Event Notification Report for October 27, 2009
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
10/26/2009 - 10/27/2009
Other Nuclear Material
Event Number: 45469
Rep Org: KAKIVIK ASSET MANAGEMENT
Licensee: KAKIVIK ASSET MANAGEMENT
Region: 4
City: ANCHORAGE State: AK
County:
License #: 50-27667-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KEENAN REMELE
HQ OPS Officer: KARL DIEDERICH
Licensee: KAKIVIK ASSET MANAGEMENT
Region: 4
City: ANCHORAGE State: AK
County:
License #: 50-27667-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KEENAN REMELE
HQ OPS Officer: KARL DIEDERICH
Notification Date: 10/27/2009
Notification Time: 15:59 [ET]
Event Date: 10/27/2009
Event Time: 00:45 [YDT]
Last Update Date: 10/27/2009
Notification Time: 15:59 [ET]
Event Date: 10/27/2009
Event Time: 00:45 [YDT]
Last Update Date: 10/27/2009
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
30.50(b)(2) - SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILURE
10 CFR Section:
30.50(b)(2) - SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILURE
Person (Organization):
DALE POWERS (R4DO)
DUNCAN WHITE (FSME)
DALE POWERS (R4DO)
DUNCAN WHITE (FSME)
RADIOGRAPHY SOURCE UNABLE TO FULLY RETRACT
On October 27, 2009, at approximately 0045 hours local time, in the Kuparuk Oil Field in the North Slope Borough, Alaska, the source in an Industrial Nuclear Corporation (INC) IR-100 radiography camera, serial number 6620 was unable to be fully retracted. This was judged to be due to a frozen lock on the device which occurred due to weather conditions of blowing snow and freezing rain. A certified technician serviced the lock. The lock was returned to fully functional condition and the source was returned to the safe and secure position at approximately 0130 hours. The device has a 60 Ci Ir-192 source. No personnel over exposures occurred.
On October 27, 2009, at approximately 0045 hours local time, in the Kuparuk Oil Field in the North Slope Borough, Alaska, the source in an Industrial Nuclear Corporation (INC) IR-100 radiography camera, serial number 6620 was unable to be fully retracted. This was judged to be due to a frozen lock on the device which occurred due to weather conditions of blowing snow and freezing rain. A certified technician serviced the lock. The lock was returned to fully functional condition and the source was returned to the safe and secure position at approximately 0130 hours. The device has a 60 Ci Ir-192 source. No personnel over exposures occurred.
General Information or Other
Event Number: 45470
Rep Org: SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Licensee: F&ME CONSULTANTS
Region: 1
City: COLUMBIA State: SC
County:
License #: 293
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: MELINDA BRADSHAW
HQ OPS Officer: CHARLES TEAL
Licensee: F&ME CONSULTANTS
Region: 1
City: COLUMBIA State: SC
County:
License #: 293
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: MELINDA BRADSHAW
HQ OPS Officer: CHARLES TEAL
Notification Date: 10/28/2009
Notification Time: 11:20 [ET]
Event Date: 10/27/2009
Event Time: 14:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 10/28/2009
Notification Time: 11:20 [ET]
Event Date: 10/27/2009
Event Time: 14:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 10/28/2009
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
JOHN CARUSO (R1DO)
GLENDA VILLAMAR (FSME)
JOHN CARUSO (R1DO)
GLENDA VILLAMAR (FSME)
AGREEMENT STATE - MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE DAMAGED AT CONSTRUCTION SITE
The following was received from the state via fax:
"The SC [South Carolina] Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) was notified Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2:10 p.m. that a Humboldt Model 5001 portable moisture density gauge had been damaged on a job site in North Charleston, SC. The gauge contained 11 milliCurie maximum of Cesium 137 and 44 milliCuries maximum of Americium 241/Be. [The] F&ME employee notified the department (SCDHEC) that a gauge technician had been in the process of performing a standardization test with the gauge when it was hit by a motor grader. [The company representative] was present at the job site when the event occurred. [The company representative] informed SCDHEC that the area had been secured with both the gauge and motor grader within the perimeter. [The company representative] was advised to maintain surveillance of the gauge until SCDHEC personnel could respond.
"Once on site, SCDHEC personnel determined there was no release of radioactive material and that the Cesium 137 source was still in the locked position. The gauge was placed in its storage container and secured. The licensee informed SCDHEC that he would transport the damaged gauge back to the home office in Columbia, SC that same evening and secure it until the manufacturer could be contacted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. The licensee would then follow the manufacturer's instructions for the disposition of the device. As more information is available, this notice will be updated. The licensee was advised that a written report detailing this event must be submitted to the department (SCDHEC) within 30 days. The event is open and pending further investigation by the licensee and the department (SCDHEC). Updates will be made through the NMED (Nuclear Materials Event Database) system."
The following was received from the state via fax:
"The SC [South Carolina] Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) was notified Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2:10 p.m. that a Humboldt Model 5001 portable moisture density gauge had been damaged on a job site in North Charleston, SC. The gauge contained 11 milliCurie maximum of Cesium 137 and 44 milliCuries maximum of Americium 241/Be. [The] F&ME employee notified the department (SCDHEC) that a gauge technician had been in the process of performing a standardization test with the gauge when it was hit by a motor grader. [The company representative] was present at the job site when the event occurred. [The company representative] informed SCDHEC that the area had been secured with both the gauge and motor grader within the perimeter. [The company representative] was advised to maintain surveillance of the gauge until SCDHEC personnel could respond.
"Once on site, SCDHEC personnel determined there was no release of radioactive material and that the Cesium 137 source was still in the locked position. The gauge was placed in its storage container and secured. The licensee informed SCDHEC that he would transport the damaged gauge back to the home office in Columbia, SC that same evening and secure it until the manufacturer could be contacted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. The licensee would then follow the manufacturer's instructions for the disposition of the device. As more information is available, this notice will be updated. The licensee was advised that a written report detailing this event must be submitted to the department (SCDHEC) within 30 days. The event is open and pending further investigation by the licensee and the department (SCDHEC). Updates will be made through the NMED (Nuclear Materials Event Database) system."