Event Notification Report for March 31, 2000
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
03/30/2000 - 03/31/2000
** EVENT NUMBERS **
36809 36844 36845 36846 36847 36848
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 36809 |
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| REP ORG: U.S. ARMY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/17/2000|
|LICENSEE: U.S. ARMY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:53[EST]|
| CITY: ROCK ISLAND REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 03/17/2000|
| COUNTY: STATE: IL |EVENT TIME: 12:00[CST]|
|LICENSE#: 12-00722-06 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/30/2000|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JOHN JACOBSON R3 |
| |AL BELISLE R2 |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JEFF HAVENNER |CHARLES MILLER IRO |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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| DISCOVERY THAT AN M43A1 CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTOR CELL MODULE CONTAINING 250 |
| �Ci OF AMERICIUM-241 HAD BEEN MISSING FROM FT. BRAGG (NORTH CAROLINA) SINCE |
| APRIL 1996 |
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| Late yesterday afternoon (03/16/00), representatives from Ft. Bragg, North |
| Carolina, requested the U.S. Army in Rock Island, Illinois, to help trace |
| files for documentation regarding a cell module that was discovered to be |
| missing from an M43A1 chemical agent detector. (The cell module contained |
| 250 �Ci of americium-241.) The most recent documentation found related to |
| the missing cell module indicated that it was last seen at Ft. Bragg in |
| April of 1996. More recent paperwork has not yet been found. The licensee |
| determined this event to reportable at approximately 1200 CST today |
| (03/17/00). |
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| The licensee hypothesized that the M43A1 chemical agent detector may have |
| been turned into a maintenance unit at some point. If the device tested |
| with bad air flow, the maintenance unit could have replaced several items |
| including the cell module. At this time, it is believed that the cell |
| module in question may have been removed (without any paperwork) and that |
| the device may have been returned without a replacement cell module |
| installed. |
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| The licensee stated that there does not appear to be any likelihood that the |
| general public will get involved with this issue. The licensee plans to |
| submit a 30-day written report to the NRC Region 3 office. |
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| (Call the NRC operations officer for licensee contact information.) |
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| * * * UPDATE AT 1420 ON 3/30/00 BY MOHS, RECEIVED BY WEAVER * * * |
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| The module was found on March 23, 2000. The Operations Center notified the |
| R3DO (Gardner) and R2DO (Caudle) and NMSS (Sherbini). |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36844 |
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| FACILITY: INDIAN POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/30/2000|
| UNIT: [] [3] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:46[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 03/30/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE TESORIERO |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/30/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |MICHELE EVANS R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AOUT 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(B) OUTSIDE DESIGN BASIS | |
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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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| COMPONENT COOLING WATER SYSTEM OUTSIDE OF DESIGN BASIS |
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| "At approximately 0850 hours on March 30th, 2000, it was determined that one |
| loop of the Component Cooling Water (CCW) system piping located in the Spent |
| Fuel Storage Building (FSB) was not in compliance with FSAR design criteria. |
| The FSAR says that CCW is protected from tornadoes and tornado generated |
| missiles by structures designed to withstand such loading. The CCW piping |
| located in the FSB is not protected by the structure. This was identified as |
| an issue and addressed as part of the 10CFR50.54(f) program at Indian Point |
| 3. The issue was not considered reportable when first identified because |
| tornado protection from the effects of missiles can be provided by |
| redundancy. An evaluation has shown that the CCW piping can sustain limited |
| damage from a tornado missile and that the design function of the system can |
| be performed with this damage. Operator action is depended upon to initiate |
| makeup water to the CCW system, a current design basis. When a 10CFR50.59 |
| evaluation determined that the criteria for the CCW tornado protection could |
| not be changed without prior NRC approval, the issue was determined to be |
| reportable because the CCW system could not be shown to be in accordance |
| with FSAR design basis. No corrective actions were immediately required |
| because current administrative controls are sufficient to assure system |
| operability." |
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| The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this report by the licensee. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 36845 |
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| REP ORG: GE PLASTICS |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/30/2000|
|LICENSEE: GE PLASTICS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:30[EST]|
| CITY: WASHINGTON REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 03/30/2000|
| COUNTY: STATE: WV |EVENT TIME: 09:30[EST]|
|LICENSE#: 47-08944-05 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/30/2000|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CAUDLE JULIAN R2 |
| |MR. SHERBINI NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TAMMY MORROW | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB2 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X | |
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| LOST SOURCE |
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| The licensee reported the loss of a 15 mCi nickel-63 source from their |
| Washington, WV facility. Ni-63 is a low energy beta emitter and has no |
| gamma. The source is used in an electron capture device and was last seen |
| in July of 1999 in the licensee's laboratory. Contact information is |
| available from the Operations Center. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36846 |
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| FACILITY: BEAVER VALLEY REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/30/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:45[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 03/30/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: GEORGE STOROLIS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/30/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |MICHELE EVANS R1 |
|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 N 0 Cold Shutdown |0 Cold Shutdown |
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| ESF ACTUATION |
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| "At 1204 on March 30, 2000, an 18 month automatic-load sequencing |
| operational surveillance test was being conducted on the No. 1 Emergency |
| Diesel Generator (EDG) during a refueling at the Beaver Valley Power Station |
| (BVPS) Unit No. 1. The power to the 4KV 1AE Emergency Bus was being supplied |
| by the operating No. 1 EDG and the Emergency Bus 4KV-1AE was separated from |
| offsite power sources. The EDG output breaker E9 unexpectedly opened and |
| re-closed three times before the breaker remained open, deenergizing the |
| 4KV-1AE Emergency Bus. The cause of this event is not currently known and is |
| being investigated. Power was restored to the 4KV 1 AE Emergency Bus at 1228 |
| from the offsite power source. The No.1 EDG was subsequently shutdown and |
| remains out of service. The redundant train reactor decay heat cooling and |
| spent fuel pool cooling remained in service throughout this event. Reactor |
| coolant temperature and spent fuel pool temperature remained constant. The |
| redundant 4KV 1DF Emergency Bus and No. 2 EDG remained unaffected by this |
| event. |
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| "This condition is being reported pursuant to 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(ii) as an |
| event that resulted in an automatic actuation of an Engineered Safety |
| Feature. De-energizing the 1 AE Emergency Bus actuated an automatic EDO |
| signal and output breaker E9 closure. The EDG had been running, however, and |
| the output breaker opened and re-closed three times before remaining open." |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 36847 |
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| REP ORG: LOUISIANA DEPT OF ENV QUALITY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/30/2000|
|LICENSEE: FORMOSA PLASTICS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:48[EST]|
| CITY: BATON ROUGE REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 03/30/2000|
| COUNTY: STATE: LA |EVENT TIME: [CST]|
|LICENSE#: LA-4042-LO1 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/30/2000|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |KRISS KENNEDY R4 |
| |JOHN GREEVES NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: COREY MEAUX | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER | |
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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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| A 100 mCi Cs-137 source was found at the Southern Scrap Yard in Baton Rouge, |
| LA. The source was part of a level gauge used by Formosa Plastics. The |
| source had not been opened and there was no spread of contamination. The |
| manufacturer of the source, Texas Nuclear Technologies, will recover the |
| source. The source is currently in a roped off area at the scrap yard. The |
| State is still investigating how the source ended up in the scrap yard. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 36848 |
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| FACILITY: SAINT LUCIE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/30/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:54[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 03/30/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES HURCHALLA |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/30/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |CAUDLE JULIAN 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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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION |
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| A DEAD LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE WAS RECOVERED FROM THE INTAKE CANAL AT |
| APPROXIMATELY 1600. THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILD LIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION |
| WAS NOTIFIED AT 1620. THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. |
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