Event Notification Report for October 01, 2018
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
09/30/2018 - 10/01/2018
Fuel Cycle Facility
Event Number: 53637
Facility: GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL - AMERICAS
Region: 2 State: NC
Unit: [] [] []
RX Type: URANIUM FUEL FABRICATION
Comments: LEU CONVERSION (UF6 TO UO2)
LEU FABRICATION
LWR COMMERICAL FUEL
NRC Notified By: SCOTT MURRAY
HQ OPS Officer: BETHANY CECERE
Region: 2 State: NC
Unit: [] [] []
RX Type: URANIUM FUEL FABRICATION
Comments: LEU CONVERSION (UF6 TO UO2)
LEU FABRICATION
LWR COMMERICAL FUEL
NRC Notified By: SCOTT MURRAY
HQ OPS Officer: BETHANY CECERE
Notification Date: 10/02/2018
Notification Time: 14:38 [ET]
Event Date: 10/01/2018
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 10/04/2018
Notification Time: 14:38 [ET]
Event Date: 10/01/2018
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 10/04/2018
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
PART 70 APP A (c) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION/NEWS REL
10 CFR Section:
PART 70 APP A (c) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION/NEWS REL
Person (Organization):
OMAR LOPEZ (R2DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
OMAR LOPEZ (R2DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
CONCURRENT NOTIFICATION
"At approximately 1525 [EDT] on October 1st, 2018, Fire Riser 318 which serves both non-contaminated and contaminated areas in [Fuel Manufacturing Operations] (FMO), was taken out of service due to a pin hole leak in the pipe. Water was contained and surveys were completed to ensure no contamination was released into non-contaminated areas. The New Hanover County Deputy Fire Marshall was notified at 1655 [EDT] on October 1st, 2018, per State code requirements. An hourly fire watch was implemented for surveillance of the affected areas. Because the New Hanover County Deputy Fire Marshall was notified, a concurrent notification to the NRC Operations Center is being made per 10 CFR 70, Appendix A(c)."
The licensee will notify NRC Region 2 and the State of North Carolina Radiation Protection Section.
* * * UPDATE ON 10/4/18 AT 1335 EDT FROM PHILLIP TO OLLIS * * *
"The leaking sprinkler pipe fitting was replaced this morning and the system was restored to service at approximately 11 AM, 10/4/18. The NHC [New Hanover County] Deputy Fire Marshal was notified via telephone of the return to service at 11:50 AM, 10/4/18."
Notified the R2DO (Lopez), NMSS Events Notification via email.
"At approximately 1525 [EDT] on October 1st, 2018, Fire Riser 318 which serves both non-contaminated and contaminated areas in [Fuel Manufacturing Operations] (FMO), was taken out of service due to a pin hole leak in the pipe. Water was contained and surveys were completed to ensure no contamination was released into non-contaminated areas. The New Hanover County Deputy Fire Marshall was notified at 1655 [EDT] on October 1st, 2018, per State code requirements. An hourly fire watch was implemented for surveillance of the affected areas. Because the New Hanover County Deputy Fire Marshall was notified, a concurrent notification to the NRC Operations Center is being made per 10 CFR 70, Appendix A(c)."
The licensee will notify NRC Region 2 and the State of North Carolina Radiation Protection Section.
* * * UPDATE ON 10/4/18 AT 1335 EDT FROM PHILLIP TO OLLIS * * *
"The leaking sprinkler pipe fitting was replaced this morning and the system was restored to service at approximately 11 AM, 10/4/18. The NHC [New Hanover County] Deputy Fire Marshal was notified via telephone of the return to service at 11:50 AM, 10/4/18."
Notified the R2DO (Lopez), NMSS Events Notification via email.
Non-Agreement State
Event Number: 53706
Rep Org: PACE ANALYTICAL SERVICES
Licensee: PACE ANALYTICAL SERVICES
Region: 3
City: MINNEAPOLIS State: MN
County:
License #: GL
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: ADAM NETZER
HQ OPS Officer: BETHANY CECERE
Licensee: PACE ANALYTICAL SERVICES
Region: 3
City: MINNEAPOLIS State: MN
County:
License #: GL
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: ADAM NETZER
HQ OPS Officer: BETHANY CECERE
Notification Date: 10/31/2018
Notification Time: 10:18 [ET]
Event Date: 10/01/2018
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 10/31/2018
Notification Time: 10:18 [ET]
Event Date: 10/01/2018
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 10/31/2018
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(i) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X
10 CFR Section:
20.2201(a)(1)(i) - LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X
Person (Organization):
DAN SCHROEDER (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB (EMAIL)
DAN SCHROEDER (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB (EMAIL)
MISSING ELECTRON CAPTURE DEVICES
The following was received via email:
"Specific Location Information Where Incident Occurred:
Pace Analytical Services, Beaver-WV Environmental Laboratory
"Incident, Amount:
In [Pace's] inventory, [Pace] had six spare Agilent ECDs [Electron Capture Devices]. [Pace] believes they were accidentally placed in the trash for disposal and were subsequently placed in the local landfill. The ECDs have a sealed source with approximately 15 milliCuries of Nickel 63 each. These were the ECDs only and not the entire instrument, Gas Chromatograph (GC).
"ECDs / Models:
F6470 / 19233
F6526 / 19233
L2643 / 19233
L7189 / 19233
F4602 / 19233
F6242 / 19233
"Date of Lost/Misplaced ECDs, Last Time Seen:
Identified as missing October 1, 2018.
Confirmed to be missing October 3, 2018
Last seen September 26, 2018.
Believed to be placed in the laboratory trash September 26th-29th, 2018.
"Root Cause:
During a clean-up/lean event employees were going through the lab and reorganizing/disposing of unneeded materials. The six ECDs were used as reserves for GC instrumentation and placed in a bag in efforts to not dispose of them. At some point later in the week, it is believed that either an employee or cleaning person mistook the bag as garbage and threw them away.
"Measures to Recover:
Upon discovering the lost ECDs, Pace contacted the trash hauler - Raleigh County Solid Waste Authority. They stated that, due to the length of time that has passed since disposal, the likelihood of recovery is essentially zero. Due to the process of filling hollow-like areas, anything disposed has approximately 20 feet of additional material over it, and they have no way of knowing where the truck would have dumped the materials."
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 was received via email:
"Specific Location Information Where Incident Occurred:
Pace Analytical Services, Beaver-WV Environmental Laboratory
"Incident, Amount:
In [Pace's] inventory, [Pace] had six spare Agilent ECDs [Electron Capture Devices]. [Pace] believes they were accidentally placed in the trash for disposal and were subsequently placed in the local landfill. The ECDs have a sealed source with approximately 15 milliCuries of Nickel 63 each. These were the ECDs only and not the entire instrument, Gas Chromatograph (GC).
"ECDs / Models:
F6470 / 19233
F6526 / 19233
L2643 / 19233
L7189 / 19233
F4602 / 19233
F6242 / 19233
"Date of Lost/Misplaced ECDs, Last Time Seen:
Identified as missing October 1, 2018.
Confirmed to be missing October 3, 2018
Last seen September 26, 2018.
Believed to be placed in the laboratory trash September 26th-29th, 2018.
"Root Cause:
During a clean-up/lean event employees were going through the lab and reorganizing/disposing of unneeded materials. The six ECDs were used as reserves for GC instrumentation and placed in a bag in efforts to not dispose of them. At some point later in the week, it is believed that either an employee or cleaning person mistook the bag as garbage and threw them away.
"Measures to Recover:
Upon discovering the lost ECDs, Pace contacted the trash hauler - Raleigh County Solid Waste Authority. They stated that, due to the length of time that has passed since disposal, the likelihood of recovery is essentially zero. Due to the process of filling hollow-like areas, anything disposed has approximately 20 feet of additional material over it, and they have no way of knowing where the truck would have dumped the materials."
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: 53760
Facility: SEABROOK
Region: 1 State: NH
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: JOSH GREENE
HQ OPS Officer: ANDREW WAUGH
Region: 1 State: NH
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: JOSH GREENE
HQ OPS Officer: ANDREW WAUGH
Notification Date: 11/29/2018
Notification Time: 12:56 [ET]
Event Date: 10/01/2018
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 11/29/2018
Notification Time: 12:56 [ET]
Event Date: 10/01/2018
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 11/29/2018
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.73(a)(1) - INVALID SPECIF SYSTEM ACTUATION
10 CFR Section:
50.73(a)(1) - INVALID SPECIF SYSTEM ACTUATION
Person (Organization):
ART BURRITT (R1DO)
WILLIAM GOTT (IRD)
ART BURRITT (R1DO)
WILLIAM GOTT (IRD)
| Unit | SCRAM Code | RX Crit | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | N | 0 | Hot Standby | 0 | Hot Standby |
INVALID SPECIFIED SYSTEM ACTUATION
"This 60-day telephone notification is being made under reporting requirements specified by 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A) to describe an invalid actuation of the Reactor Protection System (RPS).
"At 0147 [EST] on October 1, 2018, Seabrook Unit 1 was in Mode 3 shutdown, when an invalid Reactor Protection System actuation occurred due to a high Source Range detector.
"All equipment responded in accordance with the plant design. Specifically, all actuations were complete and successful.
"There were no safety consequences or impacts on the health and safety of the public. The event was entered into Seabrook's corrective action program for resolution.
"The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified."
The Source Range detector which gave the invalid input has been replaced.
"This 60-day telephone notification is being made under reporting requirements specified by 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A) to describe an invalid actuation of the Reactor Protection System (RPS).
"At 0147 [EST] on October 1, 2018, Seabrook Unit 1 was in Mode 3 shutdown, when an invalid Reactor Protection System actuation occurred due to a high Source Range detector.
"All equipment responded in accordance with the plant design. Specifically, all actuations were complete and successful.
"There were no safety consequences or impacts on the health and safety of the public. The event was entered into Seabrook's corrective action program for resolution.
"The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified."
The Source Range detector which gave the invalid input has been replaced.