Event Notification Report for July 29, 2013

RADIOGRAPHY SOURCE RETRACTION FAILURE

The following information was received via E-mail:

"On July 30, 2013, the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] received a call from the RSO of Fugro Consultants, Inc. regarding a source retraction failure on July 29, 2013. The licensee had a temporary industrial radiography site in Houston, Texas. The IR-192 source was in an INC IR-100, serial number 7231. The source was unable to be retracted due to a malfunction with the safety latch plate engaging before the source was retracted. The RSO received a call about the problem at 2000 CDT that evening and travelled to the site. The source was retrieved according to the conditions of the license. The RSO determined that no overexposures resulted to the crew, nor were there exposures to the public, resulting from the event. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA-300."

Texas Incident #: I 9100.

RADIOGRAPHY SOURCE RETRACTION FAILURE DUE TO DAMAGED GUIDE TUBE

The following information was received via facsimile:

"A report was received concerning a stuck source that occurred while performing radiography at approximately 1645 EDT on July 29, 2013. A test stand fell approximately 10 feet and crushed the source guide tube preventing retraction of the source back to the shielded position. Four employees lead shielded the source, cut into the guide tube, and repaired the metal braiding underneath the plastic coating. This allowed the source to be returned and locked back into the shielded position. The incident was referred to the Orlando inspection office for further investigation."

Florida Incident Number: FL13-053

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST AND SUBSEQUENTLY RECOVERED WELL LOGGING SOURCE

The following report was received from the State of Colorado via fax:

"The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment received notification on the evening of 7/29/13 from ThruBit LLC, Colorado License Number 1179-01, that a 1.78 Ci Cs-137 well logging source fell out of a logging tool at a well site in Colorado and was not recovered until the following morning.

"Details are as follows: On Sunday 7/28, the well-logging crew finished operations at the well site and removed the logging tool from the well around noon. Apparently, the Cs-137 source fell out of the logging tool while it was being returned to the logging truck. Seventeen hours later, the logging crew discovered the source was missing and returned to the well-site and retrieved the source, which was found on the ground. ThruBit's RSO and Department inspectors are on their way to the well-site to conduct an investigation and assess potential exposures.

"No other details are available at this time."

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

Note: This device is assigned an IAEA Category 3 value based on the actual radioactivity of the source, not on the device type. (Reference IAEA RG-G-1.9)

FIRE RELATED UNANALYZED CONDITION THAT COULD IMPACT CREDITED SAFE SHUTDOWN ANALYSIS

"This is a non-emergency notification. In preparation for converting from 10 CFR 50, Appendix R, to NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) 805, a review of the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP) Safe Shutdown Analysis identified conditions that may not ensure required equipment remains available under certain postulated fire scenarios. The analysis determined that the effects of a postulated fire in specific fire areas could prevent critical systems or components from performing their intended functions, potentially resulting in the inability to achieve and maintain safe shutdown. Alternate safe shutdown procedures currently credited with bringing about operator actions to mitigate a postulated fire have been found not to contain needed actions.

"Affected fire areas are RB1-N, RB1-S, RB2-N, RB2-S, DG-07, and DG-08E. A fire in one of these areas could potentially adversely affect Emergency Diesel Generators (EDGs) 2, 3, and 4 along with EDG Building ventilation system components that could fail vital auxiliaries (HVAC) to the affected switchgear rooms.

"This is reportable as an unanalyzed condition that significantly degrades plant safety in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(B). Most required fire watches were already in place as a result of a previous similar event reported in Brunswick ENS Report 47341 and Brunswick LER 1-2011-002. Two additional actions have been taken to establish fire watches in areas containing electrical busses E6 and E7.

"This condition has been entered into the Corrective Action Program (i.e., CR 619341).

"The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector."

FITNESS FOR DUTY - CONFIRMED POSITIVE FFD TEST

A non-licensed, supervisory employee had a confirmed positive for alcohol during a random fitness-for-duty test. The employee's access to the plant has been restricted.


The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.