Event Notification Report for January 17, 2017
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
01/16/2017 - 01/17/2017
Agreement State
Event Number: 52494
Rep Org: COLORADO DEPT OF HEALTH
Licensee: CINTAS FIRST AID AND SAFETY
Region: 4
City: DENVER State: CO
County:
License #: CO General Li
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: LINDA BARTISH
HQ OPS Officer: STEVEN VITTO
Licensee: CINTAS FIRST AID AND SAFETY
Region: 4
City: DENVER State: CO
County:
License #: CO General Li
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: LINDA BARTISH
HQ OPS Officer: STEVEN VITTO
Notification Date: 01/17/2017
Notification Time: 14:04 [ET]
Event Date: 01/17/2017
Event Time: 08:00 [MST]
Last Update Date: 01/17/2017
Notification Time: 14:04 [ET]
Event Date: 01/17/2017
Event Time: 08:00 [MST]
Last Update Date: 01/17/2017
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
GREG WERNER (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
GREG WERNER (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST TRITIUM EXIT SIGNS
The following information was received via E-mail:
"The general license section of the [Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment] Radioactive Materials Program sent out annual notifications requesting response regarding tritium exit signs reported in use at locations given by the manufacturer. Upon an audit of the annual mailing for non-responders, Cintas First Aid & Safety was contacted. The contact at Cintas Fire & Safety explained they had moved from the event location and provided a new address. According to the contact since 6 years have passed and due to the move to a new location records from 2010 are no longer available. The contact was not able to confirm if the tritium exit sign was installed in the building or sold to one of their companies they provide service to.
"Isolite was contacted to obtain information from a purchase order number provided on the manufacturer report. According to Isolite, the tritium exit sign was ordered through Grainger (PO# 4604805115). No information was provided showing any other address other than the event location. The lost tritium exit sign is model #SLX60, Serial Number 10-225-10, Isotope H-3, Activity 8.1 Curies, It was shipped 8/5/2010 from Isolite's Pennsylvania location.
"Cintas First Aid & Safety has been requested to provide a corrective action regarding the lost/abandoned tritium exit sign."
Colorado Event Report ID No.: CO17-0003
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 received via E-mail:
"The general license section of the [Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment] Radioactive Materials Program sent out annual notifications requesting response regarding tritium exit signs reported in use at locations given by the manufacturer. Upon an audit of the annual mailing for non-responders, Cintas First Aid & Safety was contacted. The contact at Cintas Fire & Safety explained they had moved from the event location and provided a new address. According to the contact since 6 years have passed and due to the move to a new location records from 2010 are no longer available. The contact was not able to confirm if the tritium exit sign was installed in the building or sold to one of their companies they provide service to.
"Isolite was contacted to obtain information from a purchase order number provided on the manufacturer report. According to Isolite, the tritium exit sign was ordered through Grainger (PO# 4604805115). No information was provided showing any other address other than the event location. The lost tritium exit sign is model #SLX60, Serial Number 10-225-10, Isotope H-3, Activity 8.1 Curies, It was shipped 8/5/2010 from Isolite's Pennsylvania location.
"Cintas First Aid & Safety has been requested to provide a corrective action regarding the lost/abandoned tritium exit sign."
Colorado Event Report ID No.: CO17-0003
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
Non-Power Reactor
Event Number: 52495
Rep Org: UNIV OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA
Licensee: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
Region: 0
City: COLUMBIA State: MO
County: BOONE
License #: R-103
Agreement: N
Docket: 05000186
NRC Notified By: BRUCE MEFFERT
HQ OPS Officer: DONALD NORWOOD
Licensee: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
Region: 0
City: COLUMBIA State: MO
County: BOONE
License #: R-103
Agreement: N
Docket: 05000186
NRC Notified By: BRUCE MEFFERT
HQ OPS Officer: DONALD NORWOOD
Notification Date: 01/18/2017
Notification Time: 10:04 [ET]
Event Date: 01/17/2017
Event Time: 21:30 [CST]
Last Update Date: 01/18/2017
Notification Time: 10:04 [ET]
Event Date: 01/17/2017
Event Time: 21:30 [CST]
Last Update Date: 01/18/2017
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
GEOFFREY WERTZ (RTRP)
ANTHONY MENDIOLA (PROB)
GEOFFREY WERTZ (RTRP)
ANTHONY MENDIOLA (PROB)
FAILURE OF THE REGULATING BLADE TO MOVE
"On 1/17/17 at 2130 CST, the MURR [University of Missouri Research Reactor] was shut down due to the failure of the regulating blade to move. This email is a required notification per MURR TS 6.6.c.(1) to report to the NRC Operations Center that an Abnormal Occurrence as defined by MURR TS 1.1 happened. Specifically, MURR was not in compliance with all Limiting Conditions for Operations (LCOs). MURR was not in compliance with the LCO TS 3.2.a. which states, 'All control blades, including the regulating blade, shall be operable during reactor operation.' The regulating blade was repaired, and the required compliance procedure was conducted on the regulating blade prior to the reactor being started up on 1/18/17. Currently, MURR is again at 10 MW. A detailed event report will follow within 14 days as required by MURR TS 6.6.c.(3)."
The reactor was at 10 MW power when this event occurred. The cause of this event is under investigation.
The licensee notified the NRC RTR Project Manager.
"On 1/17/17 at 2130 CST, the MURR [University of Missouri Research Reactor] was shut down due to the failure of the regulating blade to move. This email is a required notification per MURR TS 6.6.c.(1) to report to the NRC Operations Center that an Abnormal Occurrence as defined by MURR TS 1.1 happened. Specifically, MURR was not in compliance with all Limiting Conditions for Operations (LCOs). MURR was not in compliance with the LCO TS 3.2.a. which states, 'All control blades, including the regulating blade, shall be operable during reactor operation.' The regulating blade was repaired, and the required compliance procedure was conducted on the regulating blade prior to the reactor being started up on 1/18/17. Currently, MURR is again at 10 MW. A detailed event report will follow within 14 days as required by MURR TS 6.6.c.(3)."
The reactor was at 10 MW power when this event occurred. The cause of this event is under investigation.
The licensee notified the NRC RTR Project Manager.