Event Notification Report for January 5, 2000
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
01/04/2000 - 01/05/2000
** EVENT NUMBERS **
36513 36559 36560 36561
!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 36513 |
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| REP ORG: WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/15/1999|
|LICENSEE: K-RAY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:54[EST]|
| CITY: KENOSHA REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 12/15/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: WI |EVENT TIME: [CST]|
|LICENSE#: 48-16729-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/04/2000|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GARY SHEAR R3 |
| |KEVIN RAMSEY (FAX) |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KJELL JOHANSEN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|CDEG 21.21(c)(3)(i) DEFECTS/NONCOMPLIANCE | |
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| K-RAY 706P SOURCE HOLDER DEVELOPED CRACK |
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| The licensee discovered a crack, about 2-3 inches in length, in the K-Ray |
| 706P source holder, possibly in a weld. The gauge, containing a 10-mCi |
| Cs-137 source, is in a radioactive labeled room under a coal pipe at the |
| Pleasant Prairie Plant, and it has been wrapped with plastic and labeled |
| with radioactive stickers. K-Ray has been notified and will replace the |
| gauge before the end of the year. A 30-day written report will follow. |
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| (Call the NRC operations officer for a contact telephone number.) |
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| *** RETRACTION ON 01/03/00 AT 1707ET FROM KJELL JOHANSEN TAKEN BY MACKINNON |
| *** |
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| The licensee is retracting this report because the crack in the K-RAY 706P |
| does not meet the definition of Substantial Safety Hazard found in 10 CFR |
| 21.3. Per 10 CFR 21.3 Substantial Safety Hazard "means a loss of safety |
| function to the extent that there is a major reduction in the degree of |
| protection provided to public health and safety for any facility or activity |
| licensed, other than for export, etc." The contact radiation level on the |
| cracked K-RAY 706P was the same level as the K-RAY 706P without a crack, |
| 1.5mrem/hr. A 30 day report will be filed. R3DO (MADERA) notified. |
| Facsimile sent to Kevin Ramsey (NMSS) |
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| *** UPDATE ON 1/4/00 @ 1100 BY JOHANSEN TO GOULD *** |
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| Equipment model number was incorrect. The correct model number is 7062P |
| instead of 706P. |
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| Notified Reg 3 RDO(Madera) and NMSS(Ramsey) |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 36559 |
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| REP ORG: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/04/2000|
|LICENSEE: TERRA-MAR, INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:10[EST]|
| CITY: FORT WORTH REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 12/30/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: 04:00[CST]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/04/2000|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CHARLES CAIN R4 |
| |DON COOL |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES OGDEN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
|BAB1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN TROXLER GAUGE |
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the Texas |
| Department of Health: |
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| "Troxler Model 3411-B, Serial # 10518, stolen December 30, 1999, between 4 |
| and 4:30 p.m. along with a company pickup truck (1995, White Isuzu Pup with |
| markings Terra-Mar, Inc. on both doors, License Plate # SL9314). Reported by |
| Texas Licensee: Terra-Mar, Inc., 2402 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas |
| 76118-6935. Gauge includes two radioactive sources: 1) Am-241:Be, 40 |
| millicuries, Serial # 46-1940; and 2) C-137, 8.4 millicuries, Serial # |
| 40-7844. Completed work Thursday and departed worksite at Carlswell Naval |
| Reserve Base, Texas Army National Guard, Fuel Hanger site and departed. |
| Truck and operator have not been seen since. Suspected by firm that the |
| primary theft was for the vehicle for the holiday weekend. A new operator |
| /technician is the primary suspect in the theft of both the gauge and |
| vehicle. Neither truck nor gauge have been located. The theft has been |
| reported to Fort Worth Police Department (Report # 00006249) and the Texas |
| Department of Public Safety. A copy of the report is not yet available." |
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| (Call the NRC Operations Center for a contact telephone number and |
| address.) |
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| *** UPDATE ON 01/04/00 AT 1705 ET FROM JAMES OGDEN TAKEN BY MACKINNON *** |
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| The Troxler Model 3411-B, Serial # 10518, stolen December 30, 1999, from |
| Fort Worth, Texas , has been recovered today (January 4, 2000) and appears |
| to be intact. The gauge is currently being leak tested by the licensee. |
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| NRC R4DO (Chuck Cain) and NMSS EO ( John Hickey) notified. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 36560 |
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| REP ORG: WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/04/2000|
|LICENSEE: INSPECTION SERVICE INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:40[EST]|
| CITY: PASCO REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 12/19/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: WA |EVENT TIME: [PST]|
|LICENSE#: WN-IR064-1 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/04/2000|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CHARLES CAIN R4 |
| |BRIAN SMITH NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TERRY FRAZEE | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
|IBBF 30.50(b)(2)(ii) EQUIP DISABLED/FAILS | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA AUTO-LOCKING |
| MECHANISM FAILED |
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| THIS EVENT WAS E-MAILED TO THE HEADQUARTERS OPERATION CENTER |
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| "This is notification of an event in Washington state as reported to the WA |
| Department of Health, Division of Radiation Protection. |
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| STATUS: new |
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| Licensee: Inspection Service Inc. |
| City and state: Kennewick, WA |
| License number: WN-IR064-1 |
| Type of license: Industrial Radiography |
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| Date of event: December 19, 1999 |
| Location of Event: Pasco, WA |
| ABSTRACT: The auto-locking mechanism malfunctioned on an INC model IR 100 |
| industrial radiography camera containing approximately 25 Curies of Ir-192. |
| The malfunction was detected during the radiographer's survey of the |
| circumference of the camera following the completion of a shot when |
| approximately 500 mRem per hour was noted at the exit port of the camera. |
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| Upon cranking in the source, the radiographer had observed the "plunger" |
| drop into position indicating the source had been fully retracted and the |
| auto-locking mechanism engaged. Upon reaching the camera the radiographer |
| key-locked the camera while initiating the required circumference survey. |
| Once locked, the key could not be moved to unlock the camera. The |
| radiographer discovered that the source was not fully shielded and was not |
| locked in place. The camera could not be unlocked to crank the source the |
| extra one eighth turn needed to fully shield the source although it could be |
| cranked out. The manufacturer was contacted and a procedure obtained for |
| by-passing the locking mechanism. The licensee was told by the manufacturer |
| that this type of event is 'extremely rare but it does happen'. |
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| Using the procedure supplied by the manufacturer, the licensee was able to |
| remove the locking assembly, free the key lock, re-set the auto-lock, |
| re-assemble the mechanism and retract the source into its fully shielded |
| position. No unusual exposures were received by any personnel involved |
| during this event or the successful completion of this operation. |
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| What is the notification or reporting criteria involved? Equipment |
| malfunction: inability to retract source to fully shielded position and |
| secure it in this position. |
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| Activity and isotope(s) involved: 25 curies of Ir-192 |
| Overexposures? NONE |
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| Device (HDR, etc.) Mfg., Model; computer code: I.N.C. model IR 100, serial |
| number 4495" |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36561 |
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| FACILITY: BRUNSWICK REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/04/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: NC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:34[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 01/04/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVE JESTER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/04/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |THOMAS DECKER R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AESS 50.72(b)(1)(v) EMERGENCY SIREN INOP | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| EMERGENCY OFFSITE SIRENS INOPERABLE |
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| On 01/03/00 at 0557 ET twelve emergency notification sirens were inoperable |
| due to a loss of power to the sirens. Power was restored to all of the |
| sirens by 0714 ET on 01/03/00. This item was not identified until 01/04/00 |
| at 1250 ET when the licensee performed a printout of their emergency |
| offsite sirens status at the EOF. The power loss was due to an insulator |
| breakdown on a transformer on the CP&L system. |
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| Other means of warning the public were available. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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