Event Notification Report for August 9, 1999
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
08/06/1999 - 08/09/1999
** EVENT NUMBERS **
35996 35997 35998 35999 36000 36001 36002 36003 36004 36005 36006 36007
36008
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 35996 |
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| REP ORG: U.S. AIR FORCE |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/06/1999|
|LICENSEE: U.S. AIR FORCE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:36[EDT]|
| CITY: CANNON AFB REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 07/08/1999|
| COUNTY: CURRY STATE: NM |EVENT TIME: [MDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/06/1999|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |TOM STETKA R4 |
| |SUSAN SHANKMAN NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: LOYD UTTERBACK (fax) | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB2 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X | |
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| MISSING TRITIUM EXIT SIGNS |
| |
| In a letter dated 23 July 1999, the Commander of Cannon Air Force Base |
| summarized that two (2) exit signs, each containing 20 Curies of tritium (in |
| 1997), were missing. These signs were manufactured by SBS Technologies, |
| Inc. located in Winston-Salem, NC (model #B-100 Luminexit or Betalux |
| Self-Luminous Exit Signs). The report includes corrective actions and |
| further details. |
| |
| HOO NOTE: Refer to event #35907 which describes a similar occurrence. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 35997 |
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| FACILITY: SUSQUEHANNA REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/06/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:03[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 08/06/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 09:11[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVID T. WALSH |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/06/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |RICHARD BARKLEY R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| 1-HOUR SAFEGUARDS REPORT |
| |
| DISCOVERY OF POTENTIAL COMPROMISE OF SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION. COMPENSATORY |
| MEASURES NOT FULLY IMPLEMENTED. THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT |
| INSPECTOR. CONTACT THE HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS CENTER FOR ADDITIONAL |
| DETAILS. |
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|Hospital |Event Number: 35998 |
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| REP ORG: SENTARA NORFOLK HOSPITAL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/06/1999|
|LICENSEE: SENTARA NORFOLK HOSPITAL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:34[EDT]|
| CITY: NORFOLK REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 08/06/1999|
| COUNTY: NORFOLK STATE: VA |EVENT TIME: 08:58[EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 45-00131-02 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/06/1999|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |PAUL FREDRICKSON R2 |
| |SUSAN SHANKMAN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVID WEIMER | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|IBBF 30.50(b)(2)(ii) EQUIP DISABLED/FAILS | |
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| STUCK SOURCE IN HDR AFTERLOADER DURING TESTING |
| |
| AT 0858 EDT ON 8/6/99, A HIGH DOSE REMOTE (HDR) AFTERLOADER SOURCE STUCK IN |
| THE EXTENDED POSITION DURING PHANTOM VISUAL STEP INDICATOR TESTING. THE HDR |
| IS A GAMMA MED 12I CONTAINING A 4.5-CURIE IRIDIUM-192 SOURCE LOCATED IN THE |
| RADIATION ONCOLOGY 4-MeV VAULT. THREE HOSPITAL STAFF ENTERED THE VAULT |
| FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-1/2 MINUTES EACH IN ORDER TO MANUALLY CRANK THE SOURCE |
| BACK INTO THE STOWED POSITION. THE RSO ESTIMATES THAT THE BRIEF EXPOSURE |
| TIME IN THE 200 MILLIREM/HR FIELD RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MILLIREM |
| DOSE TO EACH INDIVIDUAL. THE PERSONNEL FILM BADGES WILL BE PROCESSED TO |
| CONFIRM THIS ESTIMATE. THE SERVICE COMPANY IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, HAS |
| DISPATCHED A TECHNICIAN TO RETURN THE SOURCE TO THE STOWED POSITION. THIS |
| PARTICULAR DEVICE WAS SCHEDULED FOR A SOURCE CHANGEOUT ON MONDAY WHICH WILL |
| BE COMPLETED TODAY. THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THEIR REGION 2 INSPECTOR PRIOR TO |
| CONTACTING THE HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS CENTER. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 35999 |
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| FACILITY: DIABLO CANYON REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/06/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: CA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:20[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 08/06/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 07:50[PDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVID PIERCE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/06/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |TOM STETKA R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AARC 50.72(b)(1)(v) OTHER ASMT/COMM INOP | |
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+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| EMERGENCY SIREN COMPUTER INOPERABLE |
| |
| The shift supervisor was notified at 0750 PDT that the early warning siren |
| (EWS) computer, located in the San Louis Obispo County Sheriff's office, had |
| failed at 0605 PDT. Licensee personnel transferred control of the emergency |
| sirens to a computer located at the licensee's San Louis Obispo distribution |
| center at 0745 PDT. The NRC resident inspector will be informed of this |
| notification by the licensee. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 36000 |
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| REP ORG: STATE OF CALIFORNIA |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/06/1999|
|LICENSEE: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - IRVINE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:59[EDT]|
| CITY: IRVINE REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 07/01/1999|
| COUNTY: ORANGE STATE: CA |EVENT TIME: [PDT]|
|LICENSE#: 1338-30 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/06/1999|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |TOM STETKA R4 |
| |CHARLES MILLER IRO |
+------------------------------------------------+DON COOL, NMSS EO |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MARK SHAFFER (NRC REG 4) |AARON A. DANIS, NMSS IAT |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE |KEN BROCKMAN, R4 IAT |
+------------------------------------------------+DICK ROSANO, NRR IAT |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT REGARDING AN INTENTIONAL UNAUTHORIZED EXPOSURE OF AN |
| INDIVIDUAL USING PHOSPHORUS-32 |
| |
| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received in the NRC |
| Operations Center from NRC Region 4: |
| |
| "The licensee determined that a researcher had placed approximately 15-30 |
| microcuries of phosphorus-32, less than 10% of the annual limit of intake |
| (ALI), on a fellow researchers chair with the intention of exposing that |
| individual to radiation." |
| |
| "On July 2, 1999, during a routine survey of a laboratory and an adjacent |
| office area by one of three researchers working in the laboratory, the |
| researcher identified contamination on her office chair. The contamination |
| was significant enough that it met the criteria for reporting the incident |
| to the licensee's Radiation Safety Office. The Radiation Safety staff |
| responded, performed additional surveys of the laboratory and adjacent |
| office area, and ultimately bagged the chair and removed it to their |
| radioactive waste storage area. The only contamination found by the |
| Radiation Safety staff was in the immediate vicinity of the fume hood and on |
| the researcher's chair. A spill of P-32 had occurred in a fume hood in the |
| laboratory on June 29 or 30. Initially, it was assumed that this was the |
| source of the contamination on the researcher's chair." |
| |
| "On Tuesday, July 6, 1999, the Radiation Safety Officer contacted the |
| Principal Investigator at the laboratory where the incident occurred to |
| discuss the possible causes for the spill and to verify that the |
| contamination had been removed. At this time, the Principal Investigator |
| told the Radiation Safety Officer that the contamination on the chair was |
| intentionally placed there and that the researcher who was responsible had |
| resigned. ..." |
| |
| "The University of California - Irvine campus police have referred this case |
| to the Orange County District Attorney's Office, Environmental Protection |
| Unit, for review. The Los Angeles [Federal Bureau of Investigation] Office |
| [Weapons of Mass Destruction] Coordinator was contacted by [Radiologic |
| Health Branch] at the request of NRC [Region 4] and was provided with the |
| name of the Orange County District Attorney's Office contact for this |
| case." |
| |
| "This information has been reviewed by the licensee and is current as of 3 |
| p.m. PDT on August 5, 1999." |
| |
| Contact the NRC operations officer for additional information. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36001 |
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| FACILITY: WATERFORD REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/06/1999|
| UNIT: [3] [] [] STATE: LA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:37[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [3] CE |EVENT DATE: 07/27/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 08:12[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ARTHUR E. WEMETT |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/06/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |TOM STETKA R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AOUT 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(B) OUTSIDE DESIGN BASIS | |
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+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| FIRE PROTECTION ISSUE |
| |
| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
| |
| "During evaluation of the design bases for the plant sprinkler systems and |
| to revise the sprinkler system specifications, it was identified on July 27, |
| 1999, that a fire area that contains essential cables was not in complete |
| compliance with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix 'R.' The |
| requirement is that safe shutdown equipment is located in an area where |
| there is 1) fire detection and automatic fire suppression equipment |
| installed in the area and 2) separation of at least 20 feet with no |
| intervening combustibles or adequate fire barriers. It was determined |
| [that] the sprinkler and detection systems did not provide coverage of the |
| entire area. It was also determined [that] though the essential cables are |
| separated by at least [20] feet, there are intervening combustibles and no |
| rated fire barriers between the cables. Contingency actions (fire watches |
| established in the effected zone) were implemented to address the |
| non-conformance at the time of discovery. Upon further review by licensing |
| personnel, it was determined to be reportable in accordance with |
| 10CFR50.72." |
| |
| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36002 |
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| FACILITY: PRAIRIE ISLAND REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/06/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: MN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:20[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-2-LP,[2] W-2-LP |EVENT DATE: 08/06/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:30[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BRAD ELLISON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/06/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |MARK RING R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AOUT 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(B) OUTSIDE DESIGN BASIS | |
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+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| DISCOVERY OF A DOOR CONFIGURATION THAT DID NOT MEET THE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA |
| FOR THE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE DESIGN BASIS HIGH ENERGY LINE BREAK |
| (HELB) |
| |
| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
| |
| "During performance of monthly equipment walkdowns, it was discovered that a |
| door assumed to open as a vent path in the HELB analysis was jammed closed. |
| The door is one of two doors in a double door assembly. The analysis |
| assumes that both doors open in order for room pressurization to meet the |
| acceptance criteria for the structural analysis of the design basis HELB. |
| The door was returned to an operable configuration. The door was disabled |
| for 20 minutes from the time of discovery." |
| |
| The length of time the door was in this configuration prior to discovery is |
| not currently known. The units are not in any limiting conditions for |
| operation as a result of this issue. |
| |
| The door involved is door #182. It is an Auxiliary Building door on the |
| 735' level, and it goes to the Fuel Handling Area which is part of a special |
| vent zone. It is also an HELB analysis door. |
| |
| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 36003 |
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| REP ORG: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/06/1999|
|LICENSEE: HERMANN HOSPITAL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:09[EDT]|
| CITY: HOUSTON REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 08/04/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: 10:40[CDT]|
|LICENSE#: L00650 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/06/1999|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |TOM STETKA R4 |
| |DON COOL NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+CHARLES MILLER IRO |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: HELEN WATKINS (facsimile) | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE | |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
|LADM 35.33(a) MED MISADMINISTRATION | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT OF A MEDICAL MISADMINISTRATION AT HERMANN HOSPITAL IN |
| HOUSTON, TEXAS (ABNORMAL OCCURRENCE) |
| |
| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the Texas |
| Department of Health Bureau of Radiation Control: |
| |
| "Incident 7492 - Texas Licensee 650 - Texas is investigating. [Abnormal |
| Occurrence] criteria applies." |
| |
| "INITIAL NOTIFICATION OF THERAPY MISADMINISTRATION: License L00650" |
| |
| "Hermann Hospital herewith notifies the Agency of a Misadministration of |
| Radioactive Materials in a therapy procedure." |
| |
| "Specifically, approximately 27.3 mCi of I-131 was administered to the wrong |
| patient at approximately 1040 a.m. [CDT] on August 4, 1999. The error was |
| discovered at 1315 [CDT] on August 4, 1999." |
| |
| "The patients involved were both outpatients, female Oriental's, with |
| English as a secondary language. Patient One (for whom the therapy was |
| intended) is approximately 55 years old, while Patient Two (who received the |
| dose inadvertently) is approximately 64 years old." |
| |
| "Patient Two had completed a scheduled bone density scan and [was] still in |
| the Nuclear Medicine area. At that time, she was mis-identified by the |
| technologist who was to administer the I-131 dose. Patient One was later |
| discovered in the waiting area still needing to be dosed. She later |
| received the prescribed I-131 dose and returned home." |
| |
| "The nuclear medicine physicians conferred with the Patient Two's personal |
| care physician and with Hermann Hospital's Risk Management Office. The |
| patient was finally located at about 1600 [CDT] on August 4, 1999. The |
| Chief Nuclear Medicine Physician, the Nuclear Pharmacy Manager and the |
| Radiation Safety Officer proceeded to Patient Two's Home and discussed the |
| event with her and her husband. With their consent, we initiated the |
| administration of supersaturated Potassium Iodide (1 ml three times per day) |
| and Furosemide (Lasix) at an initial dosage of 40 mg/day at approximately |
| 1720 [CDT] on August 4, 1999." |
| |
| "We are, of course, continuing our assessment of the events leading up to |
| this misadministration and will prepare the reports required by TAC |
| 289.252(f)(4)." |
| |
| (Call the NRC operations officer for state and licensee contact |
| information.) |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 36004 |
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| REP ORG: WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/06/1999|
|LICENSEE: WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:41[EDT]|
| CITY: Washington REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 08/05/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: DC |EVENT TIME: 17:00[EDT]|
|LICENSE#: SNM-1446 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/06/1999|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |RICHARD BARKLEY R1 |
| |SUSAN SHANKMAN NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DR. BASS, JOHN GLENN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE | |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NCAR CARDIAC PACEMAKER | |
|NLTR LICENSEE 24 HR REPORT | |
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| EXPLANT OF AN IMPLANTED NUCLEAR-POWERED CARDIAC PACEMAKER FOLLOWING DEATH OF |
| A PATIENT |
| |
| A representative from the Washington Hospital Center located in Washington |
| D.C. reported the explant of an implanted nuclear-powered cardiac pacemaker |
| due to death of the patient at Georgetown Medical Center located in |
| Washington D.C. The patient passed away on 08/05/99, and Washington |
| Hospital Center was notified at approximately 1700 on 08/06/99. The cause |
| of death was unknown, but it was reported that the pacemaker was not the |
| cause of death. The pacemaker has been explanted and has been in secure |
| storage at Washington Hospital Center since this afternoon (08/06/99). |
| |
| The pacemaker contains 2.8 curies of Plutonium-238 (approximately 175 |
| milligrams). It was manufactured by Cordis model OMNI Stancor (model #184A, |
| serial #586). |
| |
| The licensee has contacted the manufacturer and plans to ship the pacemaker |
| to the manufacturer for proper disposal. The licensee also notified the NRC |
| Region 1 office (Jim Dwyer). |
| |
| (Call the NRC operations officer for a site contact telephone number and |
| address.) |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36005 |
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| FACILITY: INDIAN POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/06/1999|
| UNIT: [2] [] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:42[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 08/06/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:00[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE VASELY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/09/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |RICHARD BARKLEY R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NINF INFORMATION ONLY | |
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+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|2 N Y 99 Power Operation |99 Power Operation |
| | |
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| VOLUNTARY NOTIFICATION REGARDING POTENTIAL FOR CONTROL ROOM VENTILATION |
| SYSTEM RECIRCULATION DUE TO SMOKE FROM FIRES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HUDSON |
| RIVER |
| |
| Brush fires are currently burning along the west side of the Hudson River |
| across from the Indian Point facility. The fires pose no threat to |
| operation of the facility or personnel because they are on the opposite side |
| of the river. Recent changes in wind direction have caused the smoke plum |
| to reach the site. Control room personnel have begun to notice the odor but |
| are not currently adversely affected. The control room ventilation system |
| is currently in its normal configuration with outside air makeup. The |
| licensee may decide to place the system in its incident mode (full internal |
| recirculation) in the future to maintain the comfort level should the |
| condition persist. This evolution will be performed using normal operating |
| procedures, and as such, the licensee does not consider this to be an |
| engineered safety feature actuation. |
| |
| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
| |
| *** UPDATE AT 0403 ON 8/9/99 DURING MORNING STATUS CALL BY POERTNER *** |
| |
| The control room ventilation system was not placed in its incident mode. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 36006 |
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| REP ORG: IDAHO NAT ENGR & ENVIRONMENTAL LAB |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/06/1999|
|LICENSEE: IDAHO NAL ENGR & ENVIRONMENTAL LAB |NOTIFICATION TIME: 19:34[EDT]|
| CITY: IDAHO FALLS REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 08/06/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: ID |EVENT TIME: 16:00[MDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/07/1999|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |TOM STETKA R4 |
| |SUSAN SHANKMAN NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+CHARLES MILLER IRO |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BOB TOONE, ED BROWN |BILL BEECHER PAO |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE |R. REAPE/D. SULLIVAN FEMA |
+------------------------------------------------+RON GRAHAM USDA |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NINF INFORMATION ONLY | |
| | |
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| | |
| | |
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| COURTESY NOTIFICATION OF A DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) IDAHO ALERT DECLARED |
| DUE TO A FIRE IN THE DESERT ON DOE CONTROLLED PROPERTY |
| |
| This event was classified as an Alert at 1600 MDT in accordance with DOE |
| procedures. This is not a classification driven by the Three Mile Island |
| Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility (ISFSI) Emergency Plan. This is a |
| courtesy notification. |
| |
| A fire occurred that covers approximately 7 acres of DOE controlled |
| property. The Idaho Nuclear Engineering and Environmental Laboratory |
| (INEEL) fire department and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are fighting the |
| fire. The fire is not threatening any site area. It is located in the |
| middle of a desert. The fire fighters are currently in the "Mop Up Mode." |
| There are no open flames, and the fire should be contained. However, it is |
| still windy. The fire is believed to have been started due to a lightning |
| strike during a wind storm and due to the ongoing dry weather. |
| |
| DOE Idaho made notifications per procedures to activate the Emergency |
| Operations Center (EOC) and Emergency Control Center (ECC) to backup the |
| INEEL and BLM firemen who are doing the actual fire fighting. One offsite |
| notification was made because BLM was assisting in fighting the fire. |
| |
| NRC assistance was not requested. |
| |
| (Call the NRC operations officer for a DOE contact telephone number.) |
| |
| *** UPDATE AT 0305 EDT ON 08/07/99 FROM BROWN TO POERTNER *** |
| |
| The DOE Alert was terminated at 0052 MDT on 08/07/99. The fire was |
| contained. No facilities were threatened during the event. |
| |
| The HOO notified the R4DO (Stetka), NMSS EO (Shankman), IRO (Miller), PAO |
| (Gagner), FEMA (Sweetser), HHS-CDC (Wilson), EPA-NRC (Chancellor), and USDA |
| (Graham). |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36007 |
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| FACILITY: SUSQUEHANNA REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/08/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 05:58[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 08/08/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 03:40[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: R. M. PEAL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/08/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: WILLIAM POERTNER +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |RICHARD BARKLEY R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AINA 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(A) POT UNABLE TO SAFE SD | |
|NLCO TECH SPEC LCO A/S | |
| | |
| | |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
| | |
| | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| REACTOR CORE ISOLATION COOLING (RCIC) UNAVAILABLE |
| |
| At 0340 EDT with Susquehanna Unit 1 operating at 100 percent power, the RCIC |
| leak detection logic 15-minute timer was energized when the "RCIC Leak |
| Detection Logic 'B' Hi Temp" alarm energized. The RCIC pipe routing area |
| 15-minute timer was confirmed to be energized. The Riley temperature module |
| for the RCIC pipe routing area was pegged up-scale. Equipment room ambient |
| temperature and RCIC pipe routing temperature both indicated 111 degrees |
| Fahrenheit (Isolation setpoint 167 degrees). No other high temperature |
| alarms were noted. An operator was dispatched to the RCIC pipe routing area |
| and verified no leak was present. RCIC was manually isolated at 0346 EDT |
| prior to the RCIC pipe routing area timer timing out, which would have |
| caused an automatic isolation. All other safety systems are operable. |
| |
| The NRC resident inspector has been notified. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36008 |
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| FACILITY: SAN ONOFRE REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/08/1999|
| UNIT: [] [2] [3] STATE: CA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:00[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] CE,[3] CE |EVENT DATE: 08/08/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 08:10[PDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JACK WALLACE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/08/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: WILLIAM POERTNER +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |TOM STETKA R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
| | |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| FITNESS-FOR-DUTY QUESTIONED DUE TO INATTENTIVENESS ON WATCH (1-Hour Security |
| Report) |
| |
| The fitness-for-duty of a security officer was questioned due to |
| inattentiveness on watch. Immediate compensatory measures were taken upon |
| discovery. (Call the NRC operations officer for additional details and for |
| a site security contact telephone number.) |
| |
| The licensee plans to notify the NRC resident inspector. |
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