Event Notification Report for May 11, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 05/10/2001 - 05/11/2001 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 37977 37980 37981 37982 37983 37984 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 37977 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: COOPER REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/09/2001| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:23[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 05/09/2001| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:20[CDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVE VANDERKAMP |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/10/2001| | HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |JEFF SHACKELFORD R4 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |*UNA 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(B) UNANALYZED CONDITION | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FIRE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS NOT MET | | | | It has been discovered that all necessary compensatory actions for | | inoperable fire barriers are not included in the stations operating | | procedures for conditions when the swing 125 VDC and 250 VDC battery | | chargers are in service supplying the 'B' DC Electrical subsystem. The | | required degree of separation per 10CFR50 Appendix R does not exist between | | divisions when either swing charger is connected to the 'B' DC Electrical | | subsystem. Use of the swing chargers is not a normal lineup but has occurred | | during the past three years. The uncompensated lack of an adequate fire | | barrier between divisions of safe shutdown equipment is considered an | | unanalyzed condition that significantly degrades plant safety. | | | | The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. | | | | * * * UPDATED AT 2153 EDT ON 5/10/01 BY STEVE WHEELER TO FANGIE JONES * * * | | | | "The purpose of this follow-up is to clarify statements made in the original | | report. | | | | "The first statement in the report states that '....all necessary | | compensatory actions for inoperable fire barriers are not included in the | | station's operating procedures.' The only compensatory measures not included | | in procedures are those concerning providing a fire watch when the swing | | charger is in service. | | | | "With respect to the statement regarding 'uncompensated lack of an adequate | | fire barrier between divisions of safe shutdown equipment is considered an | | unanalyzed condition,' the condition exists only when the swing charger is | | in service and a fire watch has not been established. | | | | "The final statement concerning 'an unanalyzed condition that significantly | | degrades plant safety,' the District provides the following clarification. | | During the periods when no fire watch was established, no actual fire | | occurred in the fire area, no power was lost or interrupted and the | | batteries were functional." | | | | The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. The R4DO (Jeff | | Shackelford) was notified. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 37980 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: ROBINSON REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/10/2001| | UNIT: [2] [] [] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:08[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 05/10/2001| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 07:20[EDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: ALBERT GARROU |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/10/2001| | HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |CHARLES R. OGLE R2 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |2 N N 0 Hot Standby |0 Hot Standby | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNESCORTED ACCESS GRANTED INAPPROPRIATELY | | | | The licensee discovered that a contract employee falsified a personal | | history questionnaire resulting in unescorted access to the Protected Area | | being granted inappropriately for a period of 25 days. Immediate | | compensatory actions were taken upon discovery. (Contact the NRC operations | | officer for additional details.) | | | | The licensee submitted this notification in accordance with 10 CFR | | 73.71(b)(1); 10 CFR [Part] 73, Appendix G, paragraph I.b; and draft | | Regulatory Guide DG-5008 (RG 5.62), December 1997 | | | | The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 37981 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: CALVERT CLIFFS REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/10/2001| | UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: MD |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:43[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 05/09/2001| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 15:00[EDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: PATRICIA HARRISON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/10/2001| | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |WILLIAM COOK R1 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |HFIT 26.73 FITNESS FOR DUTY | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |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 N 0 Cold Shutdown |0 Cold Shutdown | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | INADVERTENT FAILURE TO INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS IN RANDOM DRUG SCREENING POOL | | | | The licensee discovered that three individuals were inadvertently left out | | of the computerized list of individuals subject to random drug screening. | | Immediate compensatory actions have been taken. | | | | The licensee intends to notify the NRC Resident Inspector. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 37982 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: OR DEPT OF HEALTH RAD PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/10/2001| |LICENSEE: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRIES |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:57[EDT]| | CITY: PORTLAND REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 05/09/2001| | COUNTY: STATE: OR |EVENT TIME: 14:00[PDT]| |LICENSE#: ORE-90056 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/10/2001| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |JEFF SHACKELFORD R4 | | |FREDERICK STURZ NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: TERRY LINDSEY | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - IMPROPER RADIOGRAPHY OPERATION | | | | The Oregon Department of Health Radiation Protection shut down a radiography | | operation in North Portland at 1400 PDT on 5/9/2001 by Professional Services | | Industries (PSI). There were no operating survey instruments, the operators | | did not have alarming dosimeters, and warning signs were not posted. There | | was a 2-mR line set up at 6 feet from the 80-curie source. There will be an | | enforcement conference at 1300 PDT on 5/11/2001. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 37983 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: FLORIDA BUREAU OF RADIATION CONTROL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/10/2001| |LICENSEE: METRIC ENGINEERING, INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:10[EDT]| | CITY: MIAMI REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 05/10/2001| | COUNTY: STATE: FL |EVENT TIME: 11:10[EDT]| |LICENSE#: 1704-1 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/10/2001| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |CHARLES R. OGLE R2 | | |C.W. (BILL) REAMER NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: JERRY EAKINS | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN GAUGE CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES | | | | A Troxler moisture density gauge (model #3440, serial #28940) was stolen | | from a truck parked at the Metric Engineering, Inc. office located at 13940 | | S.W. 136th Street, Suite 200, Miami, Florida 33186. The gauge contains 8 | | mCi Cs-137 and 40 mCi Am-241:Be. The gauge has been recovered. | | | | "Licensee states their inspector, Dylan Grove, reported the gauge was stolen | | from the back of his truck at 11:10 AM on this date at the above location. | | The lock securing the gauge to the vehicle was cut. The name and phone | | number of the licensee was displayed on the gauge. The licensee reported the | | theft to this office at 2:05 PM. At approximately 3:00 PM, the licensee | | reported the gauge had been returned to their SR 436 field office by an | | anonymous gentleman. The gauge was reportedly undamaged. This incident has | | been transferred to the Radioactive Materials section for further action. An | | inspection of the work site by a state inspector is | | scheduled for 11 May 01." | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 37984 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/10/2001| |LICENSEE: TECHNICAL WELDING LABORATORY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:30[EDT]| | CITY: PASADENA REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 05/10/2001| | COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: [CDT]| |LICENSE#: L02187 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/10/2001| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |JEFF SHACKELFORD R4 | | |C.W. (BILL) REAMER NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: HELEN WATKINS | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN RADIOGRAPHY DEVICE | | | | "On May 10, 2001, the Agency was notified by telephone that a truck | | containing a radiography device was missing and possibly stolen. SPEC 150, | | Camera #23, source serial number KB 0109, 40 curies iridium-192, cannot be | | located. The police found the truck, but the device was not inside. | | | | "The Agency is investigating." | | | | Incident 7754 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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