Event Notification Report for September 8, 1999
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
09/07/1999 - 09/08/1999
** EVENT NUMBERS **
36129 36132 36133
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36129 |
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| FACILITY: SAINT LUCIE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/06/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 02:25[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 09/06/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 02:00[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: STEVE MERRILL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/07/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |KERRY LANDIS R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|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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| PLANNED OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO DISCOVERY OF A DEAD SEA TURTLE IN THE |
| INTAKE CANAL |
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| At 0200, the licensee recovered a dead sea turtle from the plant's intake |
| canal. In accordance with the licensee's marine turtle permit, the land |
| utilization department plans to notify the Department of Environmental |
| Protection's Bureau of Protected Species within 12 hours. |
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| The licensee also plans to notify the NRC resident inspector. |
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| * * * UPDATE 1226 EDT ON 9/7/99 FROM CALVIN WARD TO S. SANDIN * * * |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION TO FLORIDA AGENCY INVOLVING ADDITIONAL DEAD SEA TURTLE |
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| "A dead sea turtle was recovered from the St. Lucie plant intake canal at |
| approximately 0800 hours on 9/7/99. The Florida Department of Environmental |
| Protection was notified at 0854 hours as required by the St. Lucie plant sea |
| turtle permit. This notification to a state government agency requires a |
| 4-hour non-emergency notification to the NRC per 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(vi)." |
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| The licensee informed the NRC resident inspector. Notified R2DO (Haag). |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 36132 |
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| REP ORG: NC DIVISION OF RADIATION PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/07/1999|
|LICENSEE: MONDAY INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:46[EDT]|
| CITY: WILMINGTON REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 09/07/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: NC |EVENT TIME: [EDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/07/1999|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |ROBERT HAAG R2 |
| |DON COOL NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: SHARN JEFFRIES (NC) | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT INVOLVING THE LOSS OF TWO (2) EVENLITE EXIT SIGNS |
| CONTAINING TRITIUM |
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| MONDAY INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS REPRESENTING GE NUCLEAR ENERGY LOCATED ON |
| CASTLE HAYNE ROAD IN WILMINGTON, NC , ORDERED AND RECEIVED SIX (6) EVENLITE |
| 101 EXIT SIGNS ON 4/20/99. EACH SIGN CONTAINS 6.5 CURIES TRITIUM. THE |
| SIGNS WERE PLACED IN STORAGE AT THE WILMINGTON, NC, LOCATION. A RECENT |
| INVENTORY DETERMINED THAT TWO (2) OF THESE SIGNS ARE MISSING. AT 0945 EDT |
| ON 9/7/99, THE NC DIVISION OF RADIATION PROTECTION WAS INFORMED AS |
| DOCUMENTED IN NC INCIDENT REPORT #99-21. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36133 |
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| FACILITY: PALISADES REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/07/1999|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:39[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE |EVENT DATE: 09/07/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 16:25[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: CHARLES BROWN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/07/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: UNU |MONTE PHILLIPS R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |ELINOR ADENSAM NRR |
|AAEC 50.72 (a) (1) (I) EMERGENCY DECLARED |CHARLES MILLER IRO |
| |CALDWELL FEMA |
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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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| UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF OFFSITE COMMUNICATION |
| CAPABILITY |
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| THE LICENSEE DECLARED ENTERED AN UNUSUAL EVENT AT 1625 EDT BASED ON A |
| SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF OFFSITE COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY. ALL TERRESTRIAL |
| TELEPHONE LAND LINES ARE UNAVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY DUE TO AN |
| APPARENT LINE CUT. THE LICENSEE HAS ONE (1) FUNCTIONING SATELLITE PHONE |
| AVAILABLE WHICH THEY USED TO NOTIFY THE NRC. THE UNIT IS CURRENTLY STABLE. |
| THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED STATE/LOCAL AGENCIES AND THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTORS. |
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| HOO NOTE: CHECKED WITH D.C. COOK TO VERIFY COMMUNICATIONS. ALSO, PALISADES |
| CAN BE CONTACTED THROUGH THEIR LOAD DISPATCHER USING THE 800 MHZ RADIO. |
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| * * * UPDATE 2033 EDT ON 9/7/99 FROM CHARLES BROWN TO S. SANDIN * * * |
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| THE LICENSEE EXITED THE UNUSUAL EVENT AT 2031 EDT AFTER VERIFYING THAT GTE |
| HAS COMPLETED RESTORATION OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES. THE LICENSEE |
| INFORMED STATE/LOCAL AGENCIES AND THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. NOTIFIED R3DO |
| (PHILLIPS), NRR EO (ADENSAM), IRO (GIITTER) AND FEMA (SULLIVAN). |
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