Event Notification Report for July 11, 2000
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
07/10/2000 - 07/11/2000
** EVENT NUMBERS **
37154 37155 37156 37157 37158 37159
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 37154 |
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| REP ORG: U.S. ARMY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/10/2000|
|LICENSEE: U.S. ARMY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:26[EDT]|
| CITY: ROCK ISLAND REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 07/08/2000|
| COUNTY: STATE: IL |EVENT TIME: 12:17[CDT]|
|LICENSE#: 12-00722-06 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/10/2000|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |MICHAEL JORDAN R3 |
| |DON COOL NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JEFF HAVENNER | |
| 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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| STOLEN CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTOR |
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| AN M43A1 CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTOR WAS STOLEN FROM THE TWIN BRIDGES TRAINING |
| AREA IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA DURING A RECENT EXERCISE. THE DETECTOR |
| CONTAINS 250 �Ci of Am-241. THE ARMY HAS NOTIFIED THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37155 |
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| FACILITY: HATCH REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/10/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:41[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 07/10/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: FRANK GORLEY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/10/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |GEORGE BELISLE R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(ii) RPS 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 A/R Y 100 Power Operation |0 Hot Shutdown |
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| UNIT 1 EXPERIENCED A REACTOR SCRAM FOLLOWING TURBINE TRIP AFTER RECEIVING A |
| TURBINE ALARM |
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| UNIT 1 RECEIVED A TURBINE SUPERVISORY EQUIPMENT FAILURE ALARM FOLLOWED BY A |
| TURBINE TRIP. THE LOWEST INDICATED REACTOR VESSEL WATER LEVEL (RVWL) WAS |
| +18 INCHES. THE RVWL WAS RECOVERED TO NORMAL. BY REACTOR FEED PUMPS. |
| INDICATION SHOWS THAT NINE (9) SAFETY RELIEF VALVES (SRVs) OPENED DURING |
| THIS TRANSIENT. PRELIMINARY INDICATION SHOWS HIGH VIBRATION ON #10 |
| GENERATOR BEARING. THE LICENSEE SUSPECTS EITHER A BAD PROBE, WIRING OR |
| ELECTRONIC CARD PROBLEM. |
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| UNIT 1 IS CURRENTLY STABLE WITH "A" REACTOR FEED PUMP SUPPLY WATER TO THE |
| REACTOR VESSEL AND STEAM REMOVING DECAY HEAT VIA THE TURBINE BYPASS TO THE |
| MAIN CONDENSER. ALL SRVs RESEATED AND THERE IS NO SAFETY RELATED EQUIPMENT |
| OUT OF SERVICE AT THIS TIME. |
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| THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37156 |
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| FACILITY: CALVERT CLIFFS REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/10/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: MD |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:37[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 07/10/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TIM RIDDY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/10/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |RICHARD CONTE R1 |
|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 TO STATE REGARDING ONSITE WATER QUALITY |
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| Results of domestic water samples taken on 7/6/00 indicate the presence of |
| fecal coliform. The licensee will be making a notification to the State of |
| Maryland regarding the results. The NRC resident inspector has been informed |
| of this notification by the licensee. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37157 |
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| FACILITY: TURKEY POINT REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/10/2000|
| UNIT: [3] [4] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:28[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [3] W-3-LP,[4] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 07/10/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES RUSSELL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/10/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |GEORGE BELISLE R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|HFIT 26.73 FITNESS FOR DUTY | |
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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 |
|4 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| FITNESS FOR DUTY REPORT |
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| A contract supervisor tested positive for cocaine use during a random drug |
| and alcohol test. The individual's access has been suspended and the |
| licensee will review the individual's work for the past 90 days. The NRC |
| resident inspector has been informed of this event by the licensee. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37158 |
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| FACILITY: TURKEY POINT REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/10/2000|
| UNIT: [3] [4] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:28[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [3] W-3-LP,[4] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 07/10/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 10:38[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES RUSSELL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/10/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |GEORGE BELISLE R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|HFIT 26.73 FITNESS FOR DUTY | |
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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 |
|4 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| FITNESS FOR DUTY REPORT |
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| A licensed training supervisor tested positive for alcohol use during a |
| random drug and alcohol test. The individual's access has been suspended and |
| the licensee will review the individual's work for the past 90 days. The NRC |
| resident inspector has been informed of this event by the licensee. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37159 |
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| REP ORG: WA DIVISION OF RADIATION PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/10/2000|
|LICENSEE: EDAX, INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:10[EDT]|
| CITY: KENNEWICK REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 06/22/2000|
| COUNTY: STATE: WA |EVENT TIME: [PDT]|
|LICENSE#: WN-I0282-1 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/10/2000|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |LINDA HOWELL R4 |
| |JOHN GREEVES NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TERRY FRAZEE | |
| 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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| "Date of event: June 22, 2000 |
| "Location of Event: Rochester, NY |
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| "During a device sales demonstration the potential customer happened to |
| measure higher than expected dose rates on a MAP-4 series model FA4C2 |
| portable x-ray fluorescence device. It was later determined that the |
| source, 125 millicuries of Am-241, had fallen out of the source block but |
| was still contained within the device, although unshielded. The device was |
| shielded and subsequently returned to the manufacturer, EDAX, Inc. To |
| compound matters, the device was being referred to as a model 'CT3000' by |
| the sales demonstrator and the initial reporting of the incident by the |
| state of New York was believed to concern the recently approved, but |
| unrelated, CT5000 series devices. On June 28, 2000, the EDAX RSO responded |
| to the state of Washington Department of Health that EDAX had manufactured |
| four MAP-4 (FA4C2) devices for research and development with source blocks |
| that had not been approved by the department for general production. One of |
| the research devices had been mistakenly assembled with an experimental |
| source block design that was previously rejected as unsatisfactory. This |
| device was involved in the incident in New York State while being tested for |
| effectiveness and market potential. |
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| "EDAX has accounted for all its experimental source blocks and has removed |
| the one faulty block from the device and marked it so that it can not be |
| used in the future. The remaining R&D devices will be surveyed whenever |
| used. Although this manufacturing error did not involve the production of |
| devices intended for sale to licensees, staff from the Division of Radiation |
| Protection will be reviewing the manufacturer's quality control process as |
| well as model designation practices. |
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| "What is the notification or reporting criteria involved? WAC 246-221-250; |
| re: Equipment failure. |
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| "Activity and isotope(s) involved: 125 mCi Am-241 source, serial number |
| 7887LQ. |
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| "Device (HDR, etc.) Mfg., Model; computer code: EDAX, Inc., MAP-4 series |
| model FA4C2 x-ray fluorescence device, serial number 1525." |
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