Event Notification Report for March 10, 2004
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
03/09/2004 - 03/10/2004
Power Reactor
Event Number: 40580
Facility: COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION
Region: 4 State: WA
Unit: [2] [] []
RX Type: [2] GE-5
NRC Notified By: MIKE KELLER
HQ OPS Officer: STEVE SANDIN
Region: 4 State: WA
Unit: [2] [] []
RX Type: [2] GE-5
NRC Notified By: MIKE KELLER
HQ OPS Officer: STEVE SANDIN
Notification Date: 03/10/2004
Notification Time: 15:00 [ET]
Event Date: 03/10/2004
Event Time: 08:35 [PST]
Last Update Date: 03/10/2004
Notification Time: 15:00 [ET]
Event Date: 03/10/2004
Event Time: 08:35 [PST]
Last Update Date: 03/10/2004
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
Person (Organization):
TROY PRUETT (R4)
TERRY REIS (NRR)
TROY PRUETT (R4)
TERRY REIS (NRR)
| Unit | SCRAM Code | RX Crit | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | N | Y | 100 | Power Operation | 100 | Power Operation |
OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO A FATALITY ONSITE
"This notification is being made to report an onsite fatality due to a personal medical condition. During the incident, plant First Responder personnel responded to a Control Room notification of a man down. First Responder personnel initiated CPR and used an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and continued until the Hanford Fire Department ambulance paramedics responded. The individual was taken via ambulance to Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, Washington where the individual was pronounced dead at 0835 PST."
The fatality occurred in the Protected Area (PA) and was not associated with any work inside a Radiologically Controlled Area (RCA). The licensee informed the NRC Resident Inspector and will inform both state/local agencies.
"This notification is being made to report an onsite fatality due to a personal medical condition. During the incident, plant First Responder personnel responded to a Control Room notification of a man down. First Responder personnel initiated CPR and used an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and continued until the Hanford Fire Department ambulance paramedics responded. The individual was taken via ambulance to Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, Washington where the individual was pronounced dead at 0835 PST."
The fatality occurred in the Protected Area (PA) and was not associated with any work inside a Radiologically Controlled Area (RCA). The licensee informed the NRC Resident Inspector and will inform both state/local agencies.
Transportation Event
Event Number: 40583
Rep Org: CARDINAL HEALTH
Licensee: CARDINAL HEALTH
Region: 1
City: GLASTONBURY State: CT
County: HARTFORD
License #: 04-26507-01MD
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: WILLIE REGITS
HQ OPS Officer: STEVE SANDIN
Licensee: CARDINAL HEALTH
Region: 1
City: GLASTONBURY State: CT
County: HARTFORD
License #: 04-26507-01MD
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: WILLIE REGITS
HQ OPS Officer: STEVE SANDIN
Notification Date: 03/10/2004
Notification Time: 20:22 [ET]
Event Date: 03/10/2004
Event Time: 07:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 03/10/2004
Notification Time: 20:22 [ET]
Event Date: 03/10/2004
Event Time: 07:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 03/10/2004
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
EUGENE COBEY (R1)
TROY PRUETT (R4)
JOHN GREEVES (NMSS)
EUGENE COBEY (R1)
TROY PRUETT (R4)
JOHN GREEVES (NMSS)
TRANSPORT ACCIDENT INVOLVING RADIOACTIVE SPILL OF RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL
At approximately 0700 EST on 3/10/04, a courier vehicle dispatched from the Cardinal Health (formerly Syncor International) office in Glastonbury, CT overturned at Exit 43 eastbound on I-84 in West Hartford, CT. One of the pigs containing an unused Tc-99M syringe return was ejected from the vehicle. The syringe was crushed releasing an estimated 1-10 microcuries roadside. The local Fire Department responded closing the ramp for cleanup. The CT Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was informed and arrived at the scene to take possession and isolate the syringe and pig. CT DEP notified the NRC Region I office (Duncan White, Tom Thompson) of the incident.
The licensee has prepared a press release to address any concerns. The local media is carrying the news story on their public website, i.e., www.WTNH.com. The licensee notified the National Response Center (DOT), case #715670.
At approximately 0700 EST on 3/10/04, a courier vehicle dispatched from the Cardinal Health (formerly Syncor International) office in Glastonbury, CT overturned at Exit 43 eastbound on I-84 in West Hartford, CT. One of the pigs containing an unused Tc-99M syringe return was ejected from the vehicle. The syringe was crushed releasing an estimated 1-10 microcuries roadside. The local Fire Department responded closing the ramp for cleanup. The CT Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was informed and arrived at the scene to take possession and isolate the syringe and pig. CT DEP notified the NRC Region I office (Duncan White, Tom Thompson) of the incident.
The licensee has prepared a press release to address any concerns. The local media is carrying the news story on their public website, i.e., www.WTNH.com. The licensee notified the National Response Center (DOT), case #715670.