Event Notification Report for April 12, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 04/11/2002 - 04/12/2002 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 38844 38846 38847 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 38844 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/10/2002| |LICENSEE: TECHNICAL WELDING LAB INC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:29[EDT]| | CITY: HOUSTON REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 04/10/2002| | COUNTY: HARRIS STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: 04:00[CDT]| |LICENSE#: L-02187 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/10/2002| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |KRISS KENNEDY R4 | | |JOHN HICKEY NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: TEXAS DEPT OF HEALTH BRC | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OVEREXPOSURE TO GAMMA RADIATION | | | | The following is taken from a facsimile report: | | | | "A radiographer was [radiographing] welds on a vessel shooting with a 35 | | curie Co-60 source and entered the vessel to change the source location | | without cranking the source into the shielded position. The radiographer has | | been taken for blood samples which will be repeated in 72 hours. Initial | | calculations indicate a possible whole body exposure of 70 rems. Further | | information forthcoming after investigation scheduled for May 14." | | | | The Texas Incident Number for this event is I-7882. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 38846 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: BETHLEHAM STEEL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/11/2002| |LICENSEE: BETHLEHAM STEEL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:41[EDT]| | CITY: BETHLAHAM REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 04/10/2002| | COUNTY: STATE: PA |EVENT TIME: 08:00[EDT]| |LICENSE#: 37-01861-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/11/2002| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |J. BRADLEY FEWELL R1 | | |FRED BROWN NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: TONY LAMASTRA | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |IBBE 30.50(b)(2) SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILUR| | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SHUTTER FAILED TO OPEN ON A DMC/RADIOMETRIE GAUGE. | | | | A DMC/Radiometrie Model E6 source housing shutter failed to open. The | | licensee swapped out the housing and will send the defective housing back to | | Radiometrie, located in Gaithersburg, MD. The DMC/Radiometrie Model E6 | | gauge contains one curie of Americium-241 which is used to measure the | | thickness of thin sheets of steel. Bethlehem Steel Company has 30 or 40 of | | these in the plant and this is the first time that a shutter on one of these | | gauges has failed to open. The licensee stated that they have had these | | gauges since the 1970's. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 38847 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: DRESDEN REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/11/2002| | UNIT: [] [2] [3] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:42[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-1,[2] GE-3,[3] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 04/11/2002| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 09:30[CDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: BILL HIGGINS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/11/2002| | HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE NORRIS +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |KENNETH RIEMER R3 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |AIND 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | |2 N Y 95 Power Operation |95 Power Operation | |3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CONTROL ROOM VENTILATION SYSTEM INOPERABLE | | | | "At 1835 on 4/10/02, the Control Room Emergency Ventilation system | | automatically repositioned to the 'purge' mode due to an apparent faulty | | smoke detection circuit. It has been subsequently determined that while in | | the 'purge' mode, the system is incapable of performing it's required safety | | function. The Control Room Emergency Ventilation system is a single train | | system utilized to mitigate the consequences of an accident and this event | | is reportable under 10 CFR 50.72 (b) (3) (v) (D)." | | | | The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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