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Event Notification Report for September 20, 2000

                    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                              Operations Center

                              Event Reports For
                           09/19/2000 - 09/20/2000

                              ** EVENT NUMBERS **

37248  37292  37346  37347  37348  37349  37350  37351  37352  37353  

!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED  !!!!!!!
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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|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        02:30[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  MIKE HAUNER                  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  09/19/2000|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  JOHN MacKINNON               +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |PATRICK HILAND       R3      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|AIND 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION    |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|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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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| BOTH RIVER WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WERE DECLARED INOPERABLE.                    |
|                                                                              |
| 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.              |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee.       |
|                                                                              |
| * * * UPDATE 1102 FROM BRIAN VOSS TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * *                    |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee made the following corrections to the event report: (1) the     |
| operator cycled the power supply to the compressor after it stopped, not     |
| before, as noted above; and (2) there was no instrument air blockage, as     |
| stated above. Notified R3DO (Hiland).                                        |
|                                                                              |
| * * * RETRACTION 1600 9/19/2000 FROM KARRICK TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * *         |
|                                                                              |
| "The DAEC is retracting event reports 37248 (8/24/00) and 37292 (9/5/00)     |
| that involved a loss of the River Water Supply (RWS) System's instrument     |
| air. These two 10CFR50.72(b)(2(ii) reports (an event or condition alone that |
| could have prevented safety function fulfillment) were based on the initial  |
| determination that both loops of RWS System were inoperable, due, in part,   |
| to a Precaution and Limitation (P&L) contained in the system's Operating     |
| Instruction (OI-410). The loss of air had impacted a portion of the RWS      |
| screen wash support system. The P&L provides guidance on the screen wash     |
| subsystem's impact on RWS System operability. Follow-up engineering          |
| assessment has concluded that a loss of instrument air, by design, does not  |
| prevent the RWS system from fulfilling its intended safety function. The RWS |
| system would have been capable of fulfilling its intended safety function    |
| during both events.                                                          |
|                                                                              |
| "Technical Specification (TS) Bases 3.7.2 defines RWS subsystem operability  |
| as having, 'an OPERABLE UHS, one OPERABLE pump, and an OPERABLE flow path    |
| capable of taking suction from the intake structure and transferring the     |
| water to the RHRSW/ESW Stilling Basin in the pump house.' For both of the    |
| events, the only question regarding operability was that of the OPERABLE     |
| flowpath. The follow-up engineering assessment concluded that the flowpath   |
| remained operable. Actual river water flow, as indicated in the control      |
| room, was not impacted by the loss of instrument air throughout the (short)  |
| duration of these events. Also, there is no question regarding past or       |
| historical operability because the cause of the loss of air was related to   |
| air system modifications, which were in process at the time or the events.   |
|                                                                              |
| "Therefore, there was no event or condition alone that could have prevented  |
| safety function fulfillment. Once discovered, the appropriate TS action      |
| statements were entered. No TS 3.0.3. entry was made (or required to be      |
| made). There were no Operations or Conditions Prohibited by TS. No other     |
| reporting criteria apply to these events. These events are considered        |
| not-reportable under 10CFR50.72 or 10CFR50.73."                              |
|                                                                              |
| Notified R3DO (Burgess).                                                     |
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!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED  !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   37292       |
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| FACILITY: DUANE ARNOLD             REGION:  3  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/05/2000|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  IA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:15[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] GE-4                             |EVENT DATE:        09/05/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        18:10[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  TIM ALLEN                    |LAST UPDATE DATE:  09/19/2000|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  FANGIE JONES                 +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |GARY SHEAR           R3      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|AINB 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(B) POT RHR INOP           |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|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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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| BOTH TRAINS OF RIVER WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM DECLARED INOPERABLE                 |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee had a failure of the river water instrument air system at 1810  |
| CDT, resulting in the loss of the automatic traveling screen control and the |
| high screen differential level alarm function.  With both automatic screen   |
| wash functions inoperable, both river water supply systems were declared     |
| inoperable.  The systems were returned to operable at 1820 CDT when the      |
| alternate air dryer was placed in service, the problem being the air dryer   |
| that had been in service stopped passing air.                                |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.                            |
|                                                                              |
| * * * RETRACTION 1600 9/19/2000 FROM KARRICK TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * *         |
|                                                                              |
| "The DAEC is retracting event reports 37248 (8/24/00) and 37292 (9/5/00)     |
| that involved a loss of the River Water Supply (RWS) System's instrument     |
| air. These two 10CFR50.72(b)(2(ii) reports (an event or condition alone that |
| could have prevented safety function fulfillment) were based on the initial  |
| determination that both loops of RWS System were inoperable, due, in part,   |
| to a Precaution and Limitation (P&L) contained in the system's Operating     |
| Instruction (OI-410). The loss of air had impacted a portion of the RWS      |
| screen wash support system. The P&L provides guidance on the screen wash     |
| subsystem's impact on RWS System operability. Follow-up engineering          |
| assessment has concluded that a loss of instrument air, by design, does not  |
| prevent the RWS system from fulfilling its intended safety function. The RWS |
| system would have been capable of fulfilling its intended safety function    |
| during both events.                                                          |
|                                                                              |
| "Technical Specification (TS) Bases 3.7.2 defines RWS subsystem operability  |
| as having, 'an OPERABLE UHS, one OPERABLE pump, and an OPERABLE flow path    |
| capable of taking suction from the intake structure and transferring the     |
| water to the RHRSW/ESW Stilling Basin in the pump house.' For both of the    |
| events, the only question regarding operability was that of the OPERABLE     |
| flowpath. The follow-up engineering assessment concluded that the flowpath   |
| remained operable. Actual river water flow, as indicated in the control      |
| room, was not impacted by the loss of instrument air throughout the (short)  |
| duration of these events. Also, there is no question regarding past or       |
| historical operability because the cause of the loss of air was related to   |
| air system modifications, which were in process at the time or the events.   |
|                                                                              |
| "Therefore, there was no event or condition alone that could have prevented  |
| safety function fulfillment. Once discovered, the appropriate TS action      |
| statements were entered. No TS 3.0.3. entry was made (or required to be      |
| made). There were no Operations or Conditions Prohibited by TS. No other     |
| reporting criteria apply to these events. These events are considered        |
| not-reportable under 10CFR50.72 or 10CFR50.73."                              |
|                                                                              |
| Notified R3DO (Burgess).                                                     |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   37346       |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| FACILITY: DRESDEN                  REGION:  3  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/19/2000|
|    UNIT:  [] [] [3]                 STATE:  IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 01:26[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] GE-1,[2] GE-3,[3] GE-3           |EVENT DATE:        09/18/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        22:30[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  BRIAN GRANT                  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  09/19/2000|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  DOUG WEAVER                  +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |BRUCE BURGESS        R3      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|ADAS 50.72(b)(2)(i)      DEG/UNANALYZED COND    |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|                                                   |                          |
|                                                   |                          |
|3     N          N       0        Refueling        |0        Refueling        |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| DEGRADED WHILE SHUTDOWN - FAILED CONTAINMENT LEAK RATE TEST                  |
|                                                                              |
| System Engineering reports the local leak rate test results for 3A Feedwater |
| Header Inboard and  Outboard Drywell Check Valves (3-0220-58A & 3-0220-62A)  |
| are indeterminate due to excessive leakage. This exceeds the containment     |
| pathway leakage values allowed by Technical Specifications Primary           |
| Containment Leakage Rate Testing Program.                                    |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee will notify the NRC resident inspector.                         |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   37347       |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: COOPER                   REGION:  4  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/19/2000|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  NE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:23[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] GE-4                             |EVENT DATE:        09/15/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        04:46[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  WILLIAM GREEN                |LAST UPDATE DATE:  09/19/2000|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  DOUG WEAVER                  +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |JEFF SHACKELFORD     R4      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii)     ESF ACTUATION          |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
|                                                   |                          |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ESF ACTUATION - CONTROL ROOM FILTRATION SYSTEM (CREFS)                       |
|                                                                              |
| On 9/15/00, at 0446 the CREFS initiated due to receiving an actuation signal |
| based on control building high gas activity.  All automatic actions were     |
| verified to have occurred.  It was determined that the control building high |
| gas activity was caused by a temperature inversion and not an actual plant   |
| condition (i.e., radiological release).  The control building high gas       |
| activity alarm cleared at 0450 and at 0459 CREFS was returned to a normal    |
| standby lineup.                                                              |
|                                                                              |
| It was originally believed that this condition was not reportable due to it  |
| being an invalid actuation. Further review of this condition has determined  |
| that the condition was the result of a valid signal caused by an             |
| environmental condition.                                                     |
|                                                                              |
| Resident Inspector was notified.                                             |
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   37348       |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: CALVERT CLIFFS           REGION:  1  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/19/2000|
|    UNIT:  [1] [2] []                STATE:  MD |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:07[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE                        |EVENT DATE:        09/19/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        13:00[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  NICK LAVATO                  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  09/19/2000|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  BOB STRANSKY                 +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |WILLIAM RULAND       R1      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|NLTR                     LICENSEE 24 HR REPORT  |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|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  |
|                                                   |                          |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| LICENSEE 24-HOUR REPORT                                                      |
|                                                                              |
| "While 12 Pretreated Water Storage Tank (PTWST) was removed from service for |
| planned maintenance, the Diesel Driven Fire Pump was also removed from       |
| service to realign its suction flowpath to 11 PTWST on 7/6/00. Per the       |
| Technical Requirements Manual, this nonconformance requires that a Special   |
| Report be submitted to the NRC, by telephone, within 24 hours."              |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this notification by the     |
| licensee.                                                                    |
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|General Information or Other                     |Event Number:   37349       |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| REP ORG:  TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH           |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/19/2000|
|LICENSEE:  QUALITY TESTING AND ENGINEERING, INC.|NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:32[EDT]|
|    CITY:  MESQUITE                 REGION:  4  |EVENT DATE:        01/14/2000|
|  COUNTY:                            STATE:  TX |EVENT TIME:             [CDT]|
|LICENSE#:  L05222-001            AGREEMENT:  Y  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  09/19/2000|
|  DOCKET:                                       |+----------------------------+
|                                                |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|                                                |JEFF SHACKELFORD     R4      |
|                                                |JOHN GREEVES         NMSS    |
+------------------------------------------------+                             |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  JAMES OGDEN (FAX)            |                             |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  BOB STRANSKY                 |                             |
+------------------------------------------------+                             |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |                             |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|NAGR                     AGREEMENT STATE        |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN TROXLER GAUGE                                |
|                                                                              |
| "Troxler Model 4640: Serial No. 240, with the following source: 8            |
| millicuries Cs-137; Serial No. 50-3271. Stolen January 14, 2000, from a      |
| parked vehicle at a Kroger store at 525 North Galloway, Mesquite, Texas.     |
| Gauge was stolen between 6 and 7 p.m. while the driver/operator stopped      |
| enroute to the company storage facility. Texas Licensee is (QTE) Quality     |
| Testing and Engineering, Inc. (L05222-001) of Dallas, Texas. Mesquite Police |
| Department was notified. The gauge has not been recovered."                  |
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|General Information or Other                     |Event Number:   37350       |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| REP ORG:  TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH           |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/19/2000|
|LICENSEE:  TOLUNAY WONG ENGINEERS, INC.         |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:32[EDT]|
|    CITY:  HOUSTON                  REGION:  4  |EVENT DATE:        08/01/2000|
|  COUNTY:                            STATE:  TX |EVENT TIME:             [CDT]|
|LICENSE#:  L04848-001            AGREEMENT:  Y  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  09/19/2000|
|  DOCKET:                                       |+----------------------------+
|                                                |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|                                                |JEFF SHACKELFORD     R4      |
|                                                |JOHN GREEVES         NMSS    |
+------------------------------------------------+                             |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  JAMES OGDEN (FAX)            |                             |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  BOB STRANSKY                 |                             |
+------------------------------------------------+                             |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |                             |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|NAGR                     AGREEMENT STATE        |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN TROXLER GAUGE                                |
|                                                                              |
| "Troxler Model 3430: Serial No. 26131, with the following sources: 8         |
| millicuries Cs-137; Serial No. 75-9150 and 40 millicuries Am-241/Be; Serial  |
| No. 47-22513. Stolen from an unauthorized storage location - 16545 Loch      |
| Katrine Land, Houston, Texas (residence of the driver/operator) on July      |
| 31-August 1, 2000. A police report was made with the Houston Police          |
| Department. Texas Licensee  is Tolunay Wong Engineers, Inc. (L04848-001) of  |
| Houston, Texas. Steel cables securing the gauge in the truck were cut. The   |
| gauge was stolen during the hours of darkness. The gauge has not been        |
| recovered."                                                                  |
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|General Information or Other                     |Event Number:   37351       |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| REP ORG:  TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH           |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/19/2000|
|LICENSEE:  RABA-KISTNER                         |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:32[EDT]|
|    CITY:  AUSTIN                   REGION:  4  |EVENT DATE:        09/14/2000|
|  COUNTY:                            STATE:  TX |EVENT TIME:             [CDT]|
|LICENSE#:  L01571-002            AGREEMENT:  Y  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  09/19/2000|
|  DOCKET:                                       |+----------------------------+
|                                                |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|                                                |JEFF SHACKELFORD     R4      |
|                                                |JOHN GREEVES         NMSS    |
+------------------------------------------------+                             |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  JAMES OGDEN (FAX)            |                             |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  BOB STRANSKY                 |                             |
+------------------------------------------------+                             |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |                             |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|NAGR                     AGREEMENT STATE        |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - LOST/STOLEN TROXLER GAUGE                           |
|                                                                              |
| "Troxler Model 3411B: Serial No. 12037, with the following sources: assayed  |
| 5.4 millicurie Cs-137; Serial No. 40-9359 and assayed 39 millicuries         |
| Am-241/Be; Serial No. 47-7153. The gauge was stolen or lost on the job site  |
| September 14, 2000. The gauge was placed in the back of a company pickup     |
| without a case and was not secured. The driver/operator remembers placing    |
| the tailgate in the up/closed position. The driver had a short conversation  |
| away from the truck and then departed the worksite. While driving along      |
| RM620 between Texas Highway 183 and Interstate Highway 35 (Austin, Texas),   |
| he noticed his tailgate was in the down/open position and immediately        |
| stopped. The gauge was gone. It is not known if the gauge was stolen from    |
| the worksite or lost along the highway. The gauge was not found by a company |
| search of the route taken by the driver. A police report was filed with the  |
| Austin Police Department. Texas Licensee is Raba-Kistner (L01571-002) of     |
| Austin, Texas. The gauge was unsecured and not under direct surveillance at  |
| the time of the loss The gauge has not been recovered."                      |
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   37352       |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: GINNA                    REGION:  1  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/19/2000|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:53[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-2-LP                           |EVENT DATE:        09/19/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        14:00[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  KEVIN McLAUGHLIN             |LAST UPDATE DATE:  09/19/2000|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  BOB STRANSKY                 +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |WILLIAM RULAND       R1      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|ADAS 50.72(b)(2)(i)      DEG/UNANALYZED COND    |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          N       0        Cold Shutdown    |0        Cold Shutdown    |
|                                                   |                          |
|                                                   |                          |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 10 CFR PART 50, APPENDIX R ISSUE                                             |
|                                                                              |
| "During part of the Appendix R safe shutdown circuit review, it was          |
| discovered that a fire in the screenhouse could cause grounds to             |
| undervoltage cable L785 for bus 17 that could blow the control circuit fuses |
| for 'B' D/G, preventing it from starting. The 'A' D/G would not be available |
| for a fire in the screenhouse since it does not have an isolation breaker    |
| located outside the screenhouse to isolate the 'A' D/G from bus 18.          |
| Consequently, neither D/G would operate without repairs to place the 'B' D/G |
| to local and replace the blown fuses."                                       |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this notification by the     |
| licensee.                                                                    |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|General Information or Other                     |Event Number:   37353       |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| REP ORG:  WA DIVISION OF RADIATION PROTECTION  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/19/2000|
|LICENSEE:  TRANSALTA CENTRALIA MINING, LLC      |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:02[EDT]|
|    CITY:  CENTRALIA                REGION:  4  |EVENT DATE:        09/13/2000|
|  COUNTY:                            STATE:  WA |EVENT TIME:             [PDT]|
|LICENSE#:  WN-I0241-1            AGREEMENT:  Y  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  09/19/2000|
|  DOCKET:                                       |+----------------------------+
|                                                |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|                                                |JEFF SHACKELFORD     R4      |
|                                                |JOHN GREEVES         NMSS    |
+------------------------------------------------+                             |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  TERRY FRAZEE (EMAIL)         |                             |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  BOB STRANSKY                 |                             |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |                             |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - SOURCE DETACHED FROM DRIVE ROD                      |
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| "The licensee notified the WA Department of Health, Division of Radiation    |
| Protection (WDOH), of a mechanical failure involving a Ronan Engineering     |
| Company Model SA-4 gauging device.  The device is specifically licensed for  |
| density process measurements and uses a Cesium 137 sealed source, Amersham   |
| Model CDC.711M not to exceed 74 gigabecquerels (2 curies). The source is     |
| normally mounted at the end of a source rod, approximately six feet long.    |
| In this particular model version, the source rod consists of two             |
| screw-together extensions (approximately two and a half feet each) which     |
| screw into the same diameter source holder (approximately half a foot long). |
| When operating, the rod with source is lowered through the shielded storage  |
| position, into the integral and enclosed dry well tube.  When not in         |
| operation, the rod with source can be raised to place the source into a safe |
| position inside the main shielding.  An authorized user realized that a      |
| problem existed when attempting to withdraw the source to the safe position. |
| Apparently the rod did not have a normal feel when it was raised.            |
| Preliminary indication was the source had separated from the source rod and  |
| fallen to the bottom of the insertion dry well. The licensee's RSO and its   |
| health physics consultant surveyed the area and determined there wasn't a    |
| dose rate problem since the process slurry was still providing ample         |
| shielding.  The slurry was maintained in-place and the area adjacent to the  |
| dry-well access point was posted as a restricted area.                       |
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| "The recovery operation took place on September 18, with WDOH staff actively |
| overseeing the operation.  The health physics consultant determined the      |
| upper source rod section appeared simply to have come unscrewed from the     |
| lower sections, apparently from the vibration of the slurry separator on     |
| which the gauge was mounted.  However, it was necessary to remove the device |
| from it's bracket and up-end it to allow the source to slide back to the top |
| of the device.  Once the end was visible the parts were screwed back         |
| together and the unit re-installed.  It was also determined that the source  |
| holder was partially unscrewed from the middle rod section as well.  Both    |
| connections were coated with "lock-tight" and tightened.                     |
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| "Radiation readings increased from background to about 50 mR/hr in the       |
| general area during the recovery operation.  Contact reading on the dry well |
| near the estimated source position was greater than 5 R per hour.  Actual    |
| recovery working time was about 20 minutes.  Both individuals involved       |
| received an indicated 25 millirem exposure on their pocket dosimeters.       |
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| "The health physics consultant indicated that this source rod was of an      |
| older style for this particular Ronan device.  The three other devices of    |
| this model at the licensee's facility were checked and appeared not to be    |
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| danger of separating.  The licensee plans on upgrading to a newer style rod  |
| during an up-coming maintenance shutdown.  The recovery operation was        |
| successfully completed."                                                     |
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