U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
01/23/2003 - 01/24/2003
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39527 39528 39529 39530
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39527 |
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| REP ORG: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/20/2003|
|LICENSEE: CONSOLIDATED ENGINEERING |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:25[EST]|
| CITY: SAN FRANCISCO REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 01/19/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: CA |EVENT TIME: 16:00[PST]|
|LICENSE#: 3250-01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/20/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GARY SANBORN R4 |
| |ROBERTA WARREN IAT |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT GREGER | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: RICH LAURA | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
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|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| CA AGREEMENT STATE REPORT FOR STOLEN COMPACTION GAUGE |
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| "California received a report on 1/19 at approximately 1600 PST of a stolen |
| Campbell Pacific Nuclear (CPN) MC3 moisture density gauge (serial number |
| N310800424) containing nominally 10 millicuries of Cs-137 and 40 millicuries |
| of Am-241. The gauge was reported stolen overnight 1/18-19/03 from a vehicle |
| parked at a private residence in San Francisco, CA. The gauge was inside a |
| car, covered with a blanket. A car window was broken to gain entry, and the |
| gauge and it's transportation case were stolen. The transportation case, |
| minus the gauge, was found by police in the street approximately one mile |
| away from the scene of the theft. The licensee involved is CA licensee |
| Consolidated Engineering. CA staff are investigating. Local police have been |
| notified. A reward will be offered for return of the gauge." |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39528 |
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| REP ORG: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/21/2003|
|LICENSEE: FUGRO SOUTH |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:10[EST]|
| CITY: HOLLYWOOD PARK REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 01/20/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: 16:30[CST]|
|LICENSE#: L03875-002 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/21/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GREG PICK R4 |
| |TOM ESSIG NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JIM OGDEN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: HOWIE CROUCH | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST AND SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND TROXLER MOISTURE |
| DENSITY GAUGE |
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| The following information was received from the Texas Department of Health, |
| Bureau of Radiation Control, Incident Investigation Group via facsimile: |
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| "Driver/Operator was at construction site on north side of San Antonio. |
| Reported that he placed the gauge, without transport case, on the tailgate |
| of his company pickup and completed his paperwork in the cab. When [he] |
| completed [the paperwork], he forgot the gauge was still sitting on the |
| tailgate and drove off from the site. Approximately 300 feet down the |
| access road to Loop 1604, he realized that he had not put his gauge away. |
| To return to the site, he had to loop around several access roads to get |
| back to the area. When he arrived back at the construction site, he could |
| not locate the gauge. He called his company for assistance. The company |
| sent other employees to search the entire area without result and then |
| reported the gauge missing to both the Hollywood Park and San Antonio Police |
| Departments. In a call to the Agency [Texas Department of Health] at |
| approximately 7:30 a.m. on January 21, 2003, it was reported that they |
| believe the gauge was found by another contractor who was also departing the |
| site the night before. It is believed that the gauge was put into the back |
| of [the other contractor's] truck. The gauge is a Troxler 3440, Serial |
| Number 30433, with two sealed sources: Cs-137, 8 millicuries, Serial Number |
| 750-4901: and Am-241/Be, 40 millicuries, Serial Number 47-27488. The |
| Radiation Safety Officer called at 10:53 a.m. on January 21, 2003, saying |
| the gauge was recovered at the construction site at 7:30 a.m. this morning |
| (01/21/2003) from another contractor who had found it onsite. The |
| construction superintendent, when notified at home on the evening on January |
| 20, 2003, had located the contractor who found the gauge, and arranged for |
| the pickup this morning. The RSO did not have full details but has the |
| gauge back in his possession. The gauge was visually inspected for damage |
| and no apparent damage was noted. Radiation levels were normal for the |
| gauge. However, a leak test was performed on the gauge. Results are |
| pending. Both Police Departments have been notified of the recovery. It is |
| not known if the helicopter flight was performed during the hours of |
| darkness. [Hollywood Park Police notified the FBI and arranged for a |
| helicopter to search for the gauge with infrared equipment.]" |
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| The vehicle was a company pick-up truck. (No description given or known by |
| reporting official.) |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 39529 |
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| REP ORG: UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/22/2003|
|LICENSEE: UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:53[EST]|
| CITY: REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 01/22/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: ID |EVENT TIME: [MST]|
|LICENSE#: 11-27382-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/23/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GREG PICK R4 |
| |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: VICKY SCHUR | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: RICH LAURA | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BLO1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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| LOST EXIT SIGN CONTAINING TRITIUM |
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| The licensee reported that an exit sign containing upwards of 21 curies of |
| tritium was missing. The sign had been installed in the Administration |
| Building auditorium in the back stage area. The manufacturer of the sign |
| was SRB. The licensee did not have the model or serial number of the sign |
| at the time of the report. The licensee further indicated that no |
| malevolent intent was suspected. The administration building had been |
| undergoing renovation during the recent past. |
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| * * * * UPDATE FROM VICKY SCHUR TAKEN BY MIKE RIPLEY 1/23/03 AT 1632 EST * |
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| The exit sign was manufactured by SRB, Inc. The sign is a model B100 |
| Luminexit sign, serial number: 597374. The sign contained 9.75 curies of |
| tritium as of 10/30/95 which was the shipment date from the manufacturer. |
| The licensee stated that the manufacturer has confirmed that the sign has |
| not been returned to them for disposal. The licensee continues to |
| investigate the loss of the sign. |
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| Notified R4 DO (G. Pick) and NMSS (J. Hickey) |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39530 |
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| FACILITY: GRAND GULF REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/23/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:09[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-6 |EVENT DATE: 01/23/2003|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: Brian Blanche |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/23/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JASON FLEMMING +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |GREG PICK R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | |
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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 |
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| INADVERTENT INITIATION OF ONE EMERGENCY SIREN |
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| "Inadvertent initiation of one emergency siren in Claiborne County. The |
| Claiborne County Civil Defense Director has issued a 'No Emergency Message' |
| to four local radio stations. This call-in is made to the NRC because of |
| possible interest by the public. No additional actions are anticipated." |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. |
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