U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 08/15/2006 - 08/16/2006 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** | General Information or Other | Event Number: 42760 | Rep Org: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Licensee: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRIES Region: 4 City: EL PASO State: TX County: License #: L02476 Agreement: Y Docket: NRC Notified By: ART TUCKER HQ OPS Officer: STEVE SANDIN | Notification Date: 08/10/2006 Notification Time: 11:07 [ET] Event Date: 08/09/2006 Event Time: 16:00 [CDT] Last Update Date: 08/10/2006 | Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: AGREEMENT STATE | Person (Organization): RUSSELL BYWATER (R4) GREG MORELL (NMSS) ILTAB (via email) () MEXICO (via fax) () | This material event contains a "Less than Cat 3" level of radioactive material. | Event Text AGREEMENT STATE REPORT INVOLVING A STOLEN TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE The State provided the following information via email: "A Moister density gauge ( Troxler 3440 - Ser # 19048) was stolen on 8/9/06 at about 1600 in El Paso Texas. The gauge was stolen from the storage area at the facility. There appears to be no signs of forced entry to the area. A Police report was filed. The EPPD was to coordinate with the jurisdictional police department to visit the prime suspect (former PSI employee) yesterday evening (8/9/06). Locks at the facility are being changed. The local scrap yards and the Texas Association of Pawnbrokers have been notified. The source information is 1 Cs-137 source serial # 50-8685 8 mCi, and AmBe serial # 4714512 40 mCi. The licensee will provide a written report as soon as all the information is gathered." Texas incident # I - 8354 THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. | General Information or Other | Event Number: 42765 | Rep Org: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM Licensee: GEO TEK, INC Region: 4 City: VISTA State: CA County: SAN DIEGO License #: Agreement: Y Docket: NRC Notified By: BARBARA HAMRICK HQ OPS Officer: JASON KOZAL | Notification Date: 08/11/2006 Notification Time: 14:36 [ET] Event Date: 08/11/2006 Event Time: [PDT] Last Update Date: 08/11/2006 | Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: AGREEMENT STATE | Person (Organization): RUSSELL BYWATER (R4) CINDY FLANNERY (NMSS) ILTAB E-MAIL () MEXICO VIA FAX () | This material event contains a "Less than Cat 3" level of radioactive material. | Event Text AGREEMENT STATE - STOLEN MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE The State provided the following information via email: "The RSO called RHB this morning to report a missing gauge that he believes was stolen. He personally had placed the gauge in the locked storage location in Vista, CA on Wednesday, August 2, 2006. The gauge user that normally uses this gauge states he used a different one on August 3 - 4, 2006, but did not sign the in and out log on those two days. That user was on vacation Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday and Thursday August 9 - 10, he did sign out a different gauge. On August 9, that user asked the RSO what had happened to the gauge he normally used. The RSO said it was either in the storage locker, or someone else had checked it out. The RSO decided to perform a full inventory of the gauges on Friday morning, the 11th. It was at this point that the RSO discovered that gauge was missing. The storage location is locked, and the gauges are stored in a locked area within that location. Nothing else was apparently taken, although there are several other gauges stored there. The RSO reported this to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office, who will be investigating. The RSO also stated he would post a reward in a local paper. The RSO has contacted all the gauge users, and they state they have no information about the whereabouts of this gauge. The gauge is a Troxler, Model 3440, with a nominal 9 mCi Cs-137 and 44 mCi Am-241. RHB will follow up with the licensee." The licensee will post reward in either San Diego Union Tribune or North County Times. * * *UPDATE PROVIDED BY HAMERICK TO KOZAL VIA E-MAIL ON 8/11/06 AT 1808* * * "Earlier today the California Radiologic Health Branch (RHB) provided a report regarding a stolen moisture-density gauge from Geo Tek, Inc. The RSO from Geo Tek just called, and the gauge had been taken out three days ago by an authorized technician who failed to record it being checked out on the daily log. As of now, all gauges owned by Geo Tek are accounted for and in their locked storage area. RHB will follow up with the licensee regarding the potential procedural violations." Notified R4DO (Gody), NMSS (Holahan), ILTAB (e-mail), Mexico (via fax) THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. | Power Reactor | Event Number: 42771 | Facility: SAINT LUCIE Region: 2 State: FL Unit: [1] [ ] [ ] RX Type: [1] CE,[2] CE NRC Notified By: JOHN BRADY HQ OPS Officer: JOHN KNOKE | Notification Date: 08/15/2006 Notification Time: 13:23 [ET] Event Date: 08/15/2006 Event Time: 10:15 [EDT] Last Update Date: 08/15/2006 | Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) - LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE | Person (Organization): MARK LESSER (R2) | Unit | SCRAM Code | RX CRIT | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode | 1 | N | Y | 100 | Power Operation | 100 | Power Operation | Event Text LOSS OF ERDADS COMMUNICATION "On 08/15/2006 during performance of the quarterly ERDADS functional communications test, the ERDADS communication link from the U1 Control Room to the NRC Operations Center was determined to be unavailable. Initial notification was made to the NRC Operations Center and the communications vendor was contacted to investigate the source of the problem. Subsequent notification was made by the vendor to the Site identifying that the communications failure was occurring within the portion of the system under control of the Site. Troubleshooting by the Site is in progress. Note: the U2 ERDADS communication link tested satisfactory. This non emergency notification is being made pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) regarding loss of communications capability." The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. | Power Reactor | Event Number: 42776 | Facility: CALVERT CLIFFS Region: 1 State: MD Unit: [1] [2] [ ] RX Type: [1] CE,[2] CE NRC Notified By: TOM JONES HQ OPS Officer: BILL GOTT | Notification Date: 08/15/2006 Notification Time: 16:36 [ET] Event Date: 08/15/2006 Event Time: 13:45 [EDT] Last Update Date: 08/15/2006 | Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT | Person (Organization): RAYMOND LORSON (R1) ENDANGERED SPECIES (NRR) | Unit | SCRAM Code | RX CRIT | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode | 1 | N | Y | 100 | Power Operation | 100 | Power Operation | 2 | N | Y | 100 | Power Operation | 100 | Power Operation | Event Text 24-HOUR REPORT OF SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EVENT INVOLVING UNUSUAL FISH KILL "Unusual fish kill on both unit's intake trash racks. Approximately 50 Cow Nosed Rays were found dead on the trash racks. The apparent cause was low oxygen levels in the bay water. This event is reportable per Tech Spec Appendix B, Section. 4.1 for significant environmental events." The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector. | Other Nuclear Material | Event Number: 42777 | Rep Org: UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII Licensee: UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII Region: 4 City: HONOLULU State: HI County: License #: 53-00017-23 Agreement: N Docket: NRC Notified By: IRENE SAKIMOTO HQ OPS Officer: JOHN KNOKE | Notification Date: 08/15/2006 Notification Time: 16:56 [ET] Event Date: 07/13/2006 Event Time: 19:20 [HST] Last Update Date: 08/15/2006 | Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X | Person (Organization): BLAIR SPITZBERG (R4) GARY JANOSKO (NMSS) | This material event contains a "Less than Cat 3" level of radioactive material. | Event Text RESEARCH SAMPLE OF C-14 WAS LOST AT SEA. The RSO (Irene Sakimoto) for the licensee notified us that while conducting an experiment on a boat at sea (22 degrees 43.48 N and 158 degrees 4.77 W) a sealed source of C-14 (1.8 milliCi) was attached to a line and lowered into the ocean to a depth of 4800 meters. The line became ensnared in the propeller and broke. The sample fell to the bottom of the ocean. The licensee will not be making efforts to retrieve this sealed source. THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. | Power Reactor | Event Number: 42778 | Facility: DIABLO CANYON Region: 4 State: CA Unit: [1] [2] [ ] RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: JOHN WHETSLER HQ OPS Officer: BILL GOTT | Notification Date: 08/15/2006 Notification Time: 18:21 [ET] Event Date: 08/15/2006 Event Time: 10:20 [PDT] Last Update Date: 08/15/2006 | Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT | Person (Organization): BLAIR SPITZBERG (R4) | Unit | SCRAM Code | RX CRIT | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode | 1 | N | Y | 100 | Power Operation | 100 | Power Operation | 2 | N | Y | 100 | Power Operation | 100 | Power Operation | Event Text IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL EVENT "The following is being reported in accordance with the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) section 4.1 as an 'unusual or important environmental event' requiring NRC notification within 24-hours: "During diving operations to clean the intake bar racks, the diver discovered 50 to 100 dead Cormorants. Cormorants are diving sea birds and are common in the DCPP intake cove. They have recently started nesting in larger numbers on a large rock at the southern end of the intake cove, and feed in the intake cove. "The event did not impact plant operations. It is believed that the birds died of natural causes and collected on the bar racks due to the water currents. To help determine the cause of death, some birds are being saved for testing and analysis. "DCPP will submit a written report within 30 days in accordance with section 5.4.2 of the EPP." The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. | Power Reactor | Event Number: 42779 | Facility: PEACH BOTTOM Region: 1 State: PA Unit: [2] [3] [ ] RX Type: [2] GE-4,[3] GE-4 NRC Notified By: ERIC CARR HQ OPS Officer: BILL GOTT | Notification Date: 08/15/2006 Notification Time: 18:47 [ET] Event Date: 08/15/2006 Event Time: 18:14 [EDT] Last Update Date: 08/15/2006 | Emergency Class: UNUSUAL EVENT 10 CFR Section: 50.72(a) (1) (i) - EMERGENCY DECLARED | Person (Organization): RAYMOND LORSON (R1) PAO-TSIN KUO (NRR) THOMAS BLOUNT (IRD) PETE WILSON (IRD) MARK DEPAS (R1) BRIAN HOLIAN (R1) GREG GRAY (DHS) DAVID BARDEN (FEMA) | Unit | SCRAM Code | RX CRIT | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode | 2 | N | Y | 98 | Power Operation | 98 | Power Operation | 3 | N | Y | 100 | Power Operation | 100 | Power Operation | Event Text UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO FIRE ON ROOF OF EDG BUILDING "During a 24 hour endurance run of the E3 Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG), a small fire occurred on the roof of the E3 EDG Building. Fire reported at 1759, UE declared at 1814. E3 was approximately 19 hours into the full load run. E3 was immediately shut down. As of 1835 the fire was reported out and no offsite assistance was required." The licensee is investigating the cause of the fire. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. * * * UPDATE FROM L. KEENER TO W. GOTT AT 2044 ON 08/15/06 * * * Licensee terminated the Unusual Event at 2040. Conditions to secure were that the fire was out and overhauled and the E3 EDG fuel racks tripped. The E3 EDG is considered inoperable and not available (14 day shutdown LCO). The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R1DO (R. Lorson), NRR EO (P.T. Kuo), IRD (P. Wilson), DHS (M. Charter), FEMA (D. Barden) * * * UPDATE FROM SULLIVAN TO HUFFMAN AT 0010 ON 8/16/06 * * * The licensee will be issuing a press release about the Unusual Event. R1DO( Lorson) notified. | |