Event Notification Report for February 5, 1999
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 02/04/1999 - 02/05/1999 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 35287 35343 35344 !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 35287 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: FERMI REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/20/1999| | UNIT: [2] [] [] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:08[EST]| | RXTYPE: [2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 01/20/1999| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:13[EST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: SANJEEV ARAB |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/04/1999| | HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |ROGER LANKSBURY R3 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |AIND 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | | |NLCO TECH SPEC LCO A/S | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |2 N Y 96 Power Operation |96 Power Operation | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HIGH PRESSURE COOLANT INJECTION (HPCI) INOPERABLE | | | | At 1413 on January 20, 1999, the E4150-F022, "HPCI turbine exhaust drain pot | | stop/check valve," which drains to the suppression pool, failed to meet | | stroke time requirements (28.6 seconds versus <=27 seconds required). | | | | The valve was closed and locked per Technical Specifications 3.6.3, Primary | | Containment Isolation Valves, at 1600. With the E4150-F022 valve closed, | | it has been determined that the HPCI system is inoperable. This valve path | | provides a drain path for the drain pot during accident conditions. | | | | Repair efforts are in progress. | | | | The licensee informed the NRC resident inspector. | | | | ******************** UPDATE AT 1505 ON 02/04/99 FROM RON SERDA TO TROCINE | | ******************** | | | | The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: | | | | "On January 20, 1999, the HPCI turbine exhaust two-inch drain containment | | isolation valve E4150-F022 stroke tested at 28.6 seconds. The Inservice | | Test (IST) Program acceptance criteria was 27 seconds. IST requirements for | | acceptance and possible repairs of the valve were evaluated. | | | | "The valve's stroke acceptance time was evaluated by Engineering Functional | | Analysis (EFA) 99-11550. The EFA concluded that [a] stroke time [of] 30 | | seconds is acceptable, and therefore, 28.6 seconds is acceptable. The HPCI | | system [limiting condition for operation] was exited on January 21, 1999, | | based on the results of the EFA and the subsequent IST Program Evaluation, | | 99-003. | | | | "Therefore, [the] event notification of January 20, 1999, is retracted." | | | | The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. The NRC operations | | officer notified the R3DO (Kozak). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 35343 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: WATERFORD REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/04/1999| | UNIT: [3] [] [] STATE: LA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:00[EST]| | RXTYPE: [3] CE |EVENT DATE: 02/04/1999| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 16:05[CST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: GREG SCOTT |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/04/1999| | HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |THOMAS ANDREWS R4 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |3 N Y 88 Power Operation |88 Power Operation | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PHYSICAL PLANT SECURITY REPORT - | | | | DISCOVERY OF CONTRABAND INSIDE THE PLANT VITAL AREA. COMPENSATORY MEASURES | | WERE IMMEDIATELY TAKEN UPON DISCOVERY. THE LICENSEE PLANS TO INFORM THE NRC | | RESIDENT INSPECTOR. REFER TO THE HOO LOG FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 35344 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: RIVER BEND REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/04/1999| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: LA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:12[EST]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-6 |EVENT DATE: 02/04/1999| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 16:32[CST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: RUSS GODWIN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/04/1999| | HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |THOMAS ANDREWS R4 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |AIND 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N Y 94 Power Operation |94 Power Operation | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - LICENSEE DISCOVERED DUST FILTERS INSTALLED ON CONTAINMENT UNIT COOLERS - | | | | DURING A REVIEW OF NRC INFORMATION NOTICE #99-01 WHICH DESCRIBES THE | | POTENTIAL FAILURE OF HEPA FILTERS DURING ACCIDENT CONDITIONS, THE LICENSEE | | DISCOVERED DUST FILTERS INSTALLED ON CONTAINMENT UNIT COOLERS (#HVR-UCIA & | | B) WHICH MAY BE SUBJECT TO DEGRADATION UNDER ACCIDENT CONDITIONS. | | | | AT 1632 CST ON 02/04/99, THE LICENSEE CONSERVATIVELY DECLARED THE TWO SAFETY | | RELATED UNIT COOLERS INOPERABLE SINCE AT THIS TIME REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT | | THESE CONTAINMENT UNIT COOLERS WILL PERFORM THEIR SAFETY FUNCTION HAS NOT | | BEEN ESTABLISHED. | | | | THE LICENSEE IS REPORTING THIS CONDITION AS A CONDITION ALONE THAT COULD | | PREVENT THE FULFILLMENT OF A SAFETY FUNCTION. | | | | AT 1714 CST ON 02/04/99, PLANT TECHNICIANS REMOVED THESE DUST FILTERS. THE | | LICENSEE IS COMPLETING AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF THE ABILITY OF THESE | | COOLERS TO PERFORM THEIR SAFETY FUNCTION. | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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