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Event Notification Report for July 31, 2023

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
07/30/2023 - 07/31/2023

EVENT NUMBERS
5664856646
Power Reactor
Event Number: 56648
Facility: Vogtle 3/4
Region: 2     State: GA
Unit: [4] [] []
RX Type: [3] W-AP1000,[4] W-AP1000
NRC Notified By: Will Garrett
HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott
Notification Date: 08/01/2023
Notification Time: 11:48 [ET]
Event Date: 07/31/2023
Event Time: 15:06 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 08/01/2023
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
4 N N 0 Defueled 0 Defueled
Event Text
FAILED FITNESS FOR DUTY TEST

The following information was provided by the licensee via email:

"At 1506 EDT on July 31, 2023, it was determined that a contractor supervisor failed a test specified by the fitness for duty testing program. The individual's authorization for site access has been terminated.

"The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified."




Non-Agreement State
Event Number: 56646
Rep Org: City Of Great Falls
Licensee: City Of Great Falls
Region: 4
City: Great Falls   State: MT
County: Cascade
License #: 25-15247-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Matt Troud
HQ OPS Officer: John Russell
Notification Date: 07/31/2023
Notification Time: 12:01 [ET]
Event Date: 07/31/2023
Event Time: 07:30 [MDT]
Last Update Date: 07/31/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
30.50(b)(2) - Safety Equipment Failure
Person (Organization):
Azua, Ray (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Event Text
TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE INADVERTENTLY BUMPED BY TRUCK

The following summary information was provided by the licensee via telephone:

On 7/31/2023 at about 0730 MDT, employees of the City of Great Falls were standardizing a Troxler moisture density gauge (contained 9 millicuries of cesium-137 and 44 millicuries of americium-241) with the gauge on an asphalt lot and the source in its cage; as per standard practice. A loader truck inadvertently hit the gauge but was halted before it ran over the gauge. Some plastic on the gauge was damaged. The licensee halted operations and restricted access. Subsequently, radiation levels of 0.294 millirem per hour at 1 foot and 0.004 millirem per hour at 4 feet were measured, which were essentially background levels. No overexposure or other personnel injury were reported.