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Event Notification Report for April 10, 2003

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
04/09/2003 - 04/10/2003

EVENT NUMBERS
397563974639748

General Information or Other
Event Number: 39756
Rep Org: NV DIV OF RAD HEALTH
Licensee: ACCLAIM MATERIAL TESTING AND INSPECTION
Region: 4
City: Las Vegas   State: NV
County:
License #: 00-11-0470-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: STAN MARSHALL
HQ OPS Officer: ERIC THOMAS
Notification Date: 04/14/2003
Notification Time: 13:05 [ET]
Event Date: 04/10/2003
Event Time: 17:30 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 04/15/2003
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
CLAUDE JOHNSON (R4)
JANET SCHLUETER (NMSS)
Event Text
LOST MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE

A Campbell Pacific Nuclear Model MC-DR1P s/n MD20200680 moisture/density gauge was lost out of a transport vehicle on 4/10/03. The gauge contains 10 millicuries of Cs-137 and 50 millicuries of Am-241:Be. The gauge was not properly secured in the transport vehicle prior to transportation. Licensee's corrective actions included a meeting with all gauge users on 4/14/03, and issuing an orange cone to be put in the back of each transport vehicle to remind users to secure gauges before transport. Local law enforcement was notified of this event. The licensee may issue a violation letter for failure to follow procedures.

Notified R4 DO (C. Johnson) and NMSS EO (F. Brown)

*****UPDATE ON 4/15/03 AT 10:40 FROM MARSHALL TO LAURA*****

The licensee called at 6:15 pm PDT to advise the gauge had been found on April 14 in the middle of the street in vicinity of where it had been lost. It had taken the finder some time to track down the owner of the gauge. The gauge case was missing but the gauge was reported to be undamaged.

Notified the R4DO (Johnson) and NMSS (ESSIG).


Power Reactor
Event Number: 39746
Facility: INDIAN POINT
Region: 1     State: NY
Unit: [2] [3] []
RX Type: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: JOHN BAKER
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN MacKINNON
Notification Date: 04/10/2003
Notification Time: 12:54 [ET]
Event Date: 04/10/2003
Event Time: 07:30 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 04/10/2003
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(3)(xiii) - LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE
Person (Organization):
JAMES TRAPP (R1)
Power Reactor Unit Info
Unit SCRAM Code RX Crit Initial PWR Initial RX Mode Current PWR Current RX Mode
2 N Y 100 Power Operation 100 Power Operation
3 N N 0 Refueling 0 Refueling
Event Text
10 OF 16 SIRENS OUT OF SERVICE

On April 10, 2003 at 0730 hrs 10 of 16 sirens in Orange county were reported out of service because of a loss of power to the Harriman repeater site. The repeater site power was restored and the sirens were returned to service at 1025 hrs. Route alerting was available during the loss of the sirens.

The NRC Resident Inspector, County and State were notified of this event by the licensee.


Power Reactor
Event Number: 39748
Facility: FITZPATRICK
Region: 1     State: NY
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] GE-4
NRC Notified By: A. HALLIDAY
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN MacKINNON
Notification Date: 04/10/2003
Notification Time: 15:49 [ET]
Event Date: 04/10/2003
Event Time: 10:32 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 04/10/2003
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
26.73 - FITNESS FOR DUTY
Person (Organization):
JAMES TRAPP (R1)
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
A NON-LICENSED SUPERVISOR TESTED POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL DURING A RANDOM TEST. ACCESS HAS BEEN PULLED. HIS WORK WAS REVIEWED AND NO IMPACT FOR SAFETY RELATED WORK WAS FOUND.
NO FURTHER DETAILS.

NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS EVENT BY THE LICENSEE.