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
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38879 |
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| 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 |
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JOHN JACOBSON R3 |
| |DOUGLAS BROADDUS NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MARK LIGHT | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: RICH LAURA | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT OF A MEDICAL MISADMINISTRATION |
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| 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. |
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| The State reported that RIII (K. NULL) has been notified. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38881 |
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| 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 |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: GRANLUND |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/29/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JOHN JACOBSON R3 |
|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 RXMODE |
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|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION REGARDING A BOATING ACCIDENT ON THE SITE'S COOLING |
| LAKE |
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| 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. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. |
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| ***** UPDATE FROM LARRY BLUNK TO LEIGH TROCINE AT 1245 EDT ON 04/29/02 |
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| 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. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. The NRC operations |
| officer notified the R3DO (Brent Clayton). |
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