Event Notification Report for September 03, 2015
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
09/02/2015 - 09/03/2015
EVENT NUMBERS
51366513675136851372
Agreement State
Event Number: 51366
Rep Org: TEXAS DEPT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Licensee: TEAM INDUSTRIAL SERVICE INC
Region: 4
City: HOUSTON State: TX
County:
License #: L-00087
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: GENTRY HEARN
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF ROTTON
Licensee: TEAM INDUSTRIAL SERVICE INC
Region: 4
City: HOUSTON State: TX
County:
License #: L-00087
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: GENTRY HEARN
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF ROTTON
Notification Date: 09/03/2015
Notification Time: 15:29 [ET]
Event Date: 09/03/2015
Event Time: 08:20 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 09/03/2015
Notification Time: 15:29 [ET]
Event Date: 09/03/2015
Event Time: 08:20 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 09/03/2015
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
GREG WARNICK (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
GREG WARNICK (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
TEXAS AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA SOURCE RETRACTION FAILURE
The following information was received from the State of Texas via email:
"On September 3, 2015, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] received a report from the licensee that a radiography source retraction failure occurred at a temporary field site in Borger, Texas. A mount fell on the guide tube, crimping the tube. The source was retrieved according to license conditions and the damaged equipment was removed from service. The camera was a SPEC-150 and the source was 78 curies of Iridium-192. No exposure to the public occurred. Further information will be provided as it is obtained in accordance with SA-300."
Texas Incident #: I-9336
The following information was received from the State of Texas via email:
"On September 3, 2015, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] received a report from the licensee that a radiography source retraction failure occurred at a temporary field site in Borger, Texas. A mount fell on the guide tube, crimping the tube. The source was retrieved according to license conditions and the damaged equipment was removed from service. The camera was a SPEC-150 and the source was 78 curies of Iridium-192. No exposure to the public occurred. Further information will be provided as it is obtained in accordance with SA-300."
Texas Incident #: I-9336
Agreement State
Event Number: 51367
Rep Org: NJ RAD PROT AND REL PREVENTION PGM
Licensee: HEART MEDICINE, LLC
Region: 1
City: EATONTOWN/TINTON FALLS State: NJ
County:
License #: NJ PI ID#: 4
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: RICHARD PEROS
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF ROTTON
Licensee: HEART MEDICINE, LLC
Region: 1
City: EATONTOWN/TINTON FALLS State: NJ
County:
License #: NJ PI ID#: 4
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: RICHARD PEROS
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF ROTTON
Notification Date: 09/03/2015
Notification Time: 16:09 [ET]
Event Date: 09/03/2015
Event Time: 11:45 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 09/03/2015
Notification Time: 16:09 [ET]
Event Date: 09/03/2015
Event Time: 11:45 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 09/03/2015
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
JOHNATHAN LILLIENDAH (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
ILTAB (EMAI)
JOHNATHAN LILLIENDAH (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
ILTAB (EMAI)
NEW JERSEY AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOSS OF CS-137 DOSE CALIBRATOR VIAL SOURCE
The following information was provided by the State of New Jersey via email:
"At approximately 1145 [EDT] on Thursday, September 3, 2015, the licensee's Administrator/Radiation Safety Officer was contacted [by the State of New Jersey] to discuss several issues related to the re-location of their office. One of the issues raised was the location of several dose calibrator vial sources and gamma-camera flood sources that were last known to be in the possession of the licensee. The licensee had not provided confirmation that the sources had been moved during their office re-location or had been disposed of properly. The licensee stated that their consulting physicist was taking care of the sources. When informed that the consultant had been contacted and did not know the location of the sources, the licensee stated then they did not know where they were either. As such, the sources are considered lost.
"Of the sources unaccounted for, only the above listed Cs-137 vial source was of sufficient activity to warrant a report. The vial source in question is a North American Scientific, Inc., model MED 3550, serial # 28809, 205.6 microCi as calibrated on 10/1/02."
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 provided by the State of New Jersey via email:
"At approximately 1145 [EDT] on Thursday, September 3, 2015, the licensee's Administrator/Radiation Safety Officer was contacted [by the State of New Jersey] to discuss several issues related to the re-location of their office. One of the issues raised was the location of several dose calibrator vial sources and gamma-camera flood sources that were last known to be in the possession of the licensee. The licensee had not provided confirmation that the sources had been moved during their office re-location or had been disposed of properly. The licensee stated that their consulting physicist was taking care of the sources. When informed that the consultant had been contacted and did not know the location of the sources, the licensee stated then they did not know where they were either. As such, the sources are considered lost.
"Of the sources unaccounted for, only the above listed Cs-137 vial source was of sufficient activity to warrant a report. The vial source in question is a North American Scientific, Inc., model MED 3550, serial # 28809, 205.6 microCi as calibrated on 10/1/02."
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
Power Reactor
Event Number: 51368
Facility: LIMERICK
Region: 1 State: PA
Unit: [] [2] []
RX Type: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4
NRC Notified By: MARK ARNOSKY
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF ROTTON
Region: 1 State: PA
Unit: [] [2] []
RX Type: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4
NRC Notified By: MARK ARNOSKY
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF ROTTON
Notification Date: 09/03/2015
Notification Time: 22:04 [ET]
Event Date: 09/03/2015
Event Time: 19:01 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 09/03/2015
Notification Time: 22:04 [ET]
Event Date: 09/03/2015
Event Time: 19:01 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 09/03/2015
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) - ACCIDENT MITIGATION
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) - ACCIDENT MITIGATION
Person (Organization):
JOHNATHAN LILLIENDAH (R1DO)
JOHNATHAN LILLIENDAH (R1DO)
| Unit | SCRAM Code | RX Crit | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | N | Y | 100 | Power Operation | 100 | Power Operation |
HIGH PRESSURE COOLANT INJECTION (HPCI) DECLARED INOPERABLE
"At 1901 EDT on 9/3/2015, the Unit 2 HPCI system inboard steam supply valve isolated due to a high steam flow instrument failure. The inboard steam supply valve closed and isolated as expected. There were no indications of a steam leak. Drywell parameters and affected Reactor Enclosure rooms and piping areas were inspected with no indications of a steam leak. In addition, the steam leak detection system did not indicate any rising temperatures for any of the affected areas. The issue has caused Unit 2 HPCI to be declared inoperable and unavailable. Unit 2 has entered into a 14 day [Technical Specification] Limited Condition of Operation per T.S. 3.5.1."
The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.
"At 1901 EDT on 9/3/2015, the Unit 2 HPCI system inboard steam supply valve isolated due to a high steam flow instrument failure. The inboard steam supply valve closed and isolated as expected. There were no indications of a steam leak. Drywell parameters and affected Reactor Enclosure rooms and piping areas were inspected with no indications of a steam leak. In addition, the steam leak detection system did not indicate any rising temperatures for any of the affected areas. The issue has caused Unit 2 HPCI to be declared inoperable and unavailable. Unit 2 has entered into a 14 day [Technical Specification] Limited Condition of Operation per T.S. 3.5.1."
The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.
Agreement State
Event Number: 51372
Rep Org: TENNESSEE DIV OF RAD HEALTH
Licensee: CHOO CHOO CUSTOMS GROUP
Region: 1
City: HIXSON State: TN
County:
License #: GL# 890
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: SABRINA ROBERTSON
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF ROTTON
Licensee: CHOO CHOO CUSTOMS GROUP
Region: 1
City: HIXSON State: TN
County:
License #: GL# 890
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: SABRINA ROBERTSON
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF ROTTON
Notification Date: 09/04/2015
Notification Time: 15:06 [ET]
Event Date: 09/03/2015
Event Time: 13:20 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 09/04/2015
Notification Time: 15:06 [ET]
Event Date: 09/03/2015
Event Time: 13:20 [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)
ILTAB (EMAI)
JOHNATHAN LILLIENDAH (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
ILTAB (EMAI)
TENNESSEE AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST STATIC ELIMINATOR
The following information was provided by the State of Tennessee via email:
"A General Licensed (GL) facility called Choo Choo Customs Group possessed a Po-210 static eliminator GL device with approximately 10 mCi of activity. [Choo Choo Customs Group] has been inactive or dissolved. The [State of Tennessee - Division of Radiological Health] has been trying for a number of years to get them to reply. The [Division] has had our field office staff go by the last known and suspected addresses this year (2015) to run them down but to no avail. The collections company for the [Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation - Division of Fiscal Services] has also had no success. This would be a lost source that the [Division] would report but were hoping to get some resolution or locate the individuals who had owned the company. The [Division] has now exhausted all our leads and are proceeding with reporting it as a lost source/device."
Manufacturer: AEA Technology/USA Inc. Static Eliminator
Model: PDV1420 (PDM.1002Hn series)
Serial#: 8139KB
Isotope: Po-210 (10 mCi)
Shipped date: 6/25/1999
State Event Report ID NO.: TN-15-132
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 provided by the State of Tennessee via email:
"A General Licensed (GL) facility called Choo Choo Customs Group possessed a Po-210 static eliminator GL device with approximately 10 mCi of activity. [Choo Choo Customs Group] has been inactive or dissolved. The [State of Tennessee - Division of Radiological Health] has been trying for a number of years to get them to reply. The [Division] has had our field office staff go by the last known and suspected addresses this year (2015) to run them down but to no avail. The collections company for the [Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation - Division of Fiscal Services] has also had no success. This would be a lost source that the [Division] would report but were hoping to get some resolution or locate the individuals who had owned the company. The [Division] has now exhausted all our leads and are proceeding with reporting it as a lost source/device."
Manufacturer: AEA Technology/USA Inc. Static Eliminator
Model: PDV1420 (PDM.1002Hn series)
Serial#: 8139KB
Isotope: Po-210 (10 mCi)
Shipped date: 6/25/1999
State Event Report ID NO.: TN-15-132
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