Event Notification Report for June 19, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
06/18/2002 - 06/19/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38994 39001
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38994 |
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| REP ORG: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM |NOTIFICATION DATE:
06/14/2002|
|LICENSEE: CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER |NOTIFICATION TIME:
17:28[EDT]|
| CITY: DUARTE REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 06/13/2002|
| COUNTY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA |EVENT TIME: 14:30[PDT]|
|LICENSE#: 0307-19 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/14/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |ANTHONY GODY R4 |
| |LARRY CAMPER NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: GREGER | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| STATE LICENSEE REPORTED THAT THREE OF TEN I-125 SEEDS WERE LOST IN THE
SEWER |
| DRAIN |
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| At 2:30pm on June 13, 2002 the radiation safety officer (RSO) for City of |
| Hope National Medical Center reported that during the course of an |
| iodine-125 prostate permanent implant procedure, three of the ten seeds were |
| lost down the autoclave sink located in the operating room. |
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| The initial report from the preliminary investigation was that the operating |
| room technician wanted to wash off the three seeds prior to autoclaving |
| them. They were not going to be used in the procedure. During this process |
| they ended up being washed down the drain of the autoclave sink. Although |
| this occurred at approximately 5:00pm on June 12, 2002, the RSO was not |
| notified until approximately noon on June 13, 2002. They requested the RSO |
| investigate the reason(s) for the delay in reporting the incident. The |
| activity of the iodine -125 seeds was 0.344 mCi each (for a total of 1.032 |
| mCi) at 5:00pm on June 12, 2002. At noon on June 13, 2002 the activity was |
| 0.340 mCi (for a total of 1.02 mCi). |
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| On June 14, 2002 a request was made to remove the sink trap and piping in an |
| effort to locate the seeds. At approximately 10:00am it was reported that |
| the seeds were not located, even with the use of a NaI probe and visual |
| examination. This information was forwarded to ICE Supervisor for reporting |
| to the NRC. |
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| Investigation # 061402 |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39001 |
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| FACILITY: OCONEE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/18/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [3] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:10[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] B&W-L-LP,[2] B&W-L-LP,[3] B&W-L-L|EVENT DATE: 06/18/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RANDY TODD |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/18/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |KERRY LANDIS R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | |
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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 |
|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES DUE TO DISCOVERY OF SUICIDE
VICTIM |
| FOUND ON UTILITY PROPERTY OUTSIDE THE OWNER CONTROLLED AREA |
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| "On 06/18/02 at 0842 Oconee Nuclear Station security discovered an apparent |
| suicide victim parked on Duke Energy property outside the owner controlled |
| area. The control room was notified and dispatched a Medical Emergency |
| Response Team, which was unable to revive the victim. The individual was |
| determined not to be a Duke Energy employee. Pickens County (South |
| Carolina) authorities were notified and have responded to the scene. |
| Pending the result of the coroner's investigation, cause of death is |
| apparently self-induced carbon monoxide poisoning. A suicide note was found |
| at the scene." |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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