U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 11/15/2004 - 11/16/2004 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** | General Information or Other | Event Number: 41189 | Rep Org: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Licensee: HARRIS METHODIST FORT WORTH Region: 4 City: FORT WORTH State: TX County: License #: L01837-000 Agreement: Y Docket: NRC Notified By: JAMES H. OGDEN HQ OPS Officer: JOHN MacKINNON | Notification Date: 11/10/2004 Notification Time: 14:21 [ET] Event Date: 05/16/2004 Event Time: 12:00 [CST] Last Update Date: 11/10/2004 | Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: AGREEMENT STATE | Person (Organization): ANTHONY GODY (R4) SANDRA WASTLER (NMSS) | Event Text AGREEMENT STATE REPORT FROM TEXAS: EQUIPMENT FAILURE THERAPY DEVICE AT HOSPITAL "On October 28, 2004, during a routine inspection of the Licensee, an Agency inspector discovered equipment discrepancies involving a Nucletron Selectron Model 106 Low Dose Rate (LDR) therapy device that indicated equipment failures which had not been reported to this Agency. A series of eight equipment failures interrupted patient treatments between May 16, 2004 and June 4, 2004. Radiation doses for the patients were not ascertained. No patient was injured. The Licensee failed to report the failures to this Agency within 24-hours and in writing within 7-days. The Licensee failed to forward these discrepancies to its Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) for resolution. The Licensee failed to prepare written directives for any patient treated on the LDR therapy device. No doses were listed in the treatment plan or in the patient's record. ... The Licensee indicated that corrective action would be cessation of operation of the LDR therapy device." Texas Incident No.: I-8179 | Power Reactor | Event Number: 41199 | Facility: VOGTLE Region: 2 State: GA Unit: [1] [2] [ ] RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: MICHAEL CHANCE HQ OPS Officer: JOHN MacKINNON | Notification Date: 11/15/2004 Notification Time: 21:22 [ET] Event Date: 11/15/2004 Event Time: 16:11 [EST] Last Update Date: 11/15/2004 | Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: 26.73 - FITNESS FOR DUTY | Person (Organization): THOMAS DECKER (R2) | Unit | SCRAM Code | RX CRIT | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode | 1 | N | Y | 100 | Power Operation | 100 | Power Operation | 2 | N | Y | 100 | Power Operation | 100 | Power Operation | Event Text RANDOM DRUG TEST: CONFIRMED POSITIVE On 11/08/04, a contractor on his last day of work at the site was given a random drug test. November 15, at 1611 EST a confirmed positive drug screen results for the contractor was received. The contractor worked at the Vogtle site from 07/15/04 through 11/08/04. He held unescorted access for inside the Protected are but as far as the licensee knows this person never entered any vital areas. No action taken since his badge was terminated on his last day of work which was 11/08/04. This information will be entered into the PAD system. The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. | |