Event Notification Report for February 28, 2008

"PLANNED MAINTENANCE ON SAFETY PARAMETER DISPLAY SYSTEM (SPDS) AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE DATA SYSTEM (ERDS)

"At 1238 CST hours on 2/28/2008, the SPDS and ERDS were removed from service to support maintenance at River Bend Station. The work is expected to be completed in approximately 8 hours.

"During this time, other Main Control Room indications and alternate methods will be available to implement the Emergency Plan. Since the SPDS computer system will be unavailable for greater than two hours, this is considered a Loss of Emergency Assessment Capability and reportable under 10 CFR 50.72 (b) (3) (xiii).

"A follow-up notification will be made to the NRC after the SPDS and ERDS are returned to service.

"The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector."

* * * UPDATE FROM T. SHENK TO P. SNYDER AT 1750 ON 2/28/08 * * *

SPDS and ERDS were placed back into service as of 1748 local time.

The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R4DO (Campbell).

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MISSING / BROKEN TRITIUM EXIT SIGNS

"On January 30, 2008, the RHB South ICE office received information regarding a broken exit sign containing approximately 11 Ci of H-3 (as of 2006). The sign was broken in a dormitory room at Biola University in La Mirada, California (later discovered to have occurred around December 13, 2007). This is a generally licensed device. This incident was investigated and handled under the 011308 Investigation by this office. On February 13, 2008 we were notified of a second H-3 exit sign that had been found broken (3 tubes of approximately 1 Ci each) on February 8, 2008. This broken H-3 sign was found during the inventory process of H-3 signs possessed by Biola requested by this office. Biola had never registered these GL devices to the State. During the inventory process Biola discovered that several of these H-3 exit signs were missing. For several weeks Biola searched dormitory rooms and other campus locations in performing the inventory of these devices. On February 27, 2008, I received an email from [a lady] stating that of they could only account for 79 of the 83 signs originally received for installation in Horton Hall, meaning that they do not know the location of four of the signs (77 physically present and 2 disposed account for the 79). The total remaining H-3 activity of the four signs is approximately 44 Curies.

"Biola will register the remaining signs with the State, and send a copy to this office."

CA Number: 022708

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.

This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 source

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - SOURCE DISCOVERED

The State provided the following information via email:

"The Licensee reports that they have 'discovered' residual radiation left in a Nuclear Systems irradiator model 'U' following the removal of the original 5000 Ci of Co-60 by a contractor of the OSRP last summer. The licensee thinks that one of the original 40 capsules that comprised the 8 rods (5 sources/rod) that contained the original 5000 Ci of cobalt 60 in 1958 may have remained in the device following source removal. The sources were removed for disposal last summer as part of the OSRP program to remove old unneeded sources of radiation."

CA Report: 022808

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - OVEREXPOSED PERSONNEL MONITORING BADGE

The following information was received from the State of Louisiana via fax:

"On February 28, 2008, TEAM Industrial Services reported that an industrial radiographer's personnel monitoring badge received an excessive exposure of 10 rem. The industrial radiographer left his badge in the work truck while he was not performing radiography for a few days. The truck was parked next to a tank that was being x-rayed. According to TEAM, this exposure was just to the badge and not to the radiographer. According to TEAM, the actual exposure to the radiographer is 67 mrem. This incident is under investigation and further information will be forwarded once available."

LA Event Report ID: LA 080006

MEDIA/PRESS RELEASE CONCERNING BWXT ACTIVITIES

"In response to additional media inquiries regarding the NRC News Release No. II-08-002, BWXT will provide the attached information to media representatives contacting BWXT for additional information. In response to media inquiries concerning the possible use of Lynchburg city wastewater treatment plant to treat water from BWXT, BWXT will provide the attached information to media representatives contacting BWXT for additional information:

"Regarding NRC News Release No. II-08-002:

"Q: What are some of the corrective actions taken by the company? One NRC document I read referred to a corrective action of installing brackets onto the raschig ring vacuum cleaners for transport. Is that one of the corrective actions, and has it been completed? What other corrective actions have been taken?

"A: We developed a comprehensive list of corrective actions in response to last year incident. Currently, we are in the process of completing all corrective actions, and are on schedule to meet our commitments to the NRC.

"Q: The Company was given 30 days to pay the fine or appeal it. Which action was taken?

"A; The company paid the fine.

"Regarding Wastewater Treatment inquiry:

"Q: I just learned that the city's wastewater treatment plant is studying the idea of treating water from the B&W facility, and that B&W is paying for the study. Could you provide information, or connect me with someone in the company who can offer a comment on this study? Has B&W been treating its own water before? Why is the company interested in possibly having the city treat the water instead?

"A: A number of new regulations have been issued in recent years to address discharges of nutrients to the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. To meet the new requirements, B&W is studying a variety of options, including the possibility of constructing a new pipeline to allow us to discharge a portion of our wastewater into the city's waste water treatment plant. We are working with the Lynchburg Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility and Campbell County to perform a feasibility study for this option to ensure that the city's treatment plant can handle our flow without impacting their current treatment parameters. It's important to note that these wastewaters are non-radioactive. However, the project is still very much in the preliminary stages and a decision on whether or not to pursue this option wont be made for some time."

The licensee will be notifying the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R2DO (Munday), NMSS EO (Giitter) and Fuels OUO via email.