Event Notification Report for July 01, 2008
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
06/30/2008 - 07/01/2008
EVENT NUMBERS
44768
General Information or Other
Event Number: 44768
Rep Org: MAINE RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM
Licensee: WAL-MART
Region: 1
City: State: ME
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: SHAWN SEELEY
HQ OPS Officer: PETE SNYDER
Licensee: WAL-MART
Region: 1
City: State: ME
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: SHAWN SEELEY
HQ OPS Officer: PETE SNYDER
Notification Date: 01/13/2009
Notification Time: 13:58 [ET]
Event Date: 07/01/2008
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 01/13/2009
Notification Time: 13:58 [ET]
Event Date: 07/01/2008
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 01/13/2009
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
ART BURRITT (R1)
CHRIS EINBERG (FSME)
ILTAB (E-MAIL)
ART BURRITT (R1)
CHRIS EINBERG (FSME)
ILTAB (E-MAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DAMAGED TRITIUM EXIT SIGNS
The State of Maine provided the following information via facsimilie on damaged tritium exit signs (TES) contained in 3 separate reports from Wal-Mart:
On June 27, 2008 two reports of damaged signs were received. The following signs at the following store locations were damaged:
1. Serial #: 284986, Activity: 11.5 Ci, Damage Date: between 5/2007 and 1/2008, Store Location: 80 Waterville Commons Dr., Waterville, ME;
2. Serial #: 259008, Activity: 11.5 Ci, Damage Date: 5/2008, Store Location: 440 Payne Rd., Scarborough, ME.
On August 7, 2008 a report of damage to two signs at the Wal-Mart Store at 15 Tibbets Drive, Brunswick, ME was received:
1. Serial #: 297006, Activity: 11.5 Ci, Damage Date: Unknown;
2. Serial #: 297031, Activity: 11.5 Ci, Damage Date: Unknown.
"Wal-Mart retained Shaw, an environmental services contractor with extensive experience with management of radioactive material, for its company wide program to inventory TES." Shaw has remediated the areas, if necessary, and has either returned the signs to the manufacturer for repair or proper disposal.
"Wal-Mart has implemented and communicated protocols to its stores for the proper handling of TES to ensure public health and safety and protection of its employees."
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.
The State of Maine provided the following information via facsimilie on damaged tritium exit signs (TES) contained in 3 separate reports from Wal-Mart:
On June 27, 2008 two reports of damaged signs were received. The following signs at the following store locations were damaged:
1. Serial #: 284986, Activity: 11.5 Ci, Damage Date: between 5/2007 and 1/2008, Store Location: 80 Waterville Commons Dr., Waterville, ME;
2. Serial #: 259008, Activity: 11.5 Ci, Damage Date: 5/2008, Store Location: 440 Payne Rd., Scarborough, ME.
On August 7, 2008 a report of damage to two signs at the Wal-Mart Store at 15 Tibbets Drive, Brunswick, ME was received:
1. Serial #: 297006, Activity: 11.5 Ci, Damage Date: Unknown;
2. Serial #: 297031, Activity: 11.5 Ci, Damage Date: Unknown.
"Wal-Mart retained Shaw, an environmental services contractor with extensive experience with management of radioactive material, for its company wide program to inventory TES." Shaw has remediated the areas, if necessary, and has either returned the signs to the manufacturer for repair or proper disposal.
"Wal-Mart has implemented and communicated protocols to its stores for the proper handling of TES to ensure public health and safety and protection of its employees."
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.