U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
07/31/2003 - 08/01/2003
** EVENT NUMBERS **
40026 40027 40031 40032 40039 40040 40041
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 40026 |
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| REP ORG: OK DEQ RAD MANAGEMENT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/28/2003|
|LICENSEE: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:45[EDT]|
| CITY: PONCA CITY REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 07/21/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: OK |EVENT TIME: 11:00[CDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/28/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |MARK SHAFFER R4 |
| |TOM ESSIG NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE BRODERICK | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| FIRE DAMAGE TO NUCLEAR DENSITY GAUGE |
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| At approximately 1100 CDT on 7/21/03, a fire at the Conoco Phillips Ponca |
| City facility damaged the shielding on a Kay-Ray Model 7063P, Serial No. |
| 24829, Density Meter containing a 200 millicurie Cs-137 sealed source. A |
| preliminary survey of the device found a slight increase in rad levels near |
| the top of the source holder indicating that the lead shield had melted and |
| shifted slightly. Wipe tests found no evidence of source leakage. The |
| manufacturer, Thermo Measure Tech, was contacted to make arrangements to |
| remove the damaged gauge from the site on 7/30 and return it to their Round |
| Rock, Texas facility for examination/repair. There was no radiation |
| exposure associated with this incident to any plant personnel or emergency |
| responders. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 40027 |
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| REP ORG: OK DEQ RAD MANAGEMENT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/28/2003|
|LICENSEE: TUBE BODY INSPECTION, INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:45[EDT]|
| CITY: ARDMORE REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 07/23/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: OK |EVENT TIME: [CDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/28/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |MARK SHAFFER R4 |
| |TOM ESSIG NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE BRODERICK | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| INAPPROPRIATE TRANSFER OF LICENSED MATERIAL DURING REPAIR |
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| On 7/23/03, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality was informed by a |
| representative of the Colorado Department of Health, a Mr. James Jarvis, |
| that a Ludlum TWC 3250, Serial No. 6201, device containing a 1.5 curie |
| Cs-137 source had been delivered to Stewart Instruments in Ardmore, Oklahoma |
| for refurbishing of the electronics package. Normally, the electronic |
| package is disconnected from the source for maintenance. However, the |
| Colorado licensee, i.e., Tube Body Inspection located in Ft. Morgan, |
| Colorado, [Colorado licensee No. 76201], had delivered the device intact. |
| The Stewart Instruments principal [owner] recognized that he did not have a |
| licensee to possess the material but, due to extensive past experience |
| working with these devices, took appropriate steps to ensure proper |
| handling. Oklahoma inspectors visited the storage location and were |
| satisfied with the existing arrangements for temporary storage, i.e., locked |
| public storage location. The Colorado licensee has been contacted and |
| requested to remove the device from Oklahoma. |
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| Tube Body Inspection is in the process of terminating their Colorado license |
| and is making arrangements to transfer this device to a California firm. |
| However, according to the Oklahoma State representative, the California |
| company is not licensed to possess this material. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 40031 |
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| REP ORG: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/29/2003|
|LICENSEE: H&G INSPECTION |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:22[EDT]|
| CITY: HOUSTON REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 07/25/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: 10:45[CDT]|
|LICENSE#: L02181 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/29/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CHUCK CAIN R4 |
| |DANIEL GILLEN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: HELEN WATKINS | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BILL GOTT | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT OF PERSONNEL OVEREXPOSURE |
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| "A [radiography] source was not retracted to the fully shielded position |
| resulting in a 17.978 R exposure to a radiographer and a 2.650 R exposure to |
| a trainee. A trainer was also at the job site, but was not exposed during |
| the event. The radiographers were up on top of a scaffolding platform |
| radiographing a 100 foot high vessel. The first exposure ran for 2 minutes |
| and the film was too light for use. The second exposure ran for 5 minutes |
| and the radiographer cranked the source back, but not all the way. The |
| source remained 6-8 inches outside the shielded position. The radiographers |
| were up on the scaffolding in an 8 foot space for about 15 minutes with the |
| source exposed. When the radiographers came to make a third exposure, they |
| noticed the source was out. It took about 1 to 11/2 cranks to retract it. |
| The crank cables were about 35 feet long and guide tubes were used. |
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| "The radiographer's ratemeter did not work and the trainee did not hear his |
| above the excessive noise and the earplugs. Both pocket dosimeters were off |
| scale. The dosimeters were sent for emergency processing on Friday, July |
| 25, 2003, to determine if an overexposure had occurred. The exposure |
| results were received by the Licensee on Monday, July 28, 2003. The |
| Licensee then reported the exposure to the Agency. An Agency inspector made |
| a site visit to the Licensee's facility to investigate the event on July 29, |
| 2003." |
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| Equipment: SPEC 300 exposure device ser. #: 009 |
| Source: 99 Curie cobalt-60, SPEC Model G70, ser. #: C60-02 |
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| This occurred at the Amoco Refinery in Texas City, TX. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 40032 |
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| FACILITY: HARRIS REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/29/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:59[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 07/29/2003|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT WORRELL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/31/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BILL GOTT +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JAMES MOORMAN R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |PHILIP BROCHMAN NSIR |
|BSUR 20.1906(d)(1) SURFACE CONTAM LEVELS >|DANIEL GILLEN NMSS |
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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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| SURFACE CONTAMINATION LEVELS ABOVE LIMITS |
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| "This report is generated due to finding smearable contamination on the |
| spent fuel shipping cask. Smearable contamination in excess of 10CFR71.87 |
| requires a one hour report. Due to 10CFR21, we cannot disclose further |
| information over non-secure communications." |
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| The licensee informed the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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| Additional information can be obtained from the NRC Operations Center. |
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| * * * Update on 07/31/03 at 1011 EDT by G. Gazda to MacKinnon * * * |
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| Highest corrected contamination level for beta gamma was 43,980 dpm per 100 |
| square centimeter (limit is 22,000 dpm per 100 square centimeter). All other |
| smears taken were within limits. R2DO (JIM MOORMAN) & NMSS (DANIEL GILLEN) |
| notified. |
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| NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this update by the licensee. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 40039 |
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| FACILITY: SAINT LUCIE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/31/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 05:59[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 07/31/2003|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ALAN HALL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/31/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JAMES MOORMAN R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| |
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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 |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| EMERGENCY RESPONSE DATA ACQUISTION AND DISPLAY SYSTEM (ERDADS) INOPERABLE |
| FOR GREATER THAN ONE HOUR |
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| "Emergency Response Data Acquisition and Display (ERDADS) computer failed at |
| 0110 on 7/31/03. It was successfully restored to service at 0235. This |
| resulted in the loss of the Safety Parameter Display System (SPDS) and |
| Emergency Response Data System (ERDS) for greater than one hour. This event |
| is reportable as a eight hour non-emergency notification per |
| 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(xiii) in that the failure constituted a major loss of |
| emergency assessment capability, offsite response capability, or offsite |
| communications capability." |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector will be notified of this event by the licensee. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 40040 |
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| REP ORG: VIRGINIA DEPT. OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/31/2003|
|LICENSEE: N/A |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:00[EDT]|
| CITY: RICHMOND REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 07/31/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: VA |EVENT TIME: [EDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/31/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JAMES MOORMAN R2 |
| |TOM ESSIG NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES DeKRAFFT | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: HOWIE CROUCH | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NINF INFORMATION ONLY | |
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| CESIUM-137 PIPE SOURCE DISCOVERED IN SCRAP METAL |
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| NRC Region 2 personnel were notified by the Commonwealth of Virginia, |
| Department of Health, Bureau of Radiological Health that a metal dealer, |
| Smith Iron & Metal Company, located in Richmond, VA had discovered a Cs-137 |
| pipe source in some scrap material. The pipe measured approximately 24 |
| inches long with a 6 inch diameter. The pipe was sheared in two and sent to |
| Chaparral Virginia Steel Recycling, located in Petersburg, VA, where is set |
| off portal monitors. Chaparral isolated the material and returned it to |
| Smith Iron & Metal. Smith contacted the Commonwealth of Virginia who |
| dispatched a response team. |
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| The response team determined that there was no external contamination on the |
| pipe. Contact readings are at 120 mR/hr with <2.6 mR/hr readings at three |
| feet. There were no identifying marks on the source. The source is |
| currently isolated on a trailer at Smith Iron & Metal. Region 2 NRC with be |
| sending a team of personnel to investigate. The Environmental Protection |
| Agency has been notified. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 40041 |
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| FACILITY: HATCH REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/31/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:02[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 07/31/2003|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: FRANK GORLEY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/31/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: HOWIE CROUCH +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JAMES MOORMAN R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| |
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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 |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| TEMPORARY LOSS OF EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT CAPABILITIES |
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| The following information was obtained from the licensee via facsimile: |
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| "NOAA Weather Radio Prompt Notification System was found not working. This |
| results in a major loss of the offsite notification system. The State of |
| Georgia (GEMA) [Georgia Emergency Management Agency] and the four EPZ |
| [Emergency Planning Zone] counties were notified of the NOAA Weather Radio |
| Prompt Notification System outage. |
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| "NOAA Weather Radio Prompt Notification System was returned to service at |
| 1642 EDT. The State of Georgia (GEMA) and the four EPZ counties were |
| notified of the NOAA Weather Radio Prompt Notification System being returned |
| to service." |
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| The four counties notified were: Tattnall, Jeff Davis, Toombs and Appling |
| counties. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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