Event Notification Report for October 31, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
10/30/2002 - 10/31/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39323 39325 39332
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39323 |
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| REP ORG: LOUISIANA RADIATION PROTECTION DIV |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/28/2002|
|LICENSEE: CONSTRUCTION TESTING LAB |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:23[EST]|
| CITY: METAIRIE REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 09/20/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: LA |EVENT TIME: [CDT]|
|LICENSE#: LA-6427-L01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/28/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CLAUDE JOHNSON R4 |
| |MELVYN LEACH NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: SCOTT BLACKWELL | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| LOUISIANA DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AGREEMENT STATE REPORT RE: STOLEN |
| MOISTURE/DENSITY GAUGE |
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| "ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2002, A TROXLER 3411-B GAUGE WITH SERIAL NUMBER 4524 WAS |
| STOLEN FROM THE BACK SEAT OF A GMC EXTRA CAB TRUCK. THE GAUGE CONTAINED A |
| 8.0 mCi (MILLICURIE) SOURCE OF CS-137 AND A 40 mCi SOURCE OF AM241:BE. THE |
| GAUGE WAS STOLEN BY BREAKING THE LOCK ON THE SIDE REAR WINDOW OF THE TRUCK. |
| THE GAUGE WAS NOT CHAINED TO THE TRUCK. THE FACILITY HAS CHANGE ITS |
| PROCEDURES TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF EVENT FROM OCCURRING AGAIN." |
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| "CONSTRUCTION TESTING LAB, 3008 5TH STREET, METAIRIE, LA" |
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| "STOLEN FROM 1995 GMC EXTRA CAB TRUCK" |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39325 |
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| REP ORG: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/28/2002|
|LICENSEE: LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY HOSPITAL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:33[EST]|
| CITY: TORRANCE REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 10/25/2002|
| COUNTY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA |EVENT TIME: 14:30[PDT]|
|LICENSE#: 1258-19 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/28/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CLAUDE JOHNSON R4 |
| |MELVYN LEACH NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT GREGER | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MISSING IODINE- 125 SEEDS |
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| The Medical Physicist from Little Company of Mary Hospital called to report |
| the loss of 5 Iodine-125 seeds of approximately 0.4 millicuries each. The |
| facility was doing an implant for the treatment of prostate cancer and had |
| cut the strips in half (5 seeds each). After having implanted 9 strips they |
| were unable to locate the tenth piece. They surveyed the room and trash and |
| did not find the missing seeds. The patient was fluoroscoped and x-rayed, |
| the implanted seeds were counted and verified with what had been implanted. |
| A representative from Amersham was present during the procedure and it was |
| not determined if the tube shipped was half empty. |
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| The seeds came in steel tubes of 10. It is possible that one steel tube |
| only had 5 when sent. Implant performed at 11:00 on 10/24/02. The tubes |
| were counted, but not opened until the procedure (sterile) was initiated. |
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| The licensee kept looking for the missing Iodine-125 seeds and today, |
| October 28, 2002, concluded that the event was reportable and notified the |
| State of CA today at 1458 hours PST. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39332 |
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| FACILITY: BEAVER VALLEY REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/30/2002|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:34[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 10/30/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAN SCHWER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/30/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |DAVID SILK R1 |
|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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|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION |
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| Offsite notification was made to the Pennsylvania Department of |
| Environmental Resources due to approximately 150 gallons of fuel oil spilled |
| on-site. The fuel oil spill was a result of overflow/overfill of 2-2 |
| Emergency Diesel Generator underground storage tank. Fuel oil was contained |
| on site and no oil was discharged to the Ohio River. Cleanup of the fuel is |
| expected to be completed within 24 hours. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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