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
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39116 |
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| 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|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CAUDLE JULIAN R2 |
| |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: LEE COX | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: RICH LAURA | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
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|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT ON STOLEN GAUGE |
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| "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." |
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| 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. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39117 |
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| 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|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |DANIEL HOLODY R1 |
| |CHARLES MILLER NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KENATH TRAEGDE | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - FIRE IN DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM |
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| "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. |
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| "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). |
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| "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." |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39124 |
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| 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|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: GETZ |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/12/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |GLENN MEYER 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 Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| EMERGENCY SIRENS DECLARED INOPERABLE |
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| 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. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. They will notify State and Local |
| Agencies |
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