Event Notification Report for October 19, 2005
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
10/18/2005 - 10/19/2005
Power Reactor
Event Number: 42063
Facility: BYRON
Region: 3 State: IL
Unit: [] [2] []
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: ED BANDIS
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN MacKINNON
Region: 3 State: IL
Unit: [] [2] []
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: ED BANDIS
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN MacKINNON
Notification Date: 10/19/2005
Notification Time: 02:39 [ET]
Event Date: 10/19/2005
Event Time: 00:57 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 10/19/2005
Notification Time: 02:39 [ET]
Event Date: 10/19/2005
Event Time: 00:57 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 10/19/2005
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) - RPS ACTUATION - CRITICAL 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) - VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUATION
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) - RPS ACTUATION - CRITICAL 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) - VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUATION
Person (Organization):
ERIC DUNCAN (R3)
ERIC DUNCAN (R3)
| Unit | SCRAM Code | RX Crit | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | A/R | Y | 100 | Power Operation | 0 | Hot Standby |
AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOW 2 STEAM GENERATOR WATER LEVEL
"Unit 2 reactor trip on low 2 S/G level. 2A CD/CB (condensate and condensate booster pump set is driven by a single motor) tripped while 2D CD/CB was out of service. The auto turbine runback was unsuccessful and turbine was runbacked manually. ESF actuations: AF (Auxiliary Feedwater) activation and FWI (Feedwater Isolation)." Only indication on the condensate and condensate booster pump trip was an over current flag.
All rods fully inserted into the core. Both the motor driven and the diesel driven auxiliary feedwater pumps are operating. All Emergency Core Cooling systems and the Emergency Diesel Generators are fully operable if needed.
The NRC Resident Inspector was paged by the licensee.
"Unit 2 reactor trip on low 2 S/G level. 2A CD/CB (condensate and condensate booster pump set is driven by a single motor) tripped while 2D CD/CB was out of service. The auto turbine runback was unsuccessful and turbine was runbacked manually. ESF actuations: AF (Auxiliary Feedwater) activation and FWI (Feedwater Isolation)." Only indication on the condensate and condensate booster pump trip was an over current flag.
All rods fully inserted into the core. Both the motor driven and the diesel driven auxiliary feedwater pumps are operating. All Emergency Core Cooling systems and the Emergency Diesel Generators are fully operable if needed.
The NRC Resident Inspector was paged by the licensee.
Other Nuclear Material
Event Number: 42064
Rep Org: KLEINFELDER
Licensee: KLEINFELDER
Region: 4
City: MERIDIAN State: ID
County:
License #: 11-27540-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: BART LARSEN
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN KNOKE
Licensee: KLEINFELDER
Region: 4
City: MERIDIAN State: ID
County:
License #: 11-27540-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: BART LARSEN
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN KNOKE
Notification Date: 10/19/2005
Notification Time: 17:34 [ET]
Event Date: 10/19/2005
Event Time: 14:30 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 10/19/2005
Notification Time: 17:34 [ET]
Event Date: 10/19/2005
Event Time: 14:30 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 10/19/2005
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
JACK WHITTEN (R4)
GARY JANOSKO (NMSS)
JACK WHITTEN (R4)
GARY JANOSKO (NMSS)
DAMAGED TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE
On Wednesday, 10/19/05 at approximately 14:30 hours, a technician left a Troxler Model 3440 moisture/density gauge (S/N 21953) in an area where a pickup truck eventually ran over it. The location of the incident was at 275 So. Main Street in Meridian, ID. The RSO conducted a visual examination and noted that the source rod had remained inside the gauge in the shielded position. A survey meter checked the damaged gauge for radiation levels, and it read <1.2 mR/Hr. The radionuclides for the source are 40 milliCuries of Am-241/Be and 8 milliCuries of Cs-137. The Corporate RSO was called and informed of the incident. The gauge is being transported back to Troxler in Rancho Cordova, CA. for repair.
On Wednesday, 10/19/05 at approximately 14:30 hours, a technician left a Troxler Model 3440 moisture/density gauge (S/N 21953) in an area where a pickup truck eventually ran over it. The location of the incident was at 275 So. Main Street in Meridian, ID. The RSO conducted a visual examination and noted that the source rod had remained inside the gauge in the shielded position. A survey meter checked the damaged gauge for radiation levels, and it read <1.2 mR/Hr. The radionuclides for the source are 40 milliCuries of Am-241/Be and 8 milliCuries of Cs-137. The Corporate RSO was called and informed of the incident. The gauge is being transported back to Troxler in Rancho Cordova, CA. for repair.
Other Nuclear Material
Event Number: 42065
Rep Org: INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Licensee: NEHI ROYAL CROWN BOTTLING
Region: 3
City: INDIANAPOLIS State: IN
County:
License #: N/A
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: JANE SMITH
HQ OPS Officer: ARLON COSTA
Licensee: NEHI ROYAL CROWN BOTTLING
Region: 3
City: INDIANAPOLIS State: IN
County:
License #: N/A
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: JANE SMITH
HQ OPS Officer: ARLON COSTA
Notification Date: 10/20/2005
Notification Time: 12:47 [ET]
Event Date: 10/19/2005
Event Time: 16:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 10/20/2005
Notification Time: 12:47 [ET]
Event Date: 10/19/2005
Event Time: 16:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 10/20/2005
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):
ERIC DUNCAN (R3)
GARY JANOSKO (NMSS)
ERIC DUNCAN (R3)
GARY JANOSKO (NMSS)
RADIOACTIVE SOURCE FOUND IN SCRAP YARD
A scrap yard operator contacted the Indiana State Department of Health to request investigative assistance after their radiation monitor alarm sounded while monitoring a batch of trash. A Health Physicist was dispatched to the scrap yard and discovered a Cesium-137 source in the trash. Upon further investigation it was determined that the source belonged to a general licensed company which was no longer in operation. The company owned two like sources, but only source CS4464 (S/N 4699931) containing 14 millicuries of Cesium-137 was found. The found source is not leaking and it has not caused any injury to personnel. The Indiana State Department of Health has contacted Region III and will continue looking for the other missing 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. 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 scrap yard operator contacted the Indiana State Department of Health to request investigative assistance after their radiation monitor alarm sounded while monitoring a batch of trash. A Health Physicist was dispatched to the scrap yard and discovered a Cesium-137 source in the trash. Upon further investigation it was determined that the source belonged to a general licensed company which was no longer in operation. The company owned two like sources, but only source CS4464 (S/N 4699931) containing 14 millicuries of Cesium-137 was found. The found source is not leaking and it has not caused any injury to personnel. The Indiana State Department of Health has contacted Region III and will continue looking for the other missing 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. 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.