05000321/LER-1981-011-03, /03L-0:on 810214,liquid Radwaste Sample Tank, WSTB1,discharged Prior to Analysis,Contrary to Ets.Caused by Technician Error in Collecting Unit 2 Radwaste Sample in Prelabeled Unit 1 WSTB-1 Bottle

/03L-0:on 810214,liquid Radwaste Sample Tank, WSTB1,discharged Prior to Analysis,Contrary to Ets.Caused by Technician Error in Collecting Unit 2 Radwaste Sample in Prelabeled Unit 1 WSTB-1 Bottle

ML19350A320
Person / Time
Site:	Hatch
Issue date:	03/05/1981
From:	Rogers W GEORGIA POWER CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
Shared Package
ML19350A319	List: 05000321/LER-1981-011, Forwards LER 81-011/03L-0 05000321/LER-1981-011-03, /03L-0:on 810214,liquid Radwaste Sample Tank, WSTB1,discharged Prior to Analysis,Contrary to Ets.Caused by Technician Error in Collecting Unit 2 Radwaste Sample in Prelabeled Unit 1 WSTB-1 Bottle
References
LER-81-011-03L-01, LER-81-11-3L-1, NUDOCS 8103130464
Download: ML19350A320 (2)

LER-1981-011, /03L-0:on 810214,liquid Radwaste Sample Tank, WSTB1,discharged Prior to Analysis,Contrary to Ets.Caused by Technician Error in Collecting Unit 2 Radwaste Sample in Prelabeled Unit 1 WSTB-1 Bottle

Event date:
Report date:
3211981011R03 - NRC Website

text

mac ronu scs

@.{iCMLGoQ QG@usopecow ammig30@r3 C 771 LICENSEE EVENT REPORT CONTROL BLOCK:

l l

l l

l lh (PLEASE PRsfie OR TYPE LL REQUIRED INFORMATIONI l G l Al E l I l H l 1 l@15l 0 l 0 l 0 l 0 l 0 l 0 l 0 l 0 l0 l 0 l 0 l@l4 l1 l1 l1 l1 l@

l lg 9

EtCENSEE CODE 14 LICENSE NuM8EH 25 26 LICENSE TYPE JG 57 CAT $$

7 8

CON'T S g gl 0 l 5 l 0 l 0 l 0 l 3 l 2 l1 }@l 0 l 2 l1 l4 l 8 l1 l@l 0 l 3 l 0 l 5 l 8 l 1 l@

a O

t' 7

8 60 68 DOGKET NUMtf ER 68 69 EVENT DATE 74 76 REPORT O ATE 80 EVENT DESCRIPTION AND PROB ABLE CONSEQUENCES h lOn 2/14/81 while Unit I was in cold shutdown, liquid radwaste sample 1

O 2 [b6Ta l I tank (WsTB1) was discharged prior to analysis which is contrary to Envi-l lronmental Tech Spec 2.1.2.b.

10,220 gallons of 2630 microcuries were 1

0 4 l released to the Altamaha River.

This is a repetitive.Ioccurrence and l

O s 0 6 lWas last reported on LER 50-321/1980-20.

There were no effects on the l

l public health and safety due to this event.

No 10CFR2'0 concentration l

0 7 l limits were exceeded due to this event.

l a

80 7

s9 E

CO

$8 E

COMPONENT CODE Sus O'E SU E

^

E l MIA l@ LA_J@ l o l@ Iz Iz Iz Iz Iz Iz l@ l_zJ@ IzJ @

7 8

9 10 11 12 10 lb is 20 SE QU EN TI A L' OCCURRENCE REPORT REVISION LER EVENT YE AR REPORT NO.

CODE TYPE NO.

@ g/RO l8 l1 l l-l l0 l111 l [d

l0 13 l QJ

[--J [0j 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29

'O 31 32_

K N AC ON O.

L NT MET HOURS S8 iT FOR h.

SUPPL

~

MANUF CTURER

[_H_j@(Jij@

[Lj@

( z_j(23 l0 l010 l0 l

(_yj@

lN !@

W@

l Z l 9l 9l 9l@

~

33 34 35 36 31 40 di 42 43 44 47 CAUSE DESCRIPTION AND CORRECTIVE ACTIL g 1A chemical radiation techn) n had unintentionally collected a Unit 2 l

J g lradwaste samole in a pre-labea

' Unit 1 WSTB-1 sample bo ttle.

This re-i e

Isulted in an isotopic analysis be

'g performed which did not represent l

, 7 l the true contents of WSTB-1.

The tc. Snician was instructed to be more l

, 3 containers.

l DT41 I careful in the labeling and use of sam, so a e SA $

% POWER OTHER57ATUS dis RY DISCOVERY OESCRIPTION (G_J@ l 0 l 0 l 0 l@l N/A l

l B l@l Iaboratory Observation l

1 s AuOuNT Or ACTIVITY @ l LOCATION Or Rett ASE @

A TIVITY CO TENT r.ELEASEo or RELE AsE l

Altamha River l

[1_,j @ [XJ @ l 2630 ucuries t 6 7

8 9 to 11 44 45 30 PERSONNEL E XPOSURES NUMBER TYPE

DESCRIPTION

l0l0l0l@ d @l N/A

[

1 7

=

PERSCNNd',N;u'4ES DESCRiP1 ON@

NUMeER 10 l0 Io I@l N/A l

i a i,

i2 Y5'E

'^*' " @

' " ^ " ^ ' '

ESC, Oy

[?z_j@l N/A -

J t 9 to 7

8 9 to e

ISSUED @ DESCRIPTION N/A l

lllllllllllllj 1.N_j l

2 "

a a g r o s i' h o $ f W. H. Rx!ers Health Physics pggyg,912-367-7781

{

NAME OF PREPAnER

r-

/

LER#:

50-321/1981-011 Licensee:

Georgia Power Company Facility Name:

Edwin I. Hatch Docket 8:

50-321

NARRATIVE

REPORT FOR LER 50-321/1981-011 On 2/14/81 while Unit I was in cold shutdown, liquid radwaste sample tank (WSTB1) was discharged prior to analysis which is contrary to Environmental Tech Spec 2.1.2.b.

10,220 gallons of 2630 microcuries were released to the Altamaha River.

This is a repetitive occurrence and was last reported on LER 50-321/1980-20.

There were no effects on the public health and sa fe t y due to this event.

An investigation of the incident revealed that, although the wrong sample had been used for the isotopic

analysis, the analysis which was used in determining the trip set print of the liquid radwaste radiation monitor was conservative enough that the radiation monitor would have isolated flow to the river prior to exceeding 10CFR20 concentration limits.

No 10CFR20 concentration limits were exceeded due to this event. '~

A chemical ra'iation technician had unintentionally collected a Unit d

2 radwaste sample in a pre-labeled Unit 1 WSTB-1 sample bottle.

This resulted in an isotopic analysis being performed which did not represent the true contents of WSTB-1.

The technician was instructed U

to be more careful in the labeling and use of sample containers.

^

I I

p. = 7

'i

~

h%

e G

,Y O

e S "

G W-b 4