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
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38897 |
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| 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|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |RUDOLPH BERNHARD R2 |
| |ERIC LEEDS NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVID TURGERVILLE | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE NORRIS | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
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|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT-SHIPMENT WITH LOOSE SURFACE CONTAMINATION
LEVELS > |
| LIMITS |
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| "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. |
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| "Central Pharmacy Services, Inc. was notified of the incident. The cause of |
| the incident is currently being investigated by this office." |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38899 |
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| 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|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |BLAIR SPITZBERG R4 |
| |ERIC LEEDS NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TIM BONZER (fax) | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE NORRIS | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT-DAMAGED DENSITY GAUGE |
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| "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]." |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38902 |
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| 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|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: LAVATO |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/06/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |MICHELE EVANS R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE
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|1 N N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| MULTIPLE SIREN FAILURE |
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| 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. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38904 |
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| 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|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: GEORG RUITER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/07/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ANNE MARIE STONE R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE
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|1 N N 0 Intermediate Shut|0 Intermediate Shut|
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| SAFETY PARAMETER DISPLAY SYSTEM DETERMINED TO BE INOPERABLE |
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| "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. |
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| "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." |
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| The computer group has been notified and will be investigating the problem. |
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| The licensee intends to notify the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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