Event Notification Report for November 08, 2010
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
11/07/2010 - 11/08/2010
General Information or Other
Event Number: 46408
Rep Org: MA RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM
Licensee: QSA GLOBAL, INC.
Region: 1
City: BURLINGTON State: MA
County:
License #: 12-8361
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: SALISU DAKUBU
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Licensee: QSA GLOBAL, INC.
Region: 1
City: BURLINGTON State: MA
County:
License #: 12-8361
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: SALISU DAKUBU
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Notification Date: 11/09/2010
Notification Time: 15:42 [ET]
Event Date: 11/08/2010
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 11/10/2010
Notification Time: 15:42 [ET]
Event Date: 11/08/2010
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 11/10/2010
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
RONALD BELLAMY (R1DO)
GLENDA VILLAMAR (FSME)
LAURA PEARSON (ILTA)
RONALD BELLAMY (R1DO)
GLENDA VILLAMAR (FSME)
LAURA PEARSON (ILTA)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL SHIPMENT FAILS TO ARRIVE
"A shipment containing 88.7 Ci Ir-192 that was scheduled to be delivered on 11/8/2010 did not arrive as scheduled. A trace was requested today. Details are as follows:
"On Friday 11/5/10, QSA Global, Inc (MA License 12-8361) shipped a CPIR100 to Kakivik Asset Management (NRC 50-27667-01) to be delivered C/O Northern Air Cargo in Anchorage, AK. It was shipped [by the carrier] P1 (Priority overnight) along with a small non-radioactive piece that contained a leak test kit. Both pieces were scheduled to be delivered to Northern Air Cargo on Monday 11/8/10. The leak test delivered without issue. However, the radioactive piece is still showing as arrived at [the carrier's] location in Newark, NJ.
"Today, Tuesday, 11/9/10, [the carrier] was contacted to put a trace on the radioactive material. They believe that the address label must have somehow come off the package. QSA provided a complete physical description of the IR100 overpack."
Source serial # - 66641B
Source Activity - 88.7 Ci / 3281.9 GBq
Surface reading - 18.0 mr/hr
Transport Index - 0.4
* * * UPDATE FROM JOSH DAEHLER TO DONG PARK AT 1025 EST ON 11/10/10 * * *
The following information was received via email:
"QSA has been notified by the carrier this morning that the package referenced [above] was located overnight and has been forwarded to its destination on a new tracking [number]."
Notified R1DO (Bellamy), FSME (Burgess), and ILTAB (Pearson).
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 2" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Category 2 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for a short time (minutes to hours). It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of hours to days. These sources are typically used in practices such as industrial gamma radiography, high dose rate brachytherapy and medium dose rate brachytherapy. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
"A shipment containing 88.7 Ci Ir-192 that was scheduled to be delivered on 11/8/2010 did not arrive as scheduled. A trace was requested today. Details are as follows:
"On Friday 11/5/10, QSA Global, Inc (MA License 12-8361) shipped a CPIR100 to Kakivik Asset Management (NRC 50-27667-01) to be delivered C/O Northern Air Cargo in Anchorage, AK. It was shipped [by the carrier] P1 (Priority overnight) along with a small non-radioactive piece that contained a leak test kit. Both pieces were scheduled to be delivered to Northern Air Cargo on Monday 11/8/10. The leak test delivered without issue. However, the radioactive piece is still showing as arrived at [the carrier's] location in Newark, NJ.
"Today, Tuesday, 11/9/10, [the carrier] was contacted to put a trace on the radioactive material. They believe that the address label must have somehow come off the package. QSA provided a complete physical description of the IR100 overpack."
Source serial # - 66641B
Source Activity - 88.7 Ci / 3281.9 GBq
Surface reading - 18.0 mr/hr
Transport Index - 0.4
* * * UPDATE FROM JOSH DAEHLER TO DONG PARK AT 1025 EST ON 11/10/10 * * *
The following information was received via email:
"QSA has been notified by the carrier this morning that the package referenced [above] was located overnight and has been forwarded to its destination on a new tracking [number]."
Notified R1DO (Bellamy), FSME (Burgess), and ILTAB (Pearson).
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 2" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Category 2 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for a short time (minutes to hours). It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of hours to days. These sources are typically used in practices such as industrial gamma radiography, high dose rate brachytherapy and medium dose rate brachytherapy. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
General Information or Other
Event Number: 46404
Rep Org: NE DIV OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
Licensee: OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
Region: 4
City: OMAHA State: NE
County:
License #: 01-39-04
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: WAYNE GOLSDORF
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN KNOKE
Licensee: OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
Region: 4
City: OMAHA State: NE
County:
License #: 01-39-04
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: WAYNE GOLSDORF
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN KNOKE
Notification Date: 11/08/2010
Notification Time: 17:59 [ET]
Event Date: 11/08/2010
Event Time: 10:15 [CST]
Last Update Date: 11/08/2010
Notification Time: 17:59 [ET]
Event Date: 11/08/2010
Event Time: 10:15 [CST]
Last Update Date: 11/08/2010
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
VINCENT GADDY (R4DO)
LYDIA CHANG (FSME)
VINCENT GADDY (R4DO)
LYDIA CHANG (FSME)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - PROCESS GAUGE SHUTTER COULD NOT BE LOCKED CLOSED
The following information was reported via fax by the State of Nebraska
"The licensee uses fixed industrial gauges for measuring densities in flyash hoppers at the Stations precipitator building. The industrial fixed gauges contain a Cesium 137 sealed source. The Cesium 137 sources were originally installed in April, 1984 and at the time contained 50 milliCuries per source. The Sources were manufactured and installed by Kay Ray Inc. The gauge is Model No. 7062BP, and housing serial number 17666. The source capsule manufacture was Amersham model No. CDC 800 and K-R Ref. Number serial number 15607-V.
"The maintenance group at North Omaha wanted to replace bags in the Unit 5 Transfer House Tertiary Collector. The Shift Supervisor and Operations was notified of the "Tag-out request" as well as the Laboratory. The first step of the "tag-out" is to secure the Transfer House level detectors, the sealed radiation sources. There are two sources in the Transfer House. Both source shutters closed properly, as indicated by surveys. The keys for the interlock Mechanism for the Primary Collector Tank could not be turned to lock the handle in the Closed Position. (Reference: Attachment 2 of Registry for the Kay-Ray Fixed Gauge Model 7062BP). The shutters for both sources remain operable, and can be opened and closed. This 'event' happened at 10:15 am. No personnel were exposed to radiation during this event."
The following information was reported via fax by the State of Nebraska
"The licensee uses fixed industrial gauges for measuring densities in flyash hoppers at the Stations precipitator building. The industrial fixed gauges contain a Cesium 137 sealed source. The Cesium 137 sources were originally installed in April, 1984 and at the time contained 50 milliCuries per source. The Sources were manufactured and installed by Kay Ray Inc. The gauge is Model No. 7062BP, and housing serial number 17666. The source capsule manufacture was Amersham model No. CDC 800 and K-R Ref. Number serial number 15607-V.
"The maintenance group at North Omaha wanted to replace bags in the Unit 5 Transfer House Tertiary Collector. The Shift Supervisor and Operations was notified of the "Tag-out request" as well as the Laboratory. The first step of the "tag-out" is to secure the Transfer House level detectors, the sealed radiation sources. There are two sources in the Transfer House. Both source shutters closed properly, as indicated by surveys. The keys for the interlock Mechanism for the Primary Collector Tank could not be turned to lock the handle in the Closed Position. (Reference: Attachment 2 of Registry for the Kay-Ray Fixed Gauge Model 7062BP). The shutters for both sources remain operable, and can be opened and closed. This 'event' happened at 10:15 am. No personnel were exposed to radiation during this event."