U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 07/07/2009 - 07/08/2009 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** | General Information or Other | Event Number: 45182 | Rep Org: PA BUREAU OF RADIATION PROTECTION Licensee: CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL Region: 1 City: WEST CHESTER State: PA County: CHESTER License #: PA-0071 Agreement: Y Docket: NRC Notified By: DAVE ALLARD HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ | Notification Date: 07/02/2009 Notification Time: 23:28 [ET] Event Date: 05/13/2009 Event Time: [EDT] Last Update Date: 07/02/2009 | Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: AGREEMENT STATE | Person (Organization): JAMES TRAPP (R1DO) DUNCAN WHITE (FSME) | Event Text AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - FETAL EXPOSURE FROM RADIOIODINE THERAPY The following report was received via facsimile: "Patient was administered 54.1 mCi of I-131 on 3/30/2009. Patient had a false negative pregnancy test on 3/30/2009. Patient found out on May 13, 2009 that she was 9.5 weeks pregnant. Therefore, the therapy dose was given 5 days post-conception. Dose Eq to embryo/fetus = 11.9cGy. Dose Eq to fetal thyroid = 0.97cGy "PA DEP Bureau of Radiation Protection was notified in writing, dated May 22, 2009, [from] the Radiation Safety Officer. "The State has an inspection scheduled sometime in the future and will continue to keep NRC informed of the status of our investigation." PA event: PA090024 | Fuel Cycle Facility | Event Number: 45188 | Facility: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT RX Type: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY Comments: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 Region: 2 City: PIKETON State: OH County: PIKE License #: GDP-2 Agreement: Y Docket: 0707002 NRC Notified By: RON CRABTREE HQ OPS Officer: DONALD NORWOOD | Notification Date: 07/07/2009 Notification Time: 01:57 [ET] Event Date: 07/07/2009 Event Time: 00:54 [EDT] Last Update Date: 07/07/2009 | Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT | Person (Organization): RANDY MUSSER (R2DO) EARL EASTON (NMSS) | Event Text 4-HOUR REPORT DUE TO NOTIFICATION OF OHIO EPA BECAUSE OF BOILER OPACITY LIMIT BEING EXCEEDED "At 2130 hours, 07/06/09, the PORTS Plant Shift Superintendent's (PSS) Office was notified of an operational upset at the X-600 Steam Plant Facility due to a loss of power on the #3 (operating) Boiler. The operational upset resulted in three separate six minute periods, where the permissible opacity limit was exceeded, while power was being restored to the boiler. The PORTS PSS Office notified the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) of this incident, at 0054 hours, 07/07/09. This notification to another government agency is reportable to the NRC as a 4-hour Event, per the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) Nuclear Regulatory Event Reporting Procedure UE2-RA-RE1030, Appendix D, Section P (Miscellaneous) which states: 'USEC shall notify NRC of any event or situation, related to the health and safety of the public or on-site personnel, or protection of the environment, for which a news release is planned or notification to other government agencies has been or will be made. Such an event may include an on-site fatality or inadvertent release of radioactively contaminated materials'." The licensee notified the Paducah NRC Resident Inspector. | |