Event Notification Report for August 13, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 08/12/2002 - 08/13/2002 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 39116 39117 39124 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 39116 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: NC DIV OF RADIATION PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/07/2002| |LICENSEE: BUNNELL-LAMMONS ENGINEERING INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:17[EDT]| | CITY: WINSTON-SALEM REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 08/06/2002| | COUNTY: STATE: NC |EVENT TIME: 10:10[EDT]| |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/07/2002| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |CAUDLE JULIAN R2 | | |JOHN HICKEY NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: LEE COX | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: RICH LAURA | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT ON STOLEN GAUGE | | | | "Gauge operator went to dinner around 20:30 on 08-06-02 and confirmed seeing | | the CPN model MC-3 gauge locked in its case and chained and locked to the | | bed of his truck parked outside his hotel room. At 21:30 the operator | | returned to the truck to get some cigarettes and discovered that the gauge | | had been stolen. The chain had been cut with bolt cutters and the lock was | | still intact. The operator stated that the case the gauge was contained in | | also was locked. He immediately contacted the RSO, emergency management and | | the local police." | | | | The licensee also reported the gauge was a moisture density gauge, CPN Model | | MC-3 and contained 11 millicuries of CS-137 and 50 millicuries of AM-241. | | The theft occurred in the parking lot of the Super 8 Motel located at 200 | | Mercantile Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27105. NC Incident Number: 02-28. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 39117 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: MA RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/07/2002| |LICENSEE: STARMET NMI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:13[EDT]| | CITY: CONCORD REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 08/06/2002| | COUNTY: STATE: MA |EVENT TIME: 05:30[EDT]| |LICENSE#: SU-1453 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/07/2002| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |DANIEL HOLODY R1 | | |CHARLES MILLER NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: KENATH TRAEGDE | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - FIRE IN DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM | | | | "A fire occurred at approximately 5:30 am on 8/6/02 in the Torit Dust | | Collection System. The fire burned in this system for approximately 5 | | minutes until extinguished by the temperature activated fire suppression | | system. This dust collection system filters air from a number of processing | | system rooms, including the Wastewater Evaporator Room. It consists of a | | series of 24 cartridges in an enclosed filtration system. The fire was | | confined to this system. | | | | "There was no additional exposure to plant personnel. It is not expected | | that any releases occurred that exceeded regulatory limits. The isotope of | | concern is depleted uranium in aerosol particulate sized form. Air samples | | taken in the Wastewater Evaporator Room during the event resulted in an air | | concentration of approximately 1E-14 microcuries/cubic centimeter of | | depleted uranium in aerosol form (micron sized particles). | | | | "The Wastewater Evaporator System and dust collection system are shut down | | until the damage from the fire can be evaluated and repaired. The filters | | in the dust collection system will be extracted and counted for | | radioactivity as soon as the extent of damage is evaluated and the systems | | can be opened. The sample filters in the affected stack have been extracted | | and counted. Preliminary counting of the stack filters demonstrate that a | | release had not occurred. Final results from filtration counting will not | | be available for approximately 48 hours to allow for the decay of radon." | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39124 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: CALVERT CLIFFS REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/12/2002| | UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: MD |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:24[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 08/11/2002| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:00[EDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: GETZ |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/12/2002| | HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |GLENN MEYER 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 Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | |2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | EMERGENCY SIRENS DECLARED INOPERABLE | | | | The licensee determined at 1427 on 8/12/02 that 17 out of 17 sirens in St | | Mary's county failed their weekly silent alarm test on 8/11/02 @ 1200. They | | believe the problem is due to a transmitter malfunction possibly caused from | | being moved and improperly mounted in their new location. They are | | currently troubleshooting the problem. | | | | The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. They will notify State and Local | | Agencies | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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