Event Notification Report for October 12, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
10/11/2001 - 10/12/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38376 38377 38378 38380
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38376 |
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| REP ORG: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/10/2001|
|LICENSEE: LAW ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SER|NOTIFICATION TIME:
17:29[EDT]|
| CITY: DALLAS REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 10/10/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: [CDT]|
|LICENSE#: L02453 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/10/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |LINDA HOWELL R4 |
| |C.W. (BILL) REAMER NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES H. OGDEN, JR. (fax) | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT REGARDING DISCOVERY OF A LAW ENGINEERING AND
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| ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES GAUGE ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET BY AN EMPLOYEE
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| ANOTHER COMPANY |
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the Texas |
| Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control: |
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| "Texas Incident No.: I-7810" |
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| "License No.: L02453" |
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| "Licensee: Law Engineering and Environmental Services, Houston, Texas (Fort |
| Worth Subsite)" |
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| "Event date and time: 10/10/01 a.m." |
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| "Event location: Dallas, Texas (exact location unknown at this time - gauge |
| was transported to 10722 North Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75220[)]" |
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| "Event type: Found Nuclear Density Gauge, Troxler 3411 B, Serial #11251" |
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| "Notifications: Notified Troxler Electronic Labs, TDH Public Health Region |
| 3 to pickup gauge and have leak tested." |
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| "Event description: Gauge found in the middle of a residential street by an |
| employee of Giles Engineering, Texas License L04919-001. Gauge was found to |
| be un-locked - both case and control rod. The gauge was reported to be in |
| the 'On' position. No shipping papers were found in the case. No warning |
| stickers were reported to be on the exterior of the case. Troxler Labs |
| reports that the gauge was last seen by them over 2-years ago and was then |
| owned by Austin Testing Engineers - no evidence of Licensure through this |
| Agency. Gauge was tracked to Law Engineering in Fort Worth. TDH is holding |
| the gauge. Will have leak test performed. Licensee was unaware that the |
| gauge was missing and could not immediately find if the gauge was assigned |
| on a job for 10/10/01." |
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| "Transport vehicle description: None available at this time." |
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| "Media attention: None" |
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| (Contact the NRC operations officer for an agreement state point of |
| contact.) |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 38377 |
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| REP ORG: US ARMY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/11/2001|
|LICENSEE: US ARMY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:49[EDT]|
| CITY: ABERDEEN REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 10/10/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: MD |EVENT TIME: 18:45[EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 19-30563-01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/11/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |R1 IRC TEAM MANAGER R1 |
| |DON COOL NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KUYKENDALL | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB2 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X | |
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| LOST CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTOR (CAD) |
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| The US Army reported that during inventory check in Vilseck, Germany at the |
| 529th Ordinance, one CAD containing 15 millicuries Ni-63 was not |
| accountable. A search was conducted with no success in finding it, so it |
| was presumed to be lost. This discovery was made on 7/15/01. They are |
| still investigating. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 38378 |
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| REP ORG: US ARMY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/11/2001|
|LICENSEE: US ARMY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:49[EDT]|
| CITY: ABERDEEN REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 09/13/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: MD |EVENT TIME: [EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 19-30563-01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/11/2001|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |R1 IRC TEAM MANAGER R1 |
| |DON COOL NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KUYKENDALL | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAA1 20.1906(d)(1) SURFACE CONTAM LEVELS | |
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| WIPE TEST LIMITS EXCEEDED LIMITS FOR CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTORS |
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| Wipe test on a Ni -63 chemical agent detector measured 17,931 |
| DPM(equivalent to .007 microcuries). This was way above their action level |
| guide lines of 1,000 DPM. They are in the process of disposing of the |
| device. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38380 |
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| FACILITY: FERMI REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/11/2001|
| UNIT: [2] [] [] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:56[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 10/11/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: GROFF |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/11/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |MICHAEL PARKER R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NONR OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT | |
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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 |
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| CONDITION OF LICENSE REPORT DUE TO UNAVAILABLE EMERGENCY LIGHTING
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| On October 11, 2001, following a fire protection program self assessment, it |
| was determined that emergency lighting was unavailable in two required |
| locations. Actions in these areas are required steps of procedure 20.000.18 |
| "Control of Plant from Dedicated Shutdown Panel." |
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| The inability to perform steps in 20.000.18 constitutes a reportable |
| condition under Fermi 2 License Condition 2.F as a violation of |
| "Modifications for Fire Protection" as described in License Condition |
| 2.C(9). |
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| Short term corrective action is to revise the procedure steps to obtain |
| portable lighting prior to exiting the plant. Long term corrective actions |
| are being evaluated. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. |
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