U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
04/17/2003 - 04/18/2003
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39755 39756 39766 39767 39768
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39755 |
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| REP ORG: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/14/2003|
|LICENSEE: ALBEMARELE CORPORATION |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:34[EDT]|
| CITY: PASADENA REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 04/11/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: 14:00[CDT]|
|LICENSE#: L04072-000 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/14/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CLAUDE JOHNSON R4 |
| |JANET SCHLUETER NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES OGDEN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: RICH LAURA | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| TEXAS AGREEMENT STATE REPORT FOR FIRE DAMAGED THREE SOURCE HOLDERS |
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| "Fire detectors activated in the multi-Product Unit 1 on Friday afternoon, |
| insulation and sheeting on the unit were damaged by the fire. Three Ohmart |
| SH-F1 source holders were installed on the unit. Each source holder contains |
| a Cesium-137 source with an estimated activity of 120 millicuries each. The |
| on-site fire department was notified and extinguished the fire. It was |
| suspect that the gauges had been engulfed in the fire. However, after |
| notification to Techstar, an on-site visit for inspection and verification |
| determined that none of the gauges were burned in the fire but had been |
| affected by the heat of the fire. It has been explained that the detectors |
| were damaged. The Techstar firm confirms that all labels are intact and |
| legible. A leak test was performed on each unit for gross contamination and |
| a radiation survey and occupancy evaluation was performed. No contamination |
| was detected. The ion chamber detectors will have to be replaced, as the |
| greater part of the fire was on the detector side of the vessels. Techstar |
| placed the three units shutters in the closed position until repairs to the |
| facility can be made. Estimated time to repair the facility is approximately |
| 10 working days. After repair the ion detectors will be replaced and the |
| gauges will be tested by Techstar." |
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| Notified NMSS EO (F. Brown) |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39756 |
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| REP ORG: NV DIV OF RAD HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/14/2003|
|LICENSEE: ACCLAIM MATERIAL TESTING AND INSPECTI|NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:05[EDT]|
| CITY: Las Vegas REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 04/10/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: NV |EVENT TIME: 17:30[PDT]|
|LICENSE#: 00-11-0470-01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/15/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CLAUDE JOHNSON R4 |
| |JANET SCHLUETER NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: STAN MARSHALL | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ERIC THOMAS | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| LOST MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE |
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| A Campbell Pacific Nuclear Model MC-DR1P s/n MD20200680 moisture/density |
| gauge was lost out of a transport vehicle on 4/10/03. The gauge contains 10 |
| millicuries of Cs-137 and 50 millicuries of Am-241:Be. The gauge was not |
| properly secured in the transport vehicle prior to transportation. |
| Licensee's corrective actions included a meeting with all gauge users on |
| 4/14/03, and issuing an orange cone to be put in the back of each transport |
| vehicle to remind users to secure gauges before transport. Local law |
| enforcement was notified of this event. The licensee may issue a violation |
| letter for failure to follow procedures. |
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| Notified R4 DO (C. Johnson) and NMSS EO (F. Brown) |
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| *****UPDATE ON 4/15/03 AT 10:40 FROM MARSHALL TO LAURA***** |
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| The licensee called at 6:15 pm PDT to advise the gauge had been found on |
| April 14 in the middle of the street in vicinity of where it had been lost. |
| It had taken the finder some time to track down the owner of the gauge. The |
| gauge case was missing but the gauge was reported to be undamaged. |
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| Notified the R4DO (Johnson) and NMSS (ESSIG). |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39766 |
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| FACILITY: DUANE ARNOLD REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/17/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: IA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:21[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 04/17/2003|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOHN KERRICK |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/17/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: HOWIE CROUCH +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |THOMAS KOZAK R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |JOHN DAVIDSON TAS |
|DDDD 73.71(b)(1) SAFEGUARDS REPORTS | |
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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 0 Startup |0 Startup |
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| SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION NOT PROPERLY CONTROLLED |
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| Immediate compensatory measures taken upon discovery. |
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| Contact the Headquarters Operations Officer for further details. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39767 |
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| FACILITY: FERMI REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/17/2003|
| UNIT: [2] [] [] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:37[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 04/17/2003|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEVIN DAHM |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/17/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: HOWIE CROUCH +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |THOMAS KOZAK 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 |
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|2 N N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling |
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| FITNESS FOR DUTY |
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| A contract supervisor refused to provide a fitness-for-duty specimen after |
| being randomly chosen for testing. The employee's access has been |
| terminated. Contact the Headquarters Operations Officer for additional |
| details. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39768 |
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| FACILITY: INDIAN POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/17/2003|
| UNIT: [2] [3] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:34[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 04/17/2003|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOHN BAKER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/17/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: HOWIE CROUCH +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |DAVID SILK R1 |
|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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|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|3 N N 0 Cold Shutdown |0 Cold Shutdown |
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| LOSS OF 9 OUT OF 16 EMERGENCY SIRENS IN ORANGE COUNTY |
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| The following information was obtained from the Licensee via facsimile: |
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| "On April 17, 2003, at 1435 hours, it was determined that of 9 out of 16 |
| emergency sirens in Orange County were out of service due to a transmission |
| line failure. Unit 2 was at 100% power and Unit 3 was shutdown. This results |
| in a degraded emergency siren notification system in one of the four |
| counties covered by the emergency plan which is reportable under 10 CFR |
| 50.72(b)(3)(xiii). The emergency plan had route alerting and public radio |
| announcements available as necessary to notify the public in-lieu of the |
| non-operational sirens. Restoration of the sirens occurred at 1709 hours. |
| The county was notified." |
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| The transmission line failure caused a loss of two substations which powered |
| the affected sirens. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector will be notified by the Licensee. |
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