Event Notification Report for December 28, 1999
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
12/27/1999 - 12/28/1999
** EVENT NUMBERS **
36541 36542 36543
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36541 |
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| FACILITY: CRYSTAL RIVER REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/27/1999|
| UNIT: [3] [] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:20[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [3] B&W-L-LP |EVENT DATE: 12/27/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 10:00[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RICKY E. RAWLS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/27/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |CHRIS CHRISTENSEN 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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|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE RESCUE OF AN ENDANGERED SEA TURTLE |
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
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| "An endangered Kemp-Ridley sea turtle was rescued at the [Crystal River Unit |
| 3] intake area. The endangered turtle was NOT injured. The turtle was |
| transported to the Florida Power [Corporation] Mariculture Center. The |
| Florida Department of Environmental Protection was notified at 1000 EST on |
| 12/27/99." |
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| The licensee also notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 36542 |
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| REP ORG: FLORIDA BUREAU OF RADIATION CONTROL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/27/1999|
|LICENSEE: HCA L.W. BLAKE HOSPITAL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:14[EST]|
| CITY: BRADENTON REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 12/20/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: FL |EVENT TIME: 12:00[EST]|
|LICENSE#: 1072-1 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/27/1999|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CHRIS CHRISTENSEN R2 |
| |CHARLES HAUGHNEY NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ADAMS (FAX) | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
|LADM 35.33(a) MED MISADMINISTRATION | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| MEDICAL MISADMINISTRATION AT THE HCA L.W. BLAKE HOSPITAL IN BRADENTON, FL |
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| THE FLORIDA BUREAU OF RADIATION CONTROL REPORTED A MISADMINISTRATION AT THE |
| HCA L.W. BLAKE HOSPITAL IN BRADENTON, FL. THIS OCCURRED ON 12/20/99 WHEN A |
| PATIENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT WITH 15 mCi OF I-131. |
| THE PATIENT INSTEAD WAS GIVEN A DIAGNOSTIC DOSE OF I-123 (300 �Ci). THE |
| ERROR WAS DISCOVERED ON 12/27/99, AND THE STATE WAS NOTIFIED THE SAME DAY. |
| THE PHYSICIAN AND PATIENT HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED, AND THERE ARE NO ADVERSE |
| HEALTH EFFECTS EXPECTED. THE PHYSICIAN WHO ORDERED THE THERAPY TREATMENT IS |
| APPARENTLY NOT AN AUTHORIZED USER AT THIS FACILITY. A WRITTEN REPORT WILL |
| BE PROVIDED WITHIN 15 DAYS. |
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| (CALL THE NRC OPERATIONS OFFICER FOR CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS.) |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36543 |
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| FACILITY: OCONEE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/27/1999|
| UNIT: [] [] [3] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 21:13[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] B&W-L-LP,[2] B&W-L-LP,[3] B&W-L-L|EVENT DATE: 12/27/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 20:40[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: YONGUE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/27/1999|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: UNU |CHRIS CHRISTENSEN R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |BRUCE BOGER NRR |
|AAEC 50.72 (a) (1) (I) EMERGENCY DECLARED |CHARLES MILLER IRO |
| |BAGWELL FEMA |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |55 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED AT 2040 DUE TO AN IDENTIFIED REACTOR COOLANT LEAK. |
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| WHILE DOING A FEED AND BLEED OF THE LETDOWN SYSTEM, THE LETDOWN STORAGE TANK |
| BYPASS VALVE (3HP14) APPARENTLY DID NOT FULLY CLOSE, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS |
| INDICATED CLOSED, BECAUSE THE WATER LEVEL IN THE LETDOWN STORAGE TANK WAS |
| STILL DECREASING. APPROXIMATELY 45 GPM OF RCS WATER BLED THROUGH THE VALVE |
| INTO THE "3A" BLEED HOLDUP TANK, WHICH HOLDS A RECOVERABLE WATER SOURCE THAT |
| CAN BE INJECTED BACK INTO THE SYSTEM. THE LEAKAGE WAS ISOLATED AT 2042 WHEN |
| LETDOWN ISOLATION VALVE "3HP5" WAS CLOSED. AT THAT TIME, THE UNUSUAL EVENT |
| WAS ALSO TERMINATED. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF RCS WATER BLED INTO THE BLEED |
| HOLDUP TANK HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. THERE APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH |
| BOTH THE VALVE POSITION INDICATION, AND THE PNEUMATIC VALVE ITSELF. THE |
| REACTOR IS BEING SHUT DOWN AS REQUIRED BY ABNORMAL PROCEDURES, AND THE |
| LICENSEE PLANS TO PLACE THE UNIT IN MODE 3. |
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| THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ALONG WITH STATE AND LOCAL |
| AGENCIES. |
| THERE WILL BE NO PRESS RELEASE. |
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