Event Notification Report for October 28, 2011

TSC UNAVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCY CONDITIONS

"At 1430 [EDT] on 10/28/11, it was discovered that due to an Equipment Clearance Order (ECO), the HVAC recirculation capability of the Technical Support Center (TSC) was lost. The TSC dampers were deenergized in the non-emergency position while the ECO was in effect. The ECO was put into effect on 10/10/11. The ECO was released at 1630 [EDT] on 10/28/2011 and functionally tested restoring TSC HVAC recirculation capability.

"While the ECO was in effect and under certain accident conditions, the TSC may have been unavailable due to the inability of the charcoal filtration system to maintain a habitable atmosphere. The alternate TSC remained available, during the time the ECO was in effect, as defined in the Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures. This 8 hour notification is required per 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii)."

The alternate TSC remained available during this period.

The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified.

* * * RETRACTION FROM JOSE VASQUEZ TO VINCE KLCO ON 12/14/2011 AT 1852 EST * * *

"A Functionality Assessment (FA) has concluded that the Turkey Point TSC was able to perform it's intended function of ensuring habitability to TSC responders during the period 10/10/11 through 10/28/11 with the TSC ventilation system in the degraded condition. A dose analysis was performed, modeled after the design basis LOCA analysis for the TSC, using alternate source term, no filtration, containment leakage based on the most recent ILRTs, current data on ECCS leakage, and meteorological conditions existent during the period. Dose to TSC responders would have been less than the general design criterion limit of 5 REM."

The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.

FITNESS FOR DUTY INVOLVING A EMPLOYEE SUPERVISOR

A non-licensed supervisor was arrested for possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute. The employee's access to the plant has been terminated. Contact the Headquarters Operations Officer for additional details.

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - EMPLOYEE OVEREXPOSURE

The following information was received by facsimile:

"On Friday, October 28th, two NVI [Nondestructive and Visual Inspection, LLC] employees were performing radiography on a pipeline project in Wyalusing, PA. While performing radiography on a main line the crew approached the pipe after cranking in the source to set-up and mount for their next shot. While strapping the next weld with film, one of the crew noticed the indicator which shows full retraction of the source on their Amersham Model D880 had not popped out. At this time both crew members confirmed their survey meters read zero. However, also at this point they realized one member's rate alarm was chirping, but not very loudly and the other's rate alarm was not chirping at all. It was noted both rate alarms were inspected and working properly at the beginning of the shift. The crew then approached the crank controls where one was able to make approximately one turn with the crank, fully retracting the source back into the camera. They inspected their dosimeters which were both off-scale. They informed the RSO and were immediately removed from work. The badges were sent for emergency processing and whole body dosimetry results were 5133mR and 1447mR.

"CAUSE OF THE EVENT: Undetermined at this time, expected faulty equipment.

"ACTIONS: The licensee will be submitting a written report within 30 days. The Department [PA DEP Bureau of Radiation Protection] plans to do a reactive inspection."

Pennsylvania Event Report: PA110032

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - ORPHANED SOURCE DISCOVERED AT A SCRAP METAL FACILITY

An outgoing shipment of scrap metal from the Yaffe Iron and Metal Company detected a radioactive source when going through the monitoring process. It is thought an orphaned radioactive source entered the scrap metal yard with an unmonitored shipment of aluminum. Upon further investigation, a radioactive metal rod of about 15 inches long was discovered in the outgoing shipment of scrap metal. Initial readings indicate a dose about a 200 mRem at 2 inches from a metal box that contains the source. Based on the use of a G-M detector, the activity is estimated to be 3.75 Ci. The metal box is constructed of one quarter inch steel. Initial portable gamma spectrometry indicates the source is Radium-226. The source is currently locked in the metal box. The State of Oklahoma is currently on the scene investigating and will determine a list of potential individuals who may have been exposed to the source. A preliminary assessment has determined that one individual received about 600 mRem to the hand.

THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

Category 3 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 some hours. It could possibly - although it is unlikely - be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of days to weeks. These sources are typically used in practices such as fixed industrial gauges involving high activity sources (for example: level gauges, dredger gauges, conveyor gauges and spinning pipe gauges) and well logging. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf

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