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Event Notification Report for March 18, 2002

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
03/17/2002 - 03/18/2002

EVENT NUMBERS
3878138777

General Information or Other
Event Number: 38781
Rep Org: ABB INC
Licensee: ABB INC
Region: 2
City: CORAL SPRING   State: FL
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: R. GONNAM/M. RUIZ
HQ OPS Officer: GERRY WAIG
Notification Date: 03/19/2002
Notification Time: 12:53 [ET]
Event Date: 03/18/2002
Event Time: 00:00 [EST]
Last Update Date: 03/19/2002
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
21.21 - UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH
Person (Organization):
JAY HENSON (R2)
VERN HODGE (NRR)
RICHARD CONTE (R1)
PATRICK HILAND (R3)
DALE POWERS (R4)
Event Text
INITIAL NOTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL DEFECT CLASS 1E TYPE CV-2 AND CV-22 RELAYS

"This letter is the initial notification of a deviation concerning our Class 1E type CV-2 and CV-22 relays.

"One of our customers notified us that several of the CV-2 relays they had recently received did not have a particular assembly on the moving disc which other CV-2 relays on the same order did have. Discussions with this customer concluded they were speaking of a weight assembly that is used in balancing the moving disc and is required as a part of the completed relay.

"Upon visual examination of the CV-2 relays returned to us for corrective action this deviation was confirmed. A preliminary investigation showed that our manufacturing system allowed for the potential for this deviation to occur.

"Details will be provided in our written notification forthcoming within the next thirty days."


Power Reactor
Event Number: 38777
Facility: CALVERT CLIFFS
Region: 1     State: MD
Unit: [1] [2] []
RX Type: [1] CE,[2] CE
NRC Notified By: DAVID FRYE
HQ OPS Officer: RICH LAURA
Notification Date: 03/18/2002
Notification Time: 14:11 [ET]
Event Date: 03/18/2002
Event Time: 12:15 [EST]
Last Update Date: 03/18/2002
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
Person (Organization):
RICHARD CONTE (R1)
Power Reactor Unit Info
Unit SCRAM Code RX Crit Initial PWR Initial RX Mode Current PWR Current RX Mode
1 N N 0 Refueling 0 Refueling
2 N Y 100 Power Operation 100 Power Operation
Event Text
OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO AN INADVERTENT EP SIREN ACTUATION

An inadvertent actuation of all Calvert County EP sirens (49 total) occurred at 1215EST due to a personnel error that occurred during testing. The testing was performed by the Calvert Control Center Operators.