| U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center Event Reports For
05/26/2009 - 05/27/2009 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** |
 | General Information or Other | Event Number: 45091 | Rep Org: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Licensee: DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
Region: 4
City: FREEPORT State: TX
County:
License #: 00451
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: ART TUCKER
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN KNOKE | Notification Date: 05/22/2009
Notification Time: 13:30 [ET]
Event Date: 05/20/2009
Event Time: [CDT]
Last Update Date: 05/22/2009 | Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
| Person (Organization):
WILLIAM JONES (R4DO)
| Event Text AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - SHUTTER ON GAUGE INOPERATIVE
"On March 21, 2009, at 1050 AM, the Agency [Texas Department of Health] received a report from the licensee that while performing the biannual test on a Ronan Engineering nuclear gauge, model # SA-1, containing an original activity of 100 millicuries (calculated current activity of 75 millicuries) of Cesium (Cs) - 137, the shutter failed to close. The gauge is installed on the side of a vessel approximately 50 feet above ground and is used for level detection. A dose rate measurement taken at the gauge indicated 0.03 millirem per hour, and poses no risk of radiation exposure to their workers. The manufacturer has been contacted to provide corrective maintenance on the shutter."
Texas Incident # I-8635I |
| Power Reactor | Event Number: 45093 | Facility: CATAWBA
Region: 2 State: SC
Unit: [1] [2] [ ]
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: JOHN GATES
HQ OPS Officer: DONALD NORWOOD | Notification Date: 05/26/2009
Notification Time: 13:56 [ET]
Event Date: 05/26/2009
Event Time: 12:28 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/26/2009 | Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
| Person (Organization):
ROBERT HAAG (R2DO)
|
| 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 OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO FAILED NPDES EFFLUENT SAMPLE
"The quarterly National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System whole effluent toxicity testing for Outfall #001 failed for the 2nd quarter of 2009. This required notification to the South Carolina Environmental Agency.
"The system is the Low Pressure Service Water (RL) discharge. The licensee will be contacting the NRC Resident Inspector.
"A toxicity evaluation is being performed by an outside lab."
In addition to South Carolina, the licensee notified the State of North Carolina and York, Gaston, and Mecklenburg counties. | |