Event Notification Report for July 16, 2002

                         
                    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                              Operations Center

                              Event Reports For
                           07/15/2002 - 07/16/2002

                              ** EVENT NUMBERS **

39059  39060  39061  
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|Other Nuclear Material                           |Event Number:   39059       |
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| REP ORG:  CRAIG TESTING LAB, INC.              |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/15/2002|
|LICENSEE:  CRAIG TESTING LAB., INC.             |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:47[EDT]|
|    CITY:  HOPEWELL                 REGION:  1  |EVENT DATE:        07/15/2002|
|  COUNTY:                            STATE:  NJ |EVENT TIME:        13:15[EDT]|
|LICENSE#:  29-18018-01           AGREEMENT:  N  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  07/15/2002|
|  DOCKET:                                       |+----------------------------+
|                                                |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|                                                |JAMES LINVILLE       R1      |
|                                                |FRED BROWN           NMSS    |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  M. W. CANNAN                 |                             |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  JOHN MacKINNON               |                             |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |                             |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|NINF                     INFORMATION ONLY       |                             |
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| DAMAGED TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE                                       |
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| Early this afternoon a  Model # 3430 Troxler Density gauge was run over and  |
| damaged at Hopewell High School, Hopewell, NJ.  The gauge contains 10        |
| millicuries of Cs-137 and 40 millicuries of Americium-241.  The caller said  |
| that the sources for the gauge were intact and not damaged.  The gauge has   |
| been placed back in its carrying case and is now being transported back to   |
| Craig Testing Lab., Inc., which is about 1.5 hours driving time from         |
| Hopewell, N.J.  The caller said that the gauge would be surveyed when the    |
| gauge was returned to Craig Testing Lab., Inc.                               |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   39060       |
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| FACILITY: SUSQUEHANNA              REGION:  1  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/15/2002|
|    UNIT:  [1] [2] []                STATE:  PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:20[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4                    |EVENT DATE:        07/15/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        14:35[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  GORDON E. ROBINSON           |LAST UPDATE DATE:  07/15/2002|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  STEVE SANDIN                 +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |JAMES LINVILLE       R1      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|NINF                     INFORMATION ONLY       |                             |
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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  |
|2     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
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| "THIS IS A COURTESY NOTIFICATION AND DOES NOT FALL WITHIN 10CFR50.72         |
| GUIDELINES                                                                   |
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| "At 1435 hours on 07/15/02, smoke was reported within the Simulator portion  |
| of the Susquehanna Learning Center, however, no flames were visible. The     |
| Learning Center is located outside the Protected Area of the Site. The       |
| offsite fire department was notified for assistance and the on-site Fire     |
| Brigade was activated. The source of the smoke was determined to be from a   |
| discharge of the HVAC refrigerant into the supply ducting to the Simulator.  |
| There are no plans to issue a Press Release at this point in time.           |
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| "This event was reviewed and determined not to be reportable under           |
| 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi). This is a courtesy call based on the potential media   |
| interest in the event."                                                      |
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| The licensee informed the NRC Resident Inspector.                            |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   39061       |
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| FACILITY: COMANCHE PEAK            REGION:  4  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/15/2002|
|    UNIT:  [1] [2] []                STATE:  TX |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:18[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP                |EVENT DATE:        07/15/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        18:52[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  STEVEN SEWELL                |LAST UPDATE DATE:  07/15/2002|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  STEVE SANDIN                 +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |LINDA HOWELL         R4      |
|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 RX MODE  
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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 INVOLVING AIRCRAFT FLYOVER OF OWNER CONTROLLED       
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| PROPERTY                                                                     |
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| "A 1852 a low flying aircraft flew near (~ 3000 feet) from the facility at   |
| an altitude of approximately 500 feet.  The aircraft was a military style    |
| helicopter.  The FAA was notified at 1901 [Fort Worth Air Traffic Control].  |
| Flight path was from the southwest to the northeast."                        |
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| The licensee informed the FAA, local law enforcement  and will inform the    |
| NRC Resident Inspector.                                                      |
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