Event Notification Report for September 23, 2009
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
09/22/2009 - 09/23/2009
General Information or Other
Event Number: 45379
Rep Org: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM
Licensee: J.L. SHEPHARD & ASSOCIATES
Region: 4
City: SAN FERNANDO State: CA
County:
License #: 1777
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: DONALD OESTERLE
HQ OPS Officer: DONG HWA PARK
Licensee: J.L. SHEPHARD & ASSOCIATES
Region: 4
City: SAN FERNANDO State: CA
County:
License #: 1777
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: DONALD OESTERLE
HQ OPS Officer: DONG HWA PARK
Notification Date: 09/23/2009
Notification Time: 19:05 [ET]
Event Date: 09/23/2009
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 09/23/2009
Notification Time: 19:05 [ET]
Event Date: 09/23/2009
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 09/23/2009
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
GREG WERNER (R4DO)
KEVIN HSUEH (FSME)
GREG WERNER (R4DO)
KEVIN HSUEH (FSME)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LEAKING SOURCE
The following information was provided from the State of California via email:
"J.L. Shepherd & Associates (JLS&A) performed a source exchange on a Model 44, serial number 7079, category 1 panoramic irradiator of their own manufacture.
"The source is identified as JLS&A Type 7810 capsule, manufactured by General Electric Company, Nuclear Center. The serial number is GEC-05-04. CA Sealed Source & Device registry: CA0598S122S
"At the time of source exchange, the Co-60 source was estimated to have [approximately] 250 Ci of activity. Wipe tests were taken at the location of the resourcing and showed no indication of leaks. The source holder rod was discolored and had evidence of corrosion. Source assembly was shipped to JL Shepherd's facility in San Fernando, CA.
"On September 22, 2009, the source was removed from the transport container in their hot cell with remote manipulators. The source was wiped and determined to have 0.0688 microCi of removable contamination. The source was decontaminated to between 0.001 - 0.0025 microCi level on smears, and placed into a stainless steel pipe and sealed with caps. This will remain in storage at their facility until disposed of in a proper manner."
California reference number: 092209
The following information was provided from the State of California via email:
"J.L. Shepherd & Associates (JLS&A) performed a source exchange on a Model 44, serial number 7079, category 1 panoramic irradiator of their own manufacture.
"The source is identified as JLS&A Type 7810 capsule, manufactured by General Electric Company, Nuclear Center. The serial number is GEC-05-04. CA Sealed Source & Device registry: CA0598S122S
"At the time of source exchange, the Co-60 source was estimated to have [approximately] 250 Ci of activity. Wipe tests were taken at the location of the resourcing and showed no indication of leaks. The source holder rod was discolored and had evidence of corrosion. Source assembly was shipped to JL Shepherd's facility in San Fernando, CA.
"On September 22, 2009, the source was removed from the transport container in their hot cell with remote manipulators. The source was wiped and determined to have 0.0688 microCi of removable contamination. The source was decontaminated to between 0.001 - 0.0025 microCi level on smears, and placed into a stainless steel pipe and sealed with caps. This will remain in storage at their facility until disposed of in a proper manner."
California reference number: 092209
General Information or Other
Event Number: 45418
Rep Org: PA BUREAU OF RADIATION PROTECTION
Licensee: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Region: 1
City: WILKES BARRE State: PA
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: DAVID ALLARD
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Licensee: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Region: 1
City: WILKES BARRE State: PA
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: DAVID ALLARD
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Notification Date: 10/07/2009
Notification Time: 21:49 [ET]
Event Date: 09/23/2009
Event Time: 05:45 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 10/07/2009
Notification Time: 21:49 [ET]
Event Date: 09/23/2009
Event Time: 05:45 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 10/07/2009
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
SAM HANSELL (R1DO)
ANGELA MCINTOSH (FSME)
MICHAEL TSCHILTZ (NMSS)
SAM HANSELL (R1DO)
ANGELA MCINTOSH (FSME)
MICHAEL TSCHILTZ (NMSS)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TRUCK WITH LOW LEVEL WASTE OVERTURNED
"On September 23, 2009, at about 5:45am, a truck with a container of building demolition debris waste from the DOE/Navy Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory site in Kesselring, New York overturned near Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania at mile marker 147.9 on southbound lane of Interstate 81 (I-81), spilling its contents on the median. The debris consisted primarily of concrete, metal with low levels of radioactivity (approximately 50 micocuries of cobalt-60, strontium-90, americium-241, and plutonium-238). The shipper noted the package was below the limits for labeling and placarding as Class 7 hazardous material set by the U.S. DOT in their hazardous material regulations in 49CFR. The 'low-level waste' was being shipped to the Savannah River Site for disposal.
"The final field radiological surveys and labs tests of soil samples support the conclusion that no measurable radioactivity remains at the scene and that all equipment used in the response and recovery were free of detectable surface contamination prior to release from the scene. All final surveys after clean-up were less than the investigation level."
PA incident #PA090030
"On September 23, 2009, at about 5:45am, a truck with a container of building demolition debris waste from the DOE/Navy Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory site in Kesselring, New York overturned near Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania at mile marker 147.9 on southbound lane of Interstate 81 (I-81), spilling its contents on the median. The debris consisted primarily of concrete, metal with low levels of radioactivity (approximately 50 micocuries of cobalt-60, strontium-90, americium-241, and plutonium-238). The shipper noted the package was below the limits for labeling and placarding as Class 7 hazardous material set by the U.S. DOT in their hazardous material regulations in 49CFR. The 'low-level waste' was being shipped to the Savannah River Site for disposal.
"The final field radiological surveys and labs tests of soil samples support the conclusion that no measurable radioactivity remains at the scene and that all equipment used in the response and recovery were free of detectable surface contamination prior to release from the scene. All final surveys after clean-up were less than the investigation level."
PA incident #PA090030