Event Notification Report for May 03, 2022
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
05/02/2022 - 05/03/2022
Agreement State
Event Number: 55814
Rep Org: WA Office of Radiation Protection
Licensee: Kaiser Permanente Bellevue
Region: 4
City: St. Bellevue State: WA
County:
License #: WN-M021
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Morgan Bullock
HQ OPS Officer: Lloyd Desotell
Licensee: Kaiser Permanente Bellevue
Region: 4
City: St. Bellevue State: WA
County:
License #: WN-M021
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Morgan Bullock
HQ OPS Officer: Lloyd Desotell
Notification Date: 03/31/2022
Notification Time: 20:48 [ET]
Event Date: 03/31/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 05/02/2022
Notification Time: 20:48 [ET]
Event Date: 03/31/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 05/02/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Deese, Rick (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
CNSC (Canada), - (EMAIL)
Deese, Rick (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
CNSC (Canada), - (EMAIL)
EN Revision Imported Date: 5/3/2022
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST GD-153 SOURCE
The following was received from the Washington State Department of Health, Office of Radiation Protection, via email:
"The Washington Agreement State program was notified on 3/31/2022, about a lost source. Kaiser Permanente Bellevue lost a 10 mCi Gd-153 source. The source was in its leaded container in a shipping box and had not been processed in yet to the facility when housekeeping picked it up and threw it away. It then went to their own [trash] compactor and unfortunately was picked up by the garbage company. This event was only discovered a few hours ago.
"Washington State arrived onsite at Kaiser Bellevue at 1300 PDT and spoke with the Director of Imaging. Surveys of the garbage compactor [indicate that] the source is likely intact, as no contamination was found. The source is still lost, but is likely in the company garbage or landfill."
WA incident no.: WA-022-006
* * * UPDATE ON 05/02/2022 AT 1526 EDT FROM TRISTAN HAY TO LLOYD DESOTELL * * *
The following update was received from the state of Washington via email:
"Based on their [licensee] corrective actions we [the state of Washington] have closed the incident. The lost source will most likely not be findable due to it making it into the landfill already and still being in its shielded container. "
Notified R4DO (Warnick) and ILTAB, NMSS Events Notification and CNSC via email.
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
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST GD-153 SOURCE
The following was received from the Washington State Department of Health, Office of Radiation Protection, via email:
"The Washington Agreement State program was notified on 3/31/2022, about a lost source. Kaiser Permanente Bellevue lost a 10 mCi Gd-153 source. The source was in its leaded container in a shipping box and had not been processed in yet to the facility when housekeeping picked it up and threw it away. It then went to their own [trash] compactor and unfortunately was picked up by the garbage company. This event was only discovered a few hours ago.
"Washington State arrived onsite at Kaiser Bellevue at 1300 PDT and spoke with the Director of Imaging. Surveys of the garbage compactor [indicate that] the source is likely intact, as no contamination was found. The source is still lost, but is likely in the company garbage or landfill."
WA incident no.: WA-022-006
* * * UPDATE ON 05/02/2022 AT 1526 EDT FROM TRISTAN HAY TO LLOYD DESOTELL * * *
The following update was received from the state of Washington via email:
"Based on their [licensee] corrective actions we [the state of Washington] have closed the incident. The lost source will most likely not be findable due to it making it into the landfill already and still being in its shielded container. "
Notified R4DO (Warnick) and ILTAB, NMSS Events Notification and CNSC via email.
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
Agreement State
Event Number: 55858
Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency
Licensee: G.E. Healthcare DBA/ Medi+Physics
Region: 3
City: Arlington Heights State: IL
County:
License #: IL-01109-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee
HQ OPS Officer: Ossy Font
Licensee: G.E. Healthcare DBA/ Medi+Physics
Region: 3
City: Arlington Heights State: IL
County:
License #: IL-01109-01
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee
HQ OPS Officer: Ossy Font
Notification Date: 04/25/2022
Notification Time: 11:31 [ET]
Event Date: 03/11/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 04/26/2022
Notification Time: 11:31 [ET]
Event Date: 03/11/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 04/26/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Ziolkowski, Michael (R3DO)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Ziolkowski, Michael (R3DO)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
EN Revision Imported Date: 4/27/2022
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGE LOST IN TRANSIT
The following was received from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email:
"GE Healthcare in Arlington Heights, IL shipped a Type A package containing one (1) 10mL vial of Indium-111 liquid within a standard 6mm lead shielded container on 3/4/22 to Cardinal Health in Sioux Falls, SD. The outer package is a corrugate box, measuring (L)16.1 x (W)16.1 x (H)16.5cm. The last viable scan was 3/7/22 at the [common carrier] hub under tracking number 270485520236. At the time of shipment, the package contained 3.201 mCi, but is decayed at the time of writing this report to 0.58 mCi. The package was expected to arrive 3/7/22. After no available status updates, [common carrier] dangerous goods advised GE Healthcare to consider the package lost in transit. The licensee reported the matter timely. The licensee advised there were no available updates as of 4/11/22. There have been no available updates since this date and this package is considered lost in transit. The activity is now less than 1.0 microcurie and does not represent a significant public hazard. This matter is considered closed.
"The package has now decayed beneath the NRC reportable quantity and does not represent a significant radiation hazard. No indication of intentional theft or diversion and the contents would not be useful to illicit intent."
Illinois Event Number: IL220010
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
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGE LOST IN TRANSIT
The following was received from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (the Agency) via email:
"GE Healthcare in Arlington Heights, IL shipped a Type A package containing one (1) 10mL vial of Indium-111 liquid within a standard 6mm lead shielded container on 3/4/22 to Cardinal Health in Sioux Falls, SD. The outer package is a corrugate box, measuring (L)16.1 x (W)16.1 x (H)16.5cm. The last viable scan was 3/7/22 at the [common carrier] hub under tracking number 270485520236. At the time of shipment, the package contained 3.201 mCi, but is decayed at the time of writing this report to 0.58 mCi. The package was expected to arrive 3/7/22. After no available status updates, [common carrier] dangerous goods advised GE Healthcare to consider the package lost in transit. The licensee reported the matter timely. The licensee advised there were no available updates as of 4/11/22. There have been no available updates since this date and this package is considered lost in transit. The activity is now less than 1.0 microcurie and does not represent a significant public hazard. This matter is considered closed.
"The package has now decayed beneath the NRC reportable quantity and does not represent a significant radiation hazard. No indication of intentional theft or diversion and the contents would not be useful to illicit intent."
Illinois Event Number: IL220010
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
Agreement State
Event Number: 55860
Rep Org: WA Office of Radiation Protection
Licensee: ALS Environmental Labs
Region: 4
City: Everett State: WA
County:
License #: R1299
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Jasmin Hernandez
HQ OPS Officer: Brian Parks
Licensee: ALS Environmental Labs
Region: 4
City: Everett State: WA
County:
License #: R1299
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Jasmin Hernandez
HQ OPS Officer: Brian Parks
Notification Date: 04/26/2022
Notification Time: 18:35 [ET]
Event Date: 04/26/2022
Event Time: 13:23 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 04/26/2022
Notification Time: 18:35 [ET]
Event Date: 04/26/2022
Event Time: 13:23 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 04/26/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Young, Cale (R4DO)
NMSS_Events_Notification, (EMAIL)
Young, Cale (R4DO)
NMSS_Events_Notification, (EMAIL)
EN Revision Imported Date: 4/27/2022
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LEAKING SEALED SOURCE
The following is a summary of an e-mail received from the Washington Office of Radiation Protection:
At 1323 PDT, Washington State received a report of two leaking electron capture detectors (ECD). The detectors failed leak testing and were removed from service. The licensee is working with the vendor on additional corrective actions. There was no spread of contamination and no overexposure.
The ECD contain Ni-63 sources (model number G2397A and G1223A / serial number U37921 and F5004) with an activity levels of 0.0144 microCuries and 0.009 microCuries.
Incident Number: WA-22-011
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LEAKING SEALED SOURCE
The following is a summary of an e-mail received from the Washington Office of Radiation Protection:
At 1323 PDT, Washington State received a report of two leaking electron capture detectors (ECD). The detectors failed leak testing and were removed from service. The licensee is working with the vendor on additional corrective actions. There was no spread of contamination and no overexposure.
The ECD contain Ni-63 sources (model number G2397A and G1223A / serial number U37921 and F5004) with an activity levels of 0.0144 microCuries and 0.009 microCuries.
Incident Number: WA-22-011
Power Reactor
Event Number: 55866
Facility: Sequoyah
Region: 2 State: TN
Unit: [1] [2] []
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: Brian Klein
HQ OPS Officer: Ossy Font
Region: 2 State: TN
Unit: [1] [2] []
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: Brian Klein
HQ OPS Officer: Ossy Font
Notification Date: 04/29/2022
Notification Time: 00:19 [ET]
Event Date: 04/28/2022
Event Time: 23:55 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/02/2022
Notification Time: 00:19 [ET]
Event Date: 04/28/2022
Event Time: 23:55 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/02/2022
Emergency Class: Unusual Event
10 CFR Section:
50.72(a) (1) (i) - Emergency Declared
10 CFR Section:
50.72(a) (1) (i) - Emergency Declared
Person (Organization):
Miller, Mark (R2DO)
Andrea Veil (NRR)
Laura Dudes (R2RA)
Gott, William (IR)
Miller, Mark (R2DO)
Andrea Veil (NRR)
Laura Dudes (R2RA)
Gott, William (IR)
| 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 |
EN Revision Imported Date: 5/3/2022
EN Revision Text: NOTICE OF UNUSUAL EVENT
The following is a summary of information provided by the licensee via telephone:
On 04/28/22, at 2355 EDT, with both Sequoyah Unit 1 and 2 in Mode-1, 100 percent, a Notice of Unusual Event was declared due to receiving two seismic alarms and security feeling ground movement. Additionally, security in a tower heard an explosion. Both units remain in Mode-1, 100 percent and they are investigating the validity of the seismic alarms before proceeding with the Abnormal Operating Procedure required shutdown.
The following additional information was obtained from the licensee in accordance with Headquarters Operations Officers Report Guidance:
The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector. The state of Tennessee and the Tennessee Valley Authority were notified.
Notified DHS SWO, FEMA Operations Center, CISA Central, FEMA NWC (email), DHS NRCC THD Desk(email), and DHS Nuclear SSA (email).
* * * UPDATE ON 04/29/2022 AT 0410 EDT FROM BRIAN KLEIN TO OSSY FONT * * *
The following is a summary of information provided by the licensee via telephone:
On 4/29/22, at 0406 EDT, Sequoyah Unit 1 and Unit 2 terminated the Notice of Unusual Event. The Civil Engineers determined that the alarms were due to a failed seismic indicator channel. Through interviews, only one security officer felt ground movement for a couple of seconds and heard a faint rumbling sound.
The following additional information was obtained from the licensee in accordance with Headquarters Operations Officers Report Guidance:
The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector. The state of Tennessee and the Tennessee Valley Authority were notified.
Notified R2DO (Miller), NRR EO (Miller), and IR MOC (Gott) via email.
Additionally, notified DHS SWO, FEMA Operations Center, CISA Central, FEMA NWC (email), DHS NRCC THD Desk(email), and DHS Nuclear SSA (email).
* * * RETRACTION ON 05/02/2022 AT 2118 EDT FROM SCOTT SEAL TO LLOYD DESOTELL * * *
The following information was provided by the licensee via email:
"SQN [Sequoyah Nuclear Plant] is retracting the previous NOUE [Notice of Unusual Event] declaration made on 4/28/22 at 2355 [EDT] based on Emergency Action Level HU2 for a seismic event greater than Operating Basis Earthquake levels. Following the declaration of the NOUE, the station reviewed all available indications and determined that a seismic event had not occurred. The instrumentation failure was documented under Event Notification #55867."
Notified R2DO (Miller), and IR MOC (Gott), NRR EO (Miller) via email.
EN Revision Text: NOTICE OF UNUSUAL EVENT
The following is a summary of information provided by the licensee via telephone:
On 04/28/22, at 2355 EDT, with both Sequoyah Unit 1 and 2 in Mode-1, 100 percent, a Notice of Unusual Event was declared due to receiving two seismic alarms and security feeling ground movement. Additionally, security in a tower heard an explosion. Both units remain in Mode-1, 100 percent and they are investigating the validity of the seismic alarms before proceeding with the Abnormal Operating Procedure required shutdown.
The following additional information was obtained from the licensee in accordance with Headquarters Operations Officers Report Guidance:
The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector. The state of Tennessee and the Tennessee Valley Authority were notified.
Notified DHS SWO, FEMA Operations Center, CISA Central, FEMA NWC (email), DHS NRCC THD Desk(email), and DHS Nuclear SSA (email).
* * * UPDATE ON 04/29/2022 AT 0410 EDT FROM BRIAN KLEIN TO OSSY FONT * * *
The following is a summary of information provided by the licensee via telephone:
On 4/29/22, at 0406 EDT, Sequoyah Unit 1 and Unit 2 terminated the Notice of Unusual Event. The Civil Engineers determined that the alarms were due to a failed seismic indicator channel. Through interviews, only one security officer felt ground movement for a couple of seconds and heard a faint rumbling sound.
The following additional information was obtained from the licensee in accordance with Headquarters Operations Officers Report Guidance:
The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector. The state of Tennessee and the Tennessee Valley Authority were notified.
Notified R2DO (Miller), NRR EO (Miller), and IR MOC (Gott) via email.
Additionally, notified DHS SWO, FEMA Operations Center, CISA Central, FEMA NWC (email), DHS NRCC THD Desk(email), and DHS Nuclear SSA (email).
* * * RETRACTION ON 05/02/2022 AT 2118 EDT FROM SCOTT SEAL TO LLOYD DESOTELL * * *
The following information was provided by the licensee via email:
"SQN [Sequoyah Nuclear Plant] is retracting the previous NOUE [Notice of Unusual Event] declaration made on 4/28/22 at 2355 [EDT] based on Emergency Action Level HU2 for a seismic event greater than Operating Basis Earthquake levels. Following the declaration of the NOUE, the station reviewed all available indications and determined that a seismic event had not occurred. The instrumentation failure was documented under Event Notification #55867."
Notified R2DO (Miller), and IR MOC (Gott), NRR EO (Miller) via email.
Agreement State
Event Number: 55862
Rep Org: Colorado Dept of Health
Licensee: Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Region: 4
City: Colorado Springs State: CO
County:
License #: CO 664-02
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Ramon Li
HQ OPS Officer: Brian Parks
Licensee: Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Region: 4
City: Colorado Springs State: CO
County:
License #: CO 664-02
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Ramon Li
HQ OPS Officer: Brian Parks
Notification Date: 04/27/2022
Notification Time: 13:19 [ET]
Event Date: 04/27/2022
Event Time: 10:48 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 04/27/2022
Notification Time: 13:19 [ET]
Event Date: 04/27/2022
Event Time: 10:48 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 04/27/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Young, Cale (R4DO)
NMSS_Events_Notification, (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
Young, Cale (R4DO)
NMSS_Events_Notification, (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DAMAGED MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE
The following is a summary of information received from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment by e-mail:
The licensee reported a damaged Troxler 3430 portable moisture density gauge (SN:24886) containing Am-241/Be (SN:4721079) and Cs-137 (SN:757025) sources. The gauge fell out of the back of a truck onto an interstate highway while in transit. Pieces of the gauge are on the interstate as a result of vehicles running over the gauge and the licensee is attempting to retrieve them. The licensee intends to contact the police to help cordon off the affected area to support retrieval of the remaining pieces and conduct surveys. A search is ongoing and some of the pieces of the gauge have not been accounted for.
CO Incident Number: CO220013
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 is a summary of information received from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment by e-mail:
The licensee reported a damaged Troxler 3430 portable moisture density gauge (SN:24886) containing Am-241/Be (SN:4721079) and Cs-137 (SN:757025) sources. The gauge fell out of the back of a truck onto an interstate highway while in transit. Pieces of the gauge are on the interstate as a result of vehicles running over the gauge and the licensee is attempting to retrieve them. The licensee intends to contact the police to help cordon off the affected area to support retrieval of the remaining pieces and conduct surveys. A search is ongoing and some of the pieces of the gauge have not been accounted for.
CO Incident Number: CO220013
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
Agreement State
Event Number: 55863
Rep Org: NJ Rad Prot And Rel Prevention Pgm
Licensee: North State Materials
Region: 1
City: Harmony State: NJ
County:
License #: 861245
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Karen Flanigan
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Licensee: North State Materials
Region: 1
City: Harmony State: NJ
County:
License #: 861245
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Karen Flanigan
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Notification Date: 04/27/2022
Notification Time: 13:26 [ET]
Event Date: 04/27/2022
Event Time: 08:39 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 04/27/2022
Notification Time: 13:26 [ET]
Event Date: 04/27/2022
Event Time: 08:39 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 04/27/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Young, Matt (R1DO)
NMSS_Events_Notification, (EMAIL)
Young, Matt (R1DO)
NMSS_Events_Notification, (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DAMAGED GAUGE
The following is a summary of information received from the New Jersey Department Environmental Protection (NJDEP) by e-mail:
On 4/27/2022, North State Materials notified NJDEP that an asphalt roller bumped a density gauge (Troxler model 4640-B, serial #77923 with a Cs-137 source up to 9 milliCuries) at a jobsite in Harmony, New Jersey. The incident was caused by heavy equipment operator error. The operator intended to move the roller backwards, but instead moved forward. The damage was limited to the faceplate and the plastic on one corner of the gauge. The licensee surveyed the gauge to confirm the source was properly shielded prior to transporting it to the licensee's storage location in Philipsburg, NJ. A sealed source leak test is pending.
NJ Incident Number: NJ-22-0003
The following is a summary of information received from the New Jersey Department Environmental Protection (NJDEP) by e-mail:
On 4/27/2022, North State Materials notified NJDEP that an asphalt roller bumped a density gauge (Troxler model 4640-B, serial #77923 with a Cs-137 source up to 9 milliCuries) at a jobsite in Harmony, New Jersey. The incident was caused by heavy equipment operator error. The operator intended to move the roller backwards, but instead moved forward. The damage was limited to the faceplate and the plastic on one corner of the gauge. The licensee surveyed the gauge to confirm the source was properly shielded prior to transporting it to the licensee's storage location in Philipsburg, NJ. A sealed source leak test is pending.
NJ Incident Number: NJ-22-0003
Agreement State
Event Number: 55864
Rep Org: Texas Dept of State Health Services
Licensee: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Region: 4
City: Houston State: TX
County:
License #: L 00466
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Matthew Kennington
HQ OPS Officer: Brian Parks
Licensee: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Region: 4
City: Houston State: TX
County:
License #: L 00466
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Matthew Kennington
HQ OPS Officer: Brian Parks
Notification Date: 04/27/2022
Notification Time: 17:10 [ET]
Event Date: 04/27/2022
Event Time: 09:15 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 04/27/2022
Notification Time: 17:10 [ET]
Event Date: 04/27/2022
Event Time: 09:15 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 04/27/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Young, Cale (R4DO)
NMSS_Events_Notification, (EMAIL)
Young, Cale (R4DO)
NMSS_Events_Notification, (EMAIL)
EN Revision Imported Date: 4/28/2022
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - TELETHERAPY DEVICE FAILED IN SHIELDED POSITION
The following information was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via e-mail:
"On April 27, 2022, the Agency received a notification from the licensee that the drive mechanism on their Theratronics T708C teletherapy device failed in the shielded position. The device contains 5,042 Curies of Co-60. The licensee stated that while starting a procedure at around 0915 hours CDT on April 27, 2022, the technician found that the source would not move out from the shield. There were no exposures as a result of this event. The licensee contacted a service company and scheduled a repair. An investigation is ongoing."
TX Incident Number: I-9926
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - TELETHERAPY DEVICE FAILED IN SHIELDED POSITION
The following information was received from the Texas Department of State Health Services (the Agency) via e-mail:
"On April 27, 2022, the Agency received a notification from the licensee that the drive mechanism on their Theratronics T708C teletherapy device failed in the shielded position. The device contains 5,042 Curies of Co-60. The licensee stated that while starting a procedure at around 0915 hours CDT on April 27, 2022, the technician found that the source would not move out from the shield. There were no exposures as a result of this event. The licensee contacted a service company and scheduled a repair. An investigation is ongoing."
TX Incident Number: I-9926
Power Reactor
Event Number: 55873
Facility: North Anna
Region: 2 State: VA
Unit: [1] [2] []
RX Type: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP,[3] M-4-LP
NRC Notified By: Bob Page
HQ OPS Officer: Lloyd Desotell
Region: 2 State: VA
Unit: [1] [2] []
RX Type: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP,[3] M-4-LP
NRC Notified By: Bob Page
HQ OPS Officer: Lloyd Desotell
Notification Date: 05/03/2022
Notification Time: 14:48 [ET]
Event Date: 05/03/2022
Event Time: 08:19 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/03/2022
Notification Time: 14:48 [ET]
Event Date: 05/03/2022
Event Time: 08:19 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/03/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
26.719 - Fitness For Duty
10 CFR Section:
26.719 - Fitness For Duty
Person (Organization):
Miller, Mark (R2DO)
FFD Group, (EMAIL)
Miller, Mark (R2DO)
FFD Group, (EMAIL)
| 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 |
FITNESS-FOR-DUTY REPORT
The following information was provided by the licensee via email:
"A non-licensed Dominion Energy supervisor had a confirmed positive for illegal drugs during a random fitness-for-duty test. The employee's access to the plant has been terminated.
"The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector."
The following information was provided by the licensee via email:
"A non-licensed Dominion Energy supervisor had a confirmed positive for illegal drugs during a random fitness-for-duty test. The employee's access to the plant has been terminated.
"The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector."
Power Reactor
Event Number: 55875
Facility: Vogtle
Region: 2 State: GA
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: Joshua Dunn
HQ OPS Officer: Lloyd Desotell
Region: 2 State: GA
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: Joshua Dunn
HQ OPS Officer: Lloyd Desotell
Notification Date: 05/03/2022
Notification Time: 18:44 [ET]
Event Date: 05/03/2022
Event Time: 15:41 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/03/2022
Notification Time: 18:44 [ET]
Event Date: 05/03/2022
Event Time: 15:41 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/03/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) - RPS Actuation - Critical 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) - Valid Specif Sys Actuation
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) - RPS Actuation - Critical 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) - Valid Specif Sys Actuation
Person (Organization):
Miller, Mark (R2DO)
Miller, Mark (R2DO)
| Unit | SCRAM Code | RX Crit | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M/R | Y | 100 | Power Operation | 0 | Hot Standby |
MANUAL REACTOR TRIP AND AUTOMATIC ACTUATION OF AUXILIARY FEEDWATER SYSTEM
The following information was provided by the licensee via email:
"At 1541 EDT on May 3, 2022, with Unit 1 in Mode 1 at 100 power, the reactor was manually tripped due to the loss of one of the main feed pumps. The trip was not complex, with all systems responding normally post-trip. No equipment was inoperable prior to the event that contributed to the event or adversely impacted plant response to the scram.
"Operations responded and stabilized the plant. Decay heat is being removed by Auxiliary Feedwater through the steam dumps to the condenser. Unit 2 is not affected.
"An automatic actuation of the Auxiliary Feedwater System (AFW) also occurred. The AFW auto-start is an expected response from the reactor trip.
"Due to the Reactor Protection System actuation while critical, this event is being reported as a four-hour, nonemergency notification per 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B). This event is also being reported as an eight-hour, nonemergency notification per 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) as an event that results in a valid actuation of the Auxiliary Feedwater System.
"There was no impact on the health and safety of the public or plant personnel.
"The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified."
The following information was provided by the licensee via email:
"At 1541 EDT on May 3, 2022, with Unit 1 in Mode 1 at 100 power, the reactor was manually tripped due to the loss of one of the main feed pumps. The trip was not complex, with all systems responding normally post-trip. No equipment was inoperable prior to the event that contributed to the event or adversely impacted plant response to the scram.
"Operations responded and stabilized the plant. Decay heat is being removed by Auxiliary Feedwater through the steam dumps to the condenser. Unit 2 is not affected.
"An automatic actuation of the Auxiliary Feedwater System (AFW) also occurred. The AFW auto-start is an expected response from the reactor trip.
"Due to the Reactor Protection System actuation while critical, this event is being reported as a four-hour, nonemergency notification per 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B). This event is also being reported as an eight-hour, nonemergency notification per 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) as an event that results in a valid actuation of the Auxiliary Feedwater System.
"There was no impact on the health and safety of the public or plant personnel.
"The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified."