Event Notification Report for November 19, 2015
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
11/18/2015 - 11/19/2015
Power Reactor
Event Number: 51552
Facility: RIVER BEND
Region: 4 State: LA
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] GE-6
NRC Notified By: BEN HUFFMAN
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN SHOEMAKER
Region: 4 State: LA
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] GE-6
NRC Notified By: BEN HUFFMAN
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN SHOEMAKER
Notification Date: 11/19/2015
Notification Time: 11:51 [ET]
Event Date: 11/19/2015
Event Time: 07:24 [CST]
Last Update Date: 11/19/2015
Notification Time: 11:51 [ET]
Event Date: 11/19/2015
Event Time: 07:24 [CST]
Last Update Date: 11/19/2015
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) - ACCIDENT MITIGATION
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) - ACCIDENT MITIGATION
Person (Organization):
GREG WARNICK (R4DO)
GREG WARNICK (R4DO)
| Unit | SCRAM Code | RX Crit | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | Y | 97 | Power Operation | 97 | Power Operation |
HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY DECLARED INOPERABLE
"At 0724 [CST] on 11-19-2015, River Bend Station declared the High Pressure Core Spray System inoperable in accordance with Technical Specification 3.8.9, Condition E (Declare High Pressure Core Spray System and Standby Service Water System Pump 2C inoperable immediately) due to Division 2 Control Room Air Conditioning System Chiller HVK-CHL1D being inoperable due to a significant lube oil leak. HVK-CHL1D tripped on Low Lube Oil Differential Pressure. Division 1 Control Building Air Conditioning System Standby Chiller HVK-CHL1A automatically started as expected.
"Actions taken to exit LCO [Limiting Condition of Operation]: Operators alternated to HVK-CHL1B in standby."
The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.
"At 0724 [CST] on 11-19-2015, River Bend Station declared the High Pressure Core Spray System inoperable in accordance with Technical Specification 3.8.9, Condition E (Declare High Pressure Core Spray System and Standby Service Water System Pump 2C inoperable immediately) due to Division 2 Control Room Air Conditioning System Chiller HVK-CHL1D being inoperable due to a significant lube oil leak. HVK-CHL1D tripped on Low Lube Oil Differential Pressure. Division 1 Control Building Air Conditioning System Standby Chiller HVK-CHL1A automatically started as expected.
"Actions taken to exit LCO [Limiting Condition of Operation]: Operators alternated to HVK-CHL1B in standby."
The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.
Agreement State
Event Number: 51553
Rep Org: TEXAS DEPT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Licensee: PETROCHEM INSPECTION SERVICES
Region: 4
City: PASADENA State: TX
County:
License #: L04460
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KAREN BLANCHARD
HQ OPS Officer: DONALD NORWOOD
Licensee: PETROCHEM INSPECTION SERVICES
Region: 4
City: PASADENA State: TX
County:
License #: L04460
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KAREN BLANCHARD
HQ OPS Officer: DONALD NORWOOD
Notification Date: 11/19/2015
Notification Time: 18:05 [ET]
Event Date: 11/19/2015
Event Time: 05:30 [CST]
Last Update Date: 11/20/2015
Notification Time: 18:05 [ET]
Event Date: 11/19/2015
Event Time: 05:30 [CST]
Last Update Date: 11/20/2015
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
GREG WARNICK (R4DO)
JOSEPHINE PICCONE (NMSS)
ROBERT BUNCH (ILTA)
BERNARD STAPLETON (IRD)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
GREG WARNICK (R4DO)
JOSEPHINE PICCONE (NMSS)
ROBERT BUNCH (ILTA)
BERNARD STAPLETON (IRD)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFIC (EMAI)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA MISSING
A radiographer for the licensee was in contact with other PetroChem personnel at approximately 0530 CST on 11/19/2015. As of the time of this report, the radiographer has not been heard from and is unaccounted for. The radiographer is considered a Trustworthy and Reliable employee by the licensee. Searches have been and continue to be conducted of routes that the radiographer could have taken to travel to his work location in Corpus Christi, Texas. The licensee has also contacted family members, interviewed co-workers, and checked the job site, all with negative results.
The radiographer was traveling in a 2015 Ford F250 diesel 4x4 truck, white in color, with Texas license number GDY-6331. A QSA 880 Delta source projector (serial number 5187) containing a 74 curie IR-192 source was in the truck and is now considered unaccounted for.
The Corpus Christi police department has been contacted by the licensee for assistance.
Texas Report Number: I-9359.
Notified DHS SWO, FEMA, USDA, HHS, DOE, DHS NICC Watch Officer and EPA. Notified via E-mail only FDA, Nuclear SSA, FEMA National Watch Center, and DNDO-JAC. Notified Mexico via facsimile.
* * * UPDATE FROM ART TUCKER TO JOHN SHOEMAKER AT 0701 EST ON 11/20/15 * * *
"The Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] contacted the [licensee's] radiation safety officer [RSO] at 0655 [CST] and [the RSO] stated they recovered the camera and the truck at 0000 [CST on 11/20/15]. The investigation into this event is on going. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA 300."
Notified R4DO (Warnick), NMSS (McIntosh), ILTAB (Bunch), IRD (Stapleton), NMSS Event Notification via email, DHS SWO, FEMA, USDA, HHS, DOE, DHS NICC Watch Officer and EPA. Notified via E-mail only FDA, Nuclear SSA, FEMA National Watch Center, and DNDO-JAC. Notified Mexico via facsimile.
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 2" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Category 2 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for a short time (minutes to hours). It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of hours to days. These sources are typically used in practices such as industrial gamma radiography, high dose rate brachytherapy and medium dose rate brachytherapy. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
A radiographer for the licensee was in contact with other PetroChem personnel at approximately 0530 CST on 11/19/2015. As of the time of this report, the radiographer has not been heard from and is unaccounted for. The radiographer is considered a Trustworthy and Reliable employee by the licensee. Searches have been and continue to be conducted of routes that the radiographer could have taken to travel to his work location in Corpus Christi, Texas. The licensee has also contacted family members, interviewed co-workers, and checked the job site, all with negative results.
The radiographer was traveling in a 2015 Ford F250 diesel 4x4 truck, white in color, with Texas license number GDY-6331. A QSA 880 Delta source projector (serial number 5187) containing a 74 curie IR-192 source was in the truck and is now considered unaccounted for.
The Corpus Christi police department has been contacted by the licensee for assistance.
Texas Report Number: I-9359.
Notified DHS SWO, FEMA, USDA, HHS, DOE, DHS NICC Watch Officer and EPA. Notified via E-mail only FDA, Nuclear SSA, FEMA National Watch Center, and DNDO-JAC. Notified Mexico via facsimile.
* * * UPDATE FROM ART TUCKER TO JOHN SHOEMAKER AT 0701 EST ON 11/20/15 * * *
"The Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] contacted the [licensee's] radiation safety officer [RSO] at 0655 [CST] and [the RSO] stated they recovered the camera and the truck at 0000 [CST on 11/20/15]. The investigation into this event is on going. Additional information will be provided as it is received in accordance with SA 300."
Notified R4DO (Warnick), NMSS (McIntosh), ILTAB (Bunch), IRD (Stapleton), NMSS Event Notification via email, DHS SWO, FEMA, USDA, HHS, DOE, DHS NICC Watch Officer and EPA. Notified via E-mail only FDA, Nuclear SSA, FEMA National Watch Center, and DNDO-JAC. Notified Mexico via facsimile.
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "CATEGORY 2" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Category 2 sources, if not safely managed or securely protected, could cause permanent injury to a person who handled them, or were otherwise in contact with them, for a short time (minutes to hours). It could possibly be fatal to be close to this amount of unshielded radioactive material for a period of hours to days. These sources are typically used in practices such as industrial gamma radiography, high dose rate brachytherapy and medium dose rate brachytherapy. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
Power Reactor
Event Number: 51554
Facility: SAN ONOFRE
Region: 4 State: CA
Unit: [] [2] [3]
RX Type: [1] W-3-LP,[2] CE,[3] CE
NRC Notified By: JAMES VRLA
HQ OPS Officer: VINCE KLCO
Region: 4 State: CA
Unit: [] [2] [3]
RX Type: [1] W-3-LP,[2] CE,[3] CE
NRC Notified By: JAMES VRLA
HQ OPS Officer: VINCE KLCO
Notification Date: 11/19/2015
Notification Time: 19:10 [ET]
Event Date: 11/19/2015
Event Time: 13:00 [PST]
Last Update Date: 11/19/2015
Notification Time: 19:10 [ET]
Event Date: 11/19/2015
Event Time: 13:00 [PST]
Last Update Date: 11/19/2015
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(3)(ii)(B) - UNANALYZED CONDITION
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(3)(ii)(B) - UNANALYZED CONDITION
Person (Organization):
GREG WARNICK (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICA (EMAI)
GREG WARNICK (R4DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICA (EMAI)
| Unit | SCRAM Code | RX Crit | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | N | N | 0 | Defueled | 0 | Defueled |
| 3 | N | N | 0 | Defueled | 0 | Defueled |
UNANALYZED CONDITION DUE TO SPENT FUEL POOL TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE LIMITS
"A review of operations log data revealed the Unit 2 Spent Fuel Pool temperature was allowed to drift approximately two degrees below the accepted analyzed temperature of 68 degrees F. The Extent of Condition is under review and the number of instances has not been fully determined. It is possible Unit 3 may have also been affected.
"As described in the San Onofre UFSAR, Section 9.1.2.3 'Design Basis for Fuel Storage and Handling,' one of the conditions assumed in meeting the design basis, is as follows: the most adverse delta-k (reactivity change) was analyzed for a pool temperature range from 68 degree F to 160 degree F. Although the temperature decrease is considered unlikely to have a significant impact on the results of the analysis, it is being reported under 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2) as an unanalyzed condition because there is at this time no analysis of record for the reduced temperature condition.
"There were and continue to be no observed, abnormal effects from the temperature drop below 68 degrees F, and no impact on the health or safety of plant personnel of the public. Re-analysis is in progress and is expected to demonstrate that the criticality acceptance criteria of 10CFR50.68 were met at all times."
The licensee notified the Regional NRC Contact.
"A review of operations log data revealed the Unit 2 Spent Fuel Pool temperature was allowed to drift approximately two degrees below the accepted analyzed temperature of 68 degrees F. The Extent of Condition is under review and the number of instances has not been fully determined. It is possible Unit 3 may have also been affected.
"As described in the San Onofre UFSAR, Section 9.1.2.3 'Design Basis for Fuel Storage and Handling,' one of the conditions assumed in meeting the design basis, is as follows: the most adverse delta-k (reactivity change) was analyzed for a pool temperature range from 68 degree F to 160 degree F. Although the temperature decrease is considered unlikely to have a significant impact on the results of the analysis, it is being reported under 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2) as an unanalyzed condition because there is at this time no analysis of record for the reduced temperature condition.
"There were and continue to be no observed, abnormal effects from the temperature drop below 68 degrees F, and no impact on the health or safety of plant personnel of the public. Re-analysis is in progress and is expected to demonstrate that the criticality acceptance criteria of 10CFR50.68 were met at all times."
The licensee notified the Regional NRC Contact.