Event Notification Report for May 7, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 05/06/2002 - 05/07/2002 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 38897 38899 38902 38904 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 38897 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: ALABAMA RADIATION CONTROL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/03/2002| |LICENSEE: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINHAM |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:07[EDT]| | CITY: BIRMINGHAM REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 05/03/2002| | COUNTY: STATE: AL |EVENT TIME: 11:30[CDT]| |LICENSE#: 266 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/03/2002| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |RUDOLPH BERNHARD R2 | | |ERIC LEEDS NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVID TURGERVILLE | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE NORRIS | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT-SHIPMENT WITH LOOSE SURFACE CONTAMINATION LEVELS > | | LIMITS | | | | "At 11:30 am on May 3, 2002, the writer was advised by [the], Assistant | | Radiation Safety Officer at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in | | Birmingham, Alabama that their nuclear medicine department had received a | | radiopharmaceutical package that was found to have removable radioactive | | contamination on the external surface of the package that exceeded 22,200 | | disintegration's per minute (dpm) per 100 square centimeters. The package | | was received on the afternoon of May 2, 2002 from Central Pharmacy Services, | | Inc., d/b/a as Birmingham Central Pharmacy in Birmingham, Alabama. Central | | Pharmacy Services, Inc. is authorized to prepare and distribute | | radiopharmaceuticals under Alabama Radioactive Material License No. 1168 and | | the University of Alabama at Birmingham is authorized to receive radioactive | | material under Alabama Radioactive Material License No. 266. The package as | | delivered contained unit doses of Tc-99m and a vial of I-131. These inside | | containers were found not to be contaminated. The actual contamination was | | found to be on a magnetic Department of Transportation transport label. The | | maximum amount of removable contamination was 150,000 dpm on a wipe sample | | of the magnetic label. Spectrum analysis indicate that the isotope was | | Tc-99m. The package was isolated. | | | | "Central Pharmacy Services, Inc. was notified of the incident. The cause of | | the incident is currently being investigated by this office." | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 38899 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: COLORADO DEPT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/03/2002| |LICENSEE: SOILS AND MATERIALS CONSULTANTS, INC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:51[EDT]| | CITY: REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 05/03/2002| | COUNTY: STATE: CO |EVENT TIME: [MDT]| |LICENSE#: 595-01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/03/2002| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |BLAIR SPITZBERG R4 | | |ERIC LEEDS NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: TIM BONZER (fax) | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE NORRIS | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT-DAMAGED DENSITY GAUGE | | | | "RSO for the above licensee called on the date of this memo to report a CPN | | (model MC-1) was run over. The gauge was run over with the Cs-137 source in | | the ground, the user turned to get something out of his truck, which was | | near by and a roller ran over the gauge and then since people were waving at | | him, backed over the gauge. Per the RSO, the CPN representative in Denver | | will take possession of the gauge and return [it]." | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 38902 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: CALVERT CLIFFS REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/06/2002| | UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: MD |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:34[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 05/06/2002| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:35[EDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: LAVATO |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/06/2002| | HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |MICHELE EVANS R1 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling | |2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MULTIPLE SIREN FAILURE | | | | The plant had multiple siren failures during the silent test of the Calvert | | County Public Notification and Alert System, more than 10 sirens failed. | | The cause is being investigated. An alternate method of public notification | | is available for use. | | | | | | The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 38904 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: KEWAUNEE REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/07/2002| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: WI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 05:41[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] W-2-LP |EVENT DATE: 05/07/2002| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 03:31[CDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: GEORG RUITER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/07/2002| | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ANNE MARIE STONE R3 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N N 0 Intermediate Shut|0 Intermediate Shut| | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SAFETY PARAMETER DISPLAY SYSTEM DETERMINED TO BE INOPERABLE | | | | "At 0331 hours on 5/7/02, the reactor operators determined that the Safety | | Parameter Display System was not being updated with data from the Plant | | Process Computer System. | | | | "This is being conservatively reported as a major loss of emergency | | assessment capability in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii). The | | control room board indications and annuciator system remain in service and | | are routinely used by the operators to monitor and assess the plant during | | normal and emergency situations." | | | | The computer group has been notified and will be investigating the problem. | | | | The licensee intends to notify the NRC Resident Inspector. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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