Event Notification Report for March 9, 2000
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
03/08/2000 - 03/09/2000
** EVENT NUMBERS **
36767 36768 36769 36770 36771 36772 36773 36774 36775
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 36767 |
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| FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/08/2000|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 02:37[EST]|
| COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 03/07/2000|
| 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 10:38[EST]|
| BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/08/2000|
| CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |ROGER LANKSBURY R3 |
| DOCKET: 0707002 |THOMAS ESSIG NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KURT SISLER | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | |
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| BULLETIN 91-01 24 HOUR REPORT |
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| At 1038 hours on 3/7/00, it was discovered that a 5 gallon bucket containing |
| used, potentially contaminated oil was spaced less than 2 feet from another |
| like container. The two containers were 23 inches apart rather than the |
| minimum 24 inches required by NCSA-PLANTO45.AO1 Requirement #5. This |
| spacing violation constitutes the loss of one control of the double |
| contingency principle. The spacing violation was corrected at 1055 hours. |
| A walk-down of the affected area verified that no other spacing issues |
| exist. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36768 |
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| FACILITY: HATCH REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/08/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 07:27[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 03/08/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: PAUL UNDERWOOD |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/08/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |EDWARD MCALPINE 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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|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| ESF ACTUATION - CONTROL ROOM VENTILATION SYSTEM |
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| Moving the Unit 2 dryer during refueling operations set off an area |
| radiation alarm. The alarm caused the control room ventilation system to |
| shift into pressurization mode. The radiation alarm cleared as the dryer |
| was placed in its storage location. The trip has been reset and the control |
| room ventilation has been returned to its normal lineup. |
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| The licensee will notify the NRC resident inspector. |
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 36769 |
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| FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/08/2000|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:01[EST]|
| COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 03/07/2000|
| 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 14:10[EST]|
| BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/08/2000|
| CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |ROGER LANKSBURY R3 |
| DOCKET: 0707002 |SCOTT MOORE NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JEFF CASTLE | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | |
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| BULLETIN 91-01 24 HOUR REPORT |
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| On March 7, 2000 at 1410 hours, it was discovered that a plastic 55 gallon |
| laundry drum (containing used rubber totes) was left unattended in the X-705 |
| Decontamination Building High Bay Area with the lid ajar. Following |
| correction, the condition was identified again at 1508 hours. This violates |
| requirement #5 of NCSA-0705_076.A00 which requires modification or covering |
| of containers to prevent geometrically unfavorable accumulation of uranium |
| bearing solution. This constitutes the loss of Control A (Volume) of the |
| double contingency principle. Control B (primary integrity or the overhead |
| piping) was maintained throughout the event. Each of the two |
| non-compliances identified was corrected within thirty minutes of discovery |
| under the direction of plant Nuclear Criticality Safety personnel. |
| Following discovery of the repeat occurrence, a facility stand down was |
| initiated in X-705 to conduct crew briefings and determine appropriate |
| follow-up. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 36770 |
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| REP ORG: CROW BUTTE RESOURCES |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/08/2000|
|LICENSEE: CROW BUTTE RESOURCES |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:49[EST]|
| CITY: CRAWFORD REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 03/08/2000|
| COUNTY: STATE: NE |EVENT TIME: 08:40[CST]|
|LICENSE#: SUA-1534 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/08/2000|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |KRISS KENNEDY R4 |
| |SUSAN GREENE NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE GRIFFIN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NLTR LICENSEE 24 HR REPORT | |
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| MONITOR WELL IN EXCURSION STATUS |
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| A MONITOR WELL AT MINE UNIT 6 NEAR CRAWFORD, NE WAS DECLARED IN AN EXCURSION |
| STATUS BASED ON EXCEEDING THE UPPER CONTROL LIMIT (UCL) FOR CHLORIDES. THE |
| UCL IS 19 PPM AND THE CONCENTRATION MEASURED WAS 20 PPM. THE LICENSEE |
| BELIEVES THIS IS A NORMAL VARIATION IN THE CHLORIDE LEVEL AND INTENDS TO |
| INCREASE THE SAMPLE FREQUENCY. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36771 |
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| FACILITY: SOUTH TEXAS REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/08/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: TX |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:18[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 03/07/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MARILYN JOHNSON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/08/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |KRISS KENNEDY R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NLTR LICENSEE 24 HR REPORT | |
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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 N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling |
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| 24-HOUR CONDITION OF LICENSE REPORT INVOLVING TECH SPEC REQUIREMENTS |
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| "On February 9, 2000, it was discovered that the Flux Multiplication Alarm |
| (which is used to mitigate boron dilution accidents) was not functional. It |
| was not recognized at that time that this caused the associated extended |
| range neutron detector to be inoperable. If an extended range detector is |
| inoperable in Modes 3, 4, and 5 the Technical Specifications requires that |
| operations be suspended involving positive reactivity changes. |
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| "On March 1,2000 at 0017 hours Unit 1 entered Mode 3 as part of a shutdown |
| to support refueling activities. |
| Immediately following Mode 3 entry testing was performed which involves |
| raising control rods to perform drop |
| testing. Raising control rods constitutes positive reactivity which is |
| contrary to requirements of the Technical |
| Specifications. |
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| "This notification is being made pursuant to Operating License NPF-76 |
| Condition 2.G for operation or condition prohibited by Technical |
| Specifications." |
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| The licensee will inform the NRC resident inspector. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 36772 |
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| REP ORG: MA RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/08/2000|
|LICENSEE: AEA TECHNOLOGY QSA, INC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:42[EST]|
| CITY: BURLINGTON REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 03/08/2000|
| COUNTY: STATE: MA |EVENT TIME: 12:00[EST]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/08/2000|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GREG CRANSTON R1 |
| |SUSAN GREENE NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BOB GALLAGHAR | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| - SHIPMENT OF THREE 100 MILLICURIE Fe-55 SOURCES MISSING IN SOUTH KOREA - |
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| Bob Gallaghar, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, reported that on |
| 02/04/00, Hanmi Express Company, Jamaica, NY, shipped an excepted package |
| containing three 100 millicurie Fe-55 sources from AEA Technology QSA Inc |
| (formally Amersham), Burlington, MA, to Shin-Ho Paper & Manufacturing |
| Company, Jin-Ju City, South Korea. The freight forwarder (Hanmi Express) |
| apparently opened the shipping container and added electronics parts that |
| were destined for Shin-Ho and resealed the container. |
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| On 03/07/00, Shin-Ho reported that they had received a box of electronics |
| components; the South Korean customer for which the electronics components |
| were intended had received an empty box. |
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| Chris Martel, AEA Technology, is investigating this incident. |
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| Bob Gallaghar plans to notify New York State representatives. |
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| * * * UPDATE AT 1421 ON 03/08/00 FROM BOB GALLAGHAR TO JOLLIFFE * * * |
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| The package of missing sources has been located in a warehouse in South |
| Korea and is being shipped to Shin-Ho. Bob Gallaghar plans to notify New |
| York State representatives. |
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| The NRC Operations Officer notified the R1DO Greg Cranston, NMSS EO Susan |
| Greene, and IP Ron Hauber. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36773 |
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| FACILITY: HATCH REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/08/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:20[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 03/08/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: EDWIN URQUHART |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/08/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |EDWARD MCALPINE R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AARC 50.72(b)(1)(v) OTHER ASMT/COMM INOP | |
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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 N 0 Cold Shutdown |0 Cold Shutdown |
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| - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY METEOROLOGICAL TOWER WIND SPEED INDICATORS |
| INOPERABLE - |
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| With the primary meteorological tower wind speed indicator inoperable, the |
| backup meteorological tower wind speed indicator was determined to be |
| inoperable at 1530 on 03/08/00. This condition constitutes a major loss of |
| emergency capability in accordance with the licensee emergency plan. The |
| licensee is repairing the wind speed indicators and developing a contingency |
| plan to obtain wind speed readings from the National Weather Service during |
| a declared emergency. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36774 |
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| FACILITY: FT CALHOUN REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/08/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:00[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE |EVENT DATE: 03/08/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: CHUCK MARASCO |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/08/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |DAVID LOVELESS R4 |
|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 |
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| - REVERSE OSMOSIS UNIT BRINE EFFLUENT pH OUT OF NPDES PERMIT SPECIFICATION |
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| During the monthly National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) |
| sampling, the reverse osmosis unit brine effluent pH was determined to be |
| out of specification. The effluent pH was determined to be 5.85 which was |
| below the normal pH range of 6.5 to 9.0. The reverse osmosis unit was just |
| coming out of an acid cleaning, and apparently did not have the sodium |
| hydroxide neutralization injection feed rate set properly. This event |
| resulted in a NPDES permit noncompliance for NPDES Point No. 002. |
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| Licensee chemistry department personnel are in the process of sampling the |
| reverse osmosis unit brine effluent pH and the river outfall. (NPDES Points |
| No. 001 and 002). The brine effluent is directed into the plant discharge |
| tunnel and being diluted by 360,000 gallons of water. |
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| The licensee notified the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and |
| the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36775 |
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| FACILITY: CLINTON REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/08/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:12[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-6 |EVENT DATE: 03/08/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RON FRANTZ |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/08/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |ROGER LANKSBURY R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |VERN HODGE (by fax) |
|CDEG 21.21(c)(3)(i) DEFECTS/NONCOMPLIANCE | |
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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 |
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| 10CFR Part 21 Report - |
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| On 03/08/00, Clinton Power Station (CPS) officials notified the NRC of the |
| failure of two hydramotors prior to installation in the plant. The |
| hydramotors failed to meet fail safe return time test acceptance criteria |
| and recycle criteria during bench testing due to the malfunction of |
| hydramotor pump assemblies manufactured and supplied to CPS by ITT Barton. |
| Reference CPS Letter #U-603341 dated 03/08/00. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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