Event Notification Report for July 17, 2000
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
07/14/2000 - 07/17/2000
** EVENT NUMBERS **
37093 37166 37167 37168 37169
!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37093 |
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| FACILITY: MONTICELLO REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/17/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:00[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 06/17/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:15[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEVIN PEDERSON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/14/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |DAVID HILLS R3 |
|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 |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| UNIT ENTERED A TECH SPEC REQUIRED SHUTDOWN AFTER DECLARING BOTH CONTAINMENT |
| SPRAY TRAINS INOPERABLE |
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| "BOTH LOOPS OF RHRSW (RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL SERVICE WATER) WERE DECLARED |
| INOPERABLE DURING THE FILL PROCESS FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE ON '14' RHRSW PUMP |
| MOTOR. PER TECH 3.5.C.3, BOTH LOOPS OF CONTAINMENT SPRAY/COOLING WERE |
| DECLARED INOPERABLE REQUIRING A REACTOR SHUTDOWN AND TEMPERATURE LESS THAN |
| 212�F IN 24 HOURS. INITIAL INVESTIGATION ASSUMES THE DISCHARGE CHECK VALVE |
| ON THE '14 RHRSW PUMP DID NOT SEAT. AT THIS TIME THE 'A' LOOP OF RHRSW HAS |
| BEEN RESTORED AND THE PLANT IS IN A 7 DAY LCO." |
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| THE UNIT ENTERED AND EXITED THE SHUTDOWN ACTION STATEMENT AT 1115CDT AND |
| 1130CDT, RESPECTIVELY WITH NO POWER REDUCTION OCCURRING. |
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| THE LICENSEE WILL INFORM STATE/LOCAL AGENCIES AND THE NRC RESIDENT |
| INSPECTOR. |
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| * * * RETRACTED ON 7/14/00 AT 1640 EDT BY JIM McCAY TO FANGIE JONES * * * |
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| "This notification retracts a notification made 6/17/00 for both loops of |
| RHRSW being declared inoperable due to low system standby pressure. The |
| original notification should have been made under 10CFR50.72 (b)(2)(iii) , |
| as a condition that alone could have prevented fulfillment of a safety |
| function, rather than under 10CFR50.72 (b)(1)(a) as initiation of a plant |
| shutdown required by Tech Spec. No plant shutdown was initiated. The low |
| RHRSW standby pressure condition is a concern with respect to voids forming |
| in the piping system with subsequent water hammer during pump start. Review |
| of system response when 'A' loop was returned to service indicated no |
| voiding had occurred and 'A' loop or RHRSW was operabie during the event. |
| Thus, the 'A' loop could have performed the required safety functions of |
| RHRSW and the condition is not reportable." |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector and the state and local |
| authorities. The NRC Operations Officer notified the R3DO (Bruce |
| Jorgensen). |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37166 |
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| FACILITY: MONTICELLO REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/14/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:55[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 07/14/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:30[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JIM McKAY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/14/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |BRUCE JORGENSEN 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 |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| VEHICLE ADMITTED TO THE PROTECTED AREA WITHOUT BEING COMPLETELY SEARCHED. |
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| The licensee admitted a new 2-ton truck to the protected area for use as a |
| designated vehicle. They discovered 23 hours after the truck had been |
| admitted to the protected area, that two compartments on the truck had not |
| been searched. They were immediately searched with nothing found. |
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| The licensee intends to notify the NRC Resident Inspector and the state and |
| local authorities. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37167 |
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| FACILITY: PEACH BOTTOM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/14/2000|
| UNIT: [2] [3] [] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:20[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [2] GE-4,[3] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 07/14/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 21:49[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JIM KOVALCHICK |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/15/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |RICHARD CONTE R1 |
|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 |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| LOSS OF POWER TO THE TSC LEADING TO LOSS OF OTHER ASSESSMENT CAPABILITY |
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| The licensee lost electrical power to the Technical Support Center (TSC) due |
| to weather related problems. The associated loss of emergency assessment |
| capability is the basis for this notification. Operation of both Unit 2 and |
| 3 have been unaffected. Normal main control room function and the |
| availability of the Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) have not been |
| effected. Efforts are underway to restore power to the TSC. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 7/15/00 @ 0055 BY KOVALCHICK TO GOULD * * * |
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| Power restored to the TSC at 0053 on 7/15/00. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector will be notified. |
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| The Region 1 RDO (Conte) was notified. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37168 |
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| REP ORG: NEW YORK CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/16/2000|
|LICENSEE: UNKNOWN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 05:19[EDT]|
| CITY: NEW YORK REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 07/15/2000|
| COUNTY: STATE: NY |EVENT TIME: [EDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/16/2000|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |RICHARD CONTE R1 |
| |M. WAYNE HODGES NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BORRI | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| PACKAGE SHIPPED WITH RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL NOT CORRECTLY PACKAGED AND |
| LABELED. |
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| The New York City Health Department reported that a package, which arrived |
| at New York JFK Airport on a passenger airliner from Nigeria, set off the |
| radiation monitors at the airport postal facility. The package was not in a |
| type A container, but was wrapped in plain brown paper and did not have any |
| hazardous labels attached. The package was seized by US Customs and is |
| being held by them in a remote shed at the airport. They believe the |
| material is cobalt-60 and being shipped to Source Production and Equipment |
| in Rose, La. The weight of the package is 67lb, so it appears that there |
| may be some lead shielding, since the package is small for its weight. The |
| wrapping paper on the package was torn, but metal box has not been opened. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37169 |
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| REP ORG: NEW YORK CITY BUREAU OF RAD HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/16/2000|
|LICENSEE: UNKNOWN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:30[EDT]|
| CITY: NEW YORK REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 07/16/2000|
| COUNTY: STATE: NY |EVENT TIME: [EDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/16/2000|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |RICHARD CONTE R1 |
| |M. WAYNE HODGES NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BORRI | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
|NINF INFORMATION ONLY | |
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| TWO VIALS WITH RADIOACTIVE MARKERS FOUND IN NATIONAL PARK, NO RADIOACTIVITY |
| DETECTED |
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| Two vials, apparently liquid scintillation counter vials, with radioactive |
| markings, were found in the Gateway National Seashore Park in Queens, New |
| York City. Radioactivity of the vials was background when checked with |
| survey instruments, they will be checked with scintillation counter tonight, |
| 7/16/00, for further determination of any radioactive materials. The vials |
| did not appear to have been in the water. |
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