Event Notification Report for July 24, 2000
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
07/21/2000 - 07/24/2000
** EVENT NUMBERS **
37181 37182 37183
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37181 |
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| FACILITY: SEABROOK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/21/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NH |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:26[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 07/21/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 08:20[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: GARY KILBY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/21/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |GREGORY CRANSTON 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 |
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EVENT TEXT
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO INADVERTENT ACTUATION OF OFFSITE SIREN |
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| During maintenance on an out-of-service emergency offsite siren, it was |
| inadvertently actuated for about 30 seconds. The licensee notified the |
| Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency as well as the Newbury and Newbury |
| Port Emergency Directors. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 37182 |
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| REP ORG: NTH CONSULTANTS |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/23/2000|
|LICENSEE: NTH CONSULTANTS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:00[EDT]|
| CITY: DETROIT REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 07/23/2000|
| COUNTY: STATE: MI |EVENT TIME: 12:00[EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 21-14894-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/23/2000|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |MICHAEL PARKER R3 |
| |PATRICIA HOLAHAN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JIM PARSONS | |
| 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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EVENT TEXT
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| STOLEN TROXLER GAUGE |
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| A model 3440 Troxler moisture/density gauge was stolen along with a company |
| truck from NTH Consultants in Detroit, MI. The theft occurred between noon |
| and 3:30pm on 7/23/00. The gauge contains 8 mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of |
| Am-241. The gauge was chained to the bed of the truck at the time of the |
| theft. A report is being filed with the Detroit Police Department, the |
| Michigan State Police and the State radiation offices will be notified. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37183 |
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| FACILITY: SURRY REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/23/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: VA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:42[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 07/23/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 20:10[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RAWLEIGH DILLARD |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/23/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |BRIAN BONSER 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 |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| LOSS OF PLANT COMPUTER |
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| "At 1910 hours on 7/23/00, the Safety Parameter Display System (SPDS) |
| portion of the Emergency Response Facility Computer System (ERFCS) was noted |
| to be inoperable, due to all outputs being displayed in magenta color. |
| Several attempts were made to reboot the system, but were unsuccessful. The |
| air conditioning system for the Technical Support Center (TSC) computer room |
| (which houses the ERFCS) had failed earlier in the day, and the air |
| conditioning system was secured to perform repairs. Portable cooling fans |
| were being used to cool the TSC computer room and the room temperature had |
| stayed at about 80 degrees F. The system must be secured if temperature |
| rises above 85 degrees F. |
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| "Repairs to the TSC computer room air conditioning system are continuing at |
| this time. A return to service time for the SPDS portion of the ERFCS has |
| not been determined at this time." |
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| The licensee will notify the NRC resident inspector. |
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