Event Notification Report for May 2, 2003
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
05/01/2003 - 05/02/2003
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39815 39816 39817
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 39815 |
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| REP ORG: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/01/2003|
|LICENSEE: BIG STATE X-RAY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:46[EDT]|
| CITY: OLDEN REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 04/30/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: 16:30[CDT]|
|LICENSE#: L02693-003 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/01/2003|
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| |GREG PICK R4 |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: HELEN WATKINS | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ARLON COSTA | |
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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: LOST AND FOUND RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL |
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| "An Amersham 660 radiography exposure device containing 26.7 curies of |
| iridium-192 was lost from the back of a truck on 4/30/03 and recovered on |
| 5/1/03. A radiography crew completed work for the day at a temporary job |
| site. After traveling for about 15 miles from the site, the radiographers |
| could not recall whether the device had been secured in the hut on the back |
| of the truck. Upon checking, the crew found the truck's tailgate was open |
| and the camera was not in the hut. Retracing their route did not locate the |
| device nor was anyone still at the job site who may have found the device. |
| The crew notified the RSO, obtained a scintillation radiation detector from |
| another site, performed a more extensive search of the route with no success |
| in locating the device. An Agency inspector joined the Licensee's search on |
| 5/1/03. During the morning an individual notified the Licensee that he found |
| the device. The Licensee is taking possession of the device." |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39816 |
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| FACILITY: KEWAUNEE REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/01/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: WI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:26[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-2-LP |EVENT DATE: 05/01/2003|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ETHAN TREPTOW |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/01/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ARLON COSTA +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |RONALD GARDNER R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| |
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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 N 0 Refueling Shutdow|0 Refueling Shutdow|
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EVENT TEXT
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| LOSS OF RADIATION LEVEL INDICATIONS IN THE AUXILIARY BUILDING AND |
| CONTAINMENT VENT STACKS |
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| "On May 1, 2003 at 1430 [EDT], it was determined that the Containment and |
| Auxiliary Building SPING units were not functioning properly and could not |
| be relied upon to determine Emergency Classifications based on Emergency |
| Action Level Chart A(2). Alternate Radiation Monitors remain available to |
| provide indication of radiation levels in the Auxiliary Building and |
| Containment Vent stacks; however, their use is not currently proceduralized. |
| The use of the alternate Radiation Monitors to determine the Emergency |
| Classification could impair the plant's ability to declare an emergency in a |
| timely manner. Therefore, this is being conservatively reported as a major |
| loss of emergency assessment capability under 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii). |
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| "Safety equipment not operational for routine outage maintenance: 'A' Diesel |
| Generator." |
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| The Licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39817 |
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| FACILITY: MCGUIRE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/02/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 02:40[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 05/02/2003|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: A. YODER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/02/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JOEL MUNDAY R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ASHU 50.72(b)(2)(i) PLANT S/D REQD BY TS | |
|AIND 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | |
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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 |99 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| TECH SPEC REQUIRED SHUTDOWN DUE TO BOTH TRAIN OF HYDROGEN IGNITERS DECLARED |
| INOPERABLE. |
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| "A" and "B" Trains of Hydrogen igniters are inoperable requiring a plant |
| down power per Tech Spec 3.0.3. Tech Spec 3.0.3 requires the plant to be in |
| Hot Standby in 7 hours (clock started at 0115 EDT). "B" Train was inoperable |
| to repair a cable and a cable was mistakenly cut on "A" Train. |
| All Emergency Core Cooling Systems are operable, electrical grids is stable, |
| and the Emergency Diesel Generators are fully operable is needed. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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