Event Notification Report for January 02, 2018

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - TWO PORTABLE NUCLEAR GAUGES STOLEN

The following was excerpted from an email received from the State of New Jersey:

"RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] reported that 2 portable nuclear gauges were stolen from the lab. A police report has been filed with the Woodbridge, NJ police department."

"The gauges each contain: Cs-137 (10 mCi or under each) and Am/Be-241 (44 mCi or under each)."


* * * UPDATE FROM JACK TWAY TO DONALD NORWOOD AT 1527 EDT ON 1/3/2018 * * *

The following was excerpted from an email received from the State of New Jersey and provides specific information about the gauges that were stolen:

1. Troxler Model 3411B, s/n 16739 containing Cs-137, not to exceed 9 mCi, AEA Technology/QSA, Inc. Model No. CDCW556 or IPL Model No. HEG-137, and Am-241/Be, not to exceed 44 mCi, AEA Technology/QSA, Inc. Model No. AMNV.997 or IPL Model No. AM1.NO2, 3021 or 3027.

2. Troxler Model 3411B, s/n 18556 containing Cs-137, not to exceed 9 mCi, AEA Technology/QSA, Inc. Model No. CDCW556 or IPL Model No. HEG-137, and Am-241/Be, not to exceed 44 mCi, AEA Technology/QSA, Inc. Model No. AMNV.997 or IPL Model No. AM1.NO2, 3021 or 3027.

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

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - PACKAGE DAMAGED IN TRANSIT

The following information was received via E-mail:

"This First Notice constitutes early notice of events of possible safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Department [Arizona Department of Health Services] staff at this time.

"On January 2, 2018 at approximately 1745 MST, the Department received notification from the licensee of a damaged package containing ten densometers, with each densometer having an activity of 10 milliCuries of Americium-241. The licensee performed a survey of the package and obtained a reading of 25 mrem/hr on contact at the bottom of the package. The Agency continues to investigate the event."

Arizona First Notice: 18-001

UNPLANNED LOSS OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE EQUIPMENT DUE TO LOSS OF PLANT COMPUTER

"At 1137 CST on January 2, 2018, Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP) Unit 2 experienced an unplanned loss of the Plant Computer System (PCS). The loss of the Unit 2 PCS resulted in a loss of emergency assessment capability to the CPNPP Technical Support Center (TSC) and Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) for greater than 60 minutes.

"This report is being made pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii), any event that results in a loss of emergency assessment capability, off-site response capability, or off-site communications ability.

"The NRC Resident Inspector has been informed."

Repairs are on-going.