Event Notification Report for November 25, 2002

AGREEMENT STATE NOTIFICATION - DAMAGE TO TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE

"While a back scatter measurement was being taken in a closed lane of Interstate 75 southbound a tractor-trailer swerved to avoid another vehicle, struck the gauge damaging it. Based on field measurements there is no evidence of the sources being breached or leaking, no contamination identified. Source was separated from the source rod. The gauge has been recovered and returned to the [Georgia] DOT [Department of Transportation] headquarters office. This is all that is known about the incident at this time."

The gauge contained 10 millicuries of Cs -137 and 40 millicuries of Am-241:Be.

STATE LICENSEE REPORTED A STOLEN MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE

Soils and Material Consultants reported to the state that a CPN model MC1DR (serial # MD 80804445) moisture density gauge was stolen from a truck with a locked camper shell while parked on a Wal Mart parking lot in Brighton, Co. The gauge was not chained or locked to the truck bed. It contained 10 millicuries of Cs-137 and 50 millicuries of Am-241:Be. Local law enforcement was notified. No media inquiry or reward has been made at this time.

PART 21 INITIAL NOTIFICATION - CUTLER-HAMMER A200 NEMA SIZE 1 STARTERS

"Equipment Identification: Starter, Non-Reversing, Size 1, 600 VAC, 3 Pole, W/125 VDC coil, Westinghouse/Cutler-Hammer P/N A200M1CS, Type B Thermal Overloads, Ambient Compensated, Manual Reset Only

"In March 2002, Spectrum Technologies provided 20 Class 1E safety related Cutler-Hammer A200 NEMA Size 1 starters to Rochester Gas & Electric Company - Ginna Station. We had purchased the starters as commercial grade items from Cutler-Hammer, and dedicated them per EPRI NP5652, method 1, Special Tests and Inspections. This dedication successfully verified the following critical characteristics:
Markings
Dimensions and Configuration
Electrical Functional Attributes, Including: Insulation Resistance, Current Carrying Capacity, Minimum Pickup and Drop Out Voltage, [and] Time Current Characteristics of Overload Relay

"Ginna Station recently advised us that one of the starters had experienced an open phasing failure. They reported that they noted no current flow on one phase when measured with a clamp-on ammeter, and that current started to flow when the hand pressure was applied to the moving plunger extension that protrudes out the top of the starter. They also noted that the overall travel of the plunger appeared to be less than that noted on a similar older vintage starter. They provided the failed starter and the older vintage starter to us for our investigation. The continuity of all phases was successfully verified, along with the magnetic pull force of the coil, which was comparable to the older vintage starter. We then mounted the failed starter on a vertical plate in a horizontal (worst case) orientation, energized the coil and loaded the main contacts to 27 amps. This condition was maintained until the temperature stabilized with the highest temperature recorded on the terminals (i.e., 59 [degrees] C to 63 [degrees] with ambient at 20.3 [degrees] C). None of this testing performed could duplicate the single phasing condition observed by Ginna Station. We verified that the total stroke of the failed starter was less than that of the earlier vintage starter by as much as 0.059 [inches] by our measurement.

"The failed starter and the earlier vintage starter were provided to Cutler-Hammer for an OEM evaluation. The results of the OEM evaluation was e-mailed to our Cutler-Hammer distributor and provided to us on November 21, 2002, a copy is attached. This information has been provided to Ginna Station, and they advised us today (November 25, 2002) that the starters have been installed in 11 safety related locations, as follows:
MOV-857A, Residual Heat Removal Pump A Discharge
MOV-4616, Service Water Isolation in Auxiliary Building (Open & Close Circuit)
MOV-860C, Containment Spray Pump B Discharge
MOV-813, Component Cooling Water Isolation to Reactor Support Coolers (Open & Close Circuit)
MOV-700, Residual Heat Removal Pump Suction from Loop A Holt Leg
MOV-878A, Safety Injection Discharge to Loop B
MOV-856, Residual Heat Removal Suction from Refueling Water Storage Tank
MOV-4780, Service Water Isolation in Screenhouse (Open & Close Circuit)

"We are currently expediting Cutler-Hammer to complete an audit at their manufacturing facility to identify the magnitude of this condition and specify the date codes effected. We are also expediting Cutler-Hammer to obtain acceptable replacements for the starters provided to Ginna Station."

OFFSITE NOTIFICATION TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA CONCERNING DISCHARGE OF A WEAPON ONSITE

"On November 24, 2002, at 1715 hours, a contract security officer inadvertently discharged his weapon when it was reloaded following routine maintenance. The accidental weapon discharge was attributed to personnel error, and no injuries resulted from this event. In accordance with Chapter 493 of the Florida Statutes, Wackenhut Corporation, the state licensed FPL security contractor, notified the Florida Division of Licensing of this event on November 25, 2002, at 1610 hours. This non-emergency notification is being made pursuant to 10 CFR 5072(b)(2)(xi) due to the notification of Florida Division of Licensing."

The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DOSIMETRY LEFT IN RADIOGRAPHY AREA

The following information was received from the Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control (Texas incident I-7972):

"During the monitoring period 11/25/2002 through 12/24/2002, radiographer [deleted] left his badge in an area where it was exposed by a radiography crew performing concrete rebar radiography with long exposure times. [deleted] phoned the licensee's corporate offices on January 23, 2003 to report a badge overexposure. At the current time it is thought that the radiographer reported the incident to his supervisor [deleted] RSO in the Clute [TX] Office. The date and time of that report is currently unknown. His badge exposure was measured at 8.266 Rem. A final report has not been received from the badge processor by the Licensee's corporate office, only a Fax transmittal. The corporate office indicated the incident was not previously reported to the corporate office or they would have had the badge submitted for emergency reading."

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT INVOLVING A STOLEN TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE

The State of Colorado Radiation Services notified us that on 11/24/02, Goodson & Associates reported a Troxler moisture density gauge, model 3430, serial number 22804, was stolen from the back of a vehicle in Denver, CO.