05000335/LER-2009-003, Radioactive Ni-63 Source Not Located During Semi-Annual Source Inventory

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Radioactive Ni-63 Source Not Located During Semi-Annual Source Inventory
ML091200061
Person / Time
Site: Saint Lucie  NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 04/20/2009
From: Johnston G
Florida Power & Light Co
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
L-2009-089 LER-09-003-00
Download: ML091200061 (4)


LER-2009-003, Radioactive Ni-63 Source Not Located During Semi-Annual Source Inventory
Event date:
Report date:
Reporting criterion: 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)

10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(vii), Common Cause Inoperability

10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(ii)(A), Seriously Degraded

10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(viii)(A)

10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(ii)(B), Unanalyzed Condition

10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(viii)(B)

10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iii)

10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(ix)(A)

10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A), System Actuation

10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(x)

10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v)(A), Loss of Safety Function - Shutdown the Reactor

10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v)(B), Loss of Safety Function - Remove Residual Heat

10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(A), Completion of TS Shutdown

10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(v), Loss of Safety Function

10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications
3352009003R00 - NRC Website

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0 FPL Florida Power & Light Company, 6501 S. Ocean Drive, Jensen Beach, FL 34957 April 20, 2009 L-2009-089 10 CFR 20.2201 (b)

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Re:

St. Lucie Unit I and 2 Docket No. 50-335 and 50-389 Reportable Event: 2009-003 Date of Event: February 18, 2009 Radioactive Ni-63 Source Not Located During Semi-Annual Source Inventory The attached Licensee Event Report 2009-003 is being submitted pursuant to the requirements of 10 CFR 20.2201 to provide notification of the subject event.

Respectfully, Gordon L. Johnston Site Vice President St. Lucie Plant 6z

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NRC FORM 366 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY OMB: NO. 3150-0104 EXPIRES: 08/31/201(

(9-2007)

Estimated burden per response to comply with this mandatory collection request: 50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 months <br />. Reported lessons learned are incorporated into the licensing process and fed back to industry. Send comments regarding burden estimate to the Records and FOIA/Privacy Service Branch (T-5 LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER)

F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by internet e-mail to infocollects@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0104), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. If a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.

13. PAGE St. Lucie Unit 1 05000335 1

OF 3

4. TITLE Radioactive Ni-63 Source Not Located During Semi-Annual Source Inventory
5. EVENT DATE
6. LER NUMBER
7. REPORT DATE
8. OTHER FACILITIES INVOLVED IEQUENTI IREV ]

FACILITY NAME DOCKET NUMBER MONTH DAY YEAR IYEARSEUETAL RV MONTH DAY YEAR St. Lucie Unit 2

05000389 FACILITY NAME DOCKET NUMBER 02 18 2009 2009 -003 04 20 2009

9. OPERATING MODE
11. THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR§: (Check all that apply) 0 20.2201(b)

El 20.2203(a)(3)(i)

El 50.73(a)(2)(i)(C)

El 50.73(a)(2)(vii)

El 20.2201(d)

El 20.2203(a)(3)(ii)

[I 50.73(a)(2)(ii)(A)

El 50.73(a)(2)(viii)(A)

El 20.2203(a)(1)

El 20.2203(a)(4)

[I 50.73(a)(2)(ii)(B)

[I 50.73(a)(2)(viii)(B)

El 20.2203(a)(2)(i)

El 50.36(c)(1)(i)(A)

[I 50.73(a)(2)(iii)

El 50.73(a)(2)(ix)(A)

10. POWER LEVEL El 20.2203(a)(2)(ii)

E] 50.36(c)(1)(ii)(A)

El 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A)

El 50.73(a)(2)(x)

El 20.2203(a)(2)(iii)

[I 50.36(c)(2)

El 50.73(a)(2)(v)(A)

[1 73.71(a)(4)

El 20.2203(a)(2)(iv)

[I 50.46(a)(3)(ii)

El 50.73(a)(2)(v)(B)

El 73.71(a)(5) 100%

El 20.2203(a)(2)(v)

[I 50.73(a)(2)(i)(A)

El 50.73(a)(2)(v)(C)

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OTHER [j 20.2203(a)(2)(vi)

El 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B)

El 50.73(a)(2)(v)(D)

Specify in Abstract below or in loss of a missing radioactive source meeting Appendix C criteria requires notification to the NRC and is reportable in accordance with 10 CFR 20.2201.

Corrective Actions

The corrective actions and supporting actions were entered into the site corrective action program.

Any changes to the proposed actions will be managed under the corrective action program.

Actions Taken

1. Secured the radioactive sources located inside the inservice Smiths IONSCAN units with an RP controlled locking device.
2.

Revised HP-43, "Control Inventory and Leak Testing of Radioactive Sources," to provide improved guidance for control of sources.

3.

Revised 0-IMP-72.12,"Preventive Maintenance of IONSCAN Walk through Explosive Detectors," 0-IMP-72.14 "Preventative Maintenance of IONSCAN Table Top Explosive Detector," and 0-IMP-72.16, "Periodic Maintenance of IONSCAN Hand Held Explosive Detector" to include precautions in the handling the Ni-63 source.

4. Distributed a training bulletin to plant personnel regarding proper source control.

Similar Events

An extent of condition was'performed to identify additional radioactive sources stored outside the protected area; one additional radioactive non-technical specification source (HP-00-13, 0.002 uCi Am-241) was located, removed, and returned to the RP Source Custodian.

A review of the corrective action program for a three year period identified no lost sources. This is not considered a repeat event.

MISSION