Event Notification Report for July 11, 2000
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 07/10/2000 - 07/11/2000 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 37154 37155 37156 37157 37158 37159 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 37154 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: U.S. ARMY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/10/2000| |LICENSEE: U.S. ARMY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:26[EDT]| | CITY: ROCK ISLAND REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 07/08/2000| | COUNTY: STATE: IL |EVENT TIME: 12:17[CDT]| |LICENSE#: 12-00722-06 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/10/2000| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |MICHAEL JORDAN R3 | | |DON COOL NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: JEFF HAVENNER | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |BAB2 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | STOLEN CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTOR | | | | AN M43A1 CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTOR WAS STOLEN FROM THE TWIN BRIDGES TRAINING | | AREA IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA DURING A RECENT EXERCISE. THE DETECTOR | | CONTAINS 250 �Ci of Am-241. THE ARMY HAS NOTIFIED THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 37155 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: HATCH REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/10/2000| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:41[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 07/10/2000| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 10:51[EDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: FRANK GORLEY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/10/2000| | HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |GEORGE BELISLE R2 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(ii) RPS ACTUATION | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 A/R Y 100 Power Operation |0 Hot Shutdown | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNIT 1 EXPERIENCED A REACTOR SCRAM FOLLOWING TURBINE TRIP AFTER RECEIVING A | | TURBINE ALARM | | | | UNIT 1 RECEIVED A TURBINE SUPERVISORY EQUIPMENT FAILURE ALARM FOLLOWED BY A | | TURBINE TRIP. THE LOWEST INDICATED REACTOR VESSEL WATER LEVEL (RVWL) WAS | | +18 INCHES. THE RVWL WAS RECOVERED TO NORMAL. BY REACTOR FEED PUMPS. | | INDICATION SHOWS THAT NINE (9) SAFETY RELIEF VALVES (SRVs) OPENED DURING | | THIS TRANSIENT. PRELIMINARY INDICATION SHOWS HIGH VIBRATION ON #10 | | GENERATOR BEARING. THE LICENSEE SUSPECTS EITHER A BAD PROBE, WIRING OR | | ELECTRONIC CARD PROBLEM. | | | | UNIT 1 IS CURRENTLY STABLE WITH "A" REACTOR FEED PUMP SUPPLY WATER TO THE | | REACTOR VESSEL AND STEAM REMOVING DECAY HEAT VIA THE TURBINE BYPASS TO THE | | MAIN CONDENSER. ALL SRVs RESEATED AND THERE IS NO SAFETY RELATED EQUIPMENT | | OUT OF SERVICE AT THIS TIME. | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 37156 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: CALVERT CLIFFS REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/10/2000| | UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: MD |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:37[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 07/10/2000| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:00[EDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: TIM RIDDY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/10/2000| | HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |RICHARD CONTE R1 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | |2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OFFSITE NOTIFICATION TO STATE REGARDING ONSITE WATER QUALITY | | | | Results of domestic water samples taken on 7/6/00 indicate the presence of | | fecal coliform. The licensee will be making a notification to the State of | | Maryland regarding the results. The NRC resident inspector has been informed | | of this notification by the licensee. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 37157 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: TURKEY POINT REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/10/2000| | UNIT: [3] [4] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:28[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [3] W-3-LP,[4] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 07/10/2000| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:30[EDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES RUSSELL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/10/2000| | HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |GEORGE BELISLE R2 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |HFIT 26.73 FITNESS FOR DUTY | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | |4 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FITNESS FOR DUTY REPORT | | | | A contract supervisor tested positive for cocaine use during a random drug | | and alcohol test. The individual's access has been suspended and the | | licensee will review the individual's work for the past 90 days. The NRC | | resident inspector has been informed of this event by the licensee. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 37158 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: TURKEY POINT REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/10/2000| | UNIT: [3] [4] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:28[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [3] W-3-LP,[4] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 07/10/2000| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 10:38[EDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES RUSSELL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/10/2000| | HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |GEORGE BELISLE R2 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |HFIT 26.73 FITNESS FOR DUTY | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | |4 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FITNESS FOR DUTY REPORT | | | | A licensed training supervisor tested positive for alcohol use during a | | random drug and alcohol test. The individual's access has been suspended and | | the licensee will review the individual's work for the past 90 days. The NRC | | resident inspector has been informed of this event by the licensee. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 37159 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: WA DIVISION OF RADIATION PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/10/2000| |LICENSEE: EDAX, INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:10[EDT]| | CITY: KENNEWICK REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 06/22/2000| | COUNTY: STATE: WA |EVENT TIME: [PDT]| |LICENSE#: WN-I0282-1 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/10/2000| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |LINDA HOWELL R4 | | |JOHN GREEVES NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: TERRY FRAZEE | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT | | | | "Date of event: June 22, 2000 | | "Location of Event: Rochester, NY | | | | "During a device sales demonstration the potential customer happened to | | measure higher than expected dose rates on a MAP-4 series model FA4C2 | | portable x-ray fluorescence device. It was later determined that the | | source, 125 millicuries of Am-241, had fallen out of the source block but | | was still contained within the device, although unshielded. The device was | | shielded and subsequently returned to the manufacturer, EDAX, Inc. To | | compound matters, the device was being referred to as a model 'CT3000' by | | the sales demonstrator and the initial reporting of the incident by the | | state of New York was believed to concern the recently approved, but | | unrelated, CT5000 series devices. On June 28, 2000, the EDAX RSO responded | | to the state of Washington Department of Health that EDAX had manufactured | | four MAP-4 (FA4C2) devices for research and development with source blocks | | that had not been approved by the department for general production. One of | | the research devices had been mistakenly assembled with an experimental | | source block design that was previously rejected as unsatisfactory. This | | device was involved in the incident in New York State while being tested for | | effectiveness and market potential. | | | | "EDAX has accounted for all its experimental source blocks and has removed | | the one faulty block from the device and marked it so that it can not be | | used in the future. The remaining R&D devices will be surveyed whenever | | used. Although this manufacturing error did not involve the production of | | devices intended for sale to licensees, staff from the Division of Radiation | | Protection will be reviewing the manufacturer's quality control process as | | well as model designation practices. | | | | "What is the notification or reporting criteria involved? WAC 246-221-250; | | re: Equipment failure. | | | | "Activity and isotope(s) involved: 125 mCi Am-241 source, serial number | | 7887LQ. | | | | "Device (HDR, etc.) Mfg., Model; computer code: EDAX, Inc., MAP-4 series | | model FA4C2 x-ray fluorescence device, serial number 1525." | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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