Event Notification Report for May 27, 2005
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
05/26/2005 - 05/27/2005
Power Reactor
Event Number: 41733
Facility: WATERFORD
Region: 4 State: LA
Unit: [3] [] []
RX Type: [3] CE
NRC Notified By: DANIELLE DALE
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN KNOKE
Region: 4 State: LA
Unit: [3] [] []
RX Type: [3] CE
NRC Notified By: DANIELLE DALE
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN KNOKE
Notification Date: 05/28/2005
Notification Time: 06:34 [ET]
Event Date: 05/27/2005
Event Time: 21:50 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 05/28/2005
Notification Time: 06:34 [ET]
Event Date: 05/27/2005
Event Time: 21:50 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 05/28/2005
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
Person (Organization):
GARY SANBORN (R4)
PETER WILSON (IRD)
GENE IMBRO (NRR)
GARY SANBORN (R4)
PETER WILSON (IRD)
GENE IMBRO (NRR)
| Unit | SCRAM Code | RX Crit | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | N | N | 0 | Cold Shutdown | 0 | Cold Shutdown |
OFFSITE NOTIFICATION TO OSHA DUE TO ONSITE FATALITY
"In accordance with 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi), this report is being made to notify the NRC, via ENS, under a four hour report based on a planned notification to OSHA.
"Based on 29CFR1904.39(b)(5) and (b)(2) OSHA requirements for notification in case of a fatality at work, the below information will be provided to OSHA. At 04:00 [CDT] on 5/28105, the site decided to report the following information, although the cause of death has not yet been determined.
"An employee exited the work area and was found sitting in a chair in the office area slumped over, unconscious, no pulse, no breathing. Ventilation and CPR was initiated. An AED was utilized, and one shock was advised and administered. EMT's arrived [at 21:50 CDT] and transported [the] employee [via ambulance] to the hospital [at 22:07 CDT] without incident, while still performing CPR. The employee was not contaminated."
The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.
"In accordance with 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi), this report is being made to notify the NRC, via ENS, under a four hour report based on a planned notification to OSHA.
"Based on 29CFR1904.39(b)(5) and (b)(2) OSHA requirements for notification in case of a fatality at work, the below information will be provided to OSHA. At 04:00 [CDT] on 5/28105, the site decided to report the following information, although the cause of death has not yet been determined.
"An employee exited the work area and was found sitting in a chair in the office area slumped over, unconscious, no pulse, no breathing. Ventilation and CPR was initiated. An AED was utilized, and one shock was advised and administered. EMT's arrived [at 21:50 CDT] and transported [the] employee [via ambulance] to the hospital [at 22:07 CDT] without incident, while still performing CPR. The employee was not contaminated."
The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.
Fuel Cycle Facility
Event Number: 41740
Facility: BWX TECHNOLOGIES
Region: 2 State: VA
Unit: [] [] []
RX Type: URANIUM FUEL FABRICATION
NRC Notified By: LEAH MORRELL
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Region: 2 State: VA
Unit: [] [] []
RX Type: URANIUM FUEL FABRICATION
NRC Notified By: LEAH MORRELL
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Notification Date: 06/01/2005
Notification Time: 16:13 [ET]
Event Date: 05/27/2005
Event Time: 14:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/11/2008
Notification Time: 16:13 [ET]
Event Date: 05/27/2005
Event Time: 14:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/11/2008
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
PART 70 APP A (c) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION/NEWS REL
10 CFR Section:
PART 70 APP A (c) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION/NEWS REL
Person (Organization):
ROBERT HAAG (R2)
RICHARD CORREIA (NMSS)
ROBERT HAAG (R2)
RICHARD CORREIA (NMSS)
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THIS IS NOT A NEW REPORT.
This event report was originally withheld from public release under the NRC's policy for protecting sensitive unclassified information. The NRC has reevaluated this policy and is now making this event report available to the public with suitable redactions.
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CONCURRENT REPORT UNDER PART 70 APPENDIX "A" FOR OFFSITE NEWS RELEASE
"This concurrent report is being made to the NRC as a result of a Letter to the Editor that was submitted by BWX Technologies, Inc. This letter was submitted in response to recent information that was published on May 26, 2005, in the Lynchburg News & Advance. The May 26, 2005, article specifically asked the question 'Is BWXT highly secure?' The attached letter is related to the adequacy of BWXT's security program and was submitted to the News & Advance at approximately 1400 on May 27, 2005. Although BWXT does not feel that the reporting criteria listed under Part 70, Appendix A is applicable, this article is related to licensed activity. Therefore, a concurrent NRC notification is being made." Contact the Headquarters Operations Officer for the text of the attachment.
The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector.
* * * UPDATE ON 05/11/08 BY H. Crouch * * *
THIS IS NOT A NEW REPORT.
This event report was originally withheld from public release under the NRC's policy for protecting sensitive unclassified information. The NRC has reevaluated this policy and is now making this event report available to the public with suitable redactions.
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THIS IS NOT A NEW REPORT.
This event report was originally withheld from public release under the NRC's policy for protecting sensitive unclassified information. The NRC has reevaluated this policy and is now making this event report available to the public with suitable redactions.
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CONCURRENT REPORT UNDER PART 70 APPENDIX "A" FOR OFFSITE NEWS RELEASE
"This concurrent report is being made to the NRC as a result of a Letter to the Editor that was submitted by BWX Technologies, Inc. This letter was submitted in response to recent information that was published on May 26, 2005, in the Lynchburg News & Advance. The May 26, 2005, article specifically asked the question 'Is BWXT highly secure?' The attached letter is related to the adequacy of BWXT's security program and was submitted to the News & Advance at approximately 1400 on May 27, 2005. Although BWXT does not feel that the reporting criteria listed under Part 70, Appendix A is applicable, this article is related to licensed activity. Therefore, a concurrent NRC notification is being made." Contact the Headquarters Operations Officer for the text of the attachment.
The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector.
* * * UPDATE ON 05/11/08 BY H. Crouch * * *
THIS IS NOT A NEW REPORT.
This event report was originally withheld from public release under the NRC's policy for protecting sensitive unclassified information. The NRC has reevaluated this policy and is now making this event report available to the public with suitable redactions.
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General Information or Other
Event Number: 41768
Rep Org: NC DIV OF RADIATION PROTECTION
Licensee: FORSYTH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
Region: 1
City: WINSTON-SALEM State: NC
County:
License #: 034-0878-3
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: CLIFFTON R. HARRIS
HQ OPS Officer: ARLON COSTA
Licensee: FORSYTH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
Region: 1
City: WINSTON-SALEM State: NC
County:
License #: 034-0878-3
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: CLIFFTON R. HARRIS
HQ OPS Officer: ARLON COSTA
Notification Date: 06/13/2005
Notification Time: 17:20 [ET]
Event Date: 05/27/2005
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 06/17/2005
Notification Time: 17:20 [ET]
Event Date: 05/27/2005
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 06/17/2005
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
PAUL KROHN (R1)
KERRY LANDIS (R2)
PATRICIA HOLAHAN (NMSS)
TAS (Email)
PAUL KROHN (R1)
KERRY LANDIS (R2)
PATRICIA HOLAHAN (NMSS)
TAS (Email)
NC AGREEMENT STATE REPORT ON HDR SOURCE MISSING IN TRANSIT
A Varian Medical Systems technician replaced a source from a high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy unit at the Forsyth Memorial Medical Center on 5/26/05. The technician then shipped the replaced source on 5/27/05 in a type A package via Federal Express to Excel Logistics (Freight Forwarder for Varian) in Sterling, Virginia. The shipped source contains 3.3 Curies of Iridium-192. The source was not received at Excel Logistics Sterling, VA. The Varian Radiation Safety Officer contacted the Federal Express on 6/10/05. The package was reported missing with its last known location at the Federal Express hub in Memphis, Tennessee. The search for the package is ongoing.
* * * UPDATE FROM DR. C. HARRIS TO W. GOTT AT 1152 ON 06/17/05 * * *
The missing source was located at 1030 on 06/17/05. It had been misrouted to Paris, France, found, and then rerouted to Memphis, TN. It will be forwarded to Excel Logistics in Sterling, VA. Varian Medical Systems is sending a technician to Excel Logistics to inspect the package before it is forwarded to Belgium.
Notified R1DO (Krohn), NMSS (R. Correia), and emailed to TAS.
A Varian Medical Systems technician replaced a source from a high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy unit at the Forsyth Memorial Medical Center on 5/26/05. The technician then shipped the replaced source on 5/27/05 in a type A package via Federal Express to Excel Logistics (Freight Forwarder for Varian) in Sterling, Virginia. The shipped source contains 3.3 Curies of Iridium-192. The source was not received at Excel Logistics Sterling, VA. The Varian Radiation Safety Officer contacted the Federal Express on 6/10/05. The package was reported missing with its last known location at the Federal Express hub in Memphis, Tennessee. The search for the package is ongoing.
* * * UPDATE FROM DR. C. HARRIS TO W. GOTT AT 1152 ON 06/17/05 * * *
The missing source was located at 1030 on 06/17/05. It had been misrouted to Paris, France, found, and then rerouted to Memphis, TN. It will be forwarded to Excel Logistics in Sterling, VA. Varian Medical Systems is sending a technician to Excel Logistics to inspect the package before it is forwarded to Belgium.
Notified R1DO (Krohn), NMSS (R. Correia), and emailed to TAS.