Event Notification Report for May 20, 2013
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
05/19/2013 - 05/20/2013
Agreement State
Event Number: 49060
Rep Org: COLORADO DEPT OF HEALTH
Licensee: CHAIR RENTAL
Region: 4
City: SHERIDAN State: CO
County:
License #: UNKNOWN
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: LINDA BARTISH
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN SHOEMAKER
Licensee: CHAIR RENTAL
Region: 4
City: SHERIDAN State: CO
County:
License #: UNKNOWN
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: LINDA BARTISH
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN SHOEMAKER
Notification Date: 05/22/2013
Notification Time: 16:03 [ET]
Event Date: 05/20/2013
Event Time: 00:00 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 05/22/2013
Notification Time: 16:03 [ET]
Event Date: 05/20/2013
Event Time: 00:00 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 05/22/2013
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
NEIL OKEEFE (R4DO)
FSME EVENTS RESOURCE (EMAI)
NEIL OKEEFE (R4DO)
FSME EVENTS RESOURCE (EMAI)
LOST TRITIUM EXIT SIGNS
The following information was obtained from the State of Colorado via email:
"A representative from Chair Rental, reported receiving the documentation for 2013 Self Certification, Registration, and Inventory report from the [Colorado State] Radioactive Materials Unit's annual General License notifications. The report requires the company to verify the use and location of the exit signs at the site noted within the reports.
"[The company representative] contacted the [State's] Radioactive Materials Unit - General License section to report two exit signs were not located during the inventory check on May 20, 2013. The signs are kept in a storage room within a warehouse. Further details are being investigated.
"During the investigation, Chair Rental was asked to complete a corrective action plan and was made aware of the importance of accounting for exits signs within their business. The following information is provided for compliance.
Maker of sign: Forever-Lite, Inc.
Model Number: SLXTU16U10
Serial Number: 228,338 and 228,340
Date of Manufacture: May, 2010
Date of Loss: Unsure
Location of Sign: When Lost: Unsure
"Other Details: Signs are kept in a storage room for use in larger tents. When letter was received, [the company] went to do an inventory and two [signs] were missing. [The company is] unsure if they are lost in the building or if they are lost on a job site.
"Corrective Action Plan: [The company has] briefed our employees to check certain job sites in the hope that we may recover them. [The company] will also be using a sign out sheet for the signs that will include where they are going to and who is checking them out."
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
The following information was obtained from the State of Colorado via email:
"A representative from Chair Rental, reported receiving the documentation for 2013 Self Certification, Registration, and Inventory report from the [Colorado State] Radioactive Materials Unit's annual General License notifications. The report requires the company to verify the use and location of the exit signs at the site noted within the reports.
"[The company representative] contacted the [State's] Radioactive Materials Unit - General License section to report two exit signs were not located during the inventory check on May 20, 2013. The signs are kept in a storage room within a warehouse. Further details are being investigated.
"During the investigation, Chair Rental was asked to complete a corrective action plan and was made aware of the importance of accounting for exits signs within their business. The following information is provided for compliance.
Maker of sign: Forever-Lite, Inc.
Model Number: SLXTU16U10
Serial Number: 228,338 and 228,340
Date of Manufacture: May, 2010
Date of Loss: Unsure
Location of Sign: When Lost: Unsure
"Other Details: Signs are kept in a storage room for use in larger tents. When letter was received, [the company] went to do an inventory and two [signs] were missing. [The company is] unsure if they are lost in the building or if they are lost on a job site.
"Corrective Action Plan: [The company has] briefed our employees to check certain job sites in the hope that we may recover them. [The company] will also be using a sign out sheet for the signs that will include where they are going to and who is checking them out."
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
Power Reactor
Event Number: 49053
Facility: PILGRIM
Region: 1 State: MA
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] GE-3
NRC Notified By: DAVE NOYES
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Region: 1 State: MA
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] GE-3
NRC Notified By: DAVE NOYES
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Notification Date: 05/20/2013
Notification Time: 07:54 [ET]
Event Date: 05/20/2013
Event Time: 03:53 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/20/2013
Notification Time: 07:54 [ET]
Event Date: 05/20/2013
Event Time: 03:53 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/20/2013
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):
DAN SCHROEDER (R1DO)
DAN SCHROEDER (R1DO)
| Unit | SCRAM Code | RX Crit | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | Y | 0 | Startup | 0 | Refueling |
OFF-SITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO FIRE IN TURBINE BUILDING
"At 0353 hours [EDT] on Monday, May 20, 2013 Pilgrim Station responded to indications of a fire in the Turbine Building (TB) Lubricating Oil Room. The Pilgrim Fire Brigade responded to the fire and was able to extinguish a small fire associated with the 'A' Auxiliary Oil Pump Motor. The plant was in start-up at the time of the event with the reactor critical and reactor coolant system temperature approximately 180 degrees F.
"The Plymouth Fire Department was contacted and responded to the site. The event did not require entry into the Emergency Action Levels (EALs). The plant is in a safe condition and plant personnel are investigating the cause. The plant will be restarted after a thorough evaluation and any necessary repairs are completed.
"This informational notification is being made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi). The licensee has notified the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) .
"The Resident Inspector staff has been informed of this notification."
This was an electrical fire confined to the aux oil pump motor and was extinguished using hand held CO2 and dry chemical extinguishers.
"At 0353 hours [EDT] on Monday, May 20, 2013 Pilgrim Station responded to indications of a fire in the Turbine Building (TB) Lubricating Oil Room. The Pilgrim Fire Brigade responded to the fire and was able to extinguish a small fire associated with the 'A' Auxiliary Oil Pump Motor. The plant was in start-up at the time of the event with the reactor critical and reactor coolant system temperature approximately 180 degrees F.
"The Plymouth Fire Department was contacted and responded to the site. The event did not require entry into the Emergency Action Levels (EALs). The plant is in a safe condition and plant personnel are investigating the cause. The plant will be restarted after a thorough evaluation and any necessary repairs are completed.
"This informational notification is being made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi). The licensee has notified the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) .
"The Resident Inspector staff has been informed of this notification."
This was an electrical fire confined to the aux oil pump motor and was extinguished using hand held CO2 and dry chemical extinguishers.