Event Notification Report for April 30, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 04/29/2002 - 04/30/2002 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 38879 38881 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 38879 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: OHIO BUREAU OF RADIATION PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/26/2002| |LICENSEE: RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:06[EDT]| | CITY: COLUMBUS REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 04/23/2002 | | COUNTY: STATE: OH |EVENT TIME: [EDT] | |LICENSE#: 02120-250070 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/26/2002 | | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |JOHN JACOBSON R3 | | |DOUGLAS BROADDUS NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: MARK LIGHT | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: RICH LAURA | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT OF A MEDICAL MISADMINISTRATION | | | | A medical misadministration occurred on April 23, 2002 that resulted in the | | patient receiving a 36% overdose (i.e., 10.9 gray vice 8 gray) during | | brachytherapy to treat coronary vessels. The isotope being used for the | | treatment is IR-192. The error was discovered on April 25, 2002 when the | | hospital was setting up to treat another patient. Specifically, a wrong | | decay table was used in the calculations. No adverse effect on the patient | | was anticipated. The patient has been notified. | | | | The State reported that RIII (K. NULL) has been notified. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 38881 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: LASALLE REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE:04/27/2002 | | UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME:15:51[EDT] | | RXTYPE: [1] GE-5,[2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 4/27/2002 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:40[CDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: GRANLUND |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/29/2002| | HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JOHN JACOBSON R3 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RXMODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | |2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OFFSITE NOTIFICATION REGARDING A BOATING ACCIDENT ON THE SITE'S COOLING | | LAKE | | | | On April 27, 2002, at 1140 CDT, the Main Control Room received a report from | | Outside Rounds Operator that a fishing boat had capsized on the station | | cooling lake and that two individuals aboard the capsized boat were at the | | Wastewater Treatment Facility after swimming ashore. One individual aboard | | the capsized boat remains missing. Currently, the boat has been recovered, | | but after a search of the lake perimeter, the third individual remains | | missing. The Ottawa Search and Rescue Team was on site to perform rescue | | operations but has determined that lake conditions are too rough to perform | | a water based rescue operation. State Police and LaSalle County Sheriff | | have been notified. Marseilles and Seneca Fire Departments are coming to | | the site to assist in a ground search. Department of Natural Resources | | officials are also assisting with the missing person search. | | | | The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. | | | | ***** UPDATE FROM LARRY BLUNK TO LEIGH TROCINE AT 1245 EDT ON 04/29/02 | | ***** | | | | At approximately 0940 CDT on 04/29/02, the body of the individual missing | | from the boating accident was found in LaSalle's cooling lake. The LaSalle | | County Coroner responded to the scene and took possession of the body. All | | parties subsequently left the vicinity of the station. | | | | The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. The NRC operations | | officer notified the R3DO (Brent Clayton). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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