Event Notification Report for May 8, 2002

                         
                    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                              Operations Center

                              Event Reports For
                           05/07/2002 - 05/08/2002

                              ** EVENT NUMBERS **

38904  38905  

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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   38904       |
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| FACILITY: KEWAUNEE                 REGION:  3  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/07/2002|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  WI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 05:41[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-2-LP                           |EVENT DATE:        05/07/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        03:31[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  GEORG RUITER                 |LAST UPDATE DATE:  05/07/2002|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  FANGIE JONES                 +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |ANNE MARIE STONE     R3      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii)   LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE|                             |
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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          N       0        Intermediate Shut|0        Intermediate Shut|
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| SAFETY PARAMETER DISPLAY SYSTEM DETERMINED TO BE INOPERABLE                  |
|                                                                              |
| "At 0331 hours on 5/7/02, the reactor operators determined that the Safety   |
| Parameter Display System was not being updated with data from the Plant      |
| Process Computer System.                                                     |
|                                                                              |
| "This is being conservatively reported as a major loss of emergency          |
| assessment capability in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii).  The      |
| control room board indications and annuciator system remain in service and   |
| are routinely used by the operators to monitor and assess the plant during   |
| normal and emergency situations."                                            |
|                                                                              |
| The computer group has been notified and will be investigating the problem.  |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee intends to notify the NRC Resident Inspector.                   |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   38905       |
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| FACILITY: PILGRIM                  REGION:  1  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/07/2002|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  MA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:58[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] GE-3                             |EVENT DATE:        05/07/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        07:30[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  DAVID NOYES                  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  05/07/2002|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  FANGIE JONES                 +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |MICHELE EVANS        R1      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii)   LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE|                             |
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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  |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| OFFSITE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SIRENS DETERMINED TO BE INOPERABLE           
|
|                                                                              |
| Emergency preparedness personnel identified that the Prompt Alert            |
| Notifications System (PANS) was inoperable.  Troubleshooting and repair      |
| activities are ongoing for the system.                                       |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee has notified the local towns and compensatory measures are in   |
| place in event of emergency plan activation for public notification.         |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector and the State.          |
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