Event Notification Report for August 20, 2014

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST FLOOD SOURCE

"A Co-57, 4 mCi flood source was reported missing. The source was first noticed missing two weeks ago. It was possible source was shipped back to vendor with another flood source that was mailed recently. They are currently checking with their vendor Eckert & Ziegler Isotope Products, Inc. to verify their shipment. Jacksonville inspection office contacted to perform site inspection."

Florida incident: FL14-075

* * *UPDATE PROVIDED BY KELLIE ANDERSON TO JEFF ROTTON AT 1313 EDT ON 09/04/2014 * * *

The following is a summary of information provided by the State of Florida via email:

The State of Florida was notified today by the [licensee's] RSO, who made the initial report, that the licensee had found the source and it had been accidently mailed back to their supplier along with another source. The State of Florida will still send an investigator to look into the matter and provide recommendations, otherwise the State of Florida is considering this incident closed.

Notified R1DO (Ferdas), ILTAB (Wray) and FSME Events Resource group via email.

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

SERVICE WATER RETURN RADIATION MONITOR NONFUNCTIONAL FOR PLANNED MAINTENANCE

"On August 20, 2014, at 0747 hours CDT, Kewaunee Power Station rendered the Auxiliary Building Service Water Return Monitor (R-20) nonfunctional for planned maintenance. R-20 is used for Emergency Action Level (EAL) classification of an unplanned release of liquid radioactivity to the environment that would result in an Alert or Unusual Event and is being conservatively reported under 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(xii) as a loss of emergency assessment capability.

"R-20 is planned to be restored to functional by 1400 CDT today, 08/20/2014.

"The NRC Regional Inspector has been notified."

UNPLANNED MEDICAL TREATMENT OF A CONTAMINATED INDIVIDUAL

"An employee, with dust in his eye, reported to the on-site dispensary this morning. First aid was administered. A whole body survey of the employee, in his plant clothing, was performed; the maximum amount of contamination present was on the employee's work boots, 44,441 dpm/100cm2. The employee was able to return to work following treatment. The employee remained inside the Restricted Area over the entire course of the event."

There was no contamination in the employee's eye.

The licensee has informed the NRC Region II Senior Fuel Facility Inspector (Hartland) via email.

AN ISOLATION VALVE DID NOT CLOSE DURING A MAINTENANCE EVOLUTION

"On 8/20/2014, 0820 hrs [EDT], the Plant Shift Superintendent was notified of the following condition:

"During a maintenance evolution to change the machine drive unit (MDU) software, one of the four primary isolation valves comprising the machine isolation valve (MIV) set did not close as required. Specifically, the purge vacuum (PV) isolation valve did not close. All other isolation valves did close as required.

"This event is being reported as a loss or degradation of an IROFS [Item Relied on for Safety] that results in a failure to meet the performance requirements of Section 70.61 [and is reportable per 70.50(b)(2)]."

The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector.

* * * RETRACTION PROVIDED BY ERIC SPAETH TO JEFF ROTTON AT 1543 EDT ON 09/08/2014 * * *

"On 09/08/2014, the Plant Shift Superintendent, with concurrence of USEC-ACP RO [Regulatory Oversight] determined that this event can be retracted.

"Engineering Evaluation, EE-2101-0053 Rev. 0, establishes the basis for retracting Event Number 50384. The retraction is based upon an analysis showing that failure of the purge vacuum (PV) isolation valve in the machine isolation valve (MIV) IROFS does not create a condition that results in a failure to meet the performance requirements of 10 CFR 70.61."

The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector.

Notified R2DO (Seymour) and NMSS EO (Habighorst).