Event Notification Report for December 21, 1999
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
12/20/1999 - 12/21/1999
** EVENT NUMBERS **
36526 36527 36528 36529
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 36526 |
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| REP ORG: U.S. ARMY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/20/1999|
|LICENSEE: U.S.ARMY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:09[EST]|
| CITY: Rock Island REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 12/10/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: IL |EVENT TIME: [CST]|
|LICENSE#: 12-00722-06 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/20/1999|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |THOMAS KOZAK R3 |
| |BILL RULAND R1 |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JEFF HAVENER |FRANK CONGEL IRO |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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| DISCOVERY OF A MISSING M-58 AIMING POST LIGHT SOURCE CONTAINING |
| APPROXIMATELY 5 Ci OF TRITIUM |
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| On 12/10/99, the U.S. Army in Rock Island, Illinois, was notified that an |
| M-58 aiming post light source was missing from a U.S. Army facility in Ft. |
| Drum, New York. The missing source contained approximately 5 Ci of tritium, |
| and the source had been removed from the aiming post light. Because there |
| are typically no maintenance activities associated with aiming post lights, |
| it is currently believed that the source was stolen. The source was |
| discovered to be missing on approximately 12/06/99. |
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| (Call the NRC operations officer for licensee contact information.) |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36527 |
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| FACILITY: KEWAUNEE REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/20/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: WI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:04[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-2-LP |EVENT DATE: 12/20/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 07:10[CST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MR. HUJET |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/20/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |THOMAS KOZAK R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AOUT 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(B) OUTSIDE DESIGN BASIS | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 97 Power Operation |97 Power Operation |
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| OUTSIDE DESIGN BASIS - BOTH TRAINS OF CONTROL ROOM AIR CONDITIONING |
| INOPERABLE |
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| "At 0710 [CST], while attempting to rotate running equipment, the operator |
| placed the control switch for the B Train control Room A/C to ON. |
| Subsequently, the A Train switch was placed to OFF to allow the B Train to |
| start. The B Train failed to start, and the A Train switch was placed back |
| to AUTO. Further investigation determined that the A Train switch was |
| placed to OFF greater than 20 seconds following the B switch being placed to |
| ON. This resulted in a Trip signal being generated for the B Train unit. |
| Therefore, both trains of Control Room A/C were out of service with the B |
| Train Trip signal and the A Train switch in the OFF position. This |
| condition existed for a total of 12 seconds before the A Train unit was |
| restarted. The need to report this condition was not identified until 1025 |
| [CST]." |
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| The licensee will inform the NRC resident inspector. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 36528 |
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| REP ORG: ARIZONA RADIATION REGULATORY AGENCY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/20/1999|
|LICENSEE: ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:11[EST]|
| CITY: TEMPE REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 12/16/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: AZ |EVENT TIME: 12:00[MST]|
|LICENSE#: AZ 7-37 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/20/1999|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |WILLIAM JOHNSON R4 |
| |DR. COOL NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: AUBREY GODWIN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST P32 |
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| "On December 16, 1999, the Agency was notified by the Licensee that a vial |
| of P-32 labeled ATP was missing from the Department of Microbiology. The |
| vial, the inner package, of a shipping container was placed in a storage |
| freezer on November 17, 1999. The vial contained 0.5 millicuries on November |
| 17, 1999. As of December 16, 1999, it contained 0.123 millicuries. An |
| initial search by the Licensee failed to locate the missing vial or its |
| contents. The initial search included surveys of the research laboratory in |
| which the material was stored. The loss was detected on December 15, 1999, |
| when a technician prepared to use the material. |
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| "ASU Department of Public Safety is investigating this incident. ... |
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| "The Agency is investigating the radiation safety issues. |
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| "The FBI and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission are being notified of |
| this incident." |
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 36529 |
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| FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/20/1999|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 19:38[EST]|
| COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 12/20/1999|
| 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 15:45[EST]|
| BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/20/1999|
| CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |THOMAS KOZAK R3 |
| DOCKET: 0707002 |JOHN SURMEIER NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+FRANK CONGEL IRO |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DALE NOLE | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NCFR NON CFR REPORT REQMNT | |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION TO DOE - MINOR OUT-GASSING OF UF6 WHILE SAMPLING |
| CYLINDER |
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| ON 12/20/99, AT 1545 A DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) OFF-NORMAL OCCURRENCE WAS |
| INITIATED REGARDING A MINOR OUT-GASSING AT THE X-343 FEED VAPORIZATION AND |
| SAMPLING FACILITY WHILE SAMPLING A DOE CYLINDER IN AUTOCLAVE SIX. RESPONSE |
| PERSONNEL STOPPED THE OUT-GASSING AND STABILIZED THE CYLINDER FOR COOLDOWN. |
| THIS EVENT IS REPORTABLE DUE TO NOTIFICATION BEING MADE TO AN OUTSIDE AGENCY |
| (DOE). THE OUT-GASSING WAS DUE TO A CRACKED BONNET NUT ON THE CYLINDER |
| VALVE. |
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| THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE INFORMED. |
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