Event Notification Report for July 16, 2021

EN Revision Imported Date: 7/16/2021

EN Revision Text: SOURCE RETRIEVAL

The following event synopsis was received by the licensee via phone call:

The Headquarters Operations Officer (HOO) was notified by the licensee that during operations a source was disconnected from its drive cable and required retrieval. The licensee established a 2 mRem perimeter as well as other safety precautions in preparation for retrieval. The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) was able to arrive and successfully retrieve the source. A formal report will be subsequently issued for the event.

Wyoming is still considered a non-agreement state regarding material events with the only exception being uranium recovery events.

EN Revision Imported Date: 7/16/2021

EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - SHUTTER STUCK OPEN

The following was received from the Alabama Department of Public Health (the agency) via email:

"An agency representative received a call about 1400 CDT from the RSO (Radiation Safety Officer) of International Paper Company, license no. 222, in Pine Hill, Alabama. The RSO stated that a fixed gauge was discovered with its shutter stuck open about 1000 CDT on 7/9/2021. The RSO stated that the gauge is located on functioning process equipment; there are no health and safety issues. The RSO stated that the gauge will have shielding added, be removed, and placed in storage on the plant site, on Monday, 7/12/2021.

"The gauge is an Ohmart SH-L1-0 s/n M6846 with a cesium-137 source, 80 mCi on 8/1992."

Alabama Event 21-22

OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO EXCEEDING NPDES LIMIT

"While preparing for the June 2021 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR), Environmental was entering data per the lab results that were sent from Pace Analytical for the June DMRs. On June 1, 2021, a National Pollutant Discharge Eliminating System (NPDES) sample was collected at outfall 001A to test for copper, there is a NPDES permit condition to monitor for copper on a quarterly basis. The lab report was returned to Fermi Environmental on June 15, 2021. The results came back at 41.2 micrograms/liter. Fermi's NPDES permit maximum limit is 40 micrograms/liter for outfall 001A. Due to the June 1, 2021 sample exceeding the permit limit, a second sample was collected on June 21, 2021 as a verification sample and the copper results came back July 13, 2021. Those results came back at 5.9 micrograms/liter which is within the permit limit. Environmental was aware of the June 1, 2021 copper exceedance limit but failed to recognize the reporting requirement at the time of the discovery because it was thought that the exceedance would be reported through the DMR submittal. The June DMRs are due on July 20, 2021.

"At approximately 1740 EDT on July 15, 2021, a Fermi environmental engineer was preparing and reviewing the Discharge Monitoring Report and identified that a recent sample result for outfall 001A was outside of the NPDES permit limit for Copper. The Copper sample result was 41.2 micrograms/liter with a limit of 40 micrograms/liter. Subsequent discussions with Environmental personnel determined that this issue should be reported to the state of Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE). A discussion is planned with EGLE on July 16, 2021. This notification is being made pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi) based on the planned notification to EGLE."

The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.