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Event Notification Report for June 1, 2000
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
05/31/2000 - 06/01/2000
** EVENT NUMBERS **
37045 37046
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37045 |
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| REP ORG: US AIR FORCE |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/31/2000|
|LICENSEE: US AIR FORCE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:19[EDT]|
| CITY: BROOKS AFB REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 05/30/2000|
| COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: 09:00[CDT]|
|LICENSE#: 42-23539-01AF AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/31/2000|
| DOCKET: 03028641 |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GARY SANBORN R4 |
| |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MAJ. WROBEL | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|IBBF 30.50(b)(2)(ii) EQUIP DISABLED/FAILS | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| SOURCE COULD NOT BE MOVED TO THE EXPOSURE POSITION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE |
| AN IRRADIATOR AT BROOKS AFB, TEXAS. |
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| A J L SHEPHERD 81-10 IRRADIATOR CONTAINING 130 CURIE SOURCE OF CS-137 WOULD |
| NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WHEN THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO USE IT. THE SOURCE |
| APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN THE SHIELDED POSITION AND CAN NOT BE MOVED TO THE |
| EXPOSURE POSITION. THE AIR FORCE IS CURRENTLY TROUBLESHOOTING WITH THE |
| VENDOR VIA TELEPHONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IF NOTHING CAN BE DONE THEY |
| WILL CALL IN THE VENDOR. THE SOURCE IS IN THE SHIELDED POSITION. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37046 |
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| FACILITY: LASALLE REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/31/2000|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:04[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-5,[2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 05/31/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:30[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: COVEYOU |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/31/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |GARY SHEAR R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AIND 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | |
|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 |
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|2 N Y 97 Power Operation |97 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| PLANT ENTERED A 7 DAY LCO DUE TO HPCS BEING DECLARED INOPERABLE. |
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| While performing monthly surveillance start LOS-DG-M3, for the High-Pressure |
| Core Spray (HPCS) systems Emergency Diesel Generator, the Diesel |
| automatically tripped off on an over-speed signal. The Diesel was being |
| started from an idle condition while an operator was attempting to maintain |
| speed between 400 and 500 rpm. The Diesel does not appear to have been |
| damaged but remains shutdown and unavailable for on-going investigation of |
| the failure. The High-Pressure Core Spray system is inoperable but available |
| from normal power source only. The failure mechanism is being investigated |
| and corrective actions will be performed. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. |
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