Event Notification Report for December 13, 2000
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
12/12/2000 - 12/13/2000
** EVENT NUMBERS **
37572 37588 37589 37590 37591
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37572 |
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| REP ORG: ARIZONA RADIATION REGULATORY AGENCY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/06/2000|
|LICENSEE: DAMES AND MOORE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:38[EST]|
| CITY: TUCSON REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 12/06/2000|
| COUNTY: STATE: AZ |EVENT TIME: [MST]|
|LICENSE#: 07-228 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/12/2000|
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| |BLAIR SPITZBERG R4 |
| |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: AUBREY GODWIN (VIA FAX) | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT INVOLVING TWO STOLEN MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGES |
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| "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 Agency Staff at this time. |
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| "Date: December 6, 2000 |
| Time: 9:00 AM (MST) |
| First Notice: 00-16 |
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| "Arizona Licensee: Dames and Moore |
| License No. 07-228 |
| 7500 North Dreamy Draw Drive |
| Phoenix, AZ 857020 |
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| "At approximately 2:00 PM, December 5, 2000, the Agency received a report |
| advising that 2 Troxler Model 3440 moisture/density gauges were missing. |
| This information was supplied by the Dames and Moore Radiation Safety |
| Officer. The information supplied indicated that the LICENSEE was unsure |
| when the gauges were taken. They were last seen on December 4, 2000 in a |
| locked storage building at 1790 East River Road, Tucson, AZ. Each gauge |
| contains a 8 millicurie cesium 137 source and a 44 millicuries Americium 241 |
| :Beryllium source. The serial numbers for the gauges are 13024 and 17318. |
| The storage building was locked and had 24 hour security guard surveillance. |
| The lock had been cut. Tucson PD is investigating this matter. The LICENSEE |
| is offering a $500.00 reward. The Agency will be issuing a press release. |
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| "The LICENSEE and the Agency continue to investigate this event. |
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| "The states of Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada together |
| with the U.S. NRC, the U.S. FBI and Mexico are being notified of this |
| event." |
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| * * * UPDATE AT 1632 ON 12/12/00 BY FAX * * * |
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| Text of Fax provided by the Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency. |
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| "The Agency Duty Officer received a call from the DPS Duty Officer at about |
| 7:00 PM indicating that a teenage boy had found one of the Soil Density |
| Moisture Gauges and had taken it to his home. Arrangements were made by |
| the Agency to dispatch two people to pick up the gauge. The first gauge |
| was discovered by three teenage boys in Tucson and brought to the boys' |
| home. The condition of this gauge (SN: 17315) was excellent. The second |
| gauge (SN: 13024) was discovered on a dirt road at the East end of Linda |
| Vista Rd. approximately 5 miles north of the first site. Again, this gauge |
| was in excellent condition. Leak tests were taken of both gauges and are |
| being evaluated by the agency. The gauge carrying cases were both intact. |
| However, the gauges could not be secured with locks through the gauge |
| handles. Also, at the second site were found two additional pieces of |
| equipment that had been taken from the original storage shed. The gauges |
| were released to a Dames and Moore representative." |
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| The operations center informed the R4DO (Cain) and NMSS EO (Greeves). |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 37588 |
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| REP ORG: USAF RADIOISOTOPE COMMITTEE |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/12/2000|
|LICENSEE: UNKNOWN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:13[EST]|
| CITY: FT. EUSTIS REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 12/07/2000|
| COUNTY: STATE: VA |EVENT TIME: 15:00[EST]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/12/2000|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |ANNE BOLAND R2 |
| |CHUCK CAIN R4 |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVID PUGH | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER | |
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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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| UNACCOUNTED FOR STRONTIUM 90 SOURCE |
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| A 500 �Ci Sr-90 source used in a helicopter was unaccounted for by the Air |
| Force. The source was discovered on a helicopter with Air Force markings |
| located at Ft. Eustis, Virginia. Although the aircraft had Air Force |
| marking, the Air Force could not immediately account for the source involved |
| or state whether or not the aircraft still belonged to the Air Force. |
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| An instructor was showing some students the helicopter when he noticed the |
| source was in the exposed position. The source is part of a device used to |
| look for failures or fractures on the helicopter's blades. A contractor was |
| called and the source was properly stowed. A swipe survey was performed but |
| the results were not known by the caller. The students are believed to be |
| military personnel. The time spent around the aircraft was approximately 50 |
| minutes, however because the source is located near the rotors, exposure is |
| believed to be minimal. This device has an expected dose rate of 75 mr/hr |
| at one foot according to the sealed source device registry. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37589 |
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| FACILITY: NINE MILE POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/12/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:23[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-2,[2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 11/30/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: FRED RINGWALD |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/12/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |JOHN WHITE R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AINC 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(C) POT UNCNTRL RAD REL | |
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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 |
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| REACTOR BUILDING DOOR NOT FULLY SHUT - CONTAINMENT INTEGRITY VIOLATED |
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| "On November 30, 2000, at 1419, operators discovered that Secondary |
| Containment was breached with the inner rollup door in the Reactor Building |
| track bay not fully closed, and the outer door was inoperable. The Station |
| Shift Supervisor entered Technical Specification Limiting Condition for |
| Operations, 3.4.1.a.2 and 3.4.1.b, which required the initiation of a |
| shutdown if Secondary Containment was not restored within 4 hours. At |
| 1440, operators verified that the inner rollup door was closed with a |
| properly inflated door seal. The Station Shift Supervisor subsequently |
| exited Technical Specification Limiting Conditions for Operation 3.4.1.a.2 |
| and 3.4.1.b. The available information at the time indicated that the door |
| had only been open for 2 hours, 39 minutes. |
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| "After completion of an investigation that was delayed due to repairs on the |
| inoperable outer door, on December 12, 2000, at 1215, it was determined that |
| the earlier information about the door being closed was not credible. Based |
| on this conclusion, the door was actually open for 24 hours, 10 minutes. |
| This resulted in a condition that could have prevented the fulfillment of |
| the safety function of secondary containment, that affects the control of |
| the release of radioactive material." |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37590 |
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| REP ORG: ROSEMOUNT NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/12/2000|
|LICENSEE: ROSEMOUNT NUCLEAR INTSRUMENTS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:32[EST]|
| CITY: EDEN PRAIRIE REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 07/15/1998|
| COUNTY: STATE: MN |EVENT TIME: 12:00[CST]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/12/2000|
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| |VERN HODGE NRR |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JEFFREY SCHMITT | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|CCCC 21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | |
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| PART 21 REPORT |
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| Pursuant to 10CFR Part 21 Paragraph 21.21(b), Rosemount Nuclear Instruments, |
| Inc. (RNII) is writing to inform you of a deviation related to a single |
| model 710DU0CL calibration unit with serial number 0515346. As a result of |
| an isolated human error, this single calibration unit was originally shipped |
| in July 1998 with the stable calibration current ramp rate out of |
| specification. This deviation was identified when the calibration unit was |
| returned to Rosemount Nuclear Instruments, Inc for an unrelated issue. The |
| calibration unit has been reworked and now performs within specification. |
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 37591 |
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| FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/12/2000|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:38[EST]|
| COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 12/12/2000|
| 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 09:50[EST]|
| BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/12/2000|
| CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |RONALD GARDNER R3 |
| DOCKET: 0707002 |JOHN GREEVES NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEITH VANDERPOOL | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | |
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| BULLETIN 91-01 24 HOUR REPORT |
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| ON 12/12/00, AT 0950 HOURS IT WAS DISCOVERED BY A NUCLEAR CRITICALITY |
| SAFETY STAFF |
| MEMBER THAT A NUCLEAR CRITICALITY SAFETY APPROVAL (NCSA) SPACING CONTROL WAS |
| LOST IN A SEAL CAN STORAGE AREA WITHIN THE X-333 PROCESS BUILDING. IT WAS |
| IDENTIFIED THAT TWO (2) GROUPS OF SEAL CANS WERE NOT SPACED IN ACCORDANCE |
| WITH CONTROL #9 OF NCSA-PLANT064.A05. THE SPECIFIED NCSA REQUIRES THAT |
| GROUPS OF UP TO FIFTY (50) SEAL CANS CAN BE SPACED A MINIMUM OF 48" |
| EDGE-TO-EDGE. ONE GROUP OF 50 AND ONE GROUP OF 20 SEAL CANS WERE DISCOVERED |
| SPACED AT 46" EDGE-TO-EDGE. |
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| THIS EVENT RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ONE CONTROL FOR SPACING (INTERACTION |
| CONTROL) |
| BETWEEN SEAL CAN GROUPS AND OTHER URANIUM BEARING MATERIALS. THE MASS AND |
| MODERATION OF URANIUM IN THE SEAL CANS (ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS) AND THE |
| SIZE OF THE SEAL CAN (PASSIVE DESIGN FEATURE) REMAINED INTACT THROUGHOUT |
| THIS EVENT. THUS, ONLY ONE CONTROL RELIED UPON FOR DOUBLE CONTINGENCY WAS |
| LOST. |
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| NCSA-PLANT064.A05 CONTROL RE-ESTABLISHED AT 1000 HOURS UNDER THE DIRECTION |
| OF THE NCS ON SCENE STAFF MEMBER |
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