Event Notification Report for June 27, 2002

LICENSED THERMAL POWER LIMIT EXCEEDED AT HOPE CREEK

The following is taken from a facsimile sent by the licensee:

"On May 26, 2002, an equipment failure related to the feedwater crossflow correction factor resulted in the Hope Creek Generating Station operating above its' Licensed Power Limit of 3339 megawatts thermal for a period of approximately 8 hours. Upon identification of an anomalous indication associated with the crossflow indication, operators conservatively lowered Reactor power to a value below the station's licensed limit pending evaluation of the condition. Subsequent detailed evaluation has since confirmed that a malfunction of the crossflow instrumentation correction factor caused an overpower condition. The event date and time coincide with the completion of the evaluation. Contrary to regulatory guidance for power maintenance, the facility operated at approximately 100.25% for greater than 2 hours. However, at no time did the station power level exceed 100.47%, nor was the shift average power level limit exceeded. This 24 hour report is being made for violation of the requirements contained in the Operating License (Hope Creek Operating License Number NPF-57, section 2.F, specifically Section 2.C (1)-exceeding the maximum power level of 3339 megawatts thermal.[)]"

The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.

HOSPITAL WASTE SET OFF TRASH DISPOSAL PORTAL ALARM

The Milford Hospital was contacted by the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that a trash truck hauling trash from the hospital set off the portal alarm on entry at the disposal site at Bridgeport, Connecticut. DEP incident report number is 02-75. The truck was returned to the hospital and the contents checked, 0.025 millirem/hour was measured at the truck. Tc-99m was found contained in patient waste, which had been properly and legally disposed of. The trash will be held for decay at the hospital before being sent back to the waste disposal site.

The hospital will be contacting NRC Region 1.

TS REQUIRED SHUTDOWN INITIATED DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL ROOM AIR CONDITIONING

"At 10:21 the standby control room HVAC unit, VA-46A, was started due to rising Control Room (CR) temperatures. The running CR HVAC unit, VA-46B, was declared inoperable due to its inability to maintain CR temperature. TS 2.1.2 paragraph 2 was entered, 30 day LCO. At 10:33 it was determined that VA-46A was not cooling and it was declared inoperable. With both CR HVAC units inoperable, AOP-13-Loss Of Control room Air Conditioning, was entered and TS 2.0.1 was entered which requires 6 hours to be in Hot Shutdown. At 10:34 the electrical disconnect was reset on HVAC unit, VA-46B. Control Room temperature was verified to be lowering at 10:40, 78 degrees F. Highest temperature in Control Room was 79 degrees F. At 11:00, VA-46B was verified to be operating normally with Control Room temperature continuing to lower. VA-46B was declared operable with CR temperature 74 degrees F and lowering. TS 2.0.1 was exited with no power reduction occurring. AOP-13, Loss Of Control Room Air Conditioning Abnormal Operating Procedure was exited also. We remain in TS 2.12.2 for VA-46A (30 day LCO) with maintenance ongoing for VA-46A. Current CR temperature at 12:10 is 72 degrees F."

The NRC Resident inspector was notified.

OPERABLE EP SIRENS BELOW MINIMUM NUMBER AT INDIAN POINT

Two counties located in the emergency planning zone went below the minimum number of operable EP sirens. Westchester County had 12 sirens inoperable out of a total of 77 sirens. Orange County had approximately 8 sirens not working out of a total of 16. The minimum number operable criteria is 90% operating out of the total number in each county. The licensee attributed the inoperable sirens due to a storm that passed through the area yesterday. Compensatory measures were in place including route alerting.

The NRC resident inspector was notified.

*****UPDATE LEONE TO LAURA ON 6/28/02 AT 13:48*****

The licensee reported that Westchester County had greater than 90% of their sirens working by 18:20 on 6/27/02. All EP sirens in the 4 counties within the EPZ were working as of 11:28 on 6/28/02.

The NRC resident inspector was notified. Notified R1DO (M. Modes).

RADIATION ALARM AT A WASTE TRANSFER STATION WAS ACTIVATED BY A TUCK CONTAINING REFUSE.


A truck containing a roll off refuse container set off the radiation monitor at the Montgomery County Waste Transfer Station located in Rockville, MD at 0800 hours on 06/27/02. The refuse container was searched and a bag containing paper towels and rags found to be contaminated with cobalt-60 with a radiation reading of 0.5 mr/hr. The load was rejected and sent back to Neutron Products Incorporated, Dickerson, MD. The load was evaluated and the radioactive material was removed and placed into storage with radioactive waste. Neutron Products was cited by the State of Maryland for improper disposal of radioactive waste and inadequate surveying and monitoring.