Event Notification Report for March 5, 1999
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
03/04/1999 - 03/05/1999
** EVENT NUMBERS **
35438 35439 35440
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 35438 |
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| FACILITY: CATAWBA REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/04/1999|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 01:15[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 03/04/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 00:28[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BILL RUDD |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/04/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |CAUDLE JULIAN R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AOUT 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(B) OUTSIDE DESIGN BASIS | |
|NLCO TECH SPEC LCO A/S | |
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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 Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| IMPROVED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION REVIEW FOUND SUSPECT SURVEILLANCE |
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| The licensee identified a suspect surveillance during a programatic review |
| of Improved Technical Specifications Surveillances. The surveillance |
| involved the timers for the hydrogen skimmer suction isolation valves. The |
| acceptance criteria in the surveillance procedure was higher than allowed by |
| the acceptance criteria of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report Table |
| 7-15. The licensee entered LCO 3.0.3 due to both trains being out of |
| tolerance. The licensee exited LCO 3.0.3 at 0059 EST after one of the |
| timers was recalibrated and that train was declared operable. |
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| The licensee also verified unit 1 hydrogen skimmer suction valve timers were |
| in specification. One of unit 1's valves was out of specification and will |
| be reported as a 30 day written report. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 35439 |
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| REP ORG: WITTNAUER WORLDWIDE, L.P. |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/04/1999|
|LICENSEE: WITTNAUER WORLDWIDE, L.P. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:18[EST]|
| CITY: Cayey REGION: |EVENT DATE: 03/04/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: PR |EVENT TIME: 14:18[EST]|
|LICENSE#: 52-19336-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/04/1999|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CAUDLE JULIAN R2 |
| |WAYNE HODGES NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: Kelvin Massey | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB2 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| UNACCOUNTED TRITIUM |
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| Event was reported by Wittnauer Worldwide, L.P., located in Cayey, Puerto |
| Rico. |
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| NRC Region 2 conducted and inspection of Wittnauer Worldwide, L.P. on |
| October 26, 1998. On January 22, 1999, Wittnauer Worldwide, L.P. received |
| an inspection report from the US NRC containing two violations involving |
| missing radioactive material (tritium). On March 3, 1999, the licensee sent |
| a response to the NRC Region 2 addressing the violations. |
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| The licensee reported missing 0.27 curies of tritium for the month of |
| November, 1997; 0.29 curies for December, 1997; 0.34 curies for the month of |
| January, 1998; 0.41 curies for the month of February, 1998; 0.31 curies for |
| the month of August, 1998; and 0.42 curies for the month of September, |
| 1998. |
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| The licensee believes that the missing tritium , which is used on watch |
| hands, was used to replace old watch hands (the tritium was not accounted |
| for when the new watch hands were used to replace old watch hands on watches |
| that were being repaired). |
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| Wittnauer Worldwide, L.P. acquired the watch company in December, 1996. |
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| NRC Region 2 (Mark Lesser) has been following this event. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 35440 |
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| FACILITY: CALLAWAY REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/04/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MO |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:23[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 03/04/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:54[CST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVID FITZGERALD |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/04/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |PHIL HARRELL R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | |
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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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| SAFEGUARDS SYSTEM DEGRADATION RELATED TO AREA BOUNDARY. IMMEDIATE |
| COMPENSATORY MEASURES TAKEN UPON DISCOVERY. |
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| The licensee has notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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| Contact the HOO for additional details. |
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