Event Notification Report for November 16, 2022
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
11/15/2022 - 11/16/2022
Fuel Cycle Facility
Event Number: 56225
Facility: Louisiana Energy Services
Region: 2 State: NM
Unit: [] [] []
RX Type:
Comments: Uranium Enrichment Facility
Gas Centrifuge Facility
NRC Notified By: Curtis Pankratz
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Region: 2 State: NM
Unit: [] [] []
RX Type:
Comments: Uranium Enrichment Facility
Gas Centrifuge Facility
NRC Notified By: Curtis Pankratz
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Notification Date: 11/16/2022
Notification Time: 16:57 [ET]
Event Date: 11/16/2022
Event Time: 14:45 [MST]
Last Update Date: 11/17/2022
Notification Time: 16:57 [ET]
Event Date: 11/16/2022
Event Time: 14:45 [MST]
Last Update Date: 11/17/2022
Emergency Class: Alert
10 CFR Section:
70.32(i) - Emergency Declared
10 CFR Section:
70.32(i) - Emergency Declared
Person (Organization):
Miller, Mark (R2DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Lubinski, John (NMSS)
Dudes, Laura (R2RA)
Crouch, Howard (IR)
Miller, Mark (R2DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Lubinski, John (NMSS)
Dudes, Laura (R2RA)
Crouch, Howard (IR)
EN Revision Imported Date: 11/18/2022
EN Revision Text: ALERT - SEISMIC EVENT FELT ONSITE
The following information was provided by the licensee via fax:
"An Alert has been declared at Urenco USA. An Alert is the official designation for an emergency which is contained on the URENCO USA site. No public protective actions are recommended at this time. A seismic event was detected near the facility. A 'vibratory' ground motion is felt in the Control Room, recognized as an earthquake, and verified by field personnel."
The following additional information was obtained from the licensee in accordance with Headquarters Operations Officers Report Guidance:
On 11/16/2022 at 1445 MST, Urenco USA declared an Alert (EAL SA.1) due to a seismic event felt onsite. The Headquarters Operations Officer was notified of the Alert at 1657 EST (1447 MST). No radioactive release had occurred. No structural damage had been detected. A 5.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in western Texas with an epicenter 90 miles southwest of Hobbs, New Mexico, a town close to the facility. Plant personnel are conducting walkdowns of the site.
The licensee notified state and local authorities.
Notified DHS SWO, FEMA Ops Center, USDA Ops Center, HHS Ops Center, DOE Ops Center, CISA Central Watch Officer, EPA EOC, FDA EOC (email), FEMA NWC (email), DHS Nuclear SSA (email), DHS NRCC (email), FEMA NRCC SASC (email), FERC (email)
* * * UPDATE ON 11/17/2022 AT 1900 EST FROM URENCO USA TO BRIAN P. SMITH * * *
On 11/17/2022 at 1700 MST, Urenco USA terminated the Alert due to a seismic event felt onsite. Urenco USA met conditions for event termination. No damages were found upon completion of site walkdowns. The licensee has notified state and local authorities.
Notified DHS SWO, FEMA Ops Center, USDA Ops Center, HHS Ops Center, DOE Ops Center, CISA Central Watch Officer, EPA EOC, FDA EOC (email), FEMA NWC (email), DHS Nuclear SSA (email), DHS NRCC (email), FEMA NRCC SASC (email), FERC (email), R2DO (Miller), IR (Crouch), NMSS (Lubinski)
EN Revision Text: ALERT - SEISMIC EVENT FELT ONSITE
The following information was provided by the licensee via fax:
"An Alert has been declared at Urenco USA. An Alert is the official designation for an emergency which is contained on the URENCO USA site. No public protective actions are recommended at this time. A seismic event was detected near the facility. A 'vibratory' ground motion is felt in the Control Room, recognized as an earthquake, and verified by field personnel."
The following additional information was obtained from the licensee in accordance with Headquarters Operations Officers Report Guidance:
On 11/16/2022 at 1445 MST, Urenco USA declared an Alert (EAL SA.1) due to a seismic event felt onsite. The Headquarters Operations Officer was notified of the Alert at 1657 EST (1447 MST). No radioactive release had occurred. No structural damage had been detected. A 5.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in western Texas with an epicenter 90 miles southwest of Hobbs, New Mexico, a town close to the facility. Plant personnel are conducting walkdowns of the site.
The licensee notified state and local authorities.
Notified DHS SWO, FEMA Ops Center, USDA Ops Center, HHS Ops Center, DOE Ops Center, CISA Central Watch Officer, EPA EOC, FDA EOC (email), FEMA NWC (email), DHS Nuclear SSA (email), DHS NRCC (email), FEMA NRCC SASC (email), FERC (email)
* * * UPDATE ON 11/17/2022 AT 1900 EST FROM URENCO USA TO BRIAN P. SMITH * * *
On 11/17/2022 at 1700 MST, Urenco USA terminated the Alert due to a seismic event felt onsite. Urenco USA met conditions for event termination. No damages were found upon completion of site walkdowns. The licensee has notified state and local authorities.
Notified DHS SWO, FEMA Ops Center, USDA Ops Center, HHS Ops Center, DOE Ops Center, CISA Central Watch Officer, EPA EOC, FDA EOC (email), FEMA NWC (email), DHS Nuclear SSA (email), DHS NRCC (email), FEMA NRCC SASC (email), FERC (email), R2DO (Miller), IR (Crouch), NMSS (Lubinski)
Agreement State
Event Number: 56240
Rep Org: Georgia Radioactive Material Pgm
Licensee: Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Region: 1
City: Gainesville State: GA
County:
License #: GA 199-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Stacy Allman
HQ OPS Officer: Brian Lin
Licensee: Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Region: 1
City: Gainesville State: GA
County:
License #: GA 199-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Stacy Allman
HQ OPS Officer: Brian Lin
Notification Date: 11/25/2022
Notification Time: 15:04 [ET]
Event Date: 11/16/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 12/01/2022
Notification Time: 15:04 [ET]
Event Date: 11/16/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 12/01/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Carfang, Erin (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Carfang, Erin (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - PATIENT UNDERDOSE
The following information was received from the Georgia Radioactive Materials Program via email:
"We received an emailed report of a misadministration, where there was over 50 percent deviation of the prescribed dose. The patient received only 10 percent of the [redacted] prescribed fractioned dose due to equipment malfunction. The patient is scheduled to receive the remainder of the dose at a later time. The licensee will conduct a thorough investigation and provide a formal report as soon as possible. We are still pending the source activity information and event date. We will update as more information comes in."
Georgia incident no.: 61
* * * UPDATE ON 12/01/2022 AT 0751 EST FROM THE GEORGIA RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS PROGRAM TO IAN HOWARD * * *
The following is a synopsis developed from information provided by the Georgia Radioactive Materials Program via email:
Was source able to be retracted to safe position? Yes
Manufacturer and Model number of HDR: Elekta's Flexitron
Serial number: 00625
Source activity (8.9 Ci); Prescribed dose (750 cGy); Delivered dose (12.7 cGy)
Root Cause: Equipment failure.
Assessment by Elekta's field service engineer determined that the Flexitron selector assembly should be recalibrated including lubrication of all brackets on the assembly.
Corrective Action: Recalibration.
Following recalibration of the Flexitron selector assembly, the treatment unit functions correctly. Spot checks performed by physics confirmed normal operation of the treatment unit. The treatment unit reentered clinical service the following day and this patient was successfully treated on 11/21/22 for their third fraction and they finished treatment on 11/23/22.
Notified: R1DO (Cahill). Notified via email: NMSS Event Notification.
A Medical Event may indicate potential problems in a medical facility's use of radioactive materials. It does not necessarily result in harm to the patient.
The following information was received from the Georgia Radioactive Materials Program via email:
"We received an emailed report of a misadministration, where there was over 50 percent deviation of the prescribed dose. The patient received only 10 percent of the [redacted] prescribed fractioned dose due to equipment malfunction. The patient is scheduled to receive the remainder of the dose at a later time. The licensee will conduct a thorough investigation and provide a formal report as soon as possible. We are still pending the source activity information and event date. We will update as more information comes in."
Georgia incident no.: 61
* * * UPDATE ON 12/01/2022 AT 0751 EST FROM THE GEORGIA RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS PROGRAM TO IAN HOWARD * * *
The following is a synopsis developed from information provided by the Georgia Radioactive Materials Program via email:
Was source able to be retracted to safe position? Yes
Manufacturer and Model number of HDR: Elekta's Flexitron
Serial number: 00625
Source activity (8.9 Ci); Prescribed dose (750 cGy); Delivered dose (12.7 cGy)
Root Cause: Equipment failure.
Assessment by Elekta's field service engineer determined that the Flexitron selector assembly should be recalibrated including lubrication of all brackets on the assembly.
Corrective Action: Recalibration.
Following recalibration of the Flexitron selector assembly, the treatment unit functions correctly. Spot checks performed by physics confirmed normal operation of the treatment unit. The treatment unit reentered clinical service the following day and this patient was successfully treated on 11/21/22 for their third fraction and they finished treatment on 11/23/22.
Notified: R1DO (Cahill). Notified via email: NMSS Event Notification.
A Medical Event may indicate potential problems in a medical facility's use of radioactive materials. It does not necessarily result in harm to the patient.