Event Notification Report for February 1, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
01/31/2002 - 02/01/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38663 38664 38665
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 38663 |
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| FACILITY: PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/31/2002|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:30[EST]|
| COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 01/30/2002|
| 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 12:00[CST]|
| BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/31/2002|
| CITY: PADUCAH REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: McCRACKEN STATE: KY |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: GDP-1 AGREEMENT: Y |RONALD GARDNER R3 |
| DOCKET: 0707001 |DOUG BROADDUS NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: M. C. PITTMAN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| LEGACY ISSUE |
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| NRC BULLETIN 91-01 24 HOUR NOTIFICATION |
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| "AT 1313 CST, on 1-30-02 the Plant Shift Superintendent (PSS) was notified |
| of uncharacterized legacy process equipment which was not stored in |
| accordance with an approved Nuclear Criticality Safety Approval (NCSA). The |
| mass of fissile material was less than a safe mass and at an assay of less |
| than 2.0 Wt. %. This is in violation of the NCS program requirements of |
| SAR, Section 5.2 which requires fissile material operations to be controlled |
| by approved NCSA's. |
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| "The PSS determined that this event is a 24 Hour Event Report due to the |
| failure to maintain double contingency controls. |
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| SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE OF EVENTS: |
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| "This material is in a stable condition and double contingency has been |
| established using approved procedures. Once the material was characterized, |
| it was determined that proper spacing had been maintained. |
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| POTENTIAL CRITICALITY PATHWAYS INVOLVED (BRIEF SCENARIO(S) OF HOW |
| CRITICALITY COULD OCCUR): |
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| "In order for criticality to be possible more than a critical mass would |
| need to be accumulated in an unsafe geometry. The storage containers are |
| safe by geometry and the fissile material is less than a safe mass. |
| Therefore, it is not possible for this barrier material to result in a |
| criticality accident. |
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| CONTROLLED PARAMETERS (MASS, MODERATION, GEOMETRY, CONCENTRATION,
ETC.): |
| "Mass |
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| ESTIMATED AMOUNT, ENRICHMENT, FORM OF LICENSED MATERIAL (INCLUDE
PROCESS |
| LIMIT AND % WORST CASE CRITICAL MASS): |
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| "Less than 10 pounds at an enrichment of less than 2.0 Wt. % |
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| NUCLEAR CRITICALITY SAFETY CONTROL(S) OR CONTROL SYSTEM(S) AND
DESCRIPTION |
| OF THE FAILURES OR DEFICIENCIES: |
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| "Since no NCS controls were applied to the material, double contingency |
| cannot be demonstrated. |
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| CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO RESTORE SAFETY SYSTEMS AND WHEN EACH WAS
IMPLEMENTED: |
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| "The material is controlled in accordance with procedure CP-2-TS-TS2030. |
| The material has been characterized." |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38664 |
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| REP ORG: MISSISSIPPI DIV OF RAD HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/31/2002|
|LICENSEE: H&H X-RAY SERVICES |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:06[EST]|
| CITY: REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 10/01/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: MS |EVENT TIME: 12:00[CST]|
|LICENSE#: MS622-01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/31/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |MIKE ERNSTES R2 |
| |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: B. J. SMITH | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
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|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| OVEREXPOSURE |
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| The film badges of two radiographers working for H& H X-Ray Services were |
| processed for the month of October, 2001. The readings of the film badges |
| for the month of October were 7909 mrem and 3825 mrem. H & H X-Ray Services |
| individuals were using a 68 curie (Iridium-192) radiography camera in |
| Monroe, LA. The State of Mississippi Division of Radiation Health is |
| following up on this report. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38665 |
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| FACILITY: WOLF CREEK REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/31/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: KS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:56[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 01/31/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: S. FERGUSON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/31/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |CHARLES MARSCHALL R4 |
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|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| |
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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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| LOSS OF 6 EMERGENCY SIRENS DUE TO ICE STORMS |
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| AT 1345 it was determined that six of their eleven emergency plant sirens |
| were not operational. An ice storm caused the loss of power to the sirens. |
| The county sheriffs office was contacted and in the event of an actual |
| emergency they will contact personnel in these areas directly (route |
| alerting). The remaining five sirens will alert a majority of the |
| population in the effective ten mile zone. The total ten mile zone is |
| approx. 6099 persons. |
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| The remote telemetry system used to identify siren failures did not function |
| correctly. We determined that at least one siren was unavailable and this |
| information was unavailable from the normal monitoring method. A backup |
| method was used to determine the extent of the problem. |
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| A news statement was issued to the public at approximately 1600 hours, |
| 01/31/02, discusses the loss of the six emergency sirens. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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