U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
04/30/2003 - 05/01/2003
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39798 39806 39812 39813
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39798 |
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| REP ORG: KENTUCKY DEPT OF RADIATION CONTROL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/25/2003|
|LICENSEE: HAYES TESTING LABORATORY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:26[EDT]|
| CITY: LOUISVILLE REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 04/25/2003|
| COUNTY: JEFFERSON STATE: KY |EVENT TIME: [CDT]|
|LICENSE#: 201-168-05 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/25/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |MIKE ERNSTES R2 |
| |DANIEL GILLEN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BOB JOHNSON | |
| 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 - KENTUCKY |
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| "This letter is notification of a stuck radiography source event that |
| occurred on March 28, 2003 at Marathon Petroleum in Louisville Kentucky. |
| The licensee involved was Hayes Testing Laboratory, Inc., Radioactive |
| Material License Number 201-168-05. The radiography source was 92.7 |
| [curies] of Ir-192, housed in a 660 B Camera, S/N 1175. |
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| "On March 28, 2003, during performance of radiography with the source |
| extended, a magnet stand fell approximately 10 feet onto the source tube. |
| This resulted in a crimp in the source tube, and the radiography source |
| could not be retracted into the camera. The area had been initially roped |
| off and posted off at the 2 mrem/hr boundaries, but once the radiography |
| source could not be retrieved, personnel followed licensed emergency |
| procedures and secured the entire area. |
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| "The radiographer and the radiographer's supervisor attempted to use all |
| safe means to retrieve the radiography source without success. The |
| Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) was contacted immediately, and was able to |
| determine source location, and shielded the exposed source with four (4) 25 |
| lb. bags of lead shot. The RSO using extended handle channel locks, was |
| able to un-crimp the source tube and retrieve the radiography source back |
| into the camera. The estimated time to un-crimp the source tube and retrieve |
| the source was approximately 2.5 minutes. |
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| "The radiographer, radiographer's assistant, radiographer's supervisor and |
| RSO's dosimetry were immediately sent to ICN [a film processing lab] for |
| processing. The exposure results were highest in all aspects for the RSO at |
| 111 mrem deep dose, 107 mrem eye dose, and 103 shallow dose. |
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| "The response to this event was considered appropriate and met licensing |
| conditions. The Commonwealth of Kentucky considers this event closed." |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39806 |
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| REP ORG: GE NUCLEAR ENERGY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/28/2003|
|LICENSEE: GE NUCLEAR ENERGY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 21:37[EDT]|
| CITY: SAN JOSE REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 04/28/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: CA |EVENT TIME: [PDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/30/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GREG PICK R4 |
| |RONALD GARDNER R3 |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JASON POST |JACK FOSTER NRR |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|CCCC 21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | |
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| INTERIM SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM FOR FUEL CHANNEL BOW MONITORING (PART 21) |
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| The control rod-fuel channel interference evaluation has been completed. It |
| determined that BWR/6 and BWR/4 & 5 C-lattice plants with GNF thick/thin |
| channels potentially have increased channel bow that can impact fuel bundle |
| lift, loads on reactor internals, and control rod operability. An interim |
| surveillance program has been developed to augment the surveillance |
| requirements in the plant Technical Specifications until other actions, |
| which mitigate or limit the potential for control rod-channel interference |
| due to channel bow can be identified and implemented. The recommendations |
| address the extent and frequency of surveillance actions, and the plants to |
| which they should be applied. This surveillance program provides early |
| indication of potentially degraded operational performance and assurance |
| that action is taken before reaching excessive levels of control rod |
| friction. This surveillance plan is limited to BWR/6 and BWR/4 &5 C-lattice |
| plants with GNF thick/thin channels and GE control rods. There have been no |
| indications of operational or scram problems on BWR/2, 3 and 4 D-lattice |
| plants, and as a result, they are excluded from the interim surveillance |
| program. |
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| Plants Recommended for Surveillance Program |
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| Clinton |
| Hope Creek |
| Nine Mile Point 2 |
| Fermi 2 |
| Grand Gulf |
| River Bend |
| LaSalle 1 |
| LaSalle 2 |
| Limerick 1 |
| Limerick 2 |
| Perry 1 |
| Susquehanna 1 |
| Susquehanna 2 |
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| *** UPDATE ON 4/30/03 AT 1841 FROM J.S. POST TO A. COSTA *** |
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| GE Nuclear Energy has submitted correspondence to the USNRC to exclude the |
| following plants from the surveillance program: Hope Creek, LaSalle1, |
| LaSalle2, Susquehanna 1 and Susquehanna 2. |
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| Notified R1DO(Jackson), R3DO(Gardner), R4DO(Pick) and NRR EO(Gillespie). |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39812 |
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| FACILITY: SAINT LUCIE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/30/2003|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 21:52[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 04/30/2003|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: CHARLES PIKE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/30/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ARLON COSTA +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JOEL MUNDAY R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |FRANK GILLESPIE NRR |
|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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| DEGRADED CONDITION DUE TO DEFECT IN REACTOR VESSEL HEAD PENETRATION |
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| "On April 30, 2003, at 1420 hours, with St. Lucie Unit 2 in a refueling |
| outage, FPL discovered a defect in reactor vessel head penetration 72. This |
| flaw was found during the ongoing reactor vessel head inspection being |
| performed in accordance with the requirements of NRC Order EA-03-009. The |
| defect is OD surface connected, extends into the nozzle and penetrates into |
| the J-groove weld between the nozzle and reactor vessel head. The defect is |
| described as an axial flaw, 0.28 inches deep X 0.96 inches long, on the |
| downhill side of the penetration. Per the inspection guidance, surface flaws |
| located in the attachment weld area are not acceptable. |
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| "There had been no indication of RCS leakage during the previous cycle's |
| operation. This notification is being made in accordance with 10 CFR |
| 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A)." |
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| The Licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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|Hospital |Event Number: 39813 |
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| REP ORG: SIOUX VALLEY HOSPITAL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/30/2003|
|LICENSEE: SIOUX VALLEY HOSPITAL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:41[EDT]|
| CITY: SIOUX FALLS REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 04/01/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: SD |EVENT TIME: 12:00[MDT]|
|LICENSE#: 40-12378-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/30/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GREG PICK R4 |
| |PATRICIA HOLAHAN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RICHARD MASSOTH | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ARLON COSTA | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NINF INFORMATION ONLY | |
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| POTENTIAL OVEREXPOSURE AS RECORDED IN PERSONAL DOSIMETER |
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| This is a preliminary report of a potential reportable event under 10 CFR |
| 20.2203(2)(i). Nuclear Technologist dosimeter readings values for the month |
| of February 2003 were reported by the NVLAP-accredited dosimeter company at |
| 7877 mrem DDE. The Hospital does not have any other technologists, |
| physicists or physicians with dosimeter readings above ALARA-1 levels for |
| the month of February 200. The Licensee reported that there has been no |
| unusual sources or amounts of activity present within their facility which |
| could explain only one individual receiving 100 times their "normal" range |
| occupational exposure in a single month. |
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| The Licensee is making preparations to conduct experiments in conjunction |
| with the dosimeter company to duplicate the unusual exposure pattern and |
| will complete and file a final report. |
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