Event Notification Report for June 06, 2007

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION REQUIRED SHUTDOWN INITIATED ON UNIT 3

"At 0746, on 6/6/2007, a Unit 3 shutdown was initiated in accordance with station procedures. Unit 3 entered Technical Specification (TS) 3.0.3 at 0745 on 6/6/2007.

"TS 3.0.3 was entered when the Analog Rod Position Indicator (ARPI) for control rod F-4 was declared inoperable. Control rod F-4 is located in control bank C. The ARPI for control rod M6, which is also in control bank C, has been previously declared inoperable. With two ARPIs in control bank C inoperable, TS Limiting Condition for Operation 3.1.3.2, Action a, cannot be met thus necessitating entry into TS 3.0.3. ARPI repairs will be performed as required."

The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.

* * * UPDATE FROM E. NEVILLE TO P. SNYDER AT 1400 ON 6/6/07 * * *

Turkey Point Unit 3 entered Mode 3 at 1152 on 6/6/07 after manually tripping from approximately 25% power. At 1152 Turkey Point exited TS 3.0.3 since the condition for which it was entered no longer applied. The site borated to compensate for the control rods for which position indication was lost.

All control rods fully inserted on the trip. The plant is currently steaming to atmospheric relief valves. No primary to secondary tube leaks exist.

The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R2DO (Fredrickson).

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION SYSTEM INOPERABLE

"Notified at 1220 by Emergency Plan personnel that a tone test initiated by the National Weather Service from Albany, NY, failed to activate tone alert radios via the Ames Hill NOAA transmitter. Notified at 1317 that the WTSA Studio to transmitter link also failed to activate the tone alert radios. The tone alert radio system was working when a severe thunderstorm was issued at 1205 on 6-5-07."

The licensee has sent a technician to repair the transmitter.

The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector and will notify the states of Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.

* * * UPDATE PROVIDED BY ANDREW WISNIEWSKI TO JEFF ROTTON AT 0931 ON 06/07/07 * * *

Repairs were completed to the tone alert radio system last night and testing was completed this morning. At 0821 the tone alert radio system was declared to be operable.

The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector and the states of Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Notified R1DO (Barkley)

CONTAINMENT ISOLATION VALVES FOUND MISALIGNED

"On 6/06/07 at 13:10 EDT while performing a surveillance to verify the position of administratively locked valves for Containment and Shield Building Integrity, two manual Containment Isolation valves were found Locked Open, versus the required Locked Closed position. The valves were restored to the Locked Closed position at 13:30 EDT of the same day.

"The subject valves, V18794 and V18796, provide Service Air (a non-safety class system) to the Containment during Mode 5 and 6 conditions through Containment Penetration #8. The subject valves are required to be returned to Locked Closed prior to entering Mode 4 in accordance with the Plant Technical Specifications 3.6.1.1 for Containment Integrity and plant procedures. The valves are to be verified in the Locked Closed position once every 31 days per Administrative Procedure 1-0010123 Appendix E, which was last performed on 5/09/07. Unit 1 exited Mode 5 and entered Mode 4 on 5/20/07 following a refueling outage and is currently in Mode 1 at 100% power. It is assumed the valves have been incorrectly positioned since entering Mode 4.

"The Service Air System is intact and pressurized at approximately 110 psig. There is no open path from Containment to the outside atmosphere.

"This event is being reported pursuant to 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A), based on principal safety barriers being seriously degraded."

The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.