Event Notification Report for June 21, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
06/20/2002 - 06/21/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39002 39004 39005 39007
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39002 |
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| REP ORG: MA RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/18/2002|
|LICENSEE: JOSLIN DIABETES CENTER |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:58[EDT]|
| CITY: BOSTON REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 06/18/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: MA |EVENT TIME: [EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 15-2661 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/18/2002|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JAMES TRAPP R1 |
| |FRED BROWN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KENATH TRAEGDE | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL SHIPMENT |
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| The Massachusetts Radiation Control Program was contacted by the Joslin |
| Diabetes Center about a missing shipment of 500 microcuries of P32. The |
| shipment was shipped from Perkin-Elmer on 6/10/02 and received on 6/11/02 at |
| the center. The package was discovered missing on 6/14/02 and notification |
| to the state was on 6/18/02. The center has been searched and further |
| searches are ongoing. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 39004 |
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| REP ORG: US ARMY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/20/2002|
|LICENSEE: US ARMY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:53[EDT]|
| CITY: ABERDEEN REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 06/14/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: MD |EVENT TIME: 03:55[EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 19-30563-01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/20/2002|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JAMES TRAPP R1 |
| |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOYCE KUYKENDALL | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BLO1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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| LOSS OF A CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTOR DURING A FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE IN
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| WIESBADEN, GERMANY |
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| A chemical agent detector (model M43A1) was lost by an Army unit during a |
| field training exercise in Wiesbaden, Germany. It was discovered to be |
| missing at approximately 0200 on 06/07/02. The missing chemical agent |
| detector contained 300 microcuries of americium-241. Aberdeen was notified |
| of this incident via email at 0355 on 06/14/02. |
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| (Call the NRC operations officer for a licensee contact telephone number.) |
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 39005 |
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| FACILITY: WESTINGHOUSE HEMATITE |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/20/2002|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM FUEL FABRICATION |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:03[EDT]|
| COMMENTS: LEU CONVERSION (UF6 to UO2) |EVENT DATE: 06/20/2002|
| COMMERCIAL LWR FUEL |EVENT TIME: 09:45[CDT]|
| |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/20/2002|
| CITY: HEMATITE REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: JEFFERSON STATE: MO |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: SNM-33 AGREEMENT: N |ROGER LANKSBURY R3 |
| DOCKET: 07000036 |LEEDS/COX NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: NOACK |CARR/SWEETSER FEMA |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD |WESSMAN/HOLONICH DIRO |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: ALERT | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AAEC 50.72(a) (1) (i) EMERGENCY DECLARED | |
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| FIRE IN FILTER BANK |
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| The licensee declared an alert at 0945 CDT due to a flaming fire in their |
| charcoal filter bank which began at 0934 CDT. The licensee shut a |
| ventilation damper to minimize any potential effluent release. Site |
| personnel are currently fighting the fire and off-site fire department has |
| been called and are on the way to the site. |
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| The NRC entered the Monitoring Phase of Normal Mode at 1129 at EDT. |
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| Notified the Chairman's Office (Rathburn), DOT-NRC (Johnson), DOE (R. |
| Dasualua), HHS (S. Hanson), and USDA (K. Barret). |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 6/20/02 AT 1235 BY HAYES TO GOULD * * * |
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| The smoldering fire was extinguished at 1105 CST by removing filters and |
| placing them in 55 gallon barrels. The alert was terminated at 1135 CST. |
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| A Commissioners Assistant briefing was conducted at 1300 EDT. Participants |
| included: DIRO (R. Wessman), OPA (R. Virgilio), OSATP (C. Maupin), NMSS (R. |
| Pierson, E. Leeds), IP (J. Ramsey), EDO (B. Smith), DEDMRS (C. Paperiello), |
| SECY (K. Hart), Chairman Meserve (K. McConnell), Comm. Dicus (J. Olencz), |
| Comm. McGaffigan (H. Astwood), Comm. Diaz (R. Davis), and Comm. Merrifield |
| (J. Thoma). |
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| The NRC exited the Monitoring mode at 1332 EDT. |
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| Notified FEMA (B. Carr), OHS, DOT-NRC (Johnson), DOE (R. Dasilua), HHS (S. |
| Hanson), USDA (K. Barret) |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 39007 |
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| REP ORG: IDAHO NAT ENGR & ENVIRONMENTAL LAB |NOTIFICATION DATE:
06/20/2002|
|LICENSEE: IDAHO NAT ENGR & ENVIRONMENTAL LAB |NOTIFICATION TIME:
18:18[EDT]|
| CITY: IDAHO FALLS REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 06/20/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: ID |EVENT TIME: 15:08[MDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/20/2002|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CHARLES MARSCHALL R4 |
| |ELLIS MERSCHOFF, R4 RA |
+------------------------------------------------+JOSEPH HOLONICH DIRO |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOE GARCIA |JOHN GREEVES, NMSS ET |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: RICH LAURA |BILL BRACH, NMSS EO |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NINF INFORMATION ONLY | |
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| DOE DECLARED ALERT AT INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION
(ISFSI) IN |
| IDAHO |
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| DOE INEEL declared an ALERT at 15:08 MDT due to wild land fires on DOE |
| controlled property. The ISFSI containing the TMI spent fuel was not |
| directly threatened. The fire was approximately 5 to 10 miles from the |
| ISFSI. Fire fighting efforts were underway to extinguish the fire. Wind |
| speeds varied from 10 to 15 miles per hour. |
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| DOE INEEL notified the State of Idaho, all surrounding counties and DOE |
| Headquarters. |
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| The NRC entered the Monitoring mode at 18:57 EST. |
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| *****UPDATE 20:00 EST ON 6/20/02 FROM GARCIA TO LAURA***** |
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| The fire is contained and the licensee exited the ALERT declaration at |
| 18:20MDT. |
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| The NRC exited the Monitoring mode at 20:04 EST. |
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| Notified R4 (E. Merschoff), DIRO (J. Holonich), NMSS (W. Brach, J. Greeves), |
| FEMA (G. Belcher), DOE (J. Stambaugh), DOT-NRC (A. Brown), and sent fax of |
| the event to HHS, EPA and USDA. |
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