Event Notification Report for August 23, 2000
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
08/22/2000 - 08/23/2000
** EVENT NUMBERS **
37245 37246 37247 37248
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37245 |
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| FACILITY: FITZPATRICK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/21/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 19:33[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 08/21/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KERRY ALLEN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/22/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |CHRISTOPHER CAHILL 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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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION REGARDING OIL SPILL ONSITE |
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| "Oil was discovered covering the gravel over an approximate 1 meter diameter |
| area. The area was located under vent pipe for the main turbine generator |
| air detraining tank on the turbine building roof." |
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| The NRC resident inspector will be notified by the licensee. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 37246 |
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| REP ORG: WA DIVISION OF RADIATION PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/22/2000|
|LICENSEE: COLUMBIA ASPHALT & GRAVEL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:10[EDT]|
| CITY: YAKIMA REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 08/19/2000|
| COUNTY: STATE: WA |EVENT TIME: [PDT]|
|LICENSE#: WN-10440-1 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/22/2000|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |WILLIAM JOHNSON R4 |
| |JOSEPHINE PICCONE NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TERRY FRAZEE | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT: LOST PORTABLE MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE |
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| This notification of an event in Washington state as reported to the WA |
| Department of Health, Division of Radiation Protection. (WA Event Report |
| #WA-00-039) Date of event: August 19, 2000 |
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| Licensee: Columbia Asphalt & Gravel |
| City and state: Yakima, WA |
| License number: WN-10440-1 |
| Type of license: Portable Gauge |
| Location of Event: Toppenish, WA |
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| ABSTRACT: Tired and exhausted after a 60 hour work week, the gauge operator |
| packed up and headed for home. The next morning when he went out to his |
| van, parked in a secured lot, he discovered that the van was unlocked and |
| the gauge transport box was open. The Campbell Pacific Model MC3 was |
| missing. He called the police to report it stolen and called the Division's |
| emergency number. The Division provided him instructions on issuing a press |
| release and suggested offering a reward. The gauge operator also drove back |
| to the job site to double check that he had not inadvertently left the gauge |
| behind. No one was working at the site on August 20, 2000, and he did not |
| find the gauge. |
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| On Monday, August 21, 2000, the gauge operator reported that the gauge had |
| been returned to him by the "flaggers". One of the employees of the traffic |
| control contractor at the site was familiar with portable gauges and |
| realized that the gauge operator had inadvertently drove off without the |
| gauge at the end of work on Saturday. The flagger secured the gauge and |
| notified the gauge operator immediately at the start of the next workday. |
| The gauge was returned safely and this case is closed for purposes of |
| reporting to NRC. |
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| What is the notification or reporting criteria involved? WAC 246-221-240 |
| Activity and isotope(s) involved: 10 millicuries Cs-137; 50 millicuries |
| Am-24 1/Be |
| Lost, Stolen or Damaged? Campbell Pacific, Model MC3, S/N M370803865 |
| Disposition/recovery: Recovered Status: Closed |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37247 |
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| REP ORG: MIDWEST INSPECTION SERVICES |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/22/2000|
|LICENSEE: MIDWEST INSPECTION SERVICES |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:30[EDT]|
| CITY: OAK CITY REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 08/22/2000|
| COUNTY: STATE: OK |EVENT TIME: 15:00[CDT]|
|LICENSE#: 35-27005-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/22/2000|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |WILLIAM JOHNSON R4 |
| |JOSEPHINE PICCONE NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DENNIS EZZELL | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAD1 20.2202(a)(1) PERS OVEREXPOSURE | |
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| - FILM BADGE WITH HIGH READING FOR JULY, 2000 MAY HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH - |
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| On 07/24/00, an employee resigned from Midwest Inspection Services, Oak |
| City, OK. The individual's film badge for the month of July, 2000, was sent |
| to Landauer Company for processing. At 1500 CDT on 08/22/00, Landauer |
| reported to Midwest Inspection Services that the badge read 710 Rem for the |
| month of July, 2000. |
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| Mr Ezzell, Midwest Inspection Services, feels that the film badge reading is |
| incorrect and that the badge may have been tampered with possibly by a |
| disgruntled employee who also resigned from Midwest Inspection Services in |
| July, 2000. Blood samples of the first individual will be taken on 08/23/00 |
| and his red and white blood cells will be counted. |
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| Mr Ezzell notified NRC Region 4 Mark Shaffer and plans to continue to |
| investigate this incident. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37248 |
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| FACILITY: DUANE ARNOLD REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/23/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: IA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 05:14[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 08/23/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE HAUNER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/23/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |PATRICK HILAND R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AIND 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | |
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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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| BOTH RIVER WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WERE DECLARED INOPERABLE. |
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| At 0230 the River Water Supply (RWS) instrument air system failed resulting |
| in an invalid low RWS pit level alarm. Operators restored system air |
| pressure at 0243. The loss of instrument air pressure also resulted in the |
| loss of automatic traveling screen control and the screen high differential |
| level alarm function. Because both of the automatic traveling screen wash |
| systems were inoperable, both RWS systems were declared inoperable for the |
| 13 minute duration. Failure of both systems resulted in a loss of safety |
| function (supplies water to the Residual Heat Removal Service Water Pumps |
| and the Emergency Service Water System). The licensee entered the applicable |
| Technical Specifications for the loss of the RWS system. A new air dryer |
| was installed recently and when the operator cycled the power supply to the |
| air dryer it hung up. This caused the Instrument Air blockage. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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