Event Notification Report for July 28, 2023

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
07/27/2023 - 07/28/2023

EVENT NUMBERS
56630 56631 56633 56641
Agreement State
Event Number: 56630
Rep Org: Colorado Dept of Health
Licensee: Sargent Schools
Region: 4
City: Monte Vista   State: CO
County:
License #: GL000885
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Kathryn Kirk
HQ OPS Officer: Lawrence Criscione
Notification Date: 07/20/2023
Notification Time: 15:48 [ET]
Event Date: 11/01/2022
Event Time: 00:00 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 07/20/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Roldan-Otero, Lizette (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
ILTAB, (EMAIL) (EMAIL)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST EXIT SIGNS

The following is a summary of information received from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment via email:

The licensee reported four lost exit signs each containing 11.5 Ci of tritium.

Colorado Event Report ID Number: CO230021

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: 56631
Rep Org: SC Dept of Health & Env Control
Licensee: New Indy Containerboard
Region: 1
City: Catawba   State: SC
County:
License #: 030
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Andrew M. Roxburgh
HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross
Notification Date: 07/21/2023
Notification Time: 11:38 [ET]
Event Date: 07/20/2023
Event Time: 15:07 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 07/21/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Carfang, Erin (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DAMAGED GAUGE HANDLE
The following information was provided by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environment (the Department) via email:
"On July 20, 2023, at 1507 EDT, the Department was notified by the licensee that while performing semi-annual shutter checks the licensee discovered that the handle on a Berthold LB7440D had broken off which prevented the shutter from being locked. The licensee cordoned off the area and was able to rotate the shutter to the closed and shielded position. The gauge is a Berthold Model LB7440D s/n FT314 and contains a 30 mCi Cesium-137 source. On July 21, 2023, BRH [Bureau of Radiological Health] on-call duty officer met licensee's RSO at 0800, to perform a visual inspection and radiation survey of the gauge. The highest radiation measured was 0.2 mR/hr. The licensee has contacted a licensed vendor to schedule the repair of the handle. "


Hospital
Event Number: 56633
Rep Org: North Kansas City Hospital
Licensee: North Kansas City Hospital
Region: 3
City: Kansas City   State: MO
County:
License #: 24-17561-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Karen Hopping
HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross
Notification Date: 07/21/2023
Notification Time: 17:00 [ET]
Event Date: 05/10/2023
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 07/21/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
35.3047(a) - Embryo/Fetus Dose > 50 Msv
Person (Organization):
Hills, David (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Williams, Kevin (MSST-DIR)
Event Text
DOSE TO AN EMBRYO

The following information is a summary of a phone call with the North Kansas City Hospital Radiation Safety Officer (RSO):

On May 10, 2023, a nuclear medicine tech administered 125.7 mCi of I-131 to a patient for the thyroid cancer ablation at North Kansas City Hospital. The patient had received a pregnancy test on May 8, 2023, which was negative.

On July 21, 2023, the hospital was notified that the patient was pregnant with an estimated fetal age of 7-10 weeks which would have had the patient pregnant at the time of administration, or shortly thereafter. This event is being reported because of the potential for a dose to the embryo.

At this time there are no known negative effects to the patient.


Power Reactor
Event Number: 56641
Facility: River Bend
Region: 4     State: LA
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] GE-6
NRC Notified By: Adam Willson
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Notification Date: 07/26/2023
Notification Time: 09:10 [ET]
Event Date: 07/18/2023
Event Time: 15:14 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 07/26/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
21.21(d)(3)(i) - Defects And Noncompliance
Person (Organization):
Young, Cale (R4DO)
Part 21/50.55 Reactors, - (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
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PART 21 REPORT - MOTOR DRIVEN RELAY FAILED TESTING

The following information is a synopsis provided by the licensee via email:

River Bend Station completed an internal Part 21 evaluation concerning a motor driven relay that failed pre-installation testing due to a buildup of corrosion between the rotor and relay core. The relay was planned for use in the Remote Shutdown System. The NRC Resident has been notified. A written notification will be provided within 30 days.

Affected known plants include only River Bend at the time of the notification.