Event Notification Report for January 22, 2016

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - PACKAGE WITH EXTERNAL CONTAMINATION

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

"[The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (OKDEQ)] has been informed that a package sent from University of Oklahoma Medical Center (OK-21035-01) to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center pharmacy (OK-03176-04MD) was found to have approximately 2.1 X 10^6 DPM of removable contamination when it was received by the pharmacy. The package was empty and the contamination appeared to be confined to an area about 3 cm in diameter on a plastic sleeve which enclosed the shipping label. The nuclide has been identified as Tc-99m. OKDEQ will perform a reactive inspection next week."

LOW PRESSURE COOLANT INJECTION PUMP ISOLATION VALVE WOULD NOT REOPEN

"While performing a Technical Specification surveillance functional test of the Low Pressure Coolant Injection (LPCI) pump and valve surveillance, the Division 1 LPCI outboard Isolation Valve E1150F017A was closed for stroke time testing and would not reopen. Not being able to be open this valve renders the LPCI Loop Select function inoperable. Time of the event was 1935 [EST]. This inoperability of LPCI loop Select results in entry into Technical Specification 3.0.3.

"Power reduction activities were briefed at time 2020, however, no power reduction commenced due to resolving the issue with the LPCI outboard Isolation Valve E1150F017A. During the investigation there was a loose screw found preventing the close contactor from fully releasing and allowing the open contactor to engage. No other abnormalities were found during this investigation. This screw was removed and the close contactor functioned normally and the valve was opened. The valve was retested satisfactory and the station exited Technical Specification 3.0.3 at 2145.

''This report is made pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D), an event or condition that could have prevented the fulfillment of the safety function of systems needed to mitigate the consequences of an accident.

"The NRC Resident Inspector was notified."

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - CONTAMINATION FOUND ON SHIPMENT

The following report was excerpted from an Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality via email:

"On January 22, 2016 the RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] reported that a package received by the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center pharmacy (OK-03176-04MD) was found to have 2,118,858 cpm of removable contamination. The outside of the package was surveyed at 30 mR/hr, the reading at 1 meter was 0.12 mR/hr. The contaminant was identified as Tc-99m and was confined to the outside of the package. The package contained a number of empty unit dose syringes in lead pigs and had been returned from HCA Health Services of Oklahoma which administers the University of Oklahoma Medical Center. The package was transported by the pharmacy."

Refer to NRC Event #51661.

PART 21 - PLUG/STEM ASSEMBLY

The following is a summary of an email provided by Fisher Controls International:

"Items subject to this Fisher Information Notice (FIN) were provided to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Watts Bar Nuclear Plant per TVA Order 702507 (Fisher Order Number 025-N230331922). Specifically, this FIN applies to a plug/stem assembly that Fisher Controls International LLC (Fisher) supplied to TVA, item number 15A2560X072 (Equipment). In this equipment, the essential-to-function groove pin was erroneously provided as commercial-grade.

"Fisher Information Notice: FIN 2016-03

"Fisher requests that the recipient of this FIN review it and take appropriate action in accordance with 10 CFR 21. If there are any technical questionsú or concerns, please contact:
Ben Ahrens
Quality Manager
Emerson Process Management
Fisher Controls International LLC
301 South First Avenue
Marshalltown, lA 50158
Phone: (641) 754-2249
Benjamin.ahrens@emerson.com"