Event Notification Report for April 19, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
04/18/2002 - 04/19/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38860 38863
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38860 |
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| REP ORG: NC DIV OF RADIATION PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/17/2002|
|LICENSEE: UNKNOWN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:17[EDT]|
| CITY: ASHEVILLE REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 04/13/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: NC |EVENT TIME: [EDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/17/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |BRIAN BONSER R2 |
| |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: GRANT MILLS |EPA, DOT(via NRC) FAX |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT/POSSIBLE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL INCIDENT
INVOLVING |
| DISCOVERY AND DISPOSAL (AS TRASH) OF CONTAINERS WITH RADIOACTIVE LABELS
IN |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the North |
| Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of |
| Radiation Protection: |
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| "On April 17, 2002, the North Carolina Division of Radiation Protection, |
| Radioactive Material Section, was notified by the North Carolina Hazardous |
| Material staff of an ongoing event possibly involving radioactive material. |
| During the clean up of an unoccupied home (located in Asheville, NC) by a |
| church group, several containers with radioactive labels were discovered and |
| disposed of as trash (on April 13, 2002). The containers (approximately 10 |
| in number) were described as 3 inches in diameter (possibly lead), labeled |
| with the radiation symbol, and labeled 'TC'. Local authorities have |
| concluded the trash was deposited at the local landfill (Buncombe Co.) and |
| is currently under 1,500 tons of trash. Local authorities have performed |
| radiation exposure measurements at the landfill and home site[. They] |
| report no significant measurements above background levels. The North |
| Carolina Division of Radiation Protection is continuing to gather |
| information." |
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| Call the NRC operations officer for contact information. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38863 |
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| FACILITY: SURRY REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/18/2002|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: VA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 21:04[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 04/18/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 17:35[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ALLEN HARROW |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/18/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |BRIAN BONSER R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE
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|2 N N 0 Hot Shutdown |0 Hot Shutdown |
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EVENT TEXT
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE RESCUE OF TWO WORKERS FROM A
MAN-BASKET |
| THAT WAS SUPPORTED BY A DISABLED CRANE |
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
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| "At 1735 hours on 04/18/02, Coast Guard assistance was requested to remove |
| two personnel from a man-basket that was supported by a disabled crane which |
| had been performing ASME Section XI IWL Containment concrete inspections. |
| The rescue was completed by helicopter at 1938 hours." |
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| The licensee stated that Unit 2 is currently in Hot Shutdown after refueling |
| and prior to going critical. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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