Event Notification Report for September 06, 2005
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
09/05/2005 - 09/06/2005
EVENT NUMBERS
41969419704197142159
General Information or Other
Event Number: 41969
Rep Org: SC DIV OF HEALTH & ENV CONTROL
Licensee: GEO-SYSTEMS DESIGN & TESTING INC
Region: 1
City: COLUMBIA State: SC
County:
License #: 421
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: JIM PETERSON
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Licensee: GEO-SYSTEMS DESIGN & TESTING INC
Region: 1
City: COLUMBIA State: SC
County:
License #: 421
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: JIM PETERSON
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Notification Date: 09/06/2005
Notification Time: 14:02 [ET]
Event Date: 09/06/2005
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 09/06/2005
Notification Time: 14:02 [ET]
Event Date: 09/06/2005
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 09/06/2005
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
DANIEL HOLODY (R1)
AARON DANIS (TAS)
GREG MORELL (NMSS)
DANIEL HOLODY (R1)
AARON DANIS (TAS)
GREG MORELL (NMSS)
LOST/STOLEN PORTABLE GAUGE
The State provided the following information via facsimile:
"The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control was notified on September 6, 2005, by the licensee, that a portable gauging device had been lost or stolen from a Forest Drive work site in Columbia, South Carolina. The technician stated he may have inadvertently left the gauge at the Forest Drive work site as he traveled to a second work site. When the technician returned to the Forest Drive location the gauge was missing. The licensee is in the process of notifying the police. The gauge is a CPN International, Inc. model MC series Portaprobe serial number M350702733 containing 10 mCi [milliCuries] of cesium-137 and 50 mCi of Am-241:Be. Updates to this event will be made through the national NMED system."
South Carolina Report ID: SC050006
A police report was filed.
Source is less than the quantity of an IAEA Category 3 source. Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury.
For some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are IAEA Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks.
The State provided the following information via facsimile:
"The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control was notified on September 6, 2005, by the licensee, that a portable gauging device had been lost or stolen from a Forest Drive work site in Columbia, South Carolina. The technician stated he may have inadvertently left the gauge at the Forest Drive work site as he traveled to a second work site. When the technician returned to the Forest Drive location the gauge was missing. The licensee is in the process of notifying the police. The gauge is a CPN International, Inc. model MC series Portaprobe serial number M350702733 containing 10 mCi [milliCuries] of cesium-137 and 50 mCi of Am-241:Be. Updates to this event will be made through the national NMED system."
South Carolina Report ID: SC050006
A police report was filed.
Source is less than the quantity of an IAEA Category 3 source. Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury.
For some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are IAEA Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks.
Power Reactor
Event Number: 41970
Facility: ARKANSAS NUCLEAR
Region: 4 State: AR
Unit: [1] [2] []
RX Type: [1] B&W-L-LP,[2] CE
NRC Notified By: JAMES CRABILL
HQ OPS Officer: ARLON COSTA
Region: 4 State: AR
Unit: [1] [2] []
RX Type: [1] B&W-L-LP,[2] CE
NRC Notified By: JAMES CRABILL
HQ OPS Officer: ARLON COSTA
Notification Date: 09/06/2005
Notification Time: 21:45 [ET]
Event Date: 09/06/2005
Event Time: 14:05 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 09/06/2005
Notification Time: 21:45 [ET]
Event Date: 09/06/2005
Event Time: 14:05 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 09/06/2005
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
26.73 - FITNESS FOR DUTY
10 CFR Section:
26.73 - FITNESS FOR DUTY
Person (Organization):
DALE POWERS (R4)
DALE POWERS (R4)
| 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 |
QUALITY ASSURANCE FITNESS FOR DUTY BLIND SAMPLES TESTING
"This event was determined to be reportable per 10 CFR26 Appendix A Section 2.8(e)(4): The licensee shall investigate any unsatisfactory (blind) performance testing result. A record shall be made of the investigation findings and the corrective actions taken by the laboratory.
"Event Description: Two known positive Fitness for Duty QA blind samples (both had the same lot number) were sent to the drug testing laboratory and both results came back negative."
The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector.
"This event was determined to be reportable per 10 CFR26 Appendix A Section 2.8(e)(4): The licensee shall investigate any unsatisfactory (blind) performance testing result. A record shall be made of the investigation findings and the corrective actions taken by the laboratory.
"Event Description: Two known positive Fitness for Duty QA blind samples (both had the same lot number) were sent to the drug testing laboratory and both results came back negative."
The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector.
Other Nuclear Material
Event Number: 41971
Rep Org: CONOCO PHILLIPS
Licensee: CONOCO PHILLIPS
Region: 4
City: BILLINGS State: MT
County:
License #: 25-16250-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: SUSAN TAYLOR - RSO
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN KNOKE
Licensee: CONOCO PHILLIPS
Region: 4
City: BILLINGS State: MT
County:
License #: 25-16250-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: SUSAN TAYLOR - RSO
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN KNOKE
Notification Date: 09/07/2005
Notification Time: 15:10 [ET]
Event Date: 09/06/2005
Event Time: 15:10 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 09/07/2005
Notification Time: 15:10 [ET]
Event Date: 09/06/2005
Event Time: 15:10 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 09/07/2005
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
30.50(b)(2) - SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILURE
10 CFR Section:
30.50(b)(2) - SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILURE
Person (Organization):
DALE POWERS (R4)
LAWRENCE KOKAJKO (NMSS)
DALE POWERS (R4)
LAWRENCE KOKAJKO (NMSS)
FAILURE OF OHMART "DENSITY PROFILER" GAUGE
The licensee's RSO reported that a "density profiler" gauge failed, and the 10 milliCurie Cs-137 source broke away from the gauge. The source is now at the bottom of a 10 foot deep well, which is inside a drum at the Alkalization Unit. The gauge is manufactured by Ohmart, model MDTS and s/n 67524GK.
The density profiler gauge has a source on the end of a tape, and the tape reels in and out of the instrument. When the tape broke, the Cs-137 source fell to the bottom of the well. No personnel exposure occurred. The RSO surveyed the area and found readings of 3 milliRem/hr at contact and 1.8 milliRem/hr at 1 foot. The licensee contacted the manufacturer who will be sending a technician out to repair the gauge.
Less than the quantity of an IAEA Category 3 source.
Sources that are 'Less than IAEA Category 3 sources,' are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury.
For some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are IAEA Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks.
The licensee's RSO reported that a "density profiler" gauge failed, and the 10 milliCurie Cs-137 source broke away from the gauge. The source is now at the bottom of a 10 foot deep well, which is inside a drum at the Alkalization Unit. The gauge is manufactured by Ohmart, model MDTS and s/n 67524GK.
The density profiler gauge has a source on the end of a tape, and the tape reels in and out of the instrument. When the tape broke, the Cs-137 source fell to the bottom of the well. No personnel exposure occurred. The RSO surveyed the area and found readings of 3 milliRem/hr at contact and 1.8 milliRem/hr at 1 foot. The licensee contacted the manufacturer who will be sending a technician out to repair the gauge.
Less than the quantity of an IAEA Category 3 source.
Sources that are 'Less than IAEA Category 3 sources,' are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury.
For some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are IAEA Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks.
Other Nuclear Material
Event Number: 42159
Rep Org: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Licensee: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Region: 1
City: BOLLING AFB State: DC
County:
License #: 42-23539-01AF
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: CAPTAIN CLINT ABELL
HQ OPS Officer: BILL HUFFMAN
Licensee: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Region: 1
City: BOLLING AFB State: DC
County:
License #: 42-23539-01AF
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: CAPTAIN CLINT ABELL
HQ OPS Officer: BILL HUFFMAN
Notification Date: 11/21/2005
Notification Time: 14:12 [ET]
Event Date: 09/06/2005
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 11/21/2005
Notification Time: 14:12 [ET]
Event Date: 09/06/2005
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 11/21/2005
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(ii) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(ii) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X
Person (Organization):
LAWRENCE DOERFLEIN (R1)
LINDA SMITH (R4)
GREG MORELL (NMSS)
AARON DANIS (E-MAIL) (TAS)
LAWRENCE DOERFLEIN (R1)
LINDA SMITH (R4)
GREG MORELL (NMSS)
AARON DANIS (E-MAIL) (TAS)
LOST NICKEL-63 SOURCE
A representative for the Air Force Master Material License reported that a device containing a 10 millicurie Nickel-63 source is lost. The device containing the source is a Ion Track Vapor Tracer. The device was last inventoried in storage at Patrick Air Force Base at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The date of the last confirmed inventory of the device and source was in 2002. The Air Force has exhausted all its efforts to locate the source and declared it permanently lost following the an inventory in August 2005. The source serial number is s/n 01024892704. Other sources kept at the same storage location as the missing device have been moved to a more secure location. The licensee does not believe that the device was stolen. The licensee has notified NRC Regional Inspector (R. Browder).
Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks.
A representative for the Air Force Master Material License reported that a device containing a 10 millicurie Nickel-63 source is lost. The device containing the source is a Ion Track Vapor Tracer. The device was last inventoried in storage at Patrick Air Force Base at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The date of the last confirmed inventory of the device and source was in 2002. The Air Force has exhausted all its efforts to locate the source and declared it permanently lost following the an inventory in August 2005. The source serial number is s/n 01024892704. Other sources kept at the same storage location as the missing device have been moved to a more secure location. The licensee does not believe that the device was stolen. The licensee has notified NRC Regional Inspector (R. Browder).
Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks.