Event Notification Report for August 16, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
08/15/2002 - 08/16/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39125 39128 39131 39132
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39125 |
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| REP ORG: UTAH DIVISION OF RADIATION CONTROL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/13/2002|
|LICENSEE: GEOTEK, INC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:39[EDT]|
| CITY: Sandy REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 08/12/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: UT |EVENT TIME: 10:30[MDT]|
|LICENSE#: UT-1800427 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/14/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GARY SANBORN R4 |
| |DOUG BROADDUS NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: UTAH DIV OF RAD CONTROL | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST PORTABLE MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE |
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| "A Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc. Model 3430, portable gauging device |
| serial number 30302, containing 8 millicuries of cesium-137 (source serial |
| number 750-4769), and 40 millicuries of americium-241/beryllium (source |
| serial number 47-25522) was lost from the bed of a pickup truck while |
| traveling from the licensee's office in Sandy, Utah to a temporary jobsite |
| in West Jordan, Utah." |
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| The Utah event report number for this event is UT-02-0002 |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 8/14/02 @ 1152 BY FELICE TO GOULD * * * |
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| The device was found by another Utah licensee as soon as it dropped off the |
| truck. It was returned to the owner and it did not appear to be damaged. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39128 |
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| REP ORG: NC DIV OF RADIATION PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/13/2002|
|LICENSEE: SOUTHERN RESOURCES |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:40[EDT]|
| CITY: CHARLOTTE REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 08/13/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: NC |EVENT TIME: [EDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/13/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |MARK LESSER R2 |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MILLER | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA RECEIVED NOTICED THAT A NITON ALLOY ANALYZER WAS |
| STOLEN. |
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| On August 13. 2002 the North Carolina Radiation Protection Section was |
| notified by Southern Resources, 3826 Raleigh St., Charlotte, NC 28208 that a |
| Niton Alloy Analyzer [Model XL 801S] containing a 10 millicurie Cd-109 |
| sealed source [assay date 10/01] was stolen from their office. The local |
| police-department is investigating. The NC Radiation Protection Section, |
| Southern Resources, Niton Corp. and local law enforcement agencies are |
| working together to recover the device. |
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| The State has not yet determined if Southern Resources is a State Licensee. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 39131 |
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| REP ORG: U.S. ARMY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/15/2002|
|LICENSEE: U.S. ARMY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:38[EDT]|
| CITY: ROCK ISLAND REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 08/14/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: IL |EVENT TIME: 15:05[CDT]|
|LICENSE#: 12-00722-06 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/15/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GARY SHEAR R3 |
| |GLENN MEYER R1 |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JEFF HAVENNER | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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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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| MUZZLE REFERENCE SENSOR (MRS) CONTAINING 10 CURIES OF TRITIUM LOST |
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| A New Jersey National Guard Cavalry Tank was at the tank gunner range at |
| Fort Dix on 07/08/02. During the gunnery exercise a beam splitter |
| containing 10 curies of Tritium from an MRS was lost at range. A search of |
| the area did not find the missing beam splitter. The missing beam splitter |
| is cylindrical in shape, 2 inches long by 1 inch wide. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39132 |
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| FACILITY: HARRIS REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/16/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 00:49[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 08/15/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DONALD McGEE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/16/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |MARK LESSER R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) RPS ACTUATION - CRITICA| |
|AESF 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUAT| |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|1 A/R Y 100 Power Operation |0 Hot Standby |
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| AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOW BUS VOLTAGE ON REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS |
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| "An automatic reactor trip occurred at 2126 on 8/15/02. The reactor trip was |
| caused by low bus voltage for reactor coolant pumps and the cause is under |
| investigation. All safety systems responded properly. Both motor driven AFW |
| pumps automatically started due to low steam generator level. At 2155, a |
| second AFW actuation was received due to low steam generator level in one |
| steam generator while recovering level. Both motor driven AFW pumps were |
| already running in response to the first actuation signal." |
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| A voltage transient occurred when central distribution near Raleigh, NC |
| (about 20 miles away) was restoring an a 230 kV to 115 kV bank that had |
| tripped due to a lightning strike. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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