Event Notification Report for February 21, 2024
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
02/20/2024 - 02/21/2024
Agreement State
Event Number: 56986
Rep Org: WA Office of Radiation Protection
Licensee: Port Townsend Paper Corporation
Region: 4
City: Port Townsend State: WA
County:
License #: WN-R0039
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: James Killingbeck
HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross
Licensee: Port Townsend Paper Corporation
Region: 4
City: Port Townsend State: WA
County:
License #: WN-R0039
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: James Killingbeck
HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross
Notification Date: 02/21/2024
Notification Time: 21:16 [ET]
Event Date: 02/21/2024
Event Time: 00:00 [PST]
Last Update Date: 02/21/2024
Notification Time: 21:16 [ET]
Event Date: 02/21/2024
Event Time: 00:00 [PST]
Last Update Date: 02/21/2024
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Drake, James (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Drake, James (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - DISCOVERY OF AN ORPHAN RADIOACTIVE SOURCE
The following information was provided by the Washington State Department of Health via email:
"Port Townsend Paper Corporation sent an old lead-lined tank to a scrap yard. Unknown radioactivity was then detected in the tank at the scrap yard. The unknown radioactive material was wrapped in lead from the tank by workers at the scrap yard and sent back to Port Townsend Paper Corporation. The Radiation Safety Officer at Port Townsend Paper Corporation measured 0.33 mR/hour on the outside of the lead. The lead and the unknown radioactive material were temporarily stored in an area of the paper mill that is usually unoccupied.
"An inspector from the Washington State Department of Health plans to go to the Port Townsend Paper Corporation in a few days to investigate. It is suspected that the unknown radioactivity is likely to be naturally occurring radioactive material which can build up over time in piping, tanks, etc. at paper mill facilities. All the licensee's sealed sources are accounted for, so the unknown radioactivity is unlikely to be from one of them, but the inspector will check for that possibility."
WA Event Number: WA-24-005
The following information was provided by the Washington State Department of Health via email:
"Port Townsend Paper Corporation sent an old lead-lined tank to a scrap yard. Unknown radioactivity was then detected in the tank at the scrap yard. The unknown radioactive material was wrapped in lead from the tank by workers at the scrap yard and sent back to Port Townsend Paper Corporation. The Radiation Safety Officer at Port Townsend Paper Corporation measured 0.33 mR/hour on the outside of the lead. The lead and the unknown radioactive material were temporarily stored in an area of the paper mill that is usually unoccupied.
"An inspector from the Washington State Department of Health plans to go to the Port Townsend Paper Corporation in a few days to investigate. It is suspected that the unknown radioactivity is likely to be naturally occurring radioactive material which can build up over time in piping, tanks, etc. at paper mill facilities. All the licensee's sealed sources are accounted for, so the unknown radioactivity is unlikely to be from one of them, but the inspector will check for that possibility."
WA Event Number: WA-24-005
Power Reactor
Event Number: 56983
Facility: Wolf Creek
Region: 4 State: KS
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: Travis Tillman
HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West
Region: 4 State: KS
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: Travis Tillman
HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West
Notification Date: 02/21/2024
Notification Time: 10:33 [ET]
Event Date: 02/21/2024
Event Time: 07:08 [CST]
Last Update Date: 02/21/2024
Notification Time: 10:33 [ET]
Event Date: 02/21/2024
Event Time: 07:08 [CST]
Last Update Date: 02/21/2024
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
26.719 - Fitness For Duty
10 CFR Section:
26.719 - Fitness For Duty
Person (Organization):
Drake, James (R4DO)
Drake, James (R4DO)
| Unit | SCRAM Code | RX Crit | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | Y | 100 | Power Operation | 100 | Power Operation |
FITNESS FOR DUTY
The following is a synopsis of information that was provided by the licensee via email and phone call:
A non-licensed supervisor had a confirmed positive during a fitness for duty test. The supervisor's access to the plant has been terminated.
The following is a synopsis of information that was provided by the licensee via email and phone call:
A non-licensed supervisor had a confirmed positive during a fitness for duty test. The supervisor's access to the plant has been terminated.