Event Notification Report for September 26, 2013
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
09/25/2013 - 09/26/2013
Power Reactor
Event Number: 49387
Facility: PRAIRIE ISLAND
Region: 3 State: MN
Unit: [1] [2] []
RX Type: [1] W-2-LP,[2] W-2-LP
NRC Notified By: STEVE INGALLS
HQ OPS Officer: DONG HWA PARK
Region: 3 State: MN
Unit: [1] [2] []
RX Type: [1] W-2-LP,[2] W-2-LP
NRC Notified By: STEVE INGALLS
HQ OPS Officer: DONG HWA PARK
Notification Date: 09/26/2013
Notification Time: 20:12 [ET]
Event Date: 09/26/2013
Event Time: 12:20 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 09/26/2013
Notification Time: 20:12 [ET]
Event Date: 09/26/2013
Event Time: 12:20 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 09/26/2013
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
26.719 - FITNESS FOR DUTY
10 CFR Section:
26.719 - FITNESS FOR DUTY
Person (Organization):
BILLY DICKSON (R3DO)
BILLY DICKSON (R3DO)
| Unit | SCRAM Code | RX Crit | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | Y | 100 | Power Operation | 100 | Power Operation |
| 2 | N | N | 0 | Refueling | 0 | Refueling |
FITNESS FOR DUTY PROGRAM MEMBER IN VIOLATION OF POLICY
A Fitness For Duty (FFD) program member was in violation of the Northern States Power Company - Minnesota Nuclear FFD policy. The program member's access has been suspended pending assessment and management review.
The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector.
A Fitness For Duty (FFD) program member was in violation of the Northern States Power Company - Minnesota Nuclear FFD policy. The program member's access has been suspended pending assessment and management review.
The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector.
Agreement State
Event Number: 54058
Rep Org: LOUISIANA RADIATION PROTECTION DIV
Licensee: NASA - MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY
Region: 4
City: NEW ORLEANS State: LA
County:
License #: LA-2319-L01A, AI # 9145
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: JOSEPH NOBLE
HQ OPS Officer: ANDREW WAUGH
Licensee: NASA - MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY
Region: 4
City: NEW ORLEANS State: LA
County:
License #: LA-2319-L01A, AI # 9145
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: JOSEPH NOBLE
HQ OPS Officer: ANDREW WAUGH
Notification Date: 05/10/2019
Notification Time: 14:44 [ET]
Event Date: 09/26/2013
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 05/10/2019
Notification Time: 14:44 [ET]
Event Date: 09/26/2013
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 05/10/2019
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
Person (Organization):
RYAN ALEXANDER (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
RYAN ALEXANDER (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
The following information was excerpted from an email received from the State of Louisiana:
On 8/15/2018, the radiation safety officer (RSO) at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility (NASA-M) discovered a dew point device containing a radioactive source was sent to a recycling center for disposal. The recycler was UNICOR Recycling Factory (UCF) in Marinna, FL. UCF was not licensed to receive radioactive material. The dew point device with the source was sent to UCF for disposal on 9/26/2013. The RSO reported the disposal to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, as a lost source and unreported release of radioactive material, on 5/9/2019. UCF was contacted my NASA-M for records and documentation, but UCF stated they did not have any records/documentation for that device disposal.
The device was an Alnor Instrument Co.; Type 7000U Dew Point Determination device with a 35 microCi Am-241 source (serial number 25829).
Louisiana Event Report ID No.: LA-190007
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
The following information was excerpted from an email received from the State of Louisiana:
On 8/15/2018, the radiation safety officer (RSO) at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility (NASA-M) discovered a dew point device containing a radioactive source was sent to a recycling center for disposal. The recycler was UNICOR Recycling Factory (UCF) in Marinna, FL. UCF was not licensed to receive radioactive material. The dew point device with the source was sent to UCF for disposal on 9/26/2013. The RSO reported the disposal to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, as a lost source and unreported release of radioactive material, on 5/9/2019. UCF was contacted my NASA-M for records and documentation, but UCF stated they did not have any records/documentation for that device disposal.
The device was an Alnor Instrument Co.; Type 7000U Dew Point Determination device with a 35 microCi Am-241 source (serial number 25829).
Louisiana Event Report ID No.: LA-190007
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