Event Notification Report for February 29, 2000
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
02/28/2000 - 02/29/2000
** EVENT NUMBERS **
36718 36731 36734 36735 36736 36737
!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36718 |
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| FACILITY: FERMI REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/22/2000|
| UNIT: [2] [] [] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 22:59[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 02/22/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 22:05[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JEFF GROFF |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/28/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |JAMES CREED R3 |
|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 |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|2 N Y 97 Power Operation |97 Power Operation |
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| Plant Physical Security Event - |
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| Vital area door keys inadvertently removed from the site. Compensatory |
| measures were not fully implemented in the required time but are now fully |
| implemented. The licensee plans to notify the NRC Resident Inspector. |
| Contact the NRC Operations Officer for additional details. |
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| * * * UPDATE AT 1455 ON 2/28/2000 BY GROFF RECEIVED BY WEAVER * * * |
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| The licensee retracted. The details are available from the NRC Operations |
| Center. The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. The HOO notified |
| the R3DO (Jordan). |
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!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36731 |
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| FACILITY: PEACH BOTTOM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/26/2000|
| UNIT: [2] [3] [] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 02:55[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [2] GE-4,[3] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 02/26/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 00:48[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JIM KOVALCHICK |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/28/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |JOHN WHITE R1 |
|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 |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| SECURITY REPORT |
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| Fitness for duty of security personnel questioned due to inattentiveness. |
| Immediate compensatory measures taken upon discovery. The NRC resident |
| inspector has been informed of this event by the licensee. Contact the NRC |
| Operations Center for additional details. |
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| * * * UPDATE 1458EST ON 2/27/00 FROM BOB FRANSSEN TO S.SANDIN * * * |
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| The licensee provided clarification to the initial report. Contact the NRC |
| Operations Center for additional details. The NRC resident inspector has |
| been informed of this update by the licensee. Notified R1DO (White). |
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| * * * UPDATE AT 1550 ON 2/28/2000 BY BECK RECEIVED BY WEAVER * * * |
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| The licensee has retracted this event. Contact the NRC Operations Center |
| for additional details. The NRC resident inspector has been informed of |
| this update by the licensee. Notified R1DO (Trapp). |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36734 |
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| FACILITY: HOPE CREEK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/28/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 06:34[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 02/28/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 05:45[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAN BOYLE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/28/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |JOHN WHITE R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |ROBERT SKELTON IAT |
|DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH |JOHN DAVIDSON IAT |
|BAB1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X |WILLIAM BECKNER NRR |
| |WILLIAM BRACH NMSS |
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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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| OVERDUE SHIPMENT OF NEW FUEL |
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| The licensee reported that a shipment of new fuel from ABB was due to arrive |
| onsite at 0530 2/28/00. At the time of the report, the shipment had not yet |
| arrived. The licensee is attempting to contact the shipper. The NRC resident |
| inspector will be informed of this event by the licensee. |
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| * * * UPDATE 0809 2/28/00 FROM PARKER TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * * |
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| The fuel shipment arrived onsite at 0735 2/28/00. The shipper (Roberts |
| Express) believed that the scheduled delivery time was 0700. The licensee |
| plans to investigate the discrepancy in the delivery schedule. The NRC |
| resident inspector will be informed of this update by the licensee. Notified |
| R1DO (White), NRR IAT (Skelton), NMSS IAT (Davidson), NRR EO (Beckner), and |
| NMSS IAT (Brach). |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 36735 |
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| REP ORG: NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/28/2000|
|LICENSEE: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:40[EST]|
| CITY: NEW YORK REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 02/09/2000|
| COUNTY: STATE: NY |EVENT TIME: [EST]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/28/2000|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JIM TRAPP R1 |
| |DON COOL NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+JOHN DAVIDSON IAT |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BORRI |ROBERT SKELTON IAT |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT |
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| On 2/9/2000, Columbia University discovered that a graduate student in the |
| biology department had contamination (phosphorus-32 and sulfur-35) of her |
| hair and fingers. A radiological survey also discovered contamination in her |
| apartment, which is owned by the university. An assessment based upon |
| urinalysis indicated a dose of several millirem to the student. |
| |
| An investigation by the university and NYC Department of Health determined |
| that the contamination was intentionally self-inflicted by the student. The |
| university is currently determining whether to expel the student. The |
| student is a foreign national living in the United States on a student |
| visa. |
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| The NYC Department of Health has already contacted NRC Region I (Duncan |
| White) regarding this event. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36736 |
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| FACILITY: CLINTON REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/28/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:24[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-6 |EVENT DATE: 02/28/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:15[CST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE BENSEN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/28/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |MIKE JORDAN R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AINA 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(A) POT UNABLE TO SAFE SD | |
|NLCO TECH SPEC LCO A/S | |
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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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| HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY INOPERABLE |
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| High Pressure Core Spray was declared INOPERABLE following an overvoltage |
| condition on the Division Three AC Power Distribution System. |
| |
| During performance of CPS 9080.02 Division Three Diesel Generator |
| Operability Surveillance, the Division Three Diesel Generator was |
| synchronized with the AC bus. Following synchronization, bus voltage went |
| to |
| approximately 4360V, which is above the limit of 4300V. The high voltage |
| condition remained for approximately |
| 3 1/2 minutes, until the Diesel Generator output breaker was opened and |
| voltages returned to less than 4300V. |
| |
| The Division Three AC Power Distribution System was declared INOPERABLE due |
| to being above 4300V pending an Engineering evaluation of the overvoltage |
| condition. CPS Improved Technical Specification 3.8.9, Action E.1 requires |
| High Pressure Core Spray to be declared INOPERABLE with the Division Three |
| AC Power Distribution System INOPERABLE. |
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| The Division Three Diesel Generator was also declared INOPERABLE. |
| |
| The cause of the overvoltage is not known and is being investigated at this |
| time. |
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| NRC Resident Inspector C. Brown was notified. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36737 |
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| FACILITY: MILLSTONE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/28/2000|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: CT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:29[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/28/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 23:09[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: STEVEN BAKER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/29/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |JIM TRAPP R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ASHU 50.72(b)(1)(i)(A) PLANT S/D REQD BY TS | |
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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 Y 100 Power Operation |97 Power Operation |
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| TECH SPEC REQUIRED SHUTDOWN - BACKLEAKAGE FROM THE S/G TO THE AUXILIARY |
| FEEDWATER SYSTEM. |
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| Check valve leakage from the # 1 Steam Generator caused a rise in |
| temperature in the discharge piping of the "A" auxiliary feedwater pump. |
| The maximum allowed temperature is 190 degrees F. The maximum temperature |
| reached was 300 degrees F. The licensee entered Tech Spec 3.0.3 at 1209 and |
| started slowly lowering power. Injection with the "A" AFW pump reduced |
| the temperature in the line below the limit. The licensee is waiting to |
| determine if the check valve has reseated. |
| |
| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector, the town of Waterford and |
| the state of Connecticut. |
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| * * * UPDATE 0026 2/29/2000 FROM JOHN CLAIR TAKEN BY BOB STRANSKY * * * |
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| TS 3.0.3 was exited at 2338 2/28/2000. The unit is returning to rated power. |
| The NRC resident inspector will be informed of this update by the licensee. |
| Notified R1DO (Trapp). |
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