Event Notification Report for May 11, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
05/10/2001 - 05/11/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
37977 37980 37981 37982 37983 37984
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37977 |
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| FACILITY: COOPER REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/09/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:23[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 05/09/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVE VANDERKAMP |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/10/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |JEFF SHACKELFORD R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|*UNA 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(B) UNANALYZED CONDITION | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| FIRE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS NOT MET |
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| It has been discovered that all necessary compensatory actions for |
| inoperable fire barriers are not included in the stations operating |
| procedures for conditions when the swing 125 VDC and 250 VDC battery |
| chargers are in service supplying the 'B' DC Electrical subsystem. The |
| required degree of separation per 10CFR50 Appendix R does not exist between |
| divisions when either swing charger is connected to the 'B' DC Electrical |
| subsystem. Use of the swing chargers is not a normal lineup but has occurred |
| during the past three years. The uncompensated lack of an adequate fire |
| barrier between divisions of safe shutdown equipment is considered an |
| unanalyzed condition that significantly degrades plant safety. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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| * * * UPDATED AT 2153 EDT ON 5/10/01 BY STEVE WHEELER TO FANGIE JONES * * * |
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| "The purpose of this follow-up is to clarify statements made in the original |
| report. |
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| "The first statement in the report states that '....all necessary |
| compensatory actions for inoperable fire barriers are not included in the |
| station's operating procedures.' The only compensatory measures not included |
| in procedures are those concerning providing a fire watch when the swing |
| charger is in service. |
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| "With respect to the statement regarding 'uncompensated lack of an adequate |
| fire barrier between divisions of safe shutdown equipment is considered an |
| unanalyzed condition,' the condition exists only when the swing charger is |
| in service and a fire watch has not been established. |
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| "The final statement concerning 'an unanalyzed condition that significantly |
| degrades plant safety,' the District provides the following clarification. |
| During the periods when no fire watch was established, no actual fire |
| occurred in the fire area, no power was lost or interrupted and the |
| batteries were functional." |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. The R4DO (Jeff |
| Shackelford) was notified. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37980 |
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| FACILITY: ROBINSON REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/10/2001|
| UNIT: [2] [] [] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:08[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 05/10/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ALBERT GARROU |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/10/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |CHARLES R. OGLE R2 |
|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 |
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|2 N N 0 Hot Standby |0 Hot Standby |
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| UNESCORTED ACCESS GRANTED INAPPROPRIATELY |
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| The licensee discovered that a contract employee falsified a personal |
| history questionnaire resulting in unescorted access to the Protected Area |
| being granted inappropriately for a period of 25 days. Immediate |
| compensatory actions were taken upon discovery. (Contact the NRC operations |
| officer for additional details.) |
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| The licensee submitted this notification in accordance with 10 CFR |
| 73.71(b)(1); 10 CFR [Part] 73, Appendix G, paragraph I.b; and draft |
| Regulatory Guide DG-5008 (RG 5.62), December 1997 |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37981 |
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| FACILITY: CALVERT CLIFFS REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/10/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: MD |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:43[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 05/09/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: PATRICIA HARRISON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/10/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |WILLIAM COOK R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|HFIT 26.73 FITNESS FOR DUTY | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N N 0 Cold Shutdown |0 Cold Shutdown |
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| INADVERTENT FAILURE TO INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS IN RANDOM DRUG SCREENING POOL |
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| The licensee discovered that three individuals were inadvertently left out |
| of the computerized list of individuals subject to random drug screening. |
| Immediate compensatory actions have been taken. |
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| The licensee intends to notify the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37982 |
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| REP ORG: OR DEPT OF HEALTH RAD PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/10/2001|
|LICENSEE: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRIES |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:57[EDT]|
| CITY: PORTLAND REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 05/09/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: OR |EVENT TIME: 14:00[PDT]|
|LICENSE#: ORE-90056 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/10/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JEFF SHACKELFORD R4 |
| |FREDERICK STURZ NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TERRY LINDSEY | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - IMPROPER RADIOGRAPHY OPERATION |
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| The Oregon Department of Health Radiation Protection shut down a radiography |
| operation in North Portland at 1400 PDT on 5/9/2001 by Professional Services |
| Industries (PSI). There were no operating survey instruments, the operators |
| did not have alarming dosimeters, and warning signs were not posted. There |
| was a 2-mR line set up at 6 feet from the 80-curie source. There will be an |
| enforcement conference at 1300 PDT on 5/11/2001. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37983 |
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| REP ORG: FLORIDA BUREAU OF RADIATION CONTROL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/10/2001|
|LICENSEE: METRIC ENGINEERING, INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:10[EDT]|
| CITY: MIAMI REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 05/10/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: FL |EVENT TIME: 11:10[EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 1704-1 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/10/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CHARLES R. OGLE R2 |
| |C.W. (BILL) REAMER NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JERRY EAKINS | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN GAUGE CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES |
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| A Troxler moisture density gauge (model #3440, serial #28940) was stolen |
| from a truck parked at the Metric Engineering, Inc. office located at 13940 |
| S.W. 136th Street, Suite 200, Miami, Florida 33186. The gauge contains 8 |
| mCi Cs-137 and 40 mCi Am-241:Be. The gauge has been recovered. |
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| "Licensee states their inspector, Dylan Grove, reported the gauge was stolen |
| from the back of his truck at 11:10 AM on this date at the above location. |
| The lock securing the gauge to the vehicle was cut. The name and phone |
| number of the licensee was displayed on the gauge. The licensee reported the |
| theft to this office at 2:05 PM. At approximately 3:00 PM, the licensee |
| reported the gauge had been returned to their SR 436 field office by an |
| anonymous gentleman. The gauge was reportedly undamaged. This incident has |
| been transferred to the Radioactive Materials section for further action. An |
| inspection of the work site by a state inspector is |
| scheduled for 11 May 01." |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37984 |
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| REP ORG: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/10/2001|
|LICENSEE: TECHNICAL WELDING LABORATORY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:30[EDT]|
| CITY: PASADENA REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 05/10/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: [CDT]|
|LICENSE#: L02187 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/10/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JEFF SHACKELFORD R4 |
| |C.W. (BILL) REAMER NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: HELEN WATKINS | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN RADIOGRAPHY DEVICE |
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| "On May 10, 2001, the Agency was notified by telephone that a truck |
| containing a radiography device was missing and possibly stolen. SPEC 150, |
| Camera #23, source serial number KB 0109, 40 curies iridium-192, cannot be |
| located. The police found the truck, but the device was not inside. |
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| "The Agency is investigating." |
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| Incident 7754 |
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