Event Notification Report for September 15, 1999
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
09/14/1999 - 09/15/1999
** EVENT NUMBERS **
36155 36156 36157 36160 36161 36162 36163
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36155 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: TURKEY POINT REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/13/1999|
| UNIT: [3] [4] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:08[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [3] W-3-LP,[4] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 09/13/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 16:50[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MATUSZEWSKI |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/14/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: UNU |ROBERT HAAG R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |JOSEPH GIITTER IRO |
|AAEC 50.72 (a) (1) (I) EMERGENCY DECLARED |KEN CIBOCH FEMA |
| |FRANK CONGEL IRO |
| |ELINOR ADENSAM NRR |
| | |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|4 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
| | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
EVENT TEXT
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED DUE TO ENTERING EAL 12A (NATURAL PHENOMENON - |
| HURRICANE WARNING CONFIRMED). |
| |
| The licensee entered an Unusual Event per Emergency Action Level 12A. All |
| emergency diesel generators are fully operable and the electrical grid is |
| stable. All emergency core cooling systems are fully operable except for |
| CCW heat exchanger "3B". Heat Exchanger "3B" will be restored to service |
| soon. The state of Florida and surrounding counties have been informed of |
| the Unusual Event classification. |
| |
| The NRC Resident Inspector will be informed by the licensee. |
| |
| * * * UPDATE 0930 9/14/1999 BY STRANSKY * * * |
| |
| The NRC entered the Monitoring Phase of Normal Mode at 0930 on 9/14/1999 in |
| preparation of potential landfall by Hurricane Floyd. |
| |
| * * * COMMISSIONER'S ASSISTANTS BRIEF, 1000 EDT ON 9/14/99 * * * |
| |
| Luis Reyes the R2RA conducted the brief, IRO (Frank Congel), NRR (Tad |
| Marsh), NMSS (Josie Piccone), PA (William Beecher), SP (Fred Combs), R2 IRC |
| (Pierce Skinner), CA (Betsy Keeling), EDO Staff (Leonard Wert), IP (Karen |
| Henderson), SECY (Andrew Bates), Chairman Dicus Off (Thomas Hiltz), Comm. |
| McGaffigan Off (James Beall), Comm. Diaz Off (Anthony Hsia), Comm. |
| Merrifield Off (Lynne Stauss) |
| |
| |
| ***UPDATE 1744 9/14/99 BY D. MORRIS TAKEN BY MACKINNON*** |
| |
| Unusual Event was terminated and EAL 12A was exited at 1710 ET when the |
| hurricane warning was downgraded to a tropical storm warning by the National |
| Hurricane Center. The Licensee notified the state and surrounding counties |
| of exiting the unusual event. R2DO (Chris Christensen), NRR EO (Bill |
| Beckner) and FEMA (Ken Ciboch) notified. |
| |
| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event update by the |
| licensee. |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36156 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: SAINT LUCIE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/13/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:30[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 09/13/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 17:13[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: STEVE MERRILL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/15/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: UNU |ROBERT HAAG R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |JOSEPH GIITTER IRO |
|AAEC 50.72 (a) (1) (I) EMERGENCY DECLARED |DAN SULLIVAN FEMA |
| |FRANK CONGEL IRO |
| |ELINOR ADENSAM NRR |
| | |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N N 0 Hot Shutdown |0 Hot Shutdown |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
| | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
EVENT TEXT
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED DUE TO ENTERING EAL 5B ITEM 1 (CONFIRMED HURRICANE |
| WARNING IN EFFECT) |
| |
| The licensee entered an Unusual Event per Emergency Action Level 5B item 1. |
| All emergency diesel generators are fully operable and the electrical grid |
| is stable. All emergency core cooling systems are fully operable. The state |
| was notified of the Unusual Event classification. Local counties will be |
| notified of the Unusual Event classification by the state of Florida. |
| |
| The NRC Resident Inspector will be notified of this event by the licensee. |
| |
| * * * UPDATE 0930 9/14/1999 BY STRANSKY * * * |
| |
| The NRC entered the Monitoring Phase of Normal Mode at 0930 on 9/14/1999 in |
| preparation of potential landfall by Hurricane Floyd. |
| |
| * * * COMMISSIONER'S ASSISTANTS BRIEF, 1000 EDT ON 9/14/99 * * * |
| |
| Luis Reyes the R2RA conducted the brief, IRO (Frank Congel), NRR (Tad |
| Marsh), NMSS (Josie Piccone), PA (William Beecher), SP (Fred Combs), R2 IRC |
| (Pierce Skinner), CA (Betsy Keeling), EDO Staff (Leonard Wert), IP (Karen |
| Henderson), SECY (Andrew Bates), Chairman Dicus Off (Thomas Hiltz), Comm. |
| McGaffigan Off (James Beall), Comm. Diaz Off (Anthony Hsia), Comm. |
| Merrifield Off (Lynne Stauss) |
| |
| *** COMMISSIONER'S ASSISTANCE BRIEF, 2000 EDT ON 9/14/99 *** |
| |
| Luis Reyes the R2RA conducted the brief, EDO (Jim Dyer), IRO ( Joe Giitter), |
| NRR EO (Bill Beckner), NMSS (Josie Piccone), CA (Betsy Keeling), Chairman |
| Dicus Off (Tom Hiltz), Comm McGaffigan (James Beall), Comm Merrifield |
| (Lynne Stauss & John Thoma), NRC R2 (Bruce Mallett & Anne Boland) . |
| |
| * * * UPDATE AT 0059 EDT ON 9/15/99 BY JACK BREEN TO FANGIE JONES * * * |
| |
| Unusual Event was terminated at 0040 EDT when the hurricane warning was |
| lifted by the National Hurricane Center. The licensee notified the NRC |
| Resident Inspector and intends notifying the state and surrounding counties |
| of exiting the Unusual Event. R2DO (Chris Christensen), NRR EO (William |
| Beckner), and FEMA (Wayne Storer) notified. |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36157 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: HATCH REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/13/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:20[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 09/13/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 16:30[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BARNES |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/14/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |ROBERT HAAG R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|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 98 Power Operation |98 Power Operation |
| | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
EVENT TEXT
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION MADE TO THE STATE OF GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
| DIVISION |
| |
| At approximately 1630 hours a notification was made to the State of Georgia |
| Environmental Protection Division regarding the exceedance of the |
| instantaneous and two hour release rate for residual chlorine from the site |
| during plant service water chlorination. An investigation is in progress to |
| determine the cause. |
| |
| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
| |
| |
| ***Retraction on 09/14/99 at 1535 EDT by Barnes taken by MacKinnon*** |
| |
| On review of NUREG-1022 section 3.7 the licensee is retracting this event |
| because the amount of chlorine released was small. R2DO (Chris Christensen) |
| notified. |
| |
| The NRC Resident Inspector will be notified of this retraction. |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|General Information or Other |Event Number: 36160 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| REP ORG: BNFL FUEL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/14/1999|
|LICENSEE: BNFL FUEL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 05:16[EDT]|
| CITY: SPRINGFIELDS REGION: |EVENT DATE: 08/12/1999|
| COUNTY: ENGLAND STATE: |EVENT TIME: [EST]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/14/1999|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GARY SHEAR R3 |
| |KEVIN RAMSEY (FAX) NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: HOWARD WHITTAKER | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|CDEG 21.21(c)(3)(i) DEFECTS/NONCOMPLIANCE | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
EVENT TEXT
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 10 CFR PART 21 REPORT - CYLINDER NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANSI 14.1 SENT TO |
| PADUCAH |
| |
| "A full 48Y cylinder containing natural UF6 was sent to USEC at Paducah from |
| BNFL Springfields in May 1997. On August 12, 1999, whilst preparing the |
| cylinder for feeding, USEC personnel discovered that the cylinder was not in |
| compliance with ANSI 14.1. The cylinder nameplate was stamped with a water |
| capacity of 4019 Kgs equivalent to 142.1 cubic feet. The current standard |
| of ANSI 14.1 requires a minimum volume of a 48Y cylinder to be 4037 Kgs |
| water equivalent to 142.7 cubic feet. Since this cylinder does not comply |
| with the ANSI standard it cannot be fed to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion |
| Plant. |
| |
| "It is our understanding that the USA Code of Federal Regulations 10 CFR |
| Part 21 requires the receiver of a basic component that has a defect or |
| deviates from a specification, to notify the supplier of the component of |
| the defect or deviation. We have received a formal notification from the |
| Paducah Plant of a deviation from the technical specification for UF6 |
| cylinders. |
| |
| "10 CFR Part 21 requires the supplier of the basic component to complete an |
| evaluation / failure to comply associated with safety hazards as soon as |
| practical, and in all cases within 60 days of discovery to identify any |
| defect etc that could create a substantial safety hazard if it remained |
| uncorrected. |
| |
| "We therefore have accepted our responsibility for reporting the deviation |
| to the NRC and to conduct the evaluation as per the requirements of 10 CFR |
| Part 21." |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36161 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: BRUNSWICK REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/14/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: NC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 07:21[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 09/14/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 06:32[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES REINSBURROW |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/14/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |ROBERT HAAG R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AARC 50.72(b)(1)(v) OTHER ASMT/COMM INOP | |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | |
| | |
| | |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|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 |
| | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
EVENT TEXT
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| EMERGENCY WARNING OFFSITE SIRENS INOPERABLE |
| |
| The licensee determined that the emergency warning offsite sirens cannot be |
| activated. Backup alert measures are in place while an investigation into |
| the cause of the failure and completion of repairs are made. |
| |
| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector, the local agencies of |
| Brunswick and New Hanover Counties and North Carolina. |
| |
| * * * UPDATE AT 0802 EDT ON 9/14/99 BY LENNY BELLER TO FANGIE JONES * * * |
| |
| The licensee has determined and repaired the problem, a bad modem, and has |
| restored the sirens to operable. The licensee notified the NRC Resident |
| Inspector and the local government agencies. |
| |
| The NRC operations officer notified the R2DO (Robert Haag). |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36162 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: SALEM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/14/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:07[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 09/14/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 10:26[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: FRANK SOENS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/14/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |NIEL DELLA GRECA R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AMED 50.72(b)(2)(v) OFFSITE MEDICAL | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 76 Power Operation |76 Power Operation |
| | |
| | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
EVENT TEXT
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED INDIVIDUAL TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. |
| |
| A PSEG employee was transported to Salem Hospital after exhibiting heat |
| stress symptoms after a containment entry. A complete frisk was not able to |
| be completed prior to loading him in the ambulance. A radiation technician |
| was able to complete the frisk prior to the arrival at the hospital but |
| after the hospital was mobilized to accept a contaminated, injured |
| individual. The frisk revealed that the individual was not contaminated. |
| The individual is expected to fully recover. This report is made IAW |
| CFR50.72(b)(2)(v) for transport of a potentially contaminated, injured |
| individual offsite. |
| |
| The NRC resident has been notified. |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36163 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: BRUNSWICK REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/14/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: NC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:30[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 09/14/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 23:10[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: THOMAS WOODALL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/14/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: UNU |CHRIS CHRISTENSEN R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |WILLIAM BECKNER NRR |
|AAEC 50.72 (a) (1) (I) EMERGENCY DECLARED |FRANK CONGEL IRO |
| |WAYNE STORER |
| | |
| | |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|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 |
| | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
EVENT TEXT
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED DUE TO ENTERING EAL 2.1 SECTION 14.1.2 (NATURAL EVENT |
| - HURRICANE WARNING). |
| |
| The licensee entered an Unusual Event per Emergency Action Level 2.1 Section |
| 14.1.2. All emergency diesel generators and their emergency core cooling |
| systems are fully operable. The electrical grid is stable. The licensee said |
| that they would have to enter Abnormal Operating Procedure 13 two hours |
| before wind speed increased to 75 mph. The licensee projects that they have |
| 27 hours until hurricane force winds reach their site. |
| The licensee has notified the state of North Carolina and surrounding |
| counties of entering an unusual event classification. |
| |
| The NRC Resident Inspector will be informed of this event by the licensee. |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, March 25, 2021