Event Notification Report for June 19, 2024
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
06/18/2024 - 06/19/2024
Non-Agreement State
Event Number: 57182
Rep Org: Geo Technology, LLC
Licensee: Geo Technology, LLC
Region: 3
City: Lee's Summit State: MO
County:
License #: 24-24459-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Steve Biritz
HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard
Licensee: Geo Technology, LLC
Region: 3
City: Lee's Summit State: MO
County:
License #: 24-24459-01
Agreement: N
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Steve Biritz
HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard
Notification Date: 06/19/2024
Notification Time: 17:13 [ET]
Event Date: 06/19/2024
Event Time: 15:30 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 06/19/2024
Notification Time: 17:13 [ET]
Event Date: 06/19/2024
Event Time: 15:30 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 06/19/2024
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
30.50(b)(2) - Safety Equipment Failure
10 CFR Section:
30.50(b)(2) - Safety Equipment Failure
Person (Organization):
Havertape, Joshua (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Havertape, Joshua (R3DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
DAMAGED GAUGE
The following is a summary of information that was provided by the licensee via phone:
At 1530 CDT on 6/19/2024, the radiation safety officer (RSO) at Geo Technology, LLC was notified about a water truck that was unable to stop and ran over an InstroTek nuclear gauge. The gauge was a model explorer 3400 (serial number 3379) which contains 370 MBq of Cs-137 and 1.48 GBq of Am-241/Be. The site reported that the source inside the gauge was able to be retracted to the shielded position. The RSO plans to inspect the gauge and perform surveys.
The following is a summary of information that was provided by the licensee via phone:
At 1530 CDT on 6/19/2024, the radiation safety officer (RSO) at Geo Technology, LLC was notified about a water truck that was unable to stop and ran over an InstroTek nuclear gauge. The gauge was a model explorer 3400 (serial number 3379) which contains 370 MBq of Cs-137 and 1.48 GBq of Am-241/Be. The site reported that the source inside the gauge was able to be retracted to the shielded position. The RSO plans to inspect the gauge and perform surveys.
Power Reactor
Event Number: 57183
Facility: Prairie Island
Region: 3 State: MN
Unit: [1] [2] []
RX Type: [1] W-2-LP,[2] W-2-LP
NRC Notified By: Chris Baartman
HQ OPS Officer: Tenisha Meadows
Region: 3 State: MN
Unit: [1] [2] []
RX Type: [1] W-2-LP,[2] W-2-LP
NRC Notified By: Chris Baartman
HQ OPS Officer: Tenisha Meadows
Notification Date: 06/19/2024
Notification Time: 18:00 [ET]
Event Date: 06/19/2024
Event Time: 15:37 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 06/19/2024
Notification Time: 18:00 [ET]
Event Date: 06/19/2024
Event Time: 15:37 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 06/19/2024
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - Offsite Notification
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - Offsite Notification
Person (Organization):
Havertape, Joshua (R3DO)
Havertape, Joshua (R3DO)
| Unit | SCRAM Code | RX Crit | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | Y | 40 | Power Operation | 40 | Power Operation |
| 2 | N | Y | 100 | Power Operation | 100 | Power Operation |
OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
The following information was provided by the licensee via phone and email:
"At 1537 CDT on June 19, 2024, the shift manager was informed that a contract company to Xcel Energy would be notifying the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) pursuant to the requirements of 29 CFR 1904.39. Notification to OSHA is required due to a contract employee who suffered a personal health condition while at an offsite facility for training and was declared deceased following emergency medical service departure to the medical facility."
The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified of this event.
The following information was provided by the licensee via phone and email:
"At 1537 CDT on June 19, 2024, the shift manager was informed that a contract company to Xcel Energy would be notifying the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) pursuant to the requirements of 29 CFR 1904.39. Notification to OSHA is required due to a contract employee who suffered a personal health condition while at an offsite facility for training and was declared deceased following emergency medical service departure to the medical facility."
The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified of this event.