Event Notification Report for August 31, 2015
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
08/30/2015 - 08/31/2015
EVENT NUMBERS
51370
Agreement State
Event Number: 51370
Rep Org: NC DIV OF RADIATION PROTECTION
Licensee: NASCO PRODUCTS, INC.
Region: 1
City: MOCKSVILLE State: NC
County:
License #: 030-1338-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: DAVID CROWLEY
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF ROTTON
Licensee: NASCO PRODUCTS, INC.
Region: 1
City: MOCKSVILLE State: NC
County:
License #: 030-1338-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: DAVID CROWLEY
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF ROTTON
Notification Date: 09/04/2015
Notification Time: 13:00 [ET]
Event Date: 08/31/2015
Event Time: 13:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 09/04/2015
Notification Time: 13:00 [ET]
Event Date: 08/31/2015
Event Time: 13:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 09/04/2015
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
JOHNATHAN LILLIENDAH (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
JOHNATHAN LILLIENDAH (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
NORTH CAROLINA AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - NUCLEAR GAUGE WITH STUCK CLOSED SHUTTER
The following information was provided by the State on North Carolina via email:
"On 8/31/15, at approximately 1300 EDT, a NASCO worker operating the #4 Protos cigarette making machine noticed that the nuclear gauge seemed to be malfunctioning. The worker immediately reported this observation to the NASCO RSO. The RSO performed a shutter test and determined that the shutter would not open. [RSO] then turned #4 Protos off and established a no-entry cordoned area around the gauge, the radius of the restricted area was and still is about 20 feet. The RSO next contacted Little Creek Electronics, a North Carolina licensee, for assistance in repairing the shutter.
"The RSO of Little Creek contacted a health physicist inspector with the NC Radiation Protection Section, on 9/2/15 to ask whether they are authorized to perform this repair. This is how the Agency [North Carolina Radiation Protection Section] learned of this incident. [Little Creek] was not authorized and instructions were given not to perform work on the gauge; the Agency decided to investigate first thing in the morning on 9/3/2015 to get the details straight from NASCO.
"State inspector visited site on 9/3/15 to perform a health and safety assessment. State inspector determined that licensee had confirmed that shutter is closed and that the associated machinery had been deactivated. Furthermore, the licensee had established a cordoned, do-not-enter area of approximately twenty feet in radius around the affected gauge. The inspector's surveys were consistent with the surveys during the last regular inspection (8/6/15) of this license.
"NASCO arranged with Automated Control Technologies (ACT), a reciprocal license which handles manufacturing and repair of fixed nuclear gauges. [ACT] should be in to the facility before close of this week."
The licensee address and location of the event is 321 Farmington Road, Mocksville, NC 27028.
Nuclear gauge is a Accuray TG-5 fixed gauge, model number: S-18, serial number S-4086-H containing a Sr-90 25 milliCi source (assay date 04/2001), and last leak test on 4/23/15 was negative.
Report identification number: NMED NC150024
The following information was provided by the State on North Carolina via email:
"On 8/31/15, at approximately 1300 EDT, a NASCO worker operating the #4 Protos cigarette making machine noticed that the nuclear gauge seemed to be malfunctioning. The worker immediately reported this observation to the NASCO RSO. The RSO performed a shutter test and determined that the shutter would not open. [RSO] then turned #4 Protos off and established a no-entry cordoned area around the gauge, the radius of the restricted area was and still is about 20 feet. The RSO next contacted Little Creek Electronics, a North Carolina licensee, for assistance in repairing the shutter.
"The RSO of Little Creek contacted a health physicist inspector with the NC Radiation Protection Section, on 9/2/15 to ask whether they are authorized to perform this repair. This is how the Agency [North Carolina Radiation Protection Section] learned of this incident. [Little Creek] was not authorized and instructions were given not to perform work on the gauge; the Agency decided to investigate first thing in the morning on 9/3/2015 to get the details straight from NASCO.
"State inspector visited site on 9/3/15 to perform a health and safety assessment. State inspector determined that licensee had confirmed that shutter is closed and that the associated machinery had been deactivated. Furthermore, the licensee had established a cordoned, do-not-enter area of approximately twenty feet in radius around the affected gauge. The inspector's surveys were consistent with the surveys during the last regular inspection (8/6/15) of this license.
"NASCO arranged with Automated Control Technologies (ACT), a reciprocal license which handles manufacturing and repair of fixed nuclear gauges. [ACT] should be in to the facility before close of this week."
The licensee address and location of the event is 321 Farmington Road, Mocksville, NC 27028.
Nuclear gauge is a Accuray TG-5 fixed gauge, model number: S-18, serial number S-4086-H containing a Sr-90 25 milliCi source (assay date 04/2001), and last leak test on 4/23/15 was negative.
Report identification number: NMED NC150024