Event Notification Report for September 17, 2019
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
09/16/2019 - 09/17/2019
Power Reactor
Event Number: 54283
Facility: THREE MILE ISLAND
Region: 1 State: PA
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] B&W-L-LP,[2] B&W-L-LP
NRC Notified By: MATTHEW LEILOUS
HQ OPS Officer: OSSY FONT
Region: 1 State: PA
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] B&W-L-LP,[2] B&W-L-LP
NRC Notified By: MATTHEW LEILOUS
HQ OPS Officer: OSSY FONT
Notification Date: 09/17/2019
Notification Time: 14:08 [ET]
Event Date: 09/17/2019
Event Time: 10:28 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 09/17/2019
Notification Time: 14:08 [ET]
Event Date: 09/17/2019
Event Time: 10:28 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 09/17/2019
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
Person (Organization):
ANTHONY DIMITRIADIS (R1DO)
CHRIS MILLER (NRR EO)
JEFFERY GRANT (IRD)
ANTHONY DIMITRIADIS (R1DO)
CHRIS MILLER (NRR EO)
JEFFERY GRANT (IRD)
| Unit | SCRAM Code | RX Crit | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | Y | 88 | Power Operation | 88 | Power Operation |
ON-SITE NON-WORK RELATED FATALITY
"Event of Public Interest performed to notify State and Local agencies for emergency vehicle response required due to an on-site non-work related illness. The individual was unresponsive and was unable to be resuscitated due to the medical issue. The individual was outside the Radiological Controlled Area (RCA) and no radioactive material or contamination was involved.
"The NRC Resident Inspector was notified."
Responding to the site were emergency medical services, fire, and police.
The licensee notified Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, Dauphin County Emergency Management Agency, Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency, Lancaster County Emergency Management Agency, York County Emergency Management Agency, and Lebanon County Emergency Management Agency.
"Event of Public Interest performed to notify State and Local agencies for emergency vehicle response required due to an on-site non-work related illness. The individual was unresponsive and was unable to be resuscitated due to the medical issue. The individual was outside the Radiological Controlled Area (RCA) and no radioactive material or contamination was involved.
"The NRC Resident Inspector was notified."
Responding to the site were emergency medical services, fire, and police.
The licensee notified Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, Dauphin County Emergency Management Agency, Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency, Lancaster County Emergency Management Agency, York County Emergency Management Agency, and Lebanon County Emergency Management Agency.
Non-Agreement State
Event Number: 54308
Rep Org: US ARMY TACOM
Licensee: US ARMY
Region: 1
City: State: VA
County: STAFFORD
License #: 21-32838-01
Agreement: Y
Docket: 03038500
NRC Notified By: MICHAEL GRAY
HQ OPS Officer: GEROND GEORGE
Licensee: US ARMY
Region: 1
City: State: VA
County: STAFFORD
License #: 21-32838-01
Agreement: Y
Docket: 03038500
NRC Notified By: MICHAEL GRAY
HQ OPS Officer: GEROND GEORGE
Notification Date: 10/02/2019
Notification Time: 15:15 [ET]
Event Date: 09/17/2019
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 10/02/2019
Notification Time: 15:15 [ET]
Event Date: 09/17/2019
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 10/02/2019
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(ii) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(ii) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X
Person (Organization):
ALAN BLAMEY (R2DO)
HIRONORI PETERSON (R3DO)
MARK MACDONALD (ILTAB)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ALAN BLAMEY (R2DO)
HIRONORI PETERSON (R3DO)
MARK MACDONALD (ILTAB)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
LOSS AND DISCOVERY OF TRITIUM (H-3) SOURCES
"This report is for an item on U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) License Number 21-32838-01, Docket Number 030-38500. A 30-day report will be sent to NRC Region III in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part 20.2201.
"On 17 September, at approximately 0855 EDT, the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) received a phone notification from one of their Installation Safety Managers concerning a possible radioactive device found inside a dumpster at an off base construction development site in Stafford County, VA. MCCDC Safety Personnel inspected the device and did not discover any breaches nor cracks of the large tritium vial. The device contained a tag with the radioactive symbol and the statement 'IF FOUND RETURN TO NEAREST MILITARY ACTIVITY.' The device was recovered and transported to the low-level radioactive waste storage locker on the Quantico Marine Corps Base.
"Item Name: COLLIMATOR, INFINITY AIMING REFER
Nomenclature: COLLIMATOR INF A M1A1
National Stock Code: 1240-00-332-1780
Model: 10556235
Serial Number: 1504
Radionuclide: Tritium (H3)
Activity: 10 Curies
"The Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command Detachment, Radiological Affairs Support Office, contacted the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Safety Office via telephone on 1 October 2019. The TACOM Radiation Safety Program Manager notified NRC Region III Senior Health Physicist (Piskura) to verify if this item was reported as lost. She could not verify if the item was previously reported as lost and informed TACOM on 2 October 2019 to notify the NRC Operations Center. Additional information will be provided in the 30-day report."
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
"This report is for an item on U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) License Number 21-32838-01, Docket Number 030-38500. A 30-day report will be sent to NRC Region III in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part 20.2201.
"On 17 September, at approximately 0855 EDT, the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) received a phone notification from one of their Installation Safety Managers concerning a possible radioactive device found inside a dumpster at an off base construction development site in Stafford County, VA. MCCDC Safety Personnel inspected the device and did not discover any breaches nor cracks of the large tritium vial. The device contained a tag with the radioactive symbol and the statement 'IF FOUND RETURN TO NEAREST MILITARY ACTIVITY.' The device was recovered and transported to the low-level radioactive waste storage locker on the Quantico Marine Corps Base.
"Item Name: COLLIMATOR, INFINITY AIMING REFER
Nomenclature: COLLIMATOR INF A M1A1
National Stock Code: 1240-00-332-1780
Model: 10556235
Serial Number: 1504
Radionuclide: Tritium (H3)
Activity: 10 Curies
"The Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command Detachment, Radiological Affairs Support Office, contacted the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Safety Office via telephone on 1 October 2019. The TACOM Radiation Safety Program Manager notified NRC Region III Senior Health Physicist (Piskura) to verify if this item was reported as lost. She could not verify if the item was previously reported as lost and informed TACOM on 2 October 2019 to notify the NRC Operations Center. Additional information will be provided in the 30-day report."
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