Event Notification Report for August 24, 2011
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
08/23/2011 - 08/24/2011
Non-Agreement State
Event Number: 47197
Rep Org: INTEGRITY TESTLAB
Licensee: INTEGRITY TESTLAB
Region: 1
City: NEW CASTLE State: DE
County:
License #: 07-30791-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: WILLIAM BATTING
HQ OPS Officer: ERIC SIMPSON
Licensee: INTEGRITY TESTLAB
Region: 1
City: NEW CASTLE State: DE
County:
License #: 07-30791-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: WILLIAM BATTING
HQ OPS Officer: ERIC SIMPSON
Notification Date: 08/25/2011
Notification Time: 11:50 [ET]
Event Date: 08/24/2011
Event Time: 09:17 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 08/25/2011
Notification Time: 11:50 [ET]
Event Date: 08/24/2011
Event Time: 09:17 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 08/25/2011
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
20.2202(b)(1) - PERS OVEREXPOSURE/TEDE >= 5 REM
10 CFR Section:
20.2202(b)(1) - PERS OVEREXPOSURE/TEDE >= 5 REM
Person (Organization):
PAUL KROHN (R1DO)
ANGELA MCINTOSH (FSME)
PAUL KROHN (R1DO)
ANGELA MCINTOSH (FSME)
RAD WORKER DOSIMETRY IN EXCESS OF EXPOSURE LIMITS
"At 0917 EDT on 8/25/11, Integrity Testlab received a facsimile notification from Integrity Testlab's dosimeter processor, Landauer, that an assistant radiographer's July 2011 dosimeter had received/recorded 9.587 R.
"According to the assistant radiographer, his dosimeter had come off his work clothes during radiographic operations on 7/29/11. When he discovered that his film badge was not on his work clothes, he looked for and found the dosimeter near the exposure device. He believes that his dosimeter had 4 or 5 exposures during the time the dosimeter was near the exposure device.
"The exposure time for each exposure was about 40 seconds in length. On 8/2/11, the assistant radiographer informed the RSO what had occurred on 7/29/11. The RSO instructed the assistant to complete a statement on what transpired on that date. The RSO verified the assistant's statement with the radiographer.
"The RSO verbally instructed the assistant how to best secure the dosimeter on the rate alarm meter pouch and to periodically check that all required dosimetry remains on his person during radiographic operations.
"The RSO reviewed all daily pocket dosimeter readings recorded for the month of July. He determined that the assistant had performed radiography for a total of 9 days in July. The RSO also noticed that he had performed radiography with the same radiographer 8 of those 9 days. The radiographer's pocket dosimeter reading recorded 200 mR, while his assistant's daily readings totaled 201 Mr. The RSO contacted Landauer in order to get the radiographer's July recorded dosimeter results and Landauer verbally informed the RSO that the total was 87mR for the month of July for the radiographer.
"After reviewing all documentation, the RSO believes that the assistant's dosimeter was accidently exposed to excessive radiation and that this was not an actual overexposure. Furthermore, the RSO intends to inform all personnel involved in Integrity Testlab's Radiation Safety Program about this event and to instruct the personnel on the importance of securing their dosimetry on their person.
"An 880 Sigma device was involved during this occurrence and it had contained Ir -192, 55.5 Ci."
"At 0917 EDT on 8/25/11, Integrity Testlab received a facsimile notification from Integrity Testlab's dosimeter processor, Landauer, that an assistant radiographer's July 2011 dosimeter had received/recorded 9.587 R.
"According to the assistant radiographer, his dosimeter had come off his work clothes during radiographic operations on 7/29/11. When he discovered that his film badge was not on his work clothes, he looked for and found the dosimeter near the exposure device. He believes that his dosimeter had 4 or 5 exposures during the time the dosimeter was near the exposure device.
"The exposure time for each exposure was about 40 seconds in length. On 8/2/11, the assistant radiographer informed the RSO what had occurred on 7/29/11. The RSO instructed the assistant to complete a statement on what transpired on that date. The RSO verified the assistant's statement with the radiographer.
"The RSO verbally instructed the assistant how to best secure the dosimeter on the rate alarm meter pouch and to periodically check that all required dosimetry remains on his person during radiographic operations.
"The RSO reviewed all daily pocket dosimeter readings recorded for the month of July. He determined that the assistant had performed radiography for a total of 9 days in July. The RSO also noticed that he had performed radiography with the same radiographer 8 of those 9 days. The radiographer's pocket dosimeter reading recorded 200 mR, while his assistant's daily readings totaled 201 Mr. The RSO contacted Landauer in order to get the radiographer's July recorded dosimeter results and Landauer verbally informed the RSO that the total was 87mR for the month of July for the radiographer.
"After reviewing all documentation, the RSO believes that the assistant's dosimeter was accidently exposed to excessive radiation and that this was not an actual overexposure. Furthermore, the RSO intends to inform all personnel involved in Integrity Testlab's Radiation Safety Program about this event and to instruct the personnel on the importance of securing their dosimetry on their person.
"An 880 Sigma device was involved during this occurrence and it had contained Ir -192, 55.5 Ci."
Fuel Cycle Facility
Event Number: 47365
Facility: LOUISIANA ENERGY SERVICES
Region: 2 State: NM
Unit: [] [] []
RX Type:
NRC Notified By: CHARLES SLAMA
HQ OPS Officer: PETE SNYDER
Region: 2 State: NM
Unit: [] [] []
RX Type:
NRC Notified By: CHARLES SLAMA
HQ OPS Officer: PETE SNYDER
Notification Date: 10/21/2011
Notification Time: 17:05 [ET]
Event Date: 08/24/2011
Event Time: 00:00 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 10/21/2011
Notification Time: 17:05 [ET]
Event Date: 08/24/2011
Event Time: 00:00 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 10/21/2011
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
21.21 - UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH
10 CFR Section:
21.21 - UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH
Person (Organization):
MARK LESSER (R2DO)
DOUG WEAVER (NMSS)
PART 21 GROUP (EMAI)
MARK LESSER (R2DO)
DOUG WEAVER (NMSS)
PART 21 GROUP (EMAI)
POTENTIALLY UNDERSIZED WELDS ON CENTRIFUGE T-COLUMN BASE PLATE CONNECTORS
Name of the firm constructing or supplying the basic component which contains the deviation or fails to comply:
Engineered Products Department
PO Box 2138
Carlsbad, NM 88221
Description of the deviation or failure to comply which is being evaluated :
Undersized welds were identified on centrifuge T-column to base plate connectors which are still in construction. The welds do not comply with AWS 01.1 and are currently being evaluated for the potential to cause substantial safety hazards. An extent of condition is in progress to identify any further conditions and to provide weld dimensions to the design agent for engineering analysis. This analysis will determine the ability of the steelwork to perform per design requirements.
The date on which the information of suspect deviation defect or failure to comply was obtained:
24 August, 2011
The date on which the evaluation is expected to be complete:
23 November, 2011
Name of the firm constructing or supplying the basic component which contains the deviation or fails to comply:
Engineered Products Department
PO Box 2138
Carlsbad, NM 88221
Description of the deviation or failure to comply which is being evaluated :
Undersized welds were identified on centrifuge T-column to base plate connectors which are still in construction. The welds do not comply with AWS 01.1 and are currently being evaluated for the potential to cause substantial safety hazards. An extent of condition is in progress to identify any further conditions and to provide weld dimensions to the design agent for engineering analysis. This analysis will determine the ability of the steelwork to perform per design requirements.
The date on which the information of suspect deviation defect or failure to comply was obtained:
24 August, 2011
The date on which the evaluation is expected to be complete:
23 November, 2011
Agreement State
Event Number: 47204
Rep Org: KENTUCKY DEPT OF RADIATION CONTROL
Licensee: GREG LABORATORIES, INC.
Region: 1
City: WILMORE State: KY
County:
License #: 201-098-52
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: CURT PENDERGRASS
HQ OPS Officer: BILL HUFFMAN
Licensee: GREG LABORATORIES, INC.
Region: 1
City: WILMORE State: KY
County:
License #: 201-098-52
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: CURT PENDERGRASS
HQ OPS Officer: BILL HUFFMAN
Notification Date: 08/26/2011
Notification Time: 17:00 [ET]
Event Date: 08/24/2011
Event Time: 17:30 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 08/26/2011
Notification Time: 17:00 [ET]
Event Date: 08/24/2011
Event Time: 17:30 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 08/26/2011
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
PAMELA HENDERSON (R1DO)
GREG SUBER (FSME)
PAMELA HENDERSON (R1DO)
GREG SUBER (FSME)
AGREEMENT STATE - TROXLER GAUGE DAMAGED BY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
The following report was received from the Kentucky Radiation Health Branch via facsimile:
"A Troxler model 3430 belonging to Gregg Laboratories, Inc, containing a Cs-137 source and a Am-241:Be source was run over by a D6 bull dozer. The company was working at a job site on the campus of Asbury College in Wilmore, KY at the time of the accident. The technician using the gauge was calibrating the gauge on the source block, source rod not exposed, when the dozer ran over the device. The technician set a 50 foot boundary and called the RSO. The RSO called the Wilmore Fire Department (FD) who responded but did not have a survey meter. The Wilmore FD called the Nicholasville, KY FD who then responded. The Nicholasville FD surveyed the damaged gauge with a GM detector and detected radiation but no contamination. Nicholasville FD called CMC Environmental Remediation in Nicholasville, KY who sent a response team to recover the gauge. The gauge was double bagged, put in a 55 gallon drum, surrounded by dirt removed from the site of the accident and everything surveyed by the Nicholasville FD with a Ludlum survey instrument equipped with a GM pancake probe. All survey readings of the site, the dozer, the equipment used to remove the gauge, and surrounding vicinity read background readings of 8 micro-R/hr. Based on [these] findings, [it is] believed that no breach of either source occurred and that there is no radioactive contamination."
The following report was received from the Kentucky Radiation Health Branch via facsimile:
"A Troxler model 3430 belonging to Gregg Laboratories, Inc, containing a Cs-137 source and a Am-241:Be source was run over by a D6 bull dozer. The company was working at a job site on the campus of Asbury College in Wilmore, KY at the time of the accident. The technician using the gauge was calibrating the gauge on the source block, source rod not exposed, when the dozer ran over the device. The technician set a 50 foot boundary and called the RSO. The RSO called the Wilmore Fire Department (FD) who responded but did not have a survey meter. The Wilmore FD called the Nicholasville, KY FD who then responded. The Nicholasville FD surveyed the damaged gauge with a GM detector and detected radiation but no contamination. Nicholasville FD called CMC Environmental Remediation in Nicholasville, KY who sent a response team to recover the gauge. The gauge was double bagged, put in a 55 gallon drum, surrounded by dirt removed from the site of the accident and everything surveyed by the Nicholasville FD with a Ludlum survey instrument equipped with a GM pancake probe. All survey readings of the site, the dozer, the equipment used to remove the gauge, and surrounding vicinity read background readings of 8 micro-R/hr. Based on [these] findings, [it is] believed that no breach of either source occurred and that there is no radioactive contamination."