Event Notification Report for December 02, 2022
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
12/01/2022 - 12/02/2022
Fuel Cycle Facility
Event Number: 56256
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: Karen Cotton-Gross
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: Karen Cotton-Gross
Notification Date: 12/02/2022
Notification Time: 17:02 [ET]
Event Date: 12/02/2022
Event Time: 15:30 [EST]
Last Update Date: 12/02/2022
Notification Time: 17:02 [ET]
Event Date: 12/02/2022
Event Time: 15:30 [EST]
Last Update Date: 12/02/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
PART 70 APP A (b)(2) - Loss Or Degraded Safety Items
10 CFR Section:
PART 70 APP A (b)(2) - Loss Or Degraded Safety Items
Person (Organization):
Miller, Mark (R2DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Miller, Mark (R2DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
FUEL CYCLE FACILITY - LOSS OR DEGRADATION OF SAFETY ITEMS
The following information was provided by the licensee via email:
"It was discovered on 12/2/2022, that an Item Relied on For Safety (IROFS) had failed because it was determined to not be available and reliable in the sinter test grinder (STG) dust collection system. On 11/29/2022, a mass of dry uranium oxide powder greater than expected was identified in the grinder swarf collection can, prompting a shutdown of the STG and further investigation. Subsequent equipment cleanout identified approximately 28.4 kilograms of dry uranium oxide compared to the system safety limit of 43.39 kg. The investigation determined that the safety limit could have been challenged. The failed IROFS resulted in a failure to meet performance requirements. The STG operation remains shut down.
"Additional controls on moderation remained intact, and at no time was an unsafe condition present.
"Additional corrective actions, extent of condition, and extent of cause are being investigated.
"This event is being communicated to meet the reporting requirements of 10CFR70, Appendix A (b)(2)."
The following information was provided by the licensee via email:
"It was discovered on 12/2/2022, that an Item Relied on For Safety (IROFS) had failed because it was determined to not be available and reliable in the sinter test grinder (STG) dust collection system. On 11/29/2022, a mass of dry uranium oxide powder greater than expected was identified in the grinder swarf collection can, prompting a shutdown of the STG and further investigation. Subsequent equipment cleanout identified approximately 28.4 kilograms of dry uranium oxide compared to the system safety limit of 43.39 kg. The investigation determined that the safety limit could have been challenged. The failed IROFS resulted in a failure to meet performance requirements. The STG operation remains shut down.
"Additional controls on moderation remained intact, and at no time was an unsafe condition present.
"Additional corrective actions, extent of condition, and extent of cause are being investigated.
"This event is being communicated to meet the reporting requirements of 10CFR70, Appendix A (b)(2)."
Agreement State
Event Number: 56255
Rep Org: Georgia Radioactive Material Pgm
Licensee: Construction Materials Services
Region: 1
City: Locust Grove State: GA
County:
License #: GA 1392-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Shatavia Grimes
HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott
Licensee: Construction Materials Services
Region: 1
City: Locust Grove State: GA
County:
License #: GA 1392-1
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Shatavia Grimes
HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott
Notification Date: 12/02/2022
Notification Time: 14:51 [ET]
Event Date: 12/02/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 12/13/2022
Notification Time: 14:51 [ET]
Event Date: 12/02/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 12/13/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Cahill, Christopher (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB (EMAIL)
Cahill, Christopher (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB (EMAIL)
EN Revision Imported Date: 12/14/2022
EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST GAUGE
The following information was provided by the Georgia Radioactive Material Program via email:
"[The] gauge was placed on the tailgate of a truck by a technician at the Eastman Airport and not secured in the box. It fell out within 4 miles of last use in the city limits of Eastman, Dodge County. The licensee will be contacted for more detailed information. The Georgia Radioactive Material Program will update this report as more information comes in. "
Georgia Incident No.: 62
* * * UPDATE ON 12/13/2022 AT 0813 EST FROM THE GEORGIA RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS PROGRAM TO IAN HOWARD * * *
The following information was provided by the Georgia Radioactive Materials Program via email:
"The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) stated he informed the local police authority of the lost gauge, and for them to be on the lookout. This is the second incident with the employee and more action will be taken. The RSO and the team went out to look for the gauge today and were unsuccessful in locating it. Upon receipt, we will update this report as more information comes available."
Notified: R1DO (Henrion). Notified via email: NMSS Event Notification and ILTAB.
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 GAUGE
The following information was provided by the Georgia Radioactive Material Program via email:
"[The] gauge was placed on the tailgate of a truck by a technician at the Eastman Airport and not secured in the box. It fell out within 4 miles of last use in the city limits of Eastman, Dodge County. The licensee will be contacted for more detailed information. The Georgia Radioactive Material Program will update this report as more information comes in. "
Georgia Incident No.: 62
* * * UPDATE ON 12/13/2022 AT 0813 EST FROM THE GEORGIA RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS PROGRAM TO IAN HOWARD * * *
The following information was provided by the Georgia Radioactive Materials Program via email:
"The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) stated he informed the local police authority of the lost gauge, and for them to be on the lookout. This is the second incident with the employee and more action will be taken. The RSO and the team went out to look for the gauge today and were unsuccessful in locating it. Upon receipt, we will update this report as more information comes available."
Notified: R1DO (Henrion). Notified via email: NMSS Event Notification and ILTAB.
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: 56273
Rep Org: PA Bureau of Radiation Protection
Licensee: N/A
Region: 1
City: Greencastle State: PA
County:
License #: N/A
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: John Chippo
HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard
Licensee: N/A
Region: 1
City: Greencastle State: PA
County:
License #: N/A
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: John Chippo
HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard
Notification Date: 12/15/2022
Notification Time: 09:46 [ET]
Event Date: 12/02/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 12/16/2022
Notification Time: 09:46 [ET]
Event Date: 12/02/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 12/16/2022
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Henrion, Mark (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Henrion, Mark (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - FOUND GAUGE
The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection (the Department) via email:
"On December 14, 2022, a consultant health physicist informed the Department that a Troxler Model 104-117 nuclear density gauge, serial number 433, containing 3 millicuries of radium-226 beryllium (Ra:Be) had been found. The gauge was found in a trash transfer trailer entering Waste Management, Mountain View Reclamation Landfill on December 2, 2202. This load originated from West Virginia. The load was isolated until consultant health physicist was able to respond on December 13, 2022, to resurvey the trailer. A gamma radiation measurement made at contact with the source housing was 18 milliroentgens/hour. At 1 foot from the approximate location of the source, the gamma dose rate was 5 mrem/hour. No evaluation was made of the neutron dose rate. The device was placed in a locked storage shed posted with a Caution - Radioactive Material sign. The Department was onsite during the recovery of the gauge and continues to investigate its origin.
"The Department will update this event as soon as more information is provided."
Event Report ID No.: PA220030
The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection (the Department) via email:
"On December 14, 2022, a consultant health physicist informed the Department that a Troxler Model 104-117 nuclear density gauge, serial number 433, containing 3 millicuries of radium-226 beryllium (Ra:Be) had been found. The gauge was found in a trash transfer trailer entering Waste Management, Mountain View Reclamation Landfill on December 2, 2202. This load originated from West Virginia. The load was isolated until consultant health physicist was able to respond on December 13, 2022, to resurvey the trailer. A gamma radiation measurement made at contact with the source housing was 18 milliroentgens/hour. At 1 foot from the approximate location of the source, the gamma dose rate was 5 mrem/hour. No evaluation was made of the neutron dose rate. The device was placed in a locked storage shed posted with a Caution - Radioactive Material sign. The Department was onsite during the recovery of the gauge and continues to investigate its origin.
"The Department will update this event as soon as more information is provided."
Event Report ID No.: PA220030