Event Notification Report for August 30, 2012

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE

The following information was received from the State of Texas via email:

"On August 30, 2012, the licensee notified the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] that at approximately 0945 hrs CDT a Troxler model 3430 moisture/density gauge, containing a 40 millicurie Americium-241/Beryllium source and an 8 millicurie Cesium-137 source, had been stolen out of the back of one of its pickup trucks [a white Chevrolet C-1500] outside a hotel in Lubbock, Texas. The licensee's employee had gone inside to check out of the hotel and when he came back outside he found both chains securing the gauge had been cut and the gauge was gone. The local police department was notified by the employee. The licensee will notify the manufacturer and other gauge service companies. The Agency will notify the Texas Association of Pawn Brokers. An investigation into this event is ongoing and information will be updated as it is received per SA-300 [Reporting Material Events].

"Gauge Information: Troxler Model 3430, Serial # 25088
"Sources: Americium-241/Beryllium -- 40 millicuries -- Serial #75-7262, Cesium-137 -- 8 millicuries -- 47-21295"

Texas Incident #: I-8981

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. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf

EMERGENCY OPERATIONS FACILITY AND EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM PHONE OUT OF SERVICE

"This is a non-emergency notification being made under 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(xiii) due to the potential loss of emergency preparedness capabilities due to the effects of hurricane Isaac.

"At approximately 0735, the Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) diesel generator was discovered to be tripped and not available, leaving the primary EOF without AC electrical power and, therefore, unavailable since normal AC power was also lost due to weather conditions. Efforts to repair the EOF diesel generator have been initiated and personnel have verified the Alternate EOF is functional. State, local and federal agencies have been informed of the plan to use the alternate EOF in case of an emergency preparedness activation.

"With essential personnel being sequestered at the Waterford 3 power block, the critical EOF functions can be performed from the on-site Technical Support Center (TSC), which is housed within the Control Room ventilated envelope.

"At approximately 0620 CDT, Entergy Operations, Inc. Emergency Preparedness staff discovered that the NRC Emergency Notification Systems (ENS) was not working. NRC Headquarters was notified at approximately 0715 CDT and was given an alternate phone number to contact Waterford 3. The ENS phone had previously been verified functional at approximately 0330 CDT. The NRC Health Physics Network (HPN) telephone line was verified to be functional at 0922 CDT."

The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - IMPROPER SALE AND TRANSFER OF RADIOACTIVE SOURCE

The following information was received from the State of Texas via email:

"On August 30, 2012, a company contracted by a licensee to conduct a closeout of an imaging facility notified the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] that the licensee had sold an ADAC Gamma/PET Camera early in 2012 without proper shipping and transfer paperwork and with a 20 millicurie Cesium-137 seal source located inside the PET scanner. The PET scanner with internal source was brokered and sold to a company overseas. Details of the date of sale, broker company, and who purchased the device are unknown. An investigation into this event is ongoing and information will be updated as it is received per SA 300 [Reporting Material Events].

"The State of Texas event number for this event is I - 8982.

"Equipment: ADAC Gamma/PET Camera
"Source: Cesium-137 -- 20 millicuries -- CZ882"

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. 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.

UNPLANNED MEDICAL TREATMENT OF A CONTAMINATED EMPLOYEE

"An employee was transported to the dispensary with a laceration to his left hand approximately at 1540 CDT. The plant nurse evaluated the employee and decided to transport the employee to a regional hospital. Contamination was detected on the employee's plant clothing. The maximum contamination was present on the employee's left boot, 12,682 dpm/100cm2. The employee's plant clothing was removed, and the employee was re-surveyed. No contamination was detected on the employee prior to loading the ambulance. Additionally, the gurney and ambulance personnel shoes were surveyed upon loading the ambulance; no contamination was detected."

The contamination was from Uranium ore concentrates. The licensee informed RII (Richard Gibson) via voicemail.

HPCI INOPERABLE DUE TO FAILED PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE

"At 1215 EDT on August 30, 2012, with the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (JAF) operating at 95% reactor power, High Pressure Coolant Injection (HPCI) was declared inoperable due to the failure of a pressure control valve on the HPCI oil cooling system. The failure of this pressure control valve results in a safety-valve lifting and releasing approximately 75 gallons per minute to the reactor building equipment drain tank. There was no release to the environment.

"This failure meets NRC 8 hour reporting criterion 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(v)(D). Reactor Core Isolation Cooling (RCIC) and other Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS) systems remain operable.

"The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified."