ENS 46589
ENS Event | |
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19:30 Feb 2, 2011 | |
| Title | Discovery of an Unfavorable Volume Container in the Uranium Recovery Container Controlled Area |
| Event Description | {{#Wiki_filter:On February 2, 2011 at 1430 hrs [EST], an unfavorable volume container was found in the Uranium Recovery Container Controlled Area (CCA). The container was immediately removed from the area. At the time of the discovery, the facility was not processing SNM due to planned maintenance work. Also, there was no SNM found in the container. Based on interviews with area personnel, it is believed that the container had been in the area when SNM operations were in progress in the past. The control of container volume is an [Item Relied On For Safety] IROFS. Having this container in the CCA in the past constitutes a loss of an IROFS.
The as-found condition did not have any safety significance since no SNM was present in the area or in the container. There was no immediate risk or threat to the safety of workers or the public as a result of this event. An evaluation is currently being performed [by the licensee]. B&W NOG-Lynchburg is making this 24 hour report in accordance with 10 CFR 70, Appendix A, (b)(2) - Loss or degradation of items relied on for safety that results in failure to meet the performance requirement of �70.61. The container is used during maintenance and had been left in the area during previous maintenance activities. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. }}[[Event description::Description::{{#Regex_clear:On February 2, 2011 at 1430 hrs [EST], an unfavorable volume container was found in the Uranium Recovery Container Controlled Area (CCA). The container was immediately removed from the area. At the time of the discovery, the facility was not processing SNM due to planned maintenance work. Also, there was no SNM found in the container. Based on interviews with area personnel, it is believed that the container had been in the area when SNM operations were in progress in the past. The control of container volume is an [Item Relied On For Safety] IROFS. Having this container in the CCA in the past constitutes a loss of an IROFS. The as-found condition did not have any safety significance since no SNM was present in the area or in the container. There was no immediate risk or threat to the safety of workers or the public as a result of this event. An evaluation is currently being performed [by the licensee]. B&W NOG-Lynchburg is making this 24 hour report in accordance with 10 CFR 70, Appendix A, (b)(2) - Loss or degradation of items relied on for safety that results in failure to meet the performance requirement of �70.61. The container is used during maintenance and had been left in the area during previous maintenance activities. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. }}| ]] |
| Where | |
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| B&W Nuclear Operating Group, Inc. Lynchburg, Virginia (NRC Region 2) | |
| License number: | SNM-42 |
| Reporting | |
| Part 70 App A (B)(2) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+18.87 h0.786 days <br />0.112 weeks <br />0.0258 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Barry Cole 14:22 Feb 3, 2011 |
| NRC Officer: | John Shoemaker |
| Last Updated: | Feb 3, 2011 |
| 46589 - NRC Website | |
B&W Nuclear Operating Group, Inc. with Part 70 App A (B)(2) | |
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