Event Notification Report for May 10, 1999
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
05/07/1999 - 05/10/1999
** EVENT NUMBERS **
35612 35621 35634 35682 35688 35689 35690 35692 35693 35694 35695
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 35612 |
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| REP ORG: MA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH RCP |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/21/1999|
|LICENSEE: AEA TECHNOLOGIES QSA, INC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:00[EDT]|
| CITY: BURLINGTON REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 04/21/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: MA |EVENT TIME: 14:00[EDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/07/1999|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |MOHAMED SHANBAKY R1 |
| |FREDERICK COMBS NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+JOSEPH GIITTER IRO |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEN TRAEGDE |DONNA MARIE PEREZ IP |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE |LEN WERT R2 |
+------------------------------------------------+DALE POWERS R4 |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
|NOCM COMM ASST BRIEF | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| - SHIPMENT OF 8 Ir-192 SOURCES (866 CURIES TOTAL) FROM BURLINGTON, MA, |
| OVERDUE IN MEXICO - |
| |
| At 1500 EDT on 04/21/99, Ken Traegde of the Massachusetts Department of |
| Public Health Radiation Control Program (RCP) located in Boston, |
| Massachusetts, reported that on 04/16/99, AEA Technology QSA, Inc., located |
| in Burlington, Massachusetts, shipped a Model-855 source changer loaded with |
| eight Iridium-192 sources (totaling 866 curies) via Federal Express to |
| Vicont S.A. De C.V. located in Toluca, Mexico. The undamaged package had a |
| transport index of 1.4 (normal readings of 1.4 mR/hour at 1 meter and 55 |
| mR/hour at the surface) at the time of shipment. |
| |
| The shipment was scheduled to arrive in Mexico on 04/17/99. As of 1400 EDT |
| on 04/21/99, the recipient (Vicont S.A. De C.V.) had received the shipping |
| papers but not the container. The shipper and Federal Express have launched |
| a full search for the package. The Federal Express Hazardous Material |
| Investigation Team has conducted a physical search of Express Depots in |
| Boston, Memphis, Los Angeles, and Mexico. |
| |
| The license numbers are: SU-1485, 12-8361, 52-0243, 54-0237, and 58-0242. |
| |
| The NRC operations officer notified the Department of Transportation via the |
| National Response Center (Gauthier); Report number 481132. |
| |
| (Contact the NRC operations officer for applicable telephone numbers.) |
| |
| *********************************** UPDATE AT 1345 ON 04/22/99 BY JONES |
| *********************************** |
| |
| The NRC entered the Monitoring Phase of Normal Mode at 1345 on 04/22/99. |
| The NRC operations officer notified the R1DO (Shanbaky), Region 1 (Miller), |
| IRO (Congel and Giitter), NMSS (Paperiello), RCT (Weinstein), OPA (Gagner), |
| EDO's office (Charleen Raddatz), and Chairman's office (Holian). The RCT |
| notified the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Dan Rishe), Department of |
| Energy (Thomas Yates), Department of Agriculture (Bob Conley), Department of |
| Health and Human Services (James Raab), and Environmental Protection Agency |
| and Department of Transportation via the National Response Center (Ms. |
| Reddy). |
| |
| *********************************** UPDATE AT 1600 ON 04/22/99 BY JONES |
| *********************************** |
| |
| A Commissioner's Assistants Briefing was conducted at 1600 on 04/22/99. The |
| following notifications were made (* office did not participate): IRO (Joe |
| Giitter and Eric Weinstein), Chairman Jackson (Dan Gillen), Commissioner |
| Dicus (Joel Lubenau), Commissioner Diaz (Patrick Castleman), Commissioner |
| McGaffigan (Janet Schlueter), Commissioner Merrifield (JohnThoma), EDO (*Dan |
| Martin), DEDE (*Jocelyn Mitchell), NMSS (Don Cool and Carl Paperiello), NMSS |
| EO (Fred Combs), R1DO (Mohamed Shanbaky), OPA (Joe Gilland), CAO (Thomas |
| Madden), SECY (Andrew Bates), OSP (Paul Lohaus), OIP (Ron Hauber), Region 1 |
| (Felicia Hinson and Jim Wiggins, etc), and Region 2 (Doug Collins, Chuck |
| Hosey, and Dick Woodruff). The briefer was Fred Combs of NMSS. |
| |
| At 1610, the NRC operations officer played a tape of briefing for EDO (Dan |
| Martin) and DEDE (Jocelyn Mitchell). |
| |
| ****************************** UPDATE AT 1230 ON 04/23/99 BY TROCINE AND |
| JONES ****************************** |
| |
| A conference call was conducted at 1230 on 04/23/99 to update the status of |
| this event. The following NRC offices participated (among others): IRO |
| (Himes), NMSS (Brach, Combs, and Cook), Region 1 (Lloyd), Region 2 (Collins |
| and Woodruff), Region 4 (Andrews), OPA (Hayden), OIP (Lieberman), OSP |
| (Lohaus), and EDO (Raddatz). In addition, the following agencies |
| participated: Department of Transportation (Rick Boyle), Massachusetts |
| Department of Public Health RCP (Ken Traegde), Federal Express (Scott Mugno, |
| Pat Oppenheimer, and Roy Parker), State of Tennessee (Alan Grewe), Tennessee |
| Division of Radiation Health (Eddy Nanney), AEA Technology QSA, Inc. (Eric |
| Okvist), and Environmental Protection Agency located in Atlanta (Paul |
| Wagner). |
| |
| During this conference call, representatives of Federal Express reported |
| that they are confident that the shipment of eight Iridium-192 sources left |
| Boston. They issued an 'all-points' search order, faxed a description to |
| all 'logical' locations, and conducted repeat physical searches in Memphis, |
| Boston, and Mexico, all without locating the shipment to date. (The Los |
| Angeles depot was not searched as had been reported on 04/21/99.) |
| Massachusetts and Tennessee health authorities conducted radiological |
| surveys in Boston and Memphis on 04/22/99 with negative results. |
| |
| Rick Boyle of the Department of Transportation notified the competent |
| authority in Mexico, and Federal Express requested a detailed search of the |
| Customs facilities in Mexico City. |
| |
| The next conference call is scheduled for 1230 EDT on Wednesday, 04/28/99. |
| |
| ************************* UPDATE AT 1333 ON 04/26/99 FROM TRAEGDE TO TROCINE |
| ************************* |
| |
| At 0619 EDT on 04/26/99, Federal Express confirmed that the serial number on |
| a Model-855, Type-B package found at the Stansted Airport (located outside |
| of London, England) matched the serial number for the missing package |
| containing the eight Iridium-192 sources. The Massachusetts Department of |
| Public Health RCP was informed of this discovery by AEA Technology QSA, |
| Inc., at 0933 EDT on 04/26/99. The package was reported to be intact and |
| undisturbed. The carrier (Federal Express) contacted the shipper (AEA |
| Technology QSA, Inc.), and the shipper requested that the package be |
| forwarded to its intended destination. Accordingly, the package will be |
| shipped from Stansted Airport to Toluca, Mexico, via Memphis, Tennessee. |
| Federal Express informed the Massachusetts Department of Public Health RCP |
| that the package is expected to arrive in Memphis, Tennessee, by tomorrow |
| morning (04/27/99). |
| |
| The Massachusetts Department of Public Health RCP notified NRC Region 1 |
| (Duncan White). The NRC Operations Officer notified the R1DO (Anderson); |
| R2DO (Wert); R4DO (Graves); NMSS (Combs); IRO (Giitter, Miller, and Congel); |
| RCT (Bailey). |
| |
| *********************************** UPDATE AT 1600 ON 04/26/99 BY TROCINE |
| *********************************** |
| |
| A conference call was conducted at 1600 on 04/26/99 to update the status of |
| this event. The following NRC offices participated (*office did not |
| participate): IRO (Giitter), RCT (Bailey), NMSS (Brach and Cool), Region 1 |
| (Kinneman), Region 2 (Hosey), Region 4 (*Graves), Region 1 Public Affairs |
| (*Screnci and *Sheehan), HQ OPA (Beecher), OIP (Lieberman), OSP (Bolling and |
| Lohaus), and EDO (Raddatz). In addition, the following agencies |
| participated: Massachusetts Department of Public Health RCP (Ken Traegde), |
| State of Tennessee (Alan Grewe and Mike Mobley), and Tennessee Division of |
| Radiation Health (Eddy Nanney). |
| |
| Based upon the information discussed during this conference call (reference |
| the 1333 04/26/99 update above), the NRC exited the Monitoring Phase of |
| Normal Mode at 1615 on 04/26/99. |
| |
| The NRC operations officer notified the IRO (Giitter, Miller, and Congel); |
| RCT (Bailey); NMSS EO (Cool); NMSS (Brach); Region 1 (Kinneman); Region 2 |
| (Hosey); R1DO (Anderson); R2DO (Wert); R4DO (Graves); OPA (Beecher); OIP |
| (Lieberman); OSP (Bolling and Lohaus); and EDO (Raddatz). The RCT notified |
| the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Butch Steindurf), Department of |
| Energy (Kevin Moore), Department of Agriculture (George Bickerton), |
| Department of Health and Human Services (E.K. Gray), and Environmental |
| Protection Agency and Department of Transportation via the National Response |
| Center (Gauthier). |
| |
| **** UPDATE AT 1505 ON 04/29/99 FROM DAKUBU TAKEN BY WEAVER **** |
| |
| Dr. Dakubu of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Radiation |
| Control Program informed the NRC Operations Center that the sources arrived |
| safely at their intended destination in Mexico on 04/28/98. The NRC |
| Operations Officer informed the R1DO (Cliff Anderson) and NMSS EO (Larry |
| Camper). |
| |
| **** UPDATE AT 0900 ON 04/30/99 BY JOLLIFFE **** |
| |
| The sources arrived in Mexico on 04/28/99 (not 04/28/98, as specified |
| above). |
| |
| **** UPDATE AT 1209 ON 05/07/99 BY TROCINE **** |
| |
| This event has been updated to correct the notifications made to other |
| agencies. |
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!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 35621 |
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| FACILITY: CRYSTAL RIVER REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/22/1999|
| UNIT: [3] [] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 19:02[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [3] B&W-L-LP |EVENT DATE: 04/22/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 18:08[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BILL BANDHAUGER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/07/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |LEN WERT R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AOUT 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(B) OUTSIDE DESIGN BASIS | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| POSSIBLE OVERLOAD OF ESF TRANSFORMER IN AN ABNORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURE |
| FOUND |
| |
| While investigating a previous Licensee Event Report concerned with backfeed |
| the following was discovered: |
| "During a scenario involving a Loss of Off-Site Power resulting from a loss |
| of the BEST and Startup transformers, the Crystal River Unit 3 abnormal |
| operating procedures could have caused an overload of the safety-related |
| Engineered Safeguards 4160V to 480V transformer. Assuming a single failure |
| of the 'B' side diesel generator, power could have been unavailable to both |
| trains of 480V Engineered safeguards loads. This condition is considered |
| reportable per 10CFR50.72(b)(l)(ii)(B) and 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(ii)(B) as a |
| condition outside of the design basis of the plant. Loads have been |
| identified which can be administratively maintained off during this scenario |
| to avoid the overload condition, and therefore, the transformer is |
| operable." |
| |
| This condition is under investigation and further actions will be |
| forthcoming. |
| |
| The licensee intends to notify the NRC Resident Inspector. |
| |
| **** UPDATE ON 05/07/99 AT 2311 BY RAWLS TO GOULD **** EVENT RETRACTION |
| |
| THE LICENSEE AND ABB POWER T&D CO, INC HAVE EVALUATED POSSIBLE OVERLOAD |
| CONDITIONS OF THE "A" 4160/480V TRANSFORMER DURING A LOSS OF OFFSITE POWER |
| WITH THE LOSS OF THE "B" BATTERY SCENARIO. THE RESULTS OF THE EVALUATIONS |
| SHOW THAT THE CLASS 1E TRANSFORMER AND COMPONENTS WILL PERFORM THEIR |
| DESIGNED FUNCTION FOR LONGER THAN 30 DAYS WITHOUT FAILURE. THE TRANSFORMER |
| WILL SURVIVE LONGER THAN ONE YEAR UNDER THE IDENTIFIED LOAD CONDITIONS BASED |
| ON A REVIEW OF ANSI/IEEE C57.96. IN ADDITION, THE NON-CLASS 1E CROSSTIES |
| CIRCUITS TO THE RX AUX BUS 3A/3B ARE LICENSING BASIS REQUIREMENTS AND ARE |
| NOT DESIGN BASIS REQUIREMENTS. THE LICENSEE IS THEREFORE RETRACTING THIS |
| EVENT. |
| |
| THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. THE NRC OPERATIONS |
| OFFICER NOTIFIED THE R2DO CHRIS CHRISTENSEN. |
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!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 35634 |
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| FACILITY: SURRY REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/26/1999|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: VA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:13[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 04/26/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 08:37[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: HILBERT-SEMMES |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/07/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |LEN WERT 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 Refueling |0 Refueling |
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EVENT TEXT
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| THE PLANT RECEIVED A TRAIN "B" HIGH CONSEQUENCE-LIMITING SAFEGUARDS (CLS) |
| SIGNAL. |
| |
| THIS OCCURRED WHEN AN ELECTRICIAN LIFTED A LEAD WHILE REPLACING RELAY |
| "2-CLS-RLY-1B1" IN THE "B" TRAIN HIGH CLS SYSTEM. ONE CONTAINMENT TRIP |
| VALVE FOR THE CONTAINMENT PARTICULATE AND GAS RADIATION MONITORS |
| REPOSITIONED (CLOSED), AND THE PARTICULATE AND GAS RADIATION MONITOR PUMP |
| DE-ENERGIZED. A SAFETY INJECTION SIGNAL WAS NOT RECEIVED AS IT WAS |
| PROPERLY DEFEATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATION PROCEDURES. THE ELECTRICIANS |
| VERIFIED THAT THE HIGH CLS SYSTEM WAS DE-ENERGIZED AS THEY WOULD EXPECT |
| PRIOR TO PERFORMING WORK TO PREVENT A SPURIOUS ACTUATION. THE LICENSEE IS |
| INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE AND THE REQUIRED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. THE HIGH CLS |
| SIGNAL WAS RESET SINCE THE 2/4 CONTAINMENT PRESSURE < 14.2 PSIA MATRIX WAS |
| MET DUE TO THE ACCURACY OF THE GAUGES. THE TRIP VALVE WAS PLACED IN THE |
| PRE-EVENT CONDITION (OPEN), AND THE RADIATION MONITOR PUMP WAS RE-ENERGIZED |
| AND RESTARTED. CORE OFF LOAD WAS NOT IN PROGRESS AT THE TIME OF THIS |
| EVENT. |
| |
| THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED BY THE LICENSEE. |
| |
| ***************** UPDATE AT 1102 ON 05/07/99 FROM LISA HILLBERT-SEMMES TO |
| TROCINE ****************** |
| |
| The licensee is retracting this event notification. |
| |
| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
| |
| "At 1113 on April 26, 1999, a 4-hour Non-Emergency Notification was made in |
| accordance with 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(ii) due to an ESF actuation. An |
| inadvertent Unit 2 High Consequence Limiting Safeguards (CLS) signal for |
| Train 'B' was caused by maintenance activities when replacing a High CLS |
| relay (#2-CLS-RLY-1B1) with Unit 2 in Refueling Shutdown. The High CLS |
| signal only initiated the closure of containment trip valve #2-RM-TV-200B, |
| which caused the sample pump, #2-RM-P-200, for the containment particulate |
| and gaseous radiation monitors to de-energize." |
| |
| "NUREG-1022, Event Reporting Guidelines 10CFR50.72 and 50.73, states that |
| 'The Commission is interested both in events where an ESF was needed to |
| mitigate the consequences (whether or not the equipment performed properly) |
| and events where an ESF actuated unnecessarily.... Usually, the staff would |
| not consider this to include single component actuations because single |
| components of complex systems, by themselves, usually do not mitigate the |
| consequences of significant events.'" |
| |
| "Based on further review of this event and guidance provided in NUREG-1022, |
| it was determined that this event was not reportable as the High CLS signal |
| was invalid and resulted in the actuation of only one component which did |
| not mitigate the consequences of the event." |
| |
| "This notification is made to retract the report made on April 26, 1999, |
| based on the above discussion." |
| |
| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. The NRC Operations |
| Officer notified the R2DO Chris Christensen. |
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!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 35682 |
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| FACILITY: SUMMER REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/06/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 07:34[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 05/06/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 06:45[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JIM PROPER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/07/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |CHRIS CHRISTENSEN R2 |
|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 N 0 Cold Shutdown |0 Cold Shutdown |
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EVENT TEXT
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| ATTEMPTED INTRODUCTION OF CONTRABAND INTO THE PROTECTED AREA (1-hour report |
| in accordance with 10CFR73.71, Appendix G) |
| |
| The licensee reported an attempted introduction of contraband into the |
| protected area. Immediate compensatory measurements were taken upon |
| discovery. (Contact the NRC Operations Officer for additional details and |
| for a site contact telephone number.) |
| |
| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
| |
| **** UPDATE AT 1314 ON 05/07/99 FROM RICE TO GOULD **** EVENT RETRACTION |
| |
| THE LICENSEE HAS INVESTIGATED THIS EVENT FURTHER AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THE |
| EVENT IS NOT REPORTABLE SINCE THERE WAS NO DELIBERATE INTENT TO INTRODUCE |
| CONTRABAND INTO THE PROTECTED AREA. A BACKGROUND CHECK CONFIRMED NO |
| CRIMINAL HISTORY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL. |
| |
| THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. |
| |
| THE NRC OPERATIONS OFFICER NOTIFIED THE R2DO CHRIS CHRISTENSEN. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 35688 |
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| REP ORG: USAF RADIOISOTOPE COMMITTEE |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/07/1999|
|LICENSEE: USAF RADIOISOTOPE COMMITTEE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:45[EDT]|
| CITY: Sumptor REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 05/07/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: SC |EVENT TIME: 09:38[EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 42-23539-01AF AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/07/1999|
| DOCKET: 03028641 |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CHRIS CHRISTENSEN R2 |
| |BILL JONES R4 |
+------------------------------------------------+DON COOL NMSS |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MAJOR JAMES HICKS |FRANK CONGEL IRO |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE | |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| DISCOVERY OF A MISSING CHEMICAL AGENT MONITOR CONTAINING 15 mCi OF NICKEL-63 |
| FROM SHAW AIR FORCE BASE LOCATED IN SUMPTOR, SOUTH CAROLINA |
| |
| At 0938 on 05/07/99, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB) located in Sumptor, South |
| Carolina, notified the U.S. Air Force Radioisotope Committee located at |
| Bolling AFB located in Washington D.C. of a missing chemical agent monitor |
| (CAM) containing a 15-mCi nickel-63 source. |
| |
| On 04/27/99, the base radiation safety officer (RSO) at Shaw AFB conducted |
| an inventory of CAMs located in building #1981. The correct number of CAMs |
| were there, but one had the wrong serial number. Examination of previous |
| inventories shows one CAM with a different serial number. The building had |
| been searched with no success. The 20CES/CEX RSO has no explanation for the |
| different serial number on one CAM or where the correct CAM may be located. |
| |
| |
| It is suspected that the CAM may have been exchanged with another Air Force |
| Unit or may have been sent off for calibration. At this time, the U.S. Air |
| Force Radioisotope Committee believes that the CAM is still in Air Force |
| possession. Past shipping records will be researched, and calibration labs |
| that serve Shaw AFB will be notified. The completion time for these actions |
| is currently estimated to be 06/07/99. |
| |
| Call the NRC Operations Officer for a licensee contact telephone number. |
| |
| The licensee plans to notify the NRC Region 4 office and plans to issue a |
| 30-day written report. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 35689 |
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| FACILITY: HATCH REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/07/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:09[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 05/07/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 08:21[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: EDWEN URQUHART |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/07/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |CHRIS CHRISTENSEN R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(ii) RPS ACTUATION | |
|AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii) ESF ACTUATION | |
| | |
| | |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 A/R Y 53 Power Operation |0 Hot Shutdown |
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EVENT TEXT
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| AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO LOSS OF EHC PRESSURE |
| |
| An automatic reactor scram occurred due to high reactor vessel pressure |
| (1080 psig) after the main turbine stop and control valves drifted closed. |
| All control rods inserted following the scram, and all systems functioned as |
| expected. Neither the HPCI nor RCIC systems started, as reactor vessel |
| water level did not decrease to the automatic actuation setpoint. The |
| licensee reported that an operator inadvertently isolated the main turbine |
| electrohydraulic control (EHC) system oil supply while tagging out the |
| standby EHC oil pump, causing the turbine stop and control valves to drift |
| closed. |
| |
| The NRC Resident Inspector has been informed of this notification by the |
| licensee. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 35690 |
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| FACILITY: NINE MILE POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/07/1999|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:41[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-2,[2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 05/07/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 09:50[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: LANGE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/07/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |JAMES LINVILLE R1 |
|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 59 Power Operation |59 Power Operation |
| | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| THE LICENSEE DECLARED THE HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY (HPCS) SYSTEM INOPERABLE |
| AND ENTERED A 14 DAY LCO ACTION STATEMENT. |
| |
| THE HPCS SYSTEM FAILED TO MEET THE CHANNEL CHECK CRITERIA AND WAS DECLARED |
| INOPERABLE, BUT FUNCTIONAL. TWO TRIP UNITS WERE FOUND NOT TO BE WITHIN THE |
| 13 INCHES LIMIT FOR LEVEL INITIATION INSTRUMENTATION (THEY MEASURED 15 |
| INCHES). A WORK ORDER HAS BEEN GENERATED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE |
| TIME CLOCK EXPIRES FOR THE LCO ACTION STATEMENT. THE REACTOR IS CURRENTLY |
| IN SINGLE LOOP OPERATION AT 59% POWER. |
| |
| THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. |
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 35692 |
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| FACILITY: PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/07/1999|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:00[EDT]|
| COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 05/07/1999|
| 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 13:45[CDT]|
| BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/07/1999|
| CITY: PADUCAH REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: McCRACKEN STATE: KY |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: GDP-1 AGREEMENT: Y |MONTE PHILLIPS R3 |
| DOCKET: 0707001 |JOHN GREEVES NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BEASLEY | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NCFR NON CFR REPORT REQMNT | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| PRIMARY CONDENSATE ALARM RECEIVED AT THE C-337-A FACILITY. |
| |
| A PRIMARY CONDENSATE ALARM WAS RECEIVED ON THE C-337-A #1 EAST AUTOCLAVE |
| WATER INVENTORY CONTROL (WIC) SYSTEM. THE WIC SYSTEM IS REQUIRED TO BE |
| OPERABLE WHILE HEATING IN MODE 5 ACCORDING TO TECHNICAL SAFETY REQUIREMENT |
| #2.2.4.2. THE AUTOCLAVE WAS CHECKED ACCORDING TO THE ALARM RESPONSE |
| PROCEDURE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND DECLARED INOPERABLE. |
| TROUBLESHOOTING WAS INITIATED AND IS CONTINUING IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE |
| REASON FOR THE ALARM. |
| |
| THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS INFORMED. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 35693 |
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| REP ORG: COGEMA MINING, INC |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/08/1999|
|LICENSEE: COGEMA MINING, INC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:32[EDT]|
| CITY: REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 05/08/1999|
| COUNTY: CAMPBELL STATE: WY |EVENT TIME: 01:30[MDT]|
|LICENSE#: SUA-1341 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/08/1999|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |BILL JONES R4 |
| |JOHN GREEVES NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+MORRIS DOE |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOHN VASELIN, RSO |ALLRED HHS |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE |CANUPP FEMA |
+------------------------------------------------+MASON EPA |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NONR OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| - 15,000 GALLON MINING INJECTION SOLUTION SPILL - |
| |
| A WELLFIELD MINING INJECTION SOLUTION ("BARREN LIXIVIANT") SPILL OCCURRED AT |
| THE IN-SITU LEACH INJECTION MINE UNIT 5 (#5BD47-1) AT THE CHRISTENSEN MINE |
| IN CAMPBELL COUNTY, WY. |
| |
| THE SPILL, WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO BE 15,000 GALLONS WITH A URANIUM |
| CONCENTRATION OF |
| 1.0 mg/I OF U3O8, IS THE RESULT OF A PLUMBING FAILURE AT THE INJECTION WELL |
| HEAD. THE SPILL WAS REPORTED TO THE NRC SINCE IT IS GREATER THAN 10,000 |
| GALLONS, WHICH IS CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANT FROM AN OPERATIONS STANDPOINT. |
| |
| THE SOLUTION SPILLED ONTO THE NEARBY SOIL AND IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE |
| SPILL DOES NOT POSE A HEALTH OR ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD DUE TO ITS LOW |
| CONCENTRATION OF URANIUM. THERE ARE NO RESIDENTS WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE |
| SPILL AND THE NEAREST TOWN IS FURTHER THAN 15 MILES AWAY. |
| |
| THE INJECTION WELL WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE SPILL WAS STOPPED. THE WELL WILL |
| NOT BE USED UNTIL THE PLUMBING IS REPAIRED. A SOIL SAMPLE HAS BEEN |
| COLLECTED AT THE SPILL LOCATION AND WILL BE ANALYZED FOR THE PRESENCE OF |
| Ra-226 TO DETERMINE IF SOIL CLEAN-UP IS NECESSARY. |
| |
| THE RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER (RSO) PLANS TO NOTIFY THE WYOMING STATE |
| DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND PLANS TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT TO |
| THE NRC WITHIN 7 DAYS. |
| |
| HOO NOTE: SEE SIMILAR EVENTS #35524, #35542 AND #35593. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 35694 |
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| FACILITY: MONTICELLO REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/08/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:58[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 05/08/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:35[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: CHRISTIAN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/09/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |MONTE PHILLIPS R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(ii) RPS ACTUATION | |
|AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii) ESF ACTUATION | |
| | |
| | |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 M/R Y 100 Power Operation |0 Hot Shutdown |
| | |
| | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM FROM 100% POWER DUE TO SJAE HIGH PRESSURE ISOLATION. |
| |
| CONTROL ROOM OPERATORS MANUALLY SCRAMMED THE REACTOR FROM 100% POWER DUE TO |
| A STEAM JET AIR EJECTOR (SJAE) HIGH PRESSURE ISOLATION. THE CAUSE OF THE |
| ISOLATION IS UNKNOWN AND BEING INVESTIGATED. ALL CONTROL RODS FULLY |
| INSERTED AND NO ECCS INJECTIONS OCCURRED. THE PLANT ALSO RECEIVED A |
| PRIMARY CONTAINMENT ISOLATION (PCI) SYSTEM GROUP 1 (MSIVs CLOSED), GROUP 2 |
| (TORUS AND DRYWELL VENTS) AND GROUP 3 (RWCU SYSTEM) ISOLATIONS. ONE SRV |
| CYCLED OPEN AND CLOSED PROPERLY. HOWEVER, A SECOND SRV INDICATED HIGH TAIL |
| PIPE TEMPERATURE. THE LICENSEE IS INVESTIGATING THIS CONDITION. |
| |
| THE LICENSEE PLANS TO INFORM THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. |
| |
| * * * UPDATE AT 1035 ON 05/09/99 BY PAT DECKER TO JOLLIFFE * * * |
| |
| DURING THE SRV OPENING AND CLOSING, THE PLANT RECEIVED A PCI SYSTEM GROUP 3 |
| (RWCU SYSTEM) ISOLATION SIGNAL FROM THE REACTOR VESSEL WATER LEVEL DROPPING |
| BELOW 9 INCHES. |
| |
| THE LICENSEE PLANS TO INFORM THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. |
| |
| THE NRC OPERATIONS OFFICER NOTIFIED THE R3DO MONTE PHILLIPS. |
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 35695 |
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| FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/09/1999|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:22[EDT]|
| COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 05/09/1999|
| 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 16:45[EDT]|
| BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/09/1999|
| CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |MONTE PHILLIPS R3 |
| DOCKET: 0707002 |JOHN GREEVES NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+FRANK CONGEL IRO |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: LARSON | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | |
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| NRC BULLETIN 91-01, 4 HOUR REPORT |
| |
| AT 1645 ON 05/09/99, DURING A PRESSURE DECAY TEST OF THE #1 AUTOCLAVE IN THE |
| X-342 BUILDING, A LIGHT DUSTING OF UO2F2 WAS OBSERVED INSIDE THE AUTOCLAVE |
| AND A HEAVIER ACCUMULATION OF UO2F2 WAS OBSERVED ON THE PRESSURE DECAY |
| FILTER USED TO PREVENT URANIUM FROM ENTERING THE AUTOCLAVE DURING THIS TEST. |
| THE AUTOCLAVE WAS PLACED IN A CONTAINMENT MODE ISOLATING IT FROM ALL SUPPORT |
| SYSTEMS. HEALTH PHYSICS TECHNICIANS PERFORMED CONTAMINATION AND AIRBORNE |
| SAMPLING AND ALL SAMPLES WERE LESS THAN DETECTABLE LIMITS. HAVING URANIUM |
| INSIDE THE SHELL OF THE AUTOCLAVE IS A LOSS OF ONE CONTROL OF THE DOUBLE |
| CONTINGENCY PRINCIPLE CONTAINED IN NCSA_342A002. THE ACCUMULATION OF UO2F2 |
| ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PRESSURE DECAY FILTER IS NOT EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL |
| EVALUATIONS ARE BEING CONDUCTED AT THIS TIME. |
| |
| THERE IS NO LOSS OF HAZARDOUS/RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR |
| RADIOACTIVE/RADIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION EXPOSURE AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. |
| THIS EVENT DOES NOT PRESENT ANY IMMINENT DANGER OF A CRITICALITY. |
| |
| THE AUTOCLAVE HAS BEEN ISOLATED FROM ALL POTENTIAL MODERATOR SOURCES, SO |
| CRITICALITY IS NOT POSSIBLE. MODERATION, ENRICHMENT AND GEOMETRY PARAMETERS |
| WERE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THIS EVENT. THE UNLIKELIHOOD OF URANIUM INSIDE |
| THE AUTOCLAVE SHELL AND OUTSIDE OF THE UF6 CYLINDER WAS A LOST PARAMETER. |
| THE AUTOCLAVE WAS TAGGED TO PREVENT ANY OPERATION UNTIL RECOVERY PLANS ARE |
| DEVELOPED. |
| |
| THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED. |
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