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Event Notification Report for January 2, 2018

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

Event Reports For
12/29/2017 - 01/02/2018

** EVENT NUMBERS **


53136 53140 53141

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Agreement State Event Number: 53136
Rep Org: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM
Licensee: GLENDALE ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER
Region: 4
City: GLENDALE State: CA
County: LOS ANGELES
License #: 0237-19
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: THOMAS MIKO
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ 		Notification Date: 12/22/2017
Notification Time: 16:40 [ET]
Event Date: 12/06/2017
Event Time: 16:48 [PST]
Last Update Date: 12/22/2017
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
 Person (Organization):
GREG PICK (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICA (EMAI)
PATRICIA MILLIGAN (INES)

Event Text

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - NUCLEAR MEDICINE EMPLOYEE OVER EXPOSURE

The following report was received via e-mail:

"On December 6, 2017, the Radiation Safety Officer at Glendale Adventist Medical Center notified the Principal Radiation Protection Specialist at Los Angeles County Radiation Management that at Glendale Adventist Medical Center, a nuclear medicine employee had unusually high readings on his Landauer dosimeters over the last several months: 490 mrem DDE [deep dose equivalent](July 2017), 490 mrem DDE (August 2017), 892 mrem DDE (September 2017), 12,870 mrem DDE (October 2017), and 166 mrem DDE (November 2017)."

California Report: 120617

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Fuel Cycle Facility Event Number: 53140
Facility: GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL - AMERICAS
RX Type: URANIUM FUEL FABRICATION
Comments: LEU CONVERSION (UF6 TO UO2)
                   LEU FABRICATION
                   LWR COMMERICAL FUEL
Region: 2
City: WILMINGTON State: NC
County: NEW HANOVER
License #: SNM-1097
Agreement: Y
Docket: 07001113
NRC Notified By: SCOTT MURRAY
HQ OPS Officer: STEVE SANDIN 		Notification Date: 12/29/2017
Notification Time: 13:00 [ET]
Event Date: 09/29/2016
Event Time: 11:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 12/29/2017
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
20.1906(d)(1) - SURFACE CONTAM LEVELS > LIMITS
 Person (Organization):
BRIAN BONSER (R2DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICA (EMAI)
FUELS GROUP (EMAI)

Event Text

PACKAGE RECEIVED WITH REMOVABLE SURFACE CONTAMINATION EXCEEDING APPLICABLE LIMITS

"Consistent with paragraphs 111.1 and V.1 of the NRC Confirmatory Order of December 14, 2017 in EA-17-090, GNF-A makes the following report.

"GNF-A [Global Nuclear Fuels - Americas] is making this report to the NRC Operations Center, pursuant to 10 CFR 20.1906(d)(1) to state that the NRC has concluded GNF-A received a package on September 29, 2016, which had removable radioactive surface contamination on its external surfaces that exceeded the applicable limits set forth in 10 CFR 71.87(i).

"This report is solely for the purposes of reaching resolution from an October 25, 2017 alternative dispute resolution because GNF-A maintains that the removable radioactive surface contamination on the external surfaces of the package (an open metal dumpster) and the removable surface contamination on scrap pipes contained in the dumpster did not exceed the applicable limits set forth in 10 CFR 71.87(i).

"Safety Significance of Event: At no time was an unsafe condition.

"Status of Corrective Action: Issue resolved during Alternative Dispute Resolution."

The licensee will inform the NRC Region II Project Manager, State of North Carolina and New Hanover County Emergency Management.

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Power Reactor Event Number: 53141
Facility: SOUTH TEXAS
Region: 4 State: TX
Unit: [1] [2] [ ]
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: DWAYNE LEGLER
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ 		Notification Date: 01/01/2018
Notification Time: 12:45 [ET]
Event Date: 01/01/2018
Event Time: 10:15 [CST]
Last Update Date: 01/01/2018
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
 Person (Organization):
MARK HAIRE (R4DO)

Unit SCRAM Code RX CRIT Initial PWR Initial RX Mode Current PWR Current RX Mode
1 N Y 100 Power Operation 100 Power Operation
2 N Y 100 Power Operation 100 Power Operation

Event Text

OFFSITE NOTIFICATION - EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SIREN INADVERTENT ACTUATION

"A South Texas Project Offsite Emergency Notification siren (#7) was inadvertently going off. The Matagorda County Sheriff's office notified the Emergency Response Organization at the station of the siren actuation. Station personnel are addressing the issue with the siren.

"The Matagorda County Sheriff's office was the only offsite agency that was contacted during this event.

"This notification is being made under 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi) as an event where other government agencies were notified."

The licensee has personnel at the siren which is no longer alarming (1.5 hours after alarm notification).

The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector

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