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Event Notification Report for February 27, 2018

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

Event Reports For
02/26/2018 - 02/27/2018

** EVENT NUMBERS **

53218

53230

!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!
Agreement State	Event Number: 53218
Rep Org: WISCONSIN RADIATION PROTECTION Licensee: VERSO MINNESOTA WISCONSIN LLC Region: 3 City: Stevens Point State: WI County: License #: 141-1258-01 Agreement: Y Docket: NRC Notified By: KRISTA KUHLMAN HQ OPS Officer: THOMAS KENDZIA	Notification Date: 02/16/2018 Notification Time: 15:46 [ET] Event Date: 01/28/2018 Event Time: [CST] Last Update Date: 02/21/2018
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: AGREEMENT STATE	Person (Organization): AARON McCRAW (R3DO) NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICA (EMAI)

Event Text

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - SHUTTER WOULD NOT OPEN

The following was received from the State of Wisconsin:

"On February 16, 2018 WI DHS [Wisconsin Department of Health Services] was notified that at the licensee's Stevens Point facility a scanning gauge had a malfunction with the automatic control mechanism and the shutter would not open. The issue was originally identified by the licensee's on-site [personnel] on January 28, 2018 and a service provider was able to fix the issue on January 31, 2018. The corporate RSO [Radiation Safety Officer] became aware of the issue after an on-site visit on February 15, 2018 and reported it to WI DHS the next day. The department will follow-up with the licensee to determine the cause of the shutter control mechanism failure and delay in reporting issues to the corporate RSO."

Wisconsin Event: WI 180006

* * * RETRACTION FROM KRISTA KUHLMAN TO DONALD NORWOOD AT 1437 EST ON 2/21/2018 * * *

This event has been determined to not be reportable. This OPS notice should be retracted.

Notified R3DO (Peterson) and via E-mail NMSS Events Notification group.

Power Reactor	Event Number: 53230
Facility: COOK Region: 3 State: MI Unit: [1] [ ] [ ] RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: PERRY GRAHAM HQ OPS Officer: DAN LIVERMORE	Notification Date: 02/27/2018 Notification Time: 01:15 [ET] Event Date: 02/26/2018 Event Time: 22:47 [EST] Last Update Date: 02/27/2018
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(3)(xii) - OFFSITE MEDICAL	Person (Organization): MICHAEL KUNOWSKI (R3DO)

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

Event Text

POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED WORKER TRANSPORTED TO OFFSITE MEDICAL FACILITY

"At 2247 Eastern [Standard] Time the Unit 1 Control Room was notified of a personnel injury in the Unit 1 lower containment. Unit 1 is currently in Mode 1 at 100 [percent] [Reactor] Power and the individual was working in lower containment. The individual's injury appears to be Heat Exhaustion. Site emergency medical technicians responded to the scene and the individual was transported to a local medical facility via ambulance. At the time of transport, the individual was considered to be potentially contaminated because complete surveys could not be performed while the individual was immobilized for transfer. The individual and clothing were surveyed at the hospital by a resident Radiation Protection Technician and no contamination was found.

"This report is being made pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xii), 'Any event requiring the transport of a radioactively contaminated person to an offsite medical facility for treatment.'

"The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified."

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