Event Notification Report for December 23, 2022

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
12/22/2022 - 12/23/2022

EVENT NUMBERS
56273 56275 56276 56283
Agreement State
Event Number: 56273
Rep Org: PA Bureau of Radiation Protection
Licensee: N/A
Region: 1
City: Greencastle   State: PA
County:
License #: N/A
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: John Chippo
HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard
Notification Date: 12/15/2022
Notification Time: 09:46 [ET]
Event Date: 12/02/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 12/16/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Henrion, Mark (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - FOUND GAUGE

The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection (the Department) via email:

"On December 14, 2022, a consultant health physicist informed the Department that a Troxler Model 104-117 nuclear density gauge, serial number 433, containing 3 millicuries of radium-226 beryllium (Ra:Be) had been found. The gauge was found in a trash transfer trailer entering Waste Management, Mountain View Reclamation Landfill on December 2, 2202. This load originated from West Virginia. The load was isolated until consultant health physicist was able to respond on December 13, 2022, to resurvey the trailer. A gamma radiation measurement made at contact with the source housing was 18 milliroentgens/hour. At 1 foot from the approximate location of the source, the gamma dose rate was 5 mrem/hour. No evaluation was made of the neutron dose rate. The device was placed in a locked storage shed posted with a Caution - Radioactive Material sign. The Department was onsite during the recovery of the gauge and continues to investigate its origin.

"The Department will update this event as soon as more information is provided."

Event Report ID No.: PA220030


Agreement State
Event Number: 56275
Rep Org: Arizona Dept of Health Services
Licensee: Radiation Physics and Engineering
Region: 4
City: Scottsdale   State: AZ
County:
License #: 07-651
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Brian Goretzki
HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott
Notification Date: 12/15/2022
Notification Time: 15:32 [ET]
Event Date: 12/14/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [MST]
Last Update Date: 12/15/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Drake, James (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LEAKING SOURCE

The following information was provided by the the Arizona Department of Health Services (the Department) via email:

"The Department received notification from the licensee of a leak test that exceeded the regulatory limit of 0.005 microcuries. The licensee is going to return the vial to the manufacturer and exchange it for a new vial source. The Department has requested additional information and continues to investigate the event."

[Source information:]
"Cs-137 Vial
"Serial number: 788-3-11
"Assay date: 11/1/2001

"Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300."

Arizona Incident Number: 22-015


Agreement State
Event Number: 56276
Rep Org: Texas Dept of State Health Services
Licensee: ECS Southwest LLP
Region: 4
City: Carrollton   State: TX
County:
License #: L05384
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Randall Redd
HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West
Notification Date: 12/16/2022
Notification Time: 18:28 [ET]
Event Date: 12/16/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 12/16/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Drake, James (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - UNABLE TO RETRACT SOURCE

The following information was provided by the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Department) via email:

"On December 16, 2022, the Department received calls from a licensee reporting an equipment failure with a moisture density gauge. The licensee has been unable to retract the rod with cesium-137 back to the fully shielded position and the source is sticking out about 4 inches. This is for a Humboldt 5001 gauge with 40 millicuries (mCi) of americium [-241] and 10 mCi of cesium-137. The rod is presently in the ground to maintain shielding and will be transported back to the storage site with the rod in a bucket of sand. The licensee plans to transport the gauge the same way to a repair facility tomorrow morning. The dose to personnel has not been above normal working conditions but there may be some dose during transportation. The licensee was reminded to minimize dose as much as possible. Further information will be provided per SA-300."

Texas Incident Number: 9974


Power Reactor
Event Number: 56283
Facility: Limerick
Region: 1     State: PA
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4
NRC Notified By: Richard Wagner
HQ OPS Officer: Jeffrey Whited
Notification Date: 12/21/2022
Notification Time: 13:32 [ET]
Event Date: 11/02/2022
Event Time: 18:29 [EST]
Last Update Date: 12/21/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
50.73(a)(1) - Invalid Specif System Actuation
Person (Organization):
Eve, Elise (R1DO)
Power Reactor Unit Info
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
60-DAY TELEPHONIC NOTIFICATION - INVALID SPECIFIC SYSTEM ACTUATION
The following information was provided by the licensee via email:
"This 60-day telephone notification is being made per the reporting requirements specified by 10 CFR 50.73(a)(1) and 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A) to describe an invalid specific system actuation of the Emergency Service Water System (ESW).

"On 11/2/2022, during normal reactor operations, multiple main control room alarms were received for D12 Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG) running and Unit 1 Division 2 Safeguard Battery Ground. The D12 EDG did not start; however, the 'B' ESW Pump auto started. Subsequent troubleshooting determined that the cause of the D12 EDG running alarms and the inadvertent auto start of the 'B' ESW Pump was a malfunction on the D12 EDG speed switch. This event is considered an invalid system actuation because the 'B' ESW Pump started in response to a false signal that the D12 EDG was running when D12 EDG did not start. This was a complete actuation of the ESW System and the system functioned as expected in response to the actuation. The affected ESW Pump was shut down in accordance with plant procedures and the degraded D12 EDG speed switch was replaced. There was no impact on the health and safety of the public or plant personnel. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector."