Event Notification Report for August 15, 2012

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA

The following information was received by email:

"On August 15, 2012, the licensee notified the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] that sometime during the evening, a QSA Global 880D radiography camera was stolen out of the dark room of one of their trucks. The camera contained Iridium-192. The truck was parked at the licensee's office, however the Radiographer left the camera in the truck instead of transferring the camera to the vault. The thieves broke into five radiography trucks taking various items including generators and the one camera. A police report was filed with the Chamber County Sheriff's Department. The thieves did not take the crank outs or source tube."

"The State of Texas event number for this event is I- 8979. Additional information will be provided in accordance with SA 300."

Notified DHS, FEMA, USDA, HHS, DOE, DHS NICC and EPA EOC.

* * * UPDATE ON 8/15/12 AT 1330 EDT FROM CHRIS MOORE TO DONG PARK * * *

"On August 15, 2012, around 1130 [CDT], the licensee and Local Law Enforcement recovered the stolen QSA Global 880D Radiography Camera. The camera is stored in the vault at the licensee facility and is in normal working condition. [A person of interest has been identified]. The truck used by the thief was identified on video surveillance tape. The camera was in the back of truck at the residence of the thief. Investigation will continue for the company and radiographers [concerning] Increased Controls (IC) security violations."

Notified R4DO (Hagar), FSME (McIntosh), ILTAB (Whitney), IRD (Gott), Mexico via fax, DHS, FEMA, USDA, HHS, DOE, DHS NICC and EPA EOC.

THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 2" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

Category 2 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for a short time (minutes to hours). It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of hours to days. These sources are typically used in practices such as industrial gamma radiography, high dose rate brachytherapy and medium dose rate brachytherapy. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf

POTENTIALLY LOST AMERICIUM-241 SOURCE

"The potentially lost source is a M43A1 Chemical Agent Detector Cell (Americium-241, 0.25 mCi). The source exceeds 1000 times the quantity listed in Appendix C to Part 20.

"The source was made ready for shipment to our recycling and disposal office and given to the local traffic management office. Currently, we have no record of the shipment and cannot locate the shipping package. A comprehensive physical and document search is under way.

"Device Serial # Z03-C-30470
"Source Serial # Z03-C-31725"

The licensee notified R4 (Cook).

* * * UPDATE FROM DANLEY TO KLCO ON 8/16/2012 AT 0956 EDT * * *

The following information was received by email from the licensee:

The licensee received a call from the permit RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] that the Am-241 source has been recovered. It was located in the traffic management office.

Notified the R1DO(Powell), R4DO(Hagar) and FSME via email.

THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL

Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf

This source is not amongst those sources or devices identified by the IAEA Code of Conduct for the Safety & Security of Radioactive Sources to be of concern from a radiological standpoint. Therefore is it being categorized as a less than Category 3 source

OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO TRITIUM IN DEGRADED DRAIN LINE

"At 1000 hours [EDT] on 8/14/12, Surry Power Station personnel confirmed the presence of tritium at a level of 1,250 picoCuries/liter (pCi/l) in the #3 Turbine Building sump. The sump water had been tested upon discovery of a degraded drain line on the sump discharge that resulted in a leak to the environment. The exact volume could not be determined, but it is estimated to be greater than the 100 gallon reporting criteria. The location of the leak is within the Protected Area of Surry Power Station. To prevent additional releases, water from the #3 Turbine Building sump has been redirected to another turbine building sump. There is no Indication that this water has migrated offsite. Because there was a detectable amount of licensed material in the water, Surry has implemented our voluntary communication protocols to the state and Surry County as per our commitment to the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Ground Water Protection Initiative.

"An adjacent ground water monitoring well was sampled, and no tritium activity was detected in the well water. There has been no tritium detected in any monitoring wells in the vicinity of the drain line, nor in any monitoring wells outside the Protected Area.

"The activity of the leak was approximately 6% of the criteria for reporting actual ground water activity (20,000 pCi/l). Because the leak remained on site, no offsite impact to ground water is expected. Furthermore, the leak posed no threat to employees or the public.

"The degraded drain pipe is currently being repaired.

"This notification Is being transmitted due to Notification of Other Government Agencies under 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi). The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Virginia Department of Health, and Virginia Department of Emergency Management were notified. The NRC Senior Resident [Inspector] and Surry County Administrator will be notified."

MEDICAL EVENT DUE TO OFFSET OF THE INTENDED DELIVERY

A HDR (High Dose Rate) treatment was planned for a patient's mammary area, but the delivery of the source position was offset from the intended delivery. The patient and referring physician were informed of the difference between the planned and the delivered dosage. The patient will receive follow-up to discuss potential options.

A Medical Event may indicate potential problems in a medical facility's use of radioactive materials. It does not necessarily result in harm to the patient.