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Event Notification Report for May 08, 2023

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
05/05/2023 - 05/08/2023

EVENT NUMBERS
56496 56502 56505

Agreement State

Event Number: 56496

Rep Org: Florida Bureau of Radiation Control
Licensee: Atkins North Americal
Region: 1
City: Tampa State: FL
County:
License #: 0689-2
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Reno Fabii
HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales

Notification Date: 04/30/2023
Notification Time: 23:14 [ET]
Event Date: 04/30/2023
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 04/30/2023

Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State

Person (Organization):
Henrion, Mark (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL) (EMAIL)

Event Text

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN TROXLER GAUGES

The following information was received from the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control via email:

"[The Florida Bureau of Radiation Control] received a call from the [Radiation Safety Officer] RSO at Atkins North America, reporting the theft of five Troxler gauges from their facility in Tampa, FL. Tampa Police report number 23-18111075.
"1) Model 3440, serial number 27848, source serial number Cs 750-1764, AmBe 47-24477
"2) Model 3440, serial number 23089, source serial number Cs 75-4899, AmBe 47-18903
"3) Model 3430, serial number 27128, source serial number Cs 750-846, AmBe 47-23647
"4) Model 3440, serial number 32293, source serial number Cs 750-7450, AmBe 47-10058
"5) Model 3440, serial number 29466, source serial number Cs 750-3720, AmBe 47-26413"

Activity for each gauge:
Cesium-137 8mCi
Am-Be 40mCi

Florida Incident Number: FL23-061

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: 56502

Facility: Limerick
Region: 1 State: PA
Unit: [2] [] []
RX Type: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4
NRC Notified By: William F. Bulafka
HQ OPS Officer: Sam Colvard

Notification Date: 05/04/2023
Notification Time: 10:27 [ET]
Event Date: 05/03/2023
Event Time: 12:30 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/04/2023

Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
26.719 - Fitness For Duty

Person (Organization):
Dimitriadis, Anthony (R1DO)
FFD Group, (EMAIL)

Power Reactor Unit Info
Unit	SCRAM Code	RX Crit	Initial PWR	Initial RX Mode	Current PWR	Current RX Mode
2	N	N	0	Refueling	0	Refueling

Event Text

FITNESS FOR DUTY REPORT

The following information was provided by the licensee via phone and email:

"A non-licensed, non-supervisor contractor was found to be in possession of alcohol in the protected area. The individual's site access has been terminated."

The NRC Senior Resident Inspector has been notified.

Power Reactor

Event Number: 56505

Facility: Browns Ferry
Region: 2 State: AL
Unit: [1] [2] [3]
RX Type: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4,[3] GE-4
NRC Notified By: Chase Hensley
HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West

Notification Date: 05/05/2023
Notification Time: 16:00 [ET]
Event Date: 05/04/2023
Event Time: 20:34 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 05/05/2023

Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
26.719 - Fitness For Duty

Person (Organization):
Miller, Mark (R2DO)
FFD Group, (EMAIL)

Power Reactor Unit Info
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
3	N	Y	100	Power Operation	100	Power Operation

Event Text

FITNESS FOR DUTY REPORT

The following information was provided by the licensee via email:

"On 05/04/2023 at 2034 CDT, a Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant non-licensed employee supervisor had a confirmed positive drug test identified during random fitness-for-duty medical testing. Employee's unescorted access has been suspended. A review of the employee's work has been completed.

"The [NRC] Resident Inspector has been notified."