ORG: SYNCOR INTERNATIONAL CORP |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/20/1999|
|LICENSEE: SYNCOR INTERNATIONAL CORP |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:20[EDT]|
| CITY: NEWBURGH REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 10/19/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: NY |EVENT TIME: [EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 04-26507-01MD AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/20/1999|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |WILLIAM COOK R1 |
| |LINDA SMITH R4 |
+------------------------------------------------+JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KORY KODIMER | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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| LOSS OF CONTROL OF MATERIAL FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES |
| |
| The licensee reported that, sometime in mid-July, a package containing a |
| Tc-99m generator fell out of a delivery truck and was not controlled for |
| approximately 15 minutes. The package was being shipped from Stamford, CT to |
| the Syncor facility in Newburgh, NY. The package was intact when found. The |
| corporate RSO stated that he had been notified of the event on 10/19/1999. |
| The licensee has discussed this event with NRC Region IV (Cruz). |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36318 |
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| FACILITY: VOGTLE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/20/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:54[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 09/22/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 10:50[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: C. F. MEYER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/20/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |KERRY LANDIS R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AIND 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| CONTROL ROOM EMERGENCY FILTRATION SYSTEM INOPERABLE DUE TO OPEN DOORS |
| |
| "On September 22, 1999 at about 1050, personnel were painting the double |
| doors that adjoins the east side of the control room. Both the inner and |
| outer doors were opened to facilitate the painting of the edges of the |
| doors. The Shift Superintendent noticed that both doors were open and |
| confirmed that only one door should be opened at a time. The doors were |
| attended by personnel who had been directed to open only one door at a time |
| and to close the doors when directed. Control room operators were aware of |
| the need to notify the door attendants to close the doors in the event of a |
| Control Room Isolation. Shortly thereafter the doors were closed. |
| |
| "Both Control Room Emergency Filtration (CREFS) trains for both units were |
| affected by the open doors for a period of approximately 9 minutes. |
| |
| "On October 20, 1999 at 1025 EDT, after further review of the event, it was |
| determined that this represents a condition that alone could have prevented |
| the fulfillment of the safety function of a system needed to mitigate the |
| consequences of an accident since opening the doors affects the ability of |
| the CREFS units to create a positive pressure. |
| |
| "Additional review of this event is continuing." |
| |
| The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this event by the licensee. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 36319 |
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| REP ORG: MORRISON KNUDSEN CORPORATION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/20/1999|
|LICENSEE: MSE-HKM ENGINEERING |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:33[EDT]|
| CITY: CODY REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 10/20/1999|
| COUNTY: PARK STATE: WY |EVENT TIME: 12:00[MDT]|
|LICENSE#: 25-17492-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/20/1999|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |LINDA SMITH R4 |
| |LINDA HOWELL R4 |
+------------------------------------------------+JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MARK ROSENBAUM | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NDAM DAMAGED GAUGE/DEVICE | |
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| TROXLER MOISTURE/DENSITY GAUGE DAMAGED AT CONSTRUCTION SITE |
| |
| A Troxler Series 3400 moisture/density gauge was destroyed when it was run |
| over by a tractor-trailer rig. The gauge was being used to test asphalt at a |
| road construction site on US 14/16 (State highway 20), approximately 28 |
| miles west of Cody, WY. The gauge was being used on the westbound lane, |
| when the truck swerved out of the eastbound lane and onto the freshly poured |
| asphalt, striking the gauge. The gauge has been broken into several pieces. |
| The truck then proceeded eight miles further before turning around and |
| returning to the construction site. The truck then proceeded three miles |
| east from the construction site, where it was stopped. Access to the area |
| surrounding the gauge is being controlled. |
| |
| The representative of Morrison Knudsen (MK) initially contacted NRC Region |
| IV regarding this event. MK is the primary contractor for the construction |
| work. MSE-HKM Engineering (the licensee) is a subcontractor to MK. The MK |
| representative has also contacted the Park County, WY Emergency Management |
| Agency. The Wyoming State Highway Patrol is preparing to respond to the site |
| with radiation survey equipment. NRC Region IV will contact the State of |
| Wyoming regarding this event. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 36320 |
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| REP ORG: WA DIVISION OF RADIATION PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/20/1999|
|LICENSEE: GEOENGINEERS, INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:05[EDT]|
| CITY: OLYMPIA REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 10/19/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: WA |EVENT TIME: 10:00[PDT]|
|LICENSE#: WN-I0204-1 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/20/1999|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |LINDA SMITH R4 |
| |JOSIE PICCONE NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TERRY FRAZEE (via email) | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE DAMAGED AT |
| CONSTRUCTION SITE |
| |
| The following report was submitted by the State of Washington via email: |
| |
| Licensee: GeoEngineers, Inc. |
| City and state: Redmond, WA |
| License number: WN-I0204-1 |
| Type of license: Portable Gauge |
| |
| Date of Event: October 19, 1999 |
| Location of Event: Olympia, WA |
| |
| ABSTRACT (where, when, how, why; cause, contributing factors, corrective |
| actions, consequences, DOH on-site investigation; media attention): At |
| approximately 10 AM a Troxler model 3430 portable gauge containing 8 |
| millicuries of Cs-137 and 44 millicuries of Am-241 was hit and damaged by a |
| forklift at a construction site in Olympia. The incident occurred while the |
| gauge operator was performing soil tests in the area. After completing one |
| test, the gauge operator moved the gauge over to the side of the road (the |
| source was in the shielded position) and walked about 20 feet away with his |
| back to the gauge. He noticed the forklift entering the area but assumed |
| the driver was going to continue down the road past the gauge. Instead the |
| driver turned around. The operator saw the forklift backing up toward the |
| gauge and shouted but the driver didn't hear him. Immediately after the |
| accident, the gauge operator checked that the probe was in the shielded |
| position, cordoned off the area, and called the licensee's RSO. |
| |
| The state radiation control program was notified by the RSO and the state |
| responded to the scene. The state verified that both sources were intact |
| inside the undamaged end of the broken gauge housing. Radiation |
| measurements were made and the gauge was secured in its transport box. The |
| gauge operator did not have the lock for the handle. The survey reading on |
| the outside of the box was normal. The gauge in its transport |
| box was secured in the back of a pickup truck with chains, cables and |
| padlocks. It was returned immediately to the Redmond office where the RSO |
| will arrange to send it to Troxler. |
| |
| What is the notification or reporting criteria involved? (WAC? Abnormal |
| Occurrence?) |
| per NRC handbook SA-300 |
| |
| Activity and Isotope(s) involved: 8 millicuries Cs-137 and 44 millicuries |
| Am-241. |
| |
| Lost, Stolen or Damaged? (Mfg., Model, serial number): |
| Damage to Troxler model 3430, serial number 19884, with Cs-137 source sn |
| 75-1078 and Am-241 |
| source sn 47-15372. |
| |
| Disposition/recovery: Return to manufacturer |
| |
| Release of activity? NO |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36321 |
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| FACILITY: BIG ROCK POINT REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/20/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:30[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-1 |EVENT DATE: 10/20/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: [EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE VANALST |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/20/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |BRUCE JORGENSEN R3 |
|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 |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling |
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| FITNESS FOR DUTY REPORT |
| |
| A contract supervisor tested positive for illegal drug use during a random |
| test. The employee's access to the plant has been revoked, and the |
| individual's supervisor has been notified. Contact the Operations Center for |
| additional details. |
| |
| The licensee plans to contact NRC Region III regarding this notification. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 36322 |
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| REP ORG: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/20/1999|
|LICENSEE: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:33[EDT]|
| CITY: COLUMBUS REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 10/01/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: OH |EVENT TIME: [EDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/20/1999|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |BRUCE JORGENSEN R3 |
| |CHARLEY HAUGHNEY NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: CRAIG JENSEN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB2 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X | |
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| LOST STATIC ELIMINATOR |
| |
| A static eliminator, attached to a balance scale, cannot be accounted for, |
| and is presumed to have been discarded. The device is an NRD model 2U-500 |
| static eliminator, with a nominal 500 µCi Po-210 source (current source |
| strength <50 µCi). The device was last inventoried in 4/99. The caller |
| stated that the scale to which the device had been attached has been |
| discarded, and that the device could not be located during a 10/1/99 |
| inventory. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 36323 |
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| REP ORG: WA DIVISION OF RADIATION PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/20/1999|
|LICENSEE: ALLIED TECHNOLOGY GROUP |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:44[EDT]|
| CITY: RICHMOND REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 10/20/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: WA |EVENT TIME: 12:30[PDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/20/1999|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |LINDA SMITH R4 |
| |LINDA HOWELL R4 |
+------------------------------------------------+CHARLEY HAUGHNEY NMSS |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TERRY FRAZEE (via email) |DOT, EPA, HHS, DOE, FAX |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY |FEMA, USDA FAX |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - CONTAMINATED SHIPMENT OF SPENT CONDENSATE RESINS |
| |
| The State of Washington submitted the following information via email: |
| |
| At approximately 12:30 pm on October 20, 1999, the department was notified |
| by ATG, Richland, that a waste shipment had arrived contaminated, with loose |
| radioactive material (condensate resin) on the outside of the packages (4 of |
| 7 poly liners) and on the bed of the open, flatbed trailer. The shipment |
| came from ATG's Oakridge, Tennessee facility on October 13 and arrived at |
| ATG's Richland facility on October 18. The contamination was discovered |
| during the offloading on October 19. Contamination levels as high as 80,000 |
| dpm/100 square centimeters were discovered. A direct frisk of the resin |
| revealed 220,000 dpm. On its route between Tennessee and Washington, the |
| truck traveled through Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, and |
| Oregon, via interstate highways. It was determined through a visual |
| inspection that only one of the liners had leaked. A review of the manifest |
| revealed radionuclides common to nuclear power plant condensate resin; e.g., |
| Ag-110m, Co-60, Cs-137, Fe-55, Mn-54, Ni-63, Cu-241, and Zn-65. |
| |
| Gary Robertson, Head |
| Waste Management Section |
| Division of Radiation Protection |
| WA Department of Health |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36324 |
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| FACILITY: PALO VERDE REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/20/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [3] STATE: AZ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:21[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE,[3] CE |EVENT DATE: 10/20/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 16:25[MST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RUSSELL STROUD |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/20/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |LINDA SMITH R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |GAIL GOOD IAT |
|DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH |JOHN DAVIDSON IAT |
| |RICHARD ROSANO IAT |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| Discovery of unsecured safeguards information. Immediate compensatory |
| measures taken upon discovery. The licensee will inform the NRC resident |
| inspector. Contact the NRC Operations Center for additional details. |
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