Event Notification Report for February 13, 2003
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
02/12/2003 - 02/13/2003
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38513 39470 39545 39571 39575 39579 39580 39581 39582 39583
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38513 |
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| FACILITY: SAINT LUCIE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/23/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:30[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 11/23/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:10[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: CHARLIE PIKE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/12/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |CAUDLE JULIAN R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | |
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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 NOTIFICATION TO FLORIDA STATE INVOLVING RECOVERED SEA TURTLE FROM |
| UNIT 1 INTAKE STRUCTURE |
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| "A sea turtle with no external injuries but appearing to be distressed was |
| recovered from the Unit 1 Intake Structure. The State Stranding Coordinator |
| for sea turtles has been contacted." |
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| * * * UPDATE 11/23/01 AT 1255EST FROM CHARLIE PIKE TO S. SANDIN * * * |
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| "Turtle has died." |
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| The licensee informed both the State of Florida and the NRC Resident |
| Inspector. |
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| * * * UPDATE 1413EST ON 12/3/01 FROM JACK BREEN TO FANGIE JONES * * * |
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| At approximately 1215 EST on 12/3/01, a report was made to the Florida |
| Department of Fish and Wildlife concerning the recovery of an injured sea |
| turtle from the plant's intake canal. The turtle was a green sea turtle in |
| the intake canal that appeared distressed and looked to have a wound from a |
| boat motor on its back. It will be transferred to the State for |
| rehabilitation. |
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| The licensee plans to notify the NRC resident inspector. Notified |
| R2DO(MacAlpine). |
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| * * * UPDATE 1333EST ON 12/15/01 FROM JACK BREEN TO JOHN MACKINNON * * * |
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| At approximately 1215 EST on 12/15/01, a report was made to the Florida |
| Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to pick up a Green |
| Turtle for rehabilitation. The Green Turtle was taken from the plant's |
| intake canal, and the turtle appears to have shark bites. |
| |
| The licensee plans to notify the NRC resident inspector. Notified R2DO |
| (Chuck Ogle). |
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| * * * UPDATE 1450EST ON 01/06/02 FROM TULLIDGE TO JOHN MACKINNON * * * |
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| At 1350EST, a notification to the State of Florida Department of Fish and |
| Wildlife Conservation Commission was made due to finding an injured |
| Loggerhead sea turtle in Unit 1 intake. The sea turtle was transported |
| offsite for rehabilitation. R2DO (Tom Decker) notified. |
| |
| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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| ***UPDATE 1330EST ON 4/23/02 FROM JACK BREEN TO RICH LAURA*** |
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| The licensee rescued a Loggerhead sea turtle from the intake canal. The |
| Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was notified, and the |
| turtle was turned over for rehabilitation. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was informed. Notified R2DO (B. Bonser). |
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| ***UPDATE 1241EDT ON 5/29/02 FROM DAVE WILLIAMS TO RICHARD LAURA*** |
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| The licensee reported that an offsite notification was made to the Florida |
| Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission concerning the discovery of a live |
| loggerhead sea turtle found in the plant's intake canal. The turtle was |
| lethargic and was sent for rehabilitation. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was informed. Notified R2DO (K. Landis). |
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| ***** UPDATE AT 1125 EDT ON 06/01/02 FROM CHARLES MARPLE TO LEIGH TROCINE |
| ***** |
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
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| "At 1020 on 06/01/02, a notification was made to the Florida Fish and |
| Wildlife Conservation Commission regarding a weak and emaciated Loggerhead |
| turtle found in the plant intake barrier net. The turtle will be sent |
| off-site to the Marine Life Center for Rehabilitation." |
| |
| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. The NRC operations |
| officer notified the R2DO (Kerry Landis). |
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| *****UPDATE AT 11:53 EDT ON 6/2/02 FROM MARPLE TO LAURA****** |
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| "A notification was made to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation |
| Commission regarding a dead small green sea turtle found in the tangle net. |
| The turtle will be maintained on ice for a postmortem examination." |
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| The NRC resident inspector was notified. Notified R2DO (K. Landis) |
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| *****UPDATE AT 12:45 EDT ON 7/18/02 FROM BREEN TO LAURA****** |
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| A notification was made to the State regarding a dead green sea turtle that |
| was removed from the intake canal. |
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| The NRC resident inspector will be notified. |
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| Notified R2DO (C. Payne |
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| ***UPDATE AT 1045 EDT ON 10/20/02 FROM KORTH TO NORRIS*** |
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| A Loggerhead turtle was retrieved from the plant's intake canal. The turtle |
| was in need of rehabilitation. Per the plant's turtle permit, the Florida |
| Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) was notified at 0927 EDT. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. |
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| Notified R2DO (Barr) |
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| * * * UPDATE AT 1338 EDT ON 10/22/02 FROM KELLY KORTH TO GERRY WAIG * * * |
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| A Loggerhead turtle was retrieved from the plant's intake canal. The turtle |
| was in need of rehabilitation. Per the plant's turtle permit, the Florida |
| Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) was notified at 1250 EDT. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector will be notified by the licensee. |
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| Notified R2DO (Bob Haag) |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 11/22/2002 @ 1821 BY FIELDS TO GOULD * * * |
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| The licensee notified the Florida Department of Environmental Protection of |
| the recovery of a distressed loggerhead sea turtle from their intake canal. |
| The turtle was taken to a rehabilitation facility. |
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| The NRC Resident inspector will be notified. Notified R2DO (David Ayres). |
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| * * * UPDATE AT 1320 EST ON 12/16/02 FROM BILL PARKS TO GERRY WAIG * * * |
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| "On 12-16-02, two loggerhead turtles were retrieved from the plant's intake |
| canal. The turtles were determined to be in need of rehabilitation. The |
| injuries to the turtles are not causal to plant operation. Per the plant's |
| turtle permit, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) |
| was notified at 1230 EST. This non-emergency notification is being made |
| pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi) due to the notification of FWCC." |
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| The NRC Resident inspector will be notified. Notified R2DO (Mike Ernstes). |
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| * * * UPDATE AT 1350 EST ON 1/25/03 FROM DAVE FIELDS TO MIKE RIPLEY * * * |
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| "The State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection was notified |
| that an injured juvenile loggerhead sea turtle was retrieved from the plant |
| intake canal. The turtle was sent to a rehabilitation facility." |
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| The NRC Resident inspector will be notified. Notified R2DO (Ken Barr). |
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| * * * * UPDATE AT 1140 EST ON 2/12/03 FROM ALAN HALL TO MIKE RIPLEY * * * * |
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| On 02/12/03 (approximately 1030 hrs), one loggerhead turtle was retrieved |
| from the plant's intake canal. The turtle was determined to be in need of |
| rehabilitation. The injury to the turtle is not causal to plant operation. |
| Per the plant's turtle permit, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation |
| Commission (FWCC) was notified at 1040 EST. This non-emergency |
| notification is being made pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi) due to the |
| notification of FWCC." |
| |
| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R2 DO (C. Ogle). |
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|Hospital |Event Number: 39470 |
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| REP ORG: VA NATIONAL HEALTH PHYSICS PROGRAM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/23/2002|
|LICENSEE: VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:04[EST]|
| CITY: SEATTLE REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 10/22/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: WA |EVENT TIME: [PST]|
|LICENSE#: 46-00990-01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/12/2003|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |LINDA HOWELL R4 |
| |BOB PIERSON NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MICHAEL C. SIMMONS | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE RIPLEY | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BLO2 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| NICKEL-63 SOURCES INADVERTENTLY DISPOSED OF AS SCRAP |
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| A gas chromatograph, Model HP 5880GLC, with two Ni-63 sources was |
| inadvertently disposed of with other excess property as scrap metal from the |
| Veterans Administration's Puget Sound Health Care System on 10/22/02 without |
| notifying the RSO. The loss was discovered on 11/25/02 during a routine |
| inventory. The two sealed sources were contained in an electron capture |
| detector within the gas chromatograph. The two sources consist of 13.1 |
| millicuries of Ni-63 each (as of 11/25/02). The source serial numbers are |
| 89665 and 89474. The RSO and the Veterans Administration National Health |
| Physics Program are investigating and will file a written report within 30 |
| days. |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 2/12/03 @ 1510 BY SIMMONS TO GOULD * * * |
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| The licensee reported that the Ni-63 sources were licensed under a general |
| license and should have been reported under 31.5.c.viii. |
| |
| Notified R4 DO (Marschall) and NMSS EO (Holahan). |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39545 |
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| REP ORG: WHITING CORPORATION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/29/2003|
|LICENSEE: |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:47[EST]|
| CITY: MONEE REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 01/29/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: IL |EVENT TIME: [CST]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/12/2003|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |KENNETH RIEMER R3 |
| |J. BRADLEY FEWELL R1 |
+------------------------------------------------+KERRY LANDIS R2 |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: FREDERICK TEGGELAAR |WILLIAM JONES R4 |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG |TERRY REIS NRR |
+------------------------------------------------+JOHN HICKEY MNSS |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|CCCC 21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | |
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| 10 CFR 21 NOTIFICATION - WHITING CORPORATION |
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| "This notice is being sent within the two day period to inform you of a |
| safety concern related to Whiting cranes sold to utility companies prior to |
| 1980. The problem was identified through engineering analysis. We are not |
| aware of any failures. |
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| "The concern is specific to the Whiting #25 Hoist Unit (Gear Case). One or |
| possibly two internal support bolts in this assembly may be significantly |
| over-stressed. |
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| "The exact extent of the over-stressed condition can only be determined by |
| individual analysis of each hoist in question; however, based on findings, a |
| 50% reduction in rated hoist capacity of the effected cranes will allow for |
| continued use of the cranes without compromising design safety factors. This |
| limitation should be enforced until the over-stressed bolts have been |
| replaced or analysis shows that an over-stressed condition does not exist. |
| |
| "Crane owners should contact us at Whiting-Nuclear@WhitingCorp.com and |
| provide the following information; customer name, contact person, email |
| address, telephone number, crane serial number and date of next scheduled |
| outage. |
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| "I trust you find that the notification provided is satisfactory and in |
| compliance with 10 CFR 21 reporting requirements. If you have any questions, |
| please do not hesitate to contact me at fteggelaar@whitingcorp. com." |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 2/12/03 @ 1617 BY TEGGELAAR (fax) TO GOULD * * * |
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| "This is a follow up notice related to our previously reported 10 CFR 21 |
| dated 1/29/2003. As a result of the ongoing investigation and resolution of |
| the previous notice, we have identified 5 cranes that utilize a hoist |
| configuration that does not match the description contained in the previous |
| notice." |
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| These cranes are at the following facilities: |
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| Indian Point (thought to be Unit 1) |
| Cooper Nuclear Station |
| WPPSS-Hanford #2 [Columbia Generating] |
| Vermont Yankee |
| Millstone (Believed to be Unit 1) |
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| "We have or are attempting to contact these customers directly to notify |
| them of this circumstance. These are the only additionally impacted |
| customers we have identified. These were special hoist arrangements using a |
| # 10 hoist unit (gearcase) as opposed to the previously identified #25 hoist |
| unit. |
| |
| "The hoist units identified above are to be limited to 20% of rated capacity |
| to prevent compromising design factors, until such time as the Units can be |
| upgraded." |
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| Notified R1 DO (Meyer), R2 DO (Lesser), R3 DO (Burgess), R4 DO (Marschall), |
| NRR (Foster), NRR (Zwolinski). |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39571 |
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| FACILITY: INDIAN POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/06/2003|
| UNIT: [2] [] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 19:04[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/06/2003|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:11[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RICHARD ALEXANDER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/12/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ARLON COSTA +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JAMES NOGGLE R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |CYNTHIA CARPENTER NRR |
|AUNA 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 |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| UNANALYZED CONDITION FOR CABLE SEPARATION CRITERIA AT INDIAN POINT 2 |
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| "At 1600 hours on February 6, 2003, IP determined that CR IP-2002.00765, |
| issued to identify that the routing of charging pump power supply and |
| control cables does not meet the cable separation criteria specified in |
| 10CFR50 App R section III.G.1, was reportable as a potentially unanalyzed |
| condition. This condition was discovered during the re-baseline of the |
| 10CFR50 Appendix R analysis. A fire in Fire Area F could potentially |
| disable all 3 charging pumps as a result of the loss of the 23 charging pump |
| alternate power feed transfer switch; loss of the 23 charging pump |
| 'alternate' power feed cable, and the alternate/normal power feed cable |
| between the transfer switch and the pump; loss of 22CHP power feed cable; |
| loss of local/remote control cable, PL2, disabling remote operation for all |
| 3 charging pump breakers; and loss of Control cables and pneumatics 22 and |
| 23 charging pumps. Fire protection impairment actions were implemented per |
| Procedure SAO-703. This condition was determined to be reportable using the |
| guidance of NUREG-1022 which cites the absence of adequate separation |
| between redundant shutdown trains to be reportable as a significant |
| degradation of plant safety. Although it is possible that this condition |
| was previously identified and dispositioned, an analysis is not readily |
| available." |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 2/12/03 @ 1757 BY DURR TO GOULD * * * |
| |
| Event notification 39571 made on February 6, 2003 identified an unanalyzed |
| cable separation issue discovered during the re-baseline of the 10 CFR 50, |
| Appendix R, analysis. As part of the on-going re-baseline, CR-IP-2003-867 |
| was written at 1353 hours on February 12, 2003 to identify the potential |
| failure of normal power supply cables for the six service water pumps to |
| meet the separation criteria of 10 CFR 50, Appendix R, Section III,G. 1. The |
| cables are potentially vulnerable to the effects of a single postulated fire |
| in fire area J. The specific location of this common vulnerability is |
| Manhole 23, located on the 15 foot elevation of the turbine building |
| adjacent to the northwest corner of the 6.9 kV switchgear cabinets. Manhole |
| 23 is covered by a checkered plate that is open to the 15 foot elevation and |
| has not been credited as a fire barrier. The normal power supply cables are |
| credited for a fire in Fire Area J to supply power to at least one service |
| water pump. The normal power supplies for the six service water pumps are |
| routed from the 480 V Switchgear Room through manhole 23. Fire protection |
| impairment actions are taken per Procedure SAO-703. Although it is possible |
| this condition was also previously identified and dispositioned, the |
| analysis is not readily available for assessment as part of the re-baseline. |
| |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
| |
| Notified R1 DO (Meyer) and NRR EO (Zwolinski). |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39575 |
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| REP ORG: MA RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/10/2003|
|LICENSEE: PERKINELMER LIFE SCIENCES |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:29[EST]|
| CITY: BOSTON REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 07/18/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: MA |EVENT TIME: [EST]|
|LICENSE#: 00-3200 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/10/2003|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GLENN MEYER R1 |
| |DON COOL EO NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: CARPENITO | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| POTENTIALLY MISSING PHOSPHORUS-32 SHIPPING PACKAGES |
| |
| Single packages containing P-32 (~14 day half-life) were destined for four |
| different out-of-state locations (in CA, KS, NY and TX). Intended shipping |
| dates were July 18 (2), August 5 and August 6, 2002. Carrier reported |
| packages potentially missing within 2-3 days after intended shipping dates. |
| The per-package activities ranged from 250 microcuries to 1 millicurie. All |
| subject radioactive material contents are presently well past ten |
| half-lives. After several months of shipper-carrier joint investigation, the |
| cause(s) remain undetermined. Actions have been taken by shipper and carrier |
| to prevent recurrence. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39579 |
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| FACILITY: CATAWBA REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/12/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:46[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/12/2003|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 09:45[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: Mc CONNELL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/12/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |MARK LESSER R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AINA 50.72(b)(3)(v)(A) POT UNABLE TO SAFE SD | |
|AIND 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | |
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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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EVENT TEXT
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| LOSS OF SAFETY FUNCTION ON BOTH UNITS DUE TO TWO EMERGENCY D/G's BEING |
| DECLARED INOPERABLE |
| |
| Emergency Diesel Generator "2A" was removed from service for pre-planned |
| maintenance. This condition renders the "2A" Nuclear service Water pump |
| inoperable. They had a vital i/c inverter "2EID" to fail, rendering the |
| "2B" Emergency Diesel Generator inoperable due to its fuel oil fill valve |
| failing closed. By the "2B" Diesel Generator being inoperable it rendered |
| the "2B" Nuclear Service Water pump inoperable. The Nuclear Service Water |
| is shared between both units. A loss of safety function occurred on Unit 2 |
| due to two Diesel Generators being inoperable and no Nuclear Service Water |
| train being operable. Since the Nuclear Service Water system is a shared |
| with Unit 1, it also experienced a loss of a safety function. The system |
| was returned to service within 9 minutes after re-opening the fuel oil fill |
| bypass valve which rendered Diesel Generator "2B" operable again. |
| |
| |
| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. State and Local agencies will be |
| notified. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39580 |
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| REP ORG: ABC LABORATORIES |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/12/2003|
|LICENSEE: ABC LABORATORIES |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:19[EST]|
| CITY: COLUMBIA REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 02/08/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: MO |EVENT TIME: [CST]|
|LICENSE#: 24-13365-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/12/2003|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |SONIA BURGESS R3 |
| |PATRICIA HOLAHAN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: VOLLMER | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BLO2 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| MISSING NICKEL-63 FOIL SOURCE |
| |
| The licensee, ABC Laboratories of Columbia, Mo., reported they had lost a |
| <15 millicurie Ni-63 foil source (serial # F2288) that had been removed from |
| a Gas Chromatograph Chemical Detector and placed in storage. They think it |
| may be in a dryer at the lab. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39581 |
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| FACILITY: PALO VERDE REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/12/2003|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: AZ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:13[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE,[3] CE |EVENT DATE: 02/07/2003|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 17:20[MST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MARKS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/12/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |CHARLES MARSCHALL R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AINC 50.72(b)(3)(v)(C) POT UNCNTRL RAD REL | |
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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 Y 98 Power Operation |98 Power Operation |
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| LEAKAGE DISCOVERED FROM HIGH PRESSURE SAFETY INJECTION SYSTEM OUTSIDE |
| CONTAINMENT |
| |
| "On February 7, 2003, at approximately 17:20 Mountain Standard Time (MST), |
| Palo Verde Unit 2 discovered leakage from the high pressure safety injection |
| system outside containment that could contain highly radioactive fluids |
| during a serious transient or accident exceeded the safety analysis leakrate |
| limit. The drain valve that was the source of the leakage was promptly |
| tightened to return to within the analysis limit and subsequently repaired |
| to further reduce leakage to a level as low as practicable. There was no |
| release of radioactivity to the environment as a result of this event. |
| There were no adverse safety consequences resulting from the event. |
| |
| The "loss of safety function" reporting requirement would be triggered by |
| the described condition because the post-LOCA dose calculations assume no |
| more than 1500 ml/hour leakage outside of containment in the 10 CFR 100 |
| siting analysis. At the time of discovery, the leakage was 1715 ml/min |
| (102900 ml/hr). Therefore the safety function to control the release of |
| radioactive material such that the dose to a member of the public would not |
| exceed 10 CFR 100 limits during a potential LOCA was not fulfilled. |
| |
| At the time of the discovery the condition was promptly corrected so no ENS |
| report was thought to be required, however on further review it was noted |
| that the reporting requirement states "Any event or condition that at the |
| time of discovery could have prevented.." and therefore remains immediately |
| reportable even if the condition no longer exists." |
| |
| |
| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39582 |
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| FACILITY: MONTICELLO REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/12/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:41[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 02/12/2003|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 09:45[CST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: NEVE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/12/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |SONIA BURGESS R3 |
|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 |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| SUPERVISOR TESTED POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL IN RANDOM TEST |
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| COMPENSATORY MEASURES PUT IN PLACE WHEN DISCOVERED. |
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| NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED |
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| CONTACT HOO FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39583 |
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| FACILITY: MONTICELLO REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/12/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 21:21[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 02/12/2003|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 17:04[CST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: LAUDENBACH |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/12/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |SONIA BURGESS R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AINA 50.72(b)(3)(v)(A) POT UNABLE TO SAFE SD | |
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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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| HIGH PRESSURE COOLANT INJECTION (HPCI) DECLARED INOPERABLE DURING TESTING |
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| During a test of HPCI, the flow controller failed as the controller was |
| being transferred from manual to balance. The system was manually tripped |
| and remains inoperable. The system impacted is the High Pressure Coolant |
| Injection and the cause is being investigated. The plant is also in a LCO |
| action statement. Corrective action is being implemented to correct this |
| single train system failure. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. State and local agencies will be |
| notified. |
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