Event Notification Report for April 9, 1999

                    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                              Operations Center

                              Event Reports For
                           04/08/1999 - 04/09/1999

                              ** EVENT NUMBERS **

35202  35451  35548  35556  35557  35558  35559  35560  35561  35562  35563  35564 


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|General Information or Other                     |Event Number:   35202       |
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| REP ORG:  FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH         |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/29/1998|
|LICENSEE:  ALL STATE ENGINEERING & TESTING CONSU|NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:11[EST]|
|    CITY:  HIALCAH                  REGION:  2  |EVENT DATE:        12/29/1998|
|  COUNTY:                            STATE:  FL |EVENT TIME:             [EST]|
|LICENSE#:  FL 1113-1             AGREEMENT:  Y  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  04/08/1999|
|  DOCKET:                                       |+----------------------------+
|                                                |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|                                                |PIERCE SKINNER       R2      |
|                                                |                             |
+------------------------------------------------+                             |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  CHARLES ADAMS                |                             |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  BOB STRANSKY                 |                             |
+------------------------------------------------+                             |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |                             |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|NAGR                     AGREEMENT STATE        |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
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| STOLEN TROXLER MOISTURE/DENSITY GAUGE                                        |
|                                                                              |
| On 12/29/98, the licensee discovered that a Troxler Model 3440 soil          |
| moisture/density gauge (Serial #24596) had been removed from its case, which |
| was located in the back of a pickup truck.  The gauge contains one 8-mCi     |
| Cs-137 source, and one 40-mCi Am-241/Be source.   When last seen on          |
| 12/23/98, the gauge had been locked in its case, and the case had been       |
| chained to the back of the pickup.  A state investigator from the Miami      |
| office has been dispatched to the scene, and the Metro-Dade police are       |
| investigating the theft.                                                     |
|                                                                              |
| * * * UPDATE AT 1131 EDT ON 4/8/99 BY CHARLES ADAMS TO FANGIE JONES * * *    |
|                                                                              |
| A fax from the Florida Department of Health Environmental Radiation Control  |
| reported that a person, unknown, walked up to construction site personnel,   |
| dropped off the gauge and left.  Metro Dade Hazmat took possession of the    |
| gauge. A survey showed normal readings.  The owner has been contacted and    |
| will take possession of the gauge.  A leak test will be performed and        |
| results passed to the state office.  Metro Dade police is investigating.     |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC Operations Officer notified the R2DO (Walter Rogers) and NMSS (Don   |
| Cool)                                                                        |
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!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED  !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   35451       |
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| FACILITY: LIMERICK                 REGION:  1  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/09/1999|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 05:55[EST]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4                    |EVENT DATE:        03/09/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        02:21[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  JOHN HUNTER                  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  04/08/1999|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  DOUG WEAVER                  +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |TOM MOSLAK           R1      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|AINB 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(B) POT RHR INOP           |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|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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| COMMON FAILURE EFFECTING BOTH TRAINS OF SHUTDOWN COOLING                     |
|                                                                              |
| "On 3/9/99, at 0221 it was discovered that the Unit 1 shutdown cooling       |
| valves HV-51-1F015A, HV-51-1F015B, and HV-51-1F08 could not be opened, if    |
| plant conditions required, due to a failure in the isolation logic circuit   |
| connectors.                                                                  |
|                                                                              |
| "This failure affected both shutdown cooling return valves and a common      |
| suction valve which results in one failure effecting both trains of shutdown |
| cooling.  The identified deficiency is being planned for repairs.  This      |
| condition, of a single failure disabling multiple trains of a system, is     |
| being reported pursuant to 50.72(b)(2)(iii)."                                |
|                                                                              |
| This deficiency was discovered during routine maintenance.  These valves     |
| could be opened manually using existing plant procedures if it were          |
| necessary to initiate shutdown cooling.                                      |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee will notify the NRC resident inspector.                         |
|                                                                              |
| * * * RETRACTION 1421 4/8/1999 FROM McCABE TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * *           |
|                                                                              |
| "This is a retraction of Event # 35451: Common Failure Effecting Both Trains |
| of Shutdown Cooling                                                          |
|                                                                              |
| "During normal operator rounds in the Auxiliary Equipment room, an operator  |
| noticed an extinguished NSSSS indicator light. An attempt to reset that      |
| portion of the logic circuitry failed. Troubleshooting revealed that there   |
| was an open connection across a Grayboot electrical connector. The connector |
| was replaced and the system was returned to normal. The Residual Heat        |
| Removal (RHR) - Shutdown Cooling Mode (SCM) was not in demand at any time    |
| during the incident. Had the failure existed during a loss of coolant event, |
| high drywell pressure would have prevented the common suction valve for both |
| loops of RHR-SCM from initially being used.                                  |
|                                                                              |
| "A lab analysis of the failed electrical Grayboot connector revealed an      |
| over-crimping of the connector during initial installation. The failure was  |
| attributable to improperly setting the crimping tool from its initial        |
| calibration setting prior to performing the final crimp. Six other Grayboot  |
| connectors from various other Limerick Unit 1 and Unit 2 systems were        |
| removed and analyzed in the lab. No similar incidences of over-crimping were |
| found, therefore the identified condition is considered not to be a generic  |
| concern.                                                                     |
|                                                                              |
| "A licensing basis review for shutdown cooling was performed. Updated Final  |
| Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) section 7.4.1.3.1.1 states that '...The       |
| system can use a preferred method to accomplish its design objectives by     |
| directly extracting reactor vessel water from the reactor vessel via the     |
| recirculation loop and routing it to a heat exchanger and back to the        |
| vessel. An alternate method is to indirectly extract the water via relief    |
| valve discharge lines to the suppression pool and route the suppression pool |
| water to the heat exchanger and back to the vessel.  The redundancy and      |
| diversity of RHR-SCM is also discussed in UFSAR Section 7.4.1.3.3.5. Failure |
| of RHR - SCM is analyzed in UFSAR Section 15.2.9. Also, UFSAR Section        |
| 15.9.2.4 discusses alternate path availability to accomplish the shutdown    |
| cooling function.                                                            |
|                                                                              |
| "In addition, plant procedures exist to respond to a Loss of Shutdown        |
| Cooling. The Shutdown Cooling system is initiated by Off-Normal procedure    |
| ON-I 21, loss of Shutdown Cooling. Also, the other mechanism for SCM was     |
| available and is also procedurally governed by S41 .7.B  Use of SRV's and    |
| Suppression Pool Cooling as an Alternate Shutdown Cooling Method.            |
|                                                                              |
| "Based on our review of the licensing basis for shutdown cooling, we         |
| determined that the Shutdown Cooling System was not rendered incapable of    |
| performing its design safety function."                                      |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee will inform the NRC resident inspector of this retraction.      |
| Notified R1DO (Costello).                                                    |
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!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED  !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   35548       |
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| FACILITY: COOK                     REGION:  3  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/06/1999|
|    UNIT:  [1] [2] []                STATE:  MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:00[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP                |EVENT DATE:        04/06/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        07:00[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  DON KOSLOFF                  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  04/08/1999|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  LEIGH TROCINE                +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |BRUCE BURGESS        R3      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|DDDD 73.71               UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH  |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          N       0        Cold Shutdown    |0        Cold Shutdown    |
|2     N          N       0        Cold Shutdown    |0        Cold Shutdown    |
|                                                   |                          |
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| DISCOVERY OF THE POTENTIAL COMPROMISE OF SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION.             |
|                                                                              |
| At 0700 EDT on 04/06/99, a potential compromise of safeguards information    |
| was discovered.  Immediate compensatory actions were taken upon discovery.   |
| (Contact the NRC operations officer for additional details and for licensee  |
| contact information.)                                                        |
|                                                                              |
| This issue was reported as a 1-hour event notification in accordance with 10 |
| CFR 73.71(b)(1), Appendix G.                                                 |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee plans to notify the NRC resident inspector.                     |
|                                                                              |
| * * * RETRACTION 1552 EDT 4/8/1999 FROM DON KOSLOFF TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * *  |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee has retracted this notification. Contact HOO for additional     |
| details. Notified R3DO (Burgess).                                            |
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|Fuel Cycle Facility                              |Event Number:   35556       |
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| FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT   |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/08/1999|
|   RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY          |NOTIFICATION TIME: 07:21[EDT]|
| COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER                   |EVENT DATE:        04/08/1999|
|           6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE                 |EVENT TIME:        07:20[EDT]|
|           BETHESDA, MD 20817    (301)564-3200  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  04/08/1999|
|    CITY:  PIKETON                  REGION:  3  +-----------------------------+
|  COUNTY:  PIKE                      STATE:  OH |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#:  GDP-2                 AGREEMENT:  N  |BRUCE BURGESS        R3      |
|  DOCKET:  0707002                              |HENRY BAILEY         IRO     |
+------------------------------------------------+FRANK CONGEL         IRO     |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  DON FAUST                    |JOHN JOLICOEUR       RCT     |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  DOUG WEAVER                  |BILL SIMES           EPA     |
+------------------------------------------------+JOHN GREEVES         NMSS    |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          ALE                   |                             |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|AAEC 50.72 (a) (1) (I)   EMERGENCY DECLARED     |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
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| LARGE OIL SPILL FROM A TRANSFORMER                                           |
|                                                                              |
| A TRANSFORMER CONTAINING 9500 GALLONS OF NON PCB OIL STARTED LEAKING AT      |
| APPROXIMATELY 0530  BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL FAULT.  THE OIL IS HEADING      |
| TOWARD POND J-6.  EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO CONTAIN THE SPILL, BUT IT IS NOT   |
| KNOWN WHETHER THE OIL CAN BE PREVENTED FROM LEAVING THE SITE.                |
|                                                                              |
| THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR.                            |
|                                                                              |
| IN ADDITION TO THE NOTIFICATIONS LISTED ABOVE HHS (GREEN) WAS NOTIFIED BY    |
| THE OPERATIONS CENTER.                                                       |
|                                                                              |
| * * * UPDATE AT 0817 ON 4/8/99, BY MACCRAE TAKEN BY WEAVER * * *             |
|                                                                              |
| THE TRANSFORMER HAS STOPPED LEAKING.   RESPONSE PERSONNEL BELIEVE THEY WILL  |
| BE ABLE TO CONTAIN THE LEAK TO THE J-6 POND.                                 |
|                                                                              |
| * * * UPDATE AT 1021 EDT ON 4/8/99 BY J. B. HALCOMB TO FANGIE JONES * * *    |
|                                                                              |
| As a result of this event the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency  was      |
| notified (0758 EDT) and a press release was issued (0958 EDT).  Both of      |
| these are criteria for a 4 hour notification to the NRC of themselves, but   |
| are included here as they are part of the event previously reported.         |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC Operations Officer notified the R3DO (Bruce Burgess), NMSS (Steurz), |
| and the Office of Public Affairs.                                            |
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|General Information or Other                     |Event Number:   35557       |
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| REP ORG:  NORTH CAROLINA DIV OF RAD PROT       |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/08/1999|
|LICENSEE:  SYNCOR INTERNATIONAL CORP            |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:35[EDT]|
|    CITY:  Charlottle               REGION:  2  |EVENT DATE:        10/30/1998|
|  COUNTY:                            STATE:  NC |EVENT TIME:        12:00[EDT]|
|LICENSE#:  060-0794-1            AGREEMENT:  Y  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  04/08/1999|
|  DOCKET:                                       |+----------------------------+
|                                                |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|                                                |WALTER RODGERS       R2      |
|                                                |SCOTT MOORE          NMSS    |
+------------------------------------------------+                             |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  GRANT MILLS                  |                             |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  DOUG WEAVER                  |                             |
+------------------------------------------------+                             |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |                             |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|NAGR                     AGREEMENT STATE        |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST DELIVERY CASES                                 |
|                                                                              |
| NC Division of Radiation Protection was informed April 8, 1999, by Syncor    |
| International Corporation that one of their Nuclear Pharmacies lost control  |
| of five delivery cases containing Limited Quantity Shipments (LQS) returned  |
| from customers. The pharmacy is located in Charlotte, NC (Radioactive        |
| License No. 060-0794-1). On October 30, 1998, the delivery cases were        |
| inadvertently left within the trunk of a delivery vehicle which had been     |
| rendered inoperable in an accident. The car was transferred through a series |
| of wrecker and garage services (without a set of keys), eventually being     |
| sold to a resident of TN. The new owner purchased the vehicle on April 2,    |
| 1999,  in SC, returned it to TN and had keys made. The delivery cases were   |
| discovered April 3, 1999, when the owner opened the trunk for the first      |
| time. The owner notified TN authorities who were able to determine the       |
| origin of the delivery by paper work located with the cases. TN authorities  |
| contacted Syncor International Corporation which dispatched trained          |
| employees to recover the delivery cases. Surveys performed at the time of    |
| recovery indicated no exposure rates above background or indications of      |
| contamination.                                                               |
|                                                                              |
|                                                                              |
| NC Division of Radiation Protection is working with the TN Dept. of          |
| Environment and                                                              |
| Conservation Div. Of Radiological Health SC Agreement State Program and      |
| Syncor                                                                       |
| International Corporation to fully investigate this event.                   |
|                                                                              |
| This event was sent by facsimile to the NRC Operations Center.               |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   35558       |
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| FACILITY: SEABROOK                 REGION:  1  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/08/1999|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  NH |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:12[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP                           |EVENT DATE:        04/08/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        09:18[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  KILBY                        |LAST UPDATE DATE:  04/08/1999|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  DOUG WEAVER                  +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |FRANK COSTELLO       R1      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|NLTR                     LICENSEE 24 HR REPORT  |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          N       0        Refueling        |0        Refueling        |
|                                                   |                          |
|                                                   |                          |
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| 24 HOUR REPORT - DEAD SEAL FOUND                                             |
|                                                                              |
| DIVERS FOUND A DEAD SEAL IN THE SERVICE WATER FOREBAY.  THE LICENSEE         |
| NOTIFIED THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE AND THE NRC RESIDENT          |
| INSPECTOR.                                                                   |
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|General Information or Other                     |Event Number:   35559       |
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| REP ORG:  ILLINOIS DEPT OF NUCLEAR SAFETY      |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/08/1999|
|LICENSEE:  MEDI-PHYSICS                         |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:50[EDT]|
|    CITY:  CHICAGO                  REGION:  3  |EVENT DATE:        04/07/1999|
|  COUNTY:                            STATE:  IL |EVENT TIME:             [CDT]|
|LICENSE#:  IL-01052-01           AGREEMENT:  Y  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  04/08/1999|
|  DOCKET:                                       |+----------------------------+
|                                                |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|                                                |BRUCE BURGESS        R3      |
|                                                |DONALD COOL          NMSS    |
+------------------------------------------------+                             |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  BRUCE SANZA (EMAIL)          |                             |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  BOB STRANSKY                 |                             |
+------------------------------------------------+                             |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |                             |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|NAGR                     AGREEMENT STATE        |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
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| CONTAMINATED PACKAGE RECEIVED BY PHARMACY                                    |
|                                                                              |
| The following information was received via email from the State of           |
| Illinois:                                                                    |
|                                                                              |
| "On April 7, 1999, Medi-Physics Pharmacy (IL-01052-01) in Chicago reported   |
| that they received a package with removable contamination of 265,000 cpm.    |
| The package was picked up and transported by the pharmacy's driver from West |
| Suburban Hospital in Oak Park, IL (IL-01520-01).  The Illinois Department of |
| Nuclear Safety is conducting an investigation at the shipper's facility in   |
| Oak Park into the cause of the event.  The Illinois equivalent to 20.1906(d) |
| is 32 Ill. Adm. Code 340.960(d).  The contaminant was Tc-99m."               |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   35560       |
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| FACILITY: SEABROOK                 REGION:  1  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/08/1999|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  NH |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:41[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP                           |EVENT DATE:        02/17/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:             [EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  KILBY                        |LAST UPDATE DATE:  04/08/1999|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  BOB STRANSKY                 +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |FRANK COSTELLO       R1      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|DDDD 73.71               UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH  |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          N       0        Refueling        |0        Refueling        |
|                                                   |                          |
|                                                   |                          |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| UNESCORTED ACCESS GRANTED INAPPROPRIATELY. IMMEDIATE COMPENSATORY MEASURES   |
| TAKEN UPON DISCOVERY. CONTACT HOO FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.                    |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   35561       |
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| FACILITY: CATAWBA                  REGION:  2  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/08/1999|
|    UNIT:  [1] [2] []                STATE:  SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:59[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP                |EVENT DATE:        04/08/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        15:14[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  KEN EVANS                    |LAST UPDATE DATE:  04/08/1999|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  BOB STRANSKY                 +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |WALTER RODGERS       R2      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|AOUT 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(B)  OUTSIDE DESIGN BASIS   |                             |
|NLCO                     TECH SPEC LCO A/S      |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|2     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| CONTROL ROOM VENTILATION INTAKES ISOLATED                                    |
|                                                                              |
| The Unit 2 Control Room Ventilation (VC) intake was isolated when valve      |
| 2VC6A automatically closed due to a (suspected) invalid high chlorine        |
| signal. During troubleshooting activities, a maintenance technician          |
| inadvertently closed valve 1VC5B (the Unit 1 VC intake) when he depressed    |
| the associated chlorine detector reset button.  (The technician mistakenly   |
| thought that the VC intake for Unit 1 was isolated.)  Control room operators |
| immediately discovered the error and reopened valve 1VC5B.  As a result of   |
| this event, both units entered Technical Specification 3.0.3 for             |
| approximately one minute.  The NRC resident inspector will be informed of    |
| this notification by the licensee.                                           |
|                                                                              |
|                                                                              |
| HOO NOTE: See event #35564                                                   |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   35562       |
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| FACILITY: BROWNS FERRY             REGION:  2  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/09/1999|
|    UNIT:  [] [] [3]                 STATE:  AL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 00:51[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4,[3] GE-4           |EVENT DATE:        04/08/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        20:45[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  TIM GOLDEN                   |LAST UPDATE DATE:  04/09/1999|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  DOUG WEAVER                  +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |WALTER RODGERS       R2      |
|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   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|                                                   |                          |
|                                                   |                          |
|3     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| HPCI TEMPORARILY INOPERABLE                                                  |
|                                                                              |
| System Affected: During performance of regularly scheduled Instrumentation   |
| surveillance on Unit 3 HPCI Steam Line Space High Temperature switches (in   |
| accordance with plant procedure 3-SR-3.3.6.1(3D)) personnel noticed that a   |
| relay not tested by procedure was chattering.  The affected relay            |
| 3-RLY-073-23A-K16 was adjacent to a relay 3-RLY-073-23A-K8 which was being   |
| tested by the surveillance.  While troubleshooting the cause of the          |
| chattering relay,  a loose wire was found in the power supply pathway for    |
| the HPCI logic circuit.  This loose wire had the potential to prevent        |
| adequate voltage being supplied to the initiation and isolation logic for    |
| the Unit 3 HPCI system.                                                      |
|                                                                              |
| Actions: The loose wire was retightened.                                     |
|                                                                              |
| Reportability: The potential for inadequate voltage being available for the  |
| HPCI logic circuit resulted in a conservative decision to declare the HPCI   |
| system inoperable. In accordance with plant procedure SPP 3.5, code of       |
| Federal Regulations 10CFR50.72/73 and NUREG 1022 Rev 1 this is reportable as |
| a 4 Hour Non-Emergency report due to any event or condition that alone could |
| have prevented the Fulfillment of the safely function of structures or       |
| systems that are needed to   (d) Mitigate the consequences of an accident.'  |
| This criteria is specified in 10CFR50.72.b.2.iii as a 4 hour report and in   |
| 10CFR50.73.a.2.v as a 30 day written report.                                 |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector.                            |
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Fuel Cycle Facility                              |Event Number:   35563       |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT   |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/09/1999|
|   RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY          |NOTIFICATION TIME: 02:50[EDT]|
| COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER                   |EVENT DATE:        04/08/1999|
|           6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE                 |EVENT TIME:        23:00[EDT]|
|           BETHESDA, MD 20817    (301)564-3200  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  04/09/1999|
|    CITY:  PIKETON                  REGION:  3  +-----------------------------+
|  COUNTY:  PIKE                      STATE:  OH |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#:  GDP-2                 AGREEMENT:  N  |BRUCE BURGESS        R3      |
|  DOCKET:  0707002                              |ROSEMARY HOGAN       IRO     |
+------------------------------------------------+SUSAN SHANKMAN       NMSS    |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  KEITH VANDERPOOL             |                             |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  DOUG WEAVER                  |                             |
+------------------------------------------------+                             |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |                             |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|NBNL                     RESPONSE-BULLETIN      |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| BULLETIN 91-01 REPORT  -  VIOLATION OF NCSA                                  |
|                                                                              |
| "ON 4/8/99, AT 2300 HOURS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT REQUIREMENT #14 OF          |
| NCSA-0333_ 015.E03 WAS NOT BEING MAINTAINED ON CELL 33-3-8 WITHIN THE X-333  |
| PROCESS BUILDING.   REQUIREMENT #14 STATES IN PART  'IF THE MOTORS ARE OFF,  |
| EITHER THE RCW CONTROL VALVE OR THE RCW SUPPLY BLOCK VALVE SHALL BE CLOSED   |
| WITHIN 4 HOURS.'   THE MOTORS WERE IN FACT OFF AND THE RCW CONTROL VALVE     |
| FAILED IN THE OPEN POSITION AND THE RCW SUPPLY VALVE WAS NOT CLOSED WITHIN 4 |
| HOURS,  THUS VIOLATING REQUIREMENT #14.   VIOLATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT      |
| CONSTITUTES A LOSS OF CONTROL "B" (MODERATION) IN THE DOUBLE CONTINGENCY     |
| MATRIX FOR CONTINGENCY EVENT B.6.b.1.   CONTROL  'A'  WHICH IS THE PASSIVE   |
| BARRIER PROVIDED BY THE                                                      |
| CONDENSER AND COOLER TUBES REMAINED IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THIS EVENT.          |
| CONTROL WAS NOT ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE 4 HOUR SPECIFIED TIME FRAME THUS      |
| MAKING THIS A 4 HOUR NRC EVENT.   CONTROL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND CELL      |
| 33-3-8 IS NOW ONSTREAM. (MOTORS ON)"                                         |
|                                                                              |
| THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR.                            |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   35564       |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: CATAWBA                  REGION:  2  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/09/1999|
|    UNIT:  [1] [2] []                STATE:  SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 05:15[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP                |EVENT DATE:        04/09/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        04:28[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  HOLLAND                      |LAST UPDATE DATE:  04/09/1999|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  CHAUNCEY GOULD               +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |WALTER RODGERS       R2      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|AOUT 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(B)  OUTSIDE DESIGN BASIS   |                             |
|NLCO                     TECH SPEC LCO A/S      |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|2     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| PLANT ENTERED 3.0.3 DUE TO BOTH TRAINS OF CONTROL ROOM VENTILATION BEING     |
| INOPERABLE.                                                                  |
|                                                                              |
| A SPURIOUS SIGNAL ON THE CHLORINE DETECTOR ON UNIT 1 "B" TRAIN CONTROL ROOM  |
| VENTILATION INTAKE WAS RECEIVED WHILE UNIT 2 VENTILATION INTAKE WAS CLOSED.  |
| UNIT 2 CONTROL ROOM INTAKE HAD PREVIOUSLY CLOSED ON A SPURIOUS SIGNAL( SEE   |
| EVENT 35561) AND IT WAS STILL CLOSED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.  BOTH UNITS        |
| CONTROL ROOM VENT SYSTEMS BEING CLOSED RESULTS IN THE INOPERABILITY OF BOTH  |
| TRAINS OF CONTROL ROOM VENTILATION, PLACING BOTH UNITS IN TS 3.0.3.          |
|                                                                              |
| THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE NOTIFIED.                                     |
|                                                                              |
| *** UPDATE AT 0530 BY HOLLAND TO GOULD ***                                   |
|                                                                              |
| THEY EXITED 3.0.3 AT 0526 WHEN THE "B" TRAIN WAS RESTORED TO OPERABLE        |
| CONDITION.                                                                   |
|                                                                              |
| THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE NOTIFIED.                                     |
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