Event Notification Report for June 12, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
06/11/2002 - 06/12/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38972 38973 38978
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38972 |
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| REP ORG: ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE:
06/07/2002|
|LICENSEE: ALBEMARLE CORPORATION |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:07[EDT]|
| CITY: MAGNOLIA REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 06/06/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: AR |EVENT TIME: [CDT]|
|LICENSE#: ARK-717-BP AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/07/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JOHN PELLET R4 |
| |THOMAS ESSIG NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JARED THOMPSON | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
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|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - SOURCE NOT ATTACHED TO SOURCE ROD |
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| "On June 6, 2002 at 4:30 p.m. the Arkansas Department of Health was notified |
| by Albemarle Corporation in Magnolia, Arkansas that a fixed density gauge |
| source had been damaged. Albemarle has Arkansas Radioactive Material License |
| ARK-717-BP-11-99. The device is a Ronan Engineering Company Model SA-15 |
| containing two 5 millicuries sources of Cesium-137. The device was locked |
| out on June 3, 2002. On June 6, 2002 while the source housing was being |
| adjusted it was noted that the source rod was in a different configuration. |
| Radiation surveys were performed and it appeared that one of the 5 |
| millicuries sources was not attached to the source rod. The immediate area |
| was secured and access has been restricted. Albemarle has contacted a |
| consultant to assist in retrieval and packaging of the source for return to |
| the manufacturer. |
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| "The Department has sent two inspectors to the facility to investigate and |
| assess the Incident on June 7, 2002. It appears that there may have been |
| personnel radiation exposure due to this incident. This incident is under |
| investigation." |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38973 |
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| REP ORG: SC DIV OF HEALTH & ENV CONTROL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/08/2002|
|LICENSEE: ISOMEDIX CORPORATIONS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:50[EDT]|
| CITY: SPARTANBURG REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 06/07/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: SC |EVENT TIME: 21:15[EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 267 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/08/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |BRIAN BONSER R2 |
| |THOMAS ESSIG NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES PETERSON | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
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|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - EMPLOYEE DEATH DUE TO NONNUCLEAR ACCIDENT
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| With the source in the stored position, an employee of Isomedix Operations, |
| entered the sterilization chamber of the irradiator to try freeing some |
| jammed product carriers. The employee was killed when his head was caught |
| between the carriers as they moved together. |
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| This report is made as a conservative measure as this was not nuclear |
| related, but occurred at a licensee's facility. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38978 |
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| FACILITY: FT CALHOUN REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/11/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 00:26[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE |EVENT DATE: 06/10/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RICH LOWERY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/11/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ANTHONY GODY R4 |
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|NONR OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT | |
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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 Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| BUS GROUND ON HOUSE SERVICE TRANSFORMER 4160V VITAL BUS TRANSFORMER
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| At 2120 CT Ft. Calhoun Station control room received an alarm indicating a |
| T1A3 4160V Bus Ground on house service transformer 4160V vital bus 1A3 |
| transformer. Licensee referenced ARP and plant AOP's 31 and 32, for all |
| 4160V buses fed from 22KV and Loss of 4160V bus power. Subsequent securing |
| of possible 4160V bus loads did not isolate the ground. Subsequently |
| transferred 4160V bus 1A3 feed from 4160V transformer T1A3 to 22KV |
| Transformer T1A1. Alarm and ground indications went away upon transfer. |
| Per Technical Specification 2.7.(2)b Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| Operations Control Center shall be notified within 4 hours of transformer |
| inoperability. System Engineering and Electrical Support Staff are on site |
| investigating. Plant is in a severe thunderstorm warning until 2300 CT. |
| Diesel operability has been verified. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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