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Event Notification Report for December 15, 2006

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
12/14/2006 - 12/15/2006

EVENT NUMBERS
4305343085

Power Reactor
Event Number: 43053
Facility: OYSTER CREEK
Region: 1     State: NJ
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] GE-2
NRC Notified By: DAVE GREINER
HQ OPS Officer: PETE SNYDER
Notification Date: 12/15/2006
Notification Time: 17:47 [ET]
Event Date: 12/15/2006
Event Time: 17:15 [EST]
Last Update Date: 12/15/2006
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
Person (Organization):
RICHARD CONTE (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
PRESS RELEASE FOR LOW LEVELS OF CESIUM-137 CONTAMINATION IDENTIFIED ON SITE

"A press release was issued for heightened awareness concerning low levels of Cs-137 found on AmerGen property. Samples indicate slightly elevated levels of Cs-137 that are below any reporting criteria."

The licensee will notify the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector.


Other Nuclear Material
Event Number: 43085
Rep Org: AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC.
Licensee: AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC.
Region: 1
City: ALLENTOWN   State: PA
County:
License #: GL
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KEVIN B. SNYDER
HQ OPS Officer: STEVE SANDIN
Notification Date: 01/10/2007
Notification Time: 15:17 [ET]
Event Date: 12/15/2006
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 01/10/2007
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(ii) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X
Person (Organization):
RONALD BELLAMY (R1)
GREG MORELL (NMSS)
Event Text
MISSING GENERAL LICENSE ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTOR

During an inventory for license transfer, a Delphi Instruments electron capture device, model #4402 S/N 2546, containing 50 mCi Tritium was discovered missing. The device was used to measure contamination in argon gas streams. The licensee received the device at their NY facility in April 2000. Since no wipe test is required the last use of this device is unknown. The licensee conducted two exhaustive searches with negative results.

THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

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.