Event Notification Report for February 2, 1999

                    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                              Operations Center

                              Event Reports For
                           02/01/1999 - 02/02/1999

                              ** EVENT NUMBERS **

35336  35337  35338  

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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   35336       |
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| FACILITY: SAN ONOFRE               REGION:  4  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/01/1999|
|    UNIT:  [] [2] []                 STATE:  CA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:30[EST]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] CE,[3] CE             |EVENT DATE:        02/01/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        10:09[PST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  BOB CONOSCENTI               |LAST UPDATE DATE:  02/01/1999|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  STEVE SANDIN                 +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          UNU                   |JEFF SHACKELFORD     R4      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |ROBERT DENNIG        EO      |
|AAEC 50.72(a)(1)(i)      EMERGENCY DECLARED     |STUART RUBIN         IRO     |
|                                                |GENE CANUPP          FEMA    |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|                                                   |                          |
|2     N          N       0        Refueling        |0        Refueling        |
|                                                   |                          |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| UNIT 2 DECLARED AN UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO A LOSS OF SHUTDOWN COOLING GREATER   |
| THAN 10 MINUTES                                                              |
|                                                                              |
| MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE PREPARING TO RACK OUT ELECTRICAL BREAKER          |
| "2A04-18", WHEN THE BREAKER UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED.  THIS BREAKER, WHICH WAS    |
| OUT-OF-SERVICE AT THE TIME,  SUPPLIES POWER TO THE 4160 VAC CLASS 1-E BUS    |
| "2A04" FROM THE RESERVE AUXILIARY TRANSFORMER.  AS A RESULT, AT 1009 PST THE |
| "2A04" BUS DEENERGIZED CAUSING A LOSS OF BOTH THE OPERATING TRAIN "A"        |
| SHUTDOWN COOLING PUMP AND THE CROSS-TIED CONTAINMENT SPRAY PUMP "A" WHICH    |
| WAS SUPPLYING SPENT FUEL POOL COOLING.  THE STANDBY EMERGENCY DIESEL         |
| GENERATOR AUTOSTARTED BUT DID NOT CLOSE ONTO THE BUS DUE TO A PROTECTIVE     |
| RELAY LOCKOUT.  CORE ALTERATIONS WERE SUSPENDED.  AT 1014 PST, THE "2A04"    |
| BUS WAS REENERGIZED AND AT 1025 PST SHUTDOWN COOLING FLOW WAS RESTORED.      |
| DURING THE 16 MINUTES THAT SHUTDOWN COOLING WAS LOST, INDICATED TEMPERATURE  |
| AS MEASURED BY TWO (2) SENSORS IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS INCREASED FROM 72�F TO |
| 74�F AND 77�F TO 80�F, RESPECTIVELY.                                         |
|                                                                              |
| UNIT 3 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF VERIFYING OFFSITE POWER SUPPLIES AS REQUIRED BY |
| SURVEILLANCE SINCE THE "2A04" BUS CAN BE CROSS-TIED TO UNIT 3.               |
|                                                                              |
| THE LICENSEE IS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE.  UNIT 2 |
| EXITED THE UNUSUAL EVENT AT 1040 PST. THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE STATE AND    |
| THE  NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR.                                                 |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   35337       |
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| FACILITY: HATCH                    REGION:  2  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/01/1999|
|    UNIT:  [] [2] []                 STATE:  GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:30[EST]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4                    |EVENT DATE:        02/01/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        16:10[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  BRUCE BUTLER                 |LAST UPDATE DATE:  02/01/1999|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  STEVE SANDIN                 +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |BRIAN BONSER         R2      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii)     ESF ACTUATION          |                             |
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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          N       0        Cold Shutdown    |0        Cold Shutdown    |
|                                                   |                          |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| UNIT 2 EXPERIENCED A SPURIOUS ESF ACTUATION OF TWO DRYWELL ISOLATION VALVES  |
| DURING BULB REPLACEMENT ON THE DRYWELL WIDE RANGE RADIATION MONITOR.         |
|                                                                              |
| "I&C PERSONNEL WERE REPLACING THE GREEN NORMAL/RESET PUSHBUTTON LIGHT BULB   |
| FOR DRYWELL WIDE RANGE RADIATION MONITOR '2D11-K621B' WHEN THE AMBER HIGH    |
| LIGHT LIT UP ON THE MONITOR RESULTING IN TWO 18 INCH PRIMARY CONTAINMENT     |
| PURGE AND VENT VALVES,  '2T48-F320' AND '2T48-F308',  GOING CLOSED.  THE     |
| NORMAL/RESET PUSHBUTTON WAS BEING DEPRESSED IN THE LIGHT HOLDER WHEN THE     |
| AMBER HIGH LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY RESET.  THIS EVENT WAS CAUSED BY A  |
| SPURIOUS SIGNAL.  [THERE WAS NO ACTUAL] HIGH RADIATION CONDITION IN THE      |
| DRYWELL.  A DEFICIENCY IS BEING INITIATED [AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION]. "  |
|                                                                              |
| BOTH VALVES WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REOPENED AND THE LICENSEE WILL INFORM THE NRC  |
| RESIDENT INSPECTOR.                                                          |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   35338       |
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| FACILITY: FT CALHOUN               REGION:  4  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/01/1999|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  NE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:30[EST]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] CE                               |EVENT DATE:        02/01/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        20:15[CST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  LARRY LEES                   |LAST UPDATE DATE:  02/01/1999|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  STEVE SANDIN                 +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |JEFF SHACKELFORD     R4      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi)     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 ASSISTANCE REQUESTED FROM THE BLAIR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT DUE TO |
| A REPORT OF SMOKE IN THE TRAINING FACILITY.                                  |
|                                                                              |
| WHILE CLEANING THE NORTHEAST END OF TRAINING FACILITY, WHICH IS LOCATED      |
| OUTSIDE THE PROTECTED AREA, SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL WERE NOTED BY A MEMBER |
| OF THE JANITORIAL STAFF.  THE CONTROL ROOM WAS NOTIFIED AND DISPATCHED AN    |
| OPERATOR WITH A SECURITY GUARD TO INVESTIGATE.  ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED     |
| FROM THE BLAIR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT (VFD) WHO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE.   |
| THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE WAS A FAILED RESISTIVE HEATING ELEMENT IN THE        |
| VENTILATION DUCTING.  POWER WAS REMOVED FROM THE HEATER AT 2115 CDT AND THE  |
| BLAIR VFD WAS RELEASED.                                                      |
|                                                                              |
| THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR.                            |
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