Event Notification Report for October 14, 2014

TECHNICAL SUPPORT CENTER VENTILATION OUT OF SERVICE

"The Technical Support Center Air Conditioning Unit is not operating properly and has been declared non-functional. The Air Conditioning Unit functions to cool the Technical Support Center during normal and accident conditions. Current environmental conditions are acceptable. The Corrective Action process has been initiated.

"This event is reportable under 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) as described in NUREG-1022, Rev. 3, since this condition affects an emergency response facility.

"The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified."

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - SOURCE FAILS TO RETRACT INTO CAMERA

The following report was received via e-mail:

"On October 15, 2014, the Agency [Texas Department of Health] was notified by the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) that on October 14, 2014, a radiography crew could not retract a 38.5 curie iridium-192 source to the fully retracted and locked position in a QSA 880D exposure device (camera). The lead radiographer who had just completed the third shot of the day at a temporary field site could not fully retract the source into the camera, feeling increased binding in the crank assembly. The radiographer cranked the source back out into the collimator and contacted the RSO who was onsite. The RSO and radiographers increased the control area. After three attempts to retrieve the source, the RSO retrieved the source by disconnecting the handles of the crank mechanism. She was able to manually pull the cable until the source was retrieved into the camera. The RSO received the highest dose of 196 mrem on her 0 - 5R range pocket dosimeter. The crank assembly and drive cable will be sent to the manufacturer for inspection. The RSO stated the camera and guide tube appeared to be operating normally. Additional information will be provided in accordance with SA-300.

"QSA 880D camera serial #D1127
Source Model A-424-9, serial #16137C"

Texas Incident Number: I-9243

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - INDIVIDUAL CONTAMINATED AFTER A FALL

The following was received via e-mail:

"An individual at Erwin Resin Solutions (ERS) fell 20 feet into a contaminated storage vault. The individual suffered serious head injuries and was transported by ambulance to the Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, TN. Ambulance and hospital staff were notified of the possibility of radioactive contamination on the individual. ERS sent health physics technicians to the hospital to survey and assess for contamination. At approximately 1300 EDT, notification was made to the Tennessee Division of Radiological Health that the injured individual was deceased. The radiation safety officer at Johnson City Medical Center indicated that the individual's maximum dose rate was 0.3 Mr per hour. Emergency room staff were surveyed and found to have no contamination.

"Some emergency workers did require decontamination prior to being released."

Tennessee Report: TN-14-194

MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOSS OF A START-UP TRANSFORMER

"This notification is being made as required by 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) due to a Farley Nuclear Plant Unit 2 manual reactor trip. The trip was initiated when the in service train of CCW cooling to the Reactor Coolant Pumps was lost due to a loss of the 2B Start Up Transformer (SUT). The control room team manually tripped the reactor then tripped all three reactor coolant pumps as required by station procedure. There was a line of severe thunderstorms with lightning passing through the plant site at the time of loss of the 2B Start Up Transformer. The 2B emergency diesel generator was out of service for maintenance therefore there was a loss of the 'B' train emergency power 4160V electrical bus ('B' train LOSP [Loss of Offsite Power]). 'A' train emergency power remained energized from offsite sources. The plant is stable at normal operating pressure and temperature. At 0433 [CDT], 2B Reactor Coolant Pump was re-started when support conditions were re-established. Heat sink is adequate using the 2A Motor Driven Auxiliary Feedwater Pump.

"Unit 2 'B' train power was restored by starting the 2C emergency diesel generator at 0523 [CDT]. This restored power to the Digital Rod Position Indication system, and control rod K-8 in control bank 'C' indicated full out, and all other control rods fully inserted. An emergency boration is in progress to compensate for the stuck rod.

"Additionally, the reactor trip resulted in a valid actuation of the Aux Feedwater system which is an eight hour non-emergency report per 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A)."

During the transient, one primary PORV momentarily opened, then reseated. Decay heat is being directed to the atmospheric relief valves with no indicated primary to secondary leakage. There was no impact on Unit 1.

The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.

* * * UPDATE AT 2125 EDT ON 10/15/2014 FROM BLAKE MITCHELL TO MARK ABRAMOVITZ * * *

"Digital rod position indication troubleshooting was conducted on 10/14/2014 and confirmed all control rods, including control rod K-8, fully inserted following the reactor trip."

The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.

Notified the R2DO (Ayres), NRR EO (Davis) and IRD (Gott).

MISPLACED RADIOACTIVE SHIPMENT

A shipment consisting of eight boxes of radioactive material was shipped from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Port Harcourt, Nigeria on 9/29/2014. The shipment was confirmed to have arrived at Lagos Airport in Nigeria on 10/14/2014, but it didn't clear customs and it was not transported to its final destination in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The radioactive material consisted of:

"2 boxes 18"x18"x15" Iridium-192, 320 mCi Total (160mCi each box)
"3 boxes 18"x18"x15" Scandium-46, 120 mCi Total (40mCi each box)
"3 boxes 18"x18"x15" Antimony-124, 120 mCi Total (40mCi each box)"

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