Event Notification Report for December 10, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
12/09/2002 - 12/10/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39430 39431
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39430 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: ZION REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/09/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:42[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 12/09/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 10:20[CST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MARK BITTMANN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/10/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ERIC THOMAS +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |KENNETH REIMER R3 |
|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 N 0 Decommissioned |0 Decommissioned |
|2 N N 0 Decommissioned |0 Decommissioned |
| | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
EVENT TEXT
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| LOSS OF ENS AND COMMERCIAL TELEPHONE LINES |
| |
| At 10:20 CST on 12/9/2002, experienced a major loss of offsite |
| communications ability on the ENS, NARS, and commercial telephone systems. |
| Repair personnel have been dispatched to the site by Ameritech. The |
| licensee is continually manning a cell phone until the lines are restored. |
| |
| Internal communications on site are still available, as well as microwave |
| communications to the EOF. |
| |
| A trouble ticket was generated for the FTS lines, ticket number 3612. |
| |
| The licensee notified the State and stated that the NRC Resident Inspector |
| will be notified. |
| |
| * * * * UPDATE FROM MARK RODE TO MIKE RIPLEY AT 2325 EST 12/9/02 * * * |
| |
| Repair crews have pinpointed the telephone line problem and anticipate |
| completing repairs by mid-day Tuesday, 12/10/02. The licensee continues to |
| man a cell phone until the lines are restored. |
| |
| Notified the R3 DO (P. Hiland) |
| |
| ***UPDATE FROM ZION TO HOWIE CROUCH AT 0509 EST ON 12/10/02 *** |
| |
| Licensee reported that all commercial and ENS lines have been repaired and |
| returned to service. |
| |
| Notified the R3 DO (P. Hiland) |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 39431 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| REP ORG: THRASHER ENGINEERING |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/09/2002|
|LICENSEE: THRASHER ENGINEERING |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:14[EST]|
| CITY: CLARKSBURG REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 12/09/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: WV |EVENT TIME: 21:00[EST]|
|LICENSE#: 47-23065-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/09/2002|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |BRIAN BONSER R2 |
| | |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: STEVE HARMAN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ARLON COSTA | |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BLO1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
EVENT TEXT
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE STOLEN FROM VEHICLE |
| |
| On 12/09/02, between 2100 EST and 2200 EST, a Troxler moisture density |
| gauge, Model # 3430, serial # 23602, belonging to Thrasher Engineering, was |
| stolen from the back of the company's pick-up truck while parked at the |
| Middlebrook Mall in Bridgeport, WV. The chain securing the gauge was cut |
| and the gauge was taken. The gauge contained 8 millicuries of Cs-137 and 40 |
| millicuries of Am-241/Be. |
| |
| The Licensee reported the stolen Troxler gauge to the Bridgeport, WV City |
| Police (Case No. 0267811). |
| |
| Notified R2DO (B. Bonser). |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, March 25, 2021
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, March 25, 2021