Event Notification Report for March 13, 2003
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
03/12/2003 - 03/13/2003
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39655 39662
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39655 |
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| REP ORG: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/10/2003|
|LICENSEE: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRIES, PSI|NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:54[EST]|
| CITY: HOUSTON REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 03/08/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: 12:45[CST]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/10/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |MARK SHAFFER R4 |
| |KEVIN HSUEH NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: GLENN CORBIN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT: STOLEN TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE |
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| "A Troxler model #3430 (serial number 27095), portable moisture/density |
| gauge was reported stolen from the Texas Medical Center construction project |
| site located at 2450 Holcomb, Houston, Texas between 12:45 p.m. and 1:30 |
| p.m. CT on Saturday, March 8, 2003. This device is bright yellow, |
| approximately 11" long x 8" wide x 5" tall with two metal posts |
| approximately 18" tall protruding from the top of the device and a locked |
| handle at the top. The device contains two sealed sources (isotopes) |
| double-encapsulated in stainless steel, and is licensed by the Texas |
| Department of Health. When not in use, the device emits low-level energy |
| equivalent to a single chest x-ray, which poses no threat unless the device |
| is tampered with. |
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| "A police report has been filed with the Houston Police Department. |
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| "The company is offering a $500.00 reward for the return of the device on |
| the 'no-questions-asked' bases. If found, please do not move the device and |
| contact the Houston Police Department and refer to police report no. |
| 032141303E. If anyone has any information regarding the theft of the device |
| please [call PSI]." |
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| The State of Texas believes the Troxler moisture density gauge contains 10 |
| millicuries of Cesium-137 and 40 millicuries of Am/Be-241. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39662 |
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| FACILITY: FARLEY REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/12/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: AL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 02:13[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 03/12/2003|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: WAYNE VAN LANDINGHAM |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/12/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ERIC THOMAS +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |DAVID AYRES 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 |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| FUEL OIL SPILL |
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| "At 0025 [on] 3/12/03, notification was made to offsite government agencies, |
| the U.S. Coast Guard National Response Center and the Alabama Department of |
| Environment Management. The notification was required because approximately |
| 50 gallons of fuel oil were spilled on site reaching on site waters. |
| Control measures were implemented to prevent oil from reaching navigable |
| waters. Plant operations were unaffected." |
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| The source of the spill was the fuel oil storage tank for 2 "C" Emergency |
| Diesel Generator. While in the process of filling the tank, the worker |
| became distracted and did not secure at 96 percent full per procedure. This |
| was not a 'reportable quantity'. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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