Event Notification Report for July 15, 1999
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 07/14/1999 - 07/15/1999 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 35915 35918 35919 35920 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 35915 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: IDAHO NAT. ENG & ENVIRONMENTAL LAB |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/12/1999| |LICENSEE: IDAHO NAT. ENG & ENVIRONMENTAL LAB |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:55[EDT]| | CITY: REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 07/12/1999| | COUNTY: STATE: ID |EVENT TIME: 21:33[MDT]| |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/14/1999| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |BLAIR SPITZBERG R4 | | |JOHN SURMEIER NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: BROWN | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING & ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY DECLARED AN ALERT | | DUE TO LOSS OF OFF SITE POWER AND A DIESEL FAILURE. | | | | THE LABORATORY REPORTED THAT THEY HAD A LOSS OF COMMERCIAL POWER DUE TO A | | FIRE IN THE ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION. THERE WAS ALSO A FAILURE OF THE DIESEL | | GENERATOR. THIS CLASSIFICATION IS A DOE TYPE ALERT AND NOT A NRC TYPE | | ALERT. THE LABORATORY DOES HAVE TMI FUEL ON SITE, BUT IT IS NOT AFFECTED BY | | THIS ALERT. | | | | *** UPDATE ON 7/13/99 @ 0045 BY BROWN TO GOULD *** | | | | THEY UPGRADED TO A DOE TYPE SITE AREA EMERGENCY DUE TO THE LOSS OF POWER | | WITH THE FAILURE TO START OF ONE STANDBY DIESEL GENERATOR AND THE FAILURE OF | | ONE OPERATING STANDBY DIESEL GENERATOR. THIS SITE AREA IS ALSO A DOE | | GENERATED CLASSIFICATION AND NOT A NRC GENERATED CLASSIFICATION. | | | | **** UPDATE ON 7/13/99 @ 0356 FROM GARCIA TO GOULD **** | | | | OFF SITE POWER RESTORED AT 0140 MDT AND EVENT WAS TERMINATED AT THAT TIME. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 35918 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: SALEM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/14/1999| | UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:25[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 07/13/1999| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:00[EDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: RUSS GUMBERT |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/14/1999| | HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |JOHN WHITE 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 Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | |2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LICENSEE 24-HOUR REPORT DUE TO 10 CFR PART 50, APPENDIX R ISSUE | | | | "During on-going review of Salem Fire Protection Program and the post fire | | safe shutdown analysis it was determined that cables associated with the | | limit switches for both of the service water header valves (SW22) are routed | | through the same fire protection area, in close proximity (mechanical | | penetration area). This is not in conformance with the approved fire | | protection program. In the event of fire in this area, hot shorts, although | | highly unlikely, are required to be postulated per NRC guidance, in both of | | these cables simultaneously. These shorts would result in the closure of | | both of the header valves with the attendant loss of service water to safety | | related equipment. Long term loss of service water would result in loss of | | some equipment necessary to maintain safe shutdown, if left uncorrected. | | | | "The area in question has been subject to compensatory actions due to the | | on-going fire wrap issues which had been previously identified. Based on | | this, if a fire were to occur it would be detected and extinguished before | | the postulated failure would occur. In the unlikely event that detection did | | not occur simple non-heroic, straight forward operator action could easily | | correct the resulting deficiency such that safe shutdown would be | | maintained. | | | | "This is not an equipment operability concern because adequate compensatory | | actions are in place and were in place prior to discovery. the likelihood of | | the event is extremely low. No further immediate actions are necessary. | | Current plans are to perform a design change which will eliminate the | | concern. | | | | "This report is being made to the NRC in accordance with Section 2.1 of the | | Salem Unit 2 Operating License as a condition found in violation of the: | | requirements contained in Operating License Section 2.C.1O Fire Protection. | | There is no significant impact on the public health and safety." | | | | The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this event notification by | | the licensee. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 35919 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: CRYSTAL RIVER REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/14/1999| | UNIT: [3] [] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:25[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [3] B&W-L-LP |EVENT DATE: 07/14/1999| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:30[EDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: WILLIAM KISSNER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/14/1999| | HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |ANN BOLAND R2 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO NPDS PERMIT VIOLATION | | | | The licensee notified the Florida Department of Environmental Protection | | regarding the exceedance of the point of discharge (POD) temperature limit | | specified in the NPDS permit. | | | | At 1145, all 'helper' cooling towers in the circulating water discharge | | canal were unexpectedly lost due to maintenance activities. At that time, | | the POD temperature was 95.5 degrees. The Unit 1&2 supervisor requested that | | compensatory actions be taken to maintain the POD temperature less that the | | NPDS limit of 96.5 degrees; however, the POD temperature continued to | | increase. At 1310, the POD temperature exceeded the 96.5 degree limit. The | | NPDS permit prohibits exceeding 96.5 degrees for greater than 3 hours. | | | | The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this event by the licensee. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 35920 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/14/1999| | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:16[EDT]| | COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 07/13/1999| | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 21:23[CDT]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/14/1999| | CITY: PADUCAH REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: McCRACKEN STATE: KY |PERSON ORGANIZATION | |LICENSE#: GDP-1 AGREEMENT: Y |RONALD GARDNER R3 | | DOCKET: 0707001 |JOHN GREEVES NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: THOMAS WHITE | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 24-HOUR NRC BULLETIN 91-01 REPORT | | | | "At 2123 CDT on 7/13/99, the Plant Shift Superintendent was notified that a | | product cylinder had been washed In the C-400 Cylinder Wash facility without | | independent verification of cylinder heel weight, This is in violation of | | NCSA.400.002. Product cylinders are required to be weighed prior to washing | | as an independent verification of the Indicated heel weight. A weight ticket | | is used to calculate the cylinder heel weight and this ticket was not | | attached to the cylinder wash data sheet. The weight ticket has subsequently | | been found and the heel weight shown to be acceptable. Although the cylinder | | heel weight was within the maximum allowable weight, double contingency was | | not maintained since the independent verification of the heel weight was not | | performed at the time the cylinder was washed." | | | | The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this event. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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