U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
02/13/2003 - 02/14/2003
** EVENT NUMBERS **
37298 39575 39584
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 37298 |
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| REP ORG: SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/07/2000|
|LICENSEE: SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:04[EDT]|
| CITY: CAPE GIRARDEAU REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 06/12/2000|
| COUNTY: CAPE GIRARDEAU STATE: MO |EVENT TIME: [CDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/13/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GARY SHEAR R3 |
| |DON COOL NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: CHRIS McGOWAN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BOV1 20.2202(a)(1) PERS OVEREXPOSURE/TEDE | |
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| POTENTIAL PERSONNEL OVEREXPOSURE OF A CONTRACT EMPLOYEE AT SOUTHEAST |
| MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY IN CAPE GIRARDEAU |
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| HOO NOTE: Information regarding the same event was reported to the NRC |
| Operations Center on 09/01/00 by Engelhardt & Associates. (Refer to event |
| #37282.) |
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| The licensee was advised by the NRC Region 3 Office to followup on the |
| report made by Engelhardt & Associates because the work was performed on the |
| Southeast Missouri State University Campus. The licensee is making this |
| notification because they want to document that they are aware of this issue |
| and that they agree with the Engelhardt & Associates report. Another reason |
| for the report is that there may be an issue of who the responsible party is |
| at this point in time. |
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| As a result of an NRC visit in February, Southeast Missouri State University |
| discovered that a spill had occurred in the basement of Magill Hall. |
| Accordingly, Engelhardt & Associates was contracted to perform several tasks |
| including cleanup of the spill. At the time, the spill was thought to be |
| minor, and the licensee has since found out that the spill was quite major. |
| In addition to cleanup of the spill, Engelhardt & Associates was contracted |
| to help the licensee get ready for a waste haul and help prepare a new |
| Radiation Plan. An Engelhardt & Associates representative arrived on |
| 06/12/00, and he worked in (and out) the basement of Magill Hall for 5 |
| days. |
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| On 09/01/00, the NRC Region 3 Office (Kevin Null) notified the licensee that |
| the Engelhardt & Associates employee had received a dose of 9 REM CEDE. As |
| a result, the licensee is in the process of trying to arrange followup |
| testing for the Engelhardt & Associates employee. The licensee has also |
| hired another firm (SAIC) to cleanup some areas of Magill Hall because of a |
| secondary spill that occurred quite some time ago. SAIC representatives |
| have been on campus for a 1-week period already and are expected to return |
| to the campus on 09/18/00. SAIC will also be handling the licensee's dose |
| assessment. |
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| Call the NRC operations officer for licensee contact information. |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 2/13/02 FROM WALT LILLY TO MIKE RIPLEY /HOWIE CROUCH * * * |
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| Final bioassays and lung counts from individuals exposed during the above |
| incident indicate that another individual had an intake of Am-241. This |
| individual received an estimated intake of 9.4 nanocuries with a final dose |
| assigned of 76 REM CDE to bone surfaces and 4.2 REM CEDE. The individual |
| is undergoing chelation therapy at this time. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39575 |
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| REP ORG: MA RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/10/2003|
|LICENSEE: PERKINELMER LIFE SCIENCES |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:29[EST]|
| CITY: BOSTON REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 07/18/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: MA |EVENT TIME: [EST]|
|LICENSE#: 00-3200 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/10/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GLENN MEYER R1 |
| |DON COOL EO NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: CARPENITO | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| POTENTIALLY MISSING PHOSPHORUS-32 SHIPPING PACKAGES |
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| Single packages containing P-32 (~14 day half-life) were destined for four |
| different out-of-state locations (in CA, KS, NY and TX). Intended shipping |
| dates were July 18, August 5 and August 6, 2002. Carrier reported packages |
| potentially missing within 2-3 days after intended shipping dates. The |
| per-package activities ranged from 250 microcuries to 1 millicurie. All |
| subject radioactive material contents are presently well past ten |
| half-lives. After several months of shipper-carrier joint investigation, the |
| cause(s) remain undetermined. Actions have been taken by shipper and carrier |
| to prevent recurrence. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39584 |
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| FACILITY: DIABLO CANYON REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/13/2003|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: CA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 19:45[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/13/2003|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TONY CHITWOOD |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/13/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: HOWIE CROUCH +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |CHARLES MARSCHALL R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ADEG 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A) DEGRADED CONDITION | |
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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 N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling |
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| SIGNIFICANT INSERVICE INSPECTION FINDINGS FOR UNIT 2 STEAM GENERATOR TUBES |
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| The following information was obtained from the Licensee via facsimile: |
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| "On February 13, 2003, during the Unit 2 eleventh refueling outage (2R11), |
| eddy current data on SG [Steam Generator] 2-4 indicated that greater than |
| one percent of the total tubes inspected were defective. Most of the |
| pluggable indications are due to outside diameter stress corrosion cracking |
| (ODSCC) at the tube support plate intersections. Eddy current examination |
| of these tubes indicated that the ODSCC crack growth rate at the tube |
| support plate exceeded the program predicted growth rates. Preliminary |
| calculations indicated the TS 5.6.10.d.5 limit for probability of burst |
| (POB) was exceeded. |
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| "An additional defective tube in SG 2-4 row 5 tube bend has been identified |
| that will be subject to additional insitu testing. PG&E has expanded the SG |
| inspection scope and identified a team to prepare a root cause |
| determination. |
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| "An NRC teleconference in accordance with TS 5.6.10.d.5 was held on February |
| 13, 2003, at 1000 PST, to provide initial notification of significant |
| findings. Additional teleconferences have been scheduled to provide |
| additional inservice inspection results as they become available. |
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| "The NRC Resident Inspector and an additional onsite Region IV inspector |
| were part of the teleconference presentation cited above." |
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