Event Notification Report for December 6, 2000
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 12/05/2000 - 12/06/2000 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 37568 37569 37570 37571 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 37568 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: SUSQUEHANNA REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/05/2000| | UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:36[EST]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 12/05/2000| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 07:00[EST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: ARDIE KISSINGER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/05/2000| | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: |JOHN ROGGE R1 | |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 | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | |2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LOSS OF POWER TO 'B' RPS BUS DUE TO TRIP OF EPA BREAKER B-D | | | | "On December 5, 2000 at 07:00, Susquehanna Unit 2 was operating at 100% | | power. Power was lost to the 'B' RPS Bus as a result of an unexpected | | Undervoltage Trip of EPA breaker B-D. This resulted in an initiation of the | | Standby Gas Treatment and CREOASS Systems as well as Division 1 and 2 | | containment isolation signals to various systems (e.g., Reactor Water | | Cleanup, Main Steam Line Drains, H2O2 Analyzers, Reactor Building Chilled | | Water to Recirc Pumps, Reactor Building HVAC Zones II and Ill, Drywell Floor | | Drain Sumps, Drywell Equipment Drain Tank, Containment Radiation Monitors, | | Reactor Coolant Sample valves, Containment Instrument Gas to Vacuum Breakers | | and TIP Purge, Containment Atmosphere Control Valves, and TIP and RHR | | Shutdown Cooling Valves). All containment isolations associated with a loss | | of 'B' RPS Bus actuated and went to completion. Operators responded by | | transferring the 'B' RPS Bus to the alternate power supply and restoring the | | affected valves/systems. There were no significant impacts to plant | | operation. | | | | "This event is an unplanned Actuation of an Engineered Safety Feature and, | | therefore, requires a four hour ENS Notification under 10 CFR | | 50.72(b)(2)(ii)." | | | | The licensee is investigating the cause of the trip. The NRC Resident | | Inspector has been notified. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 37569 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: MISSISSIPPI DIV OF RAD HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/05/2000| |LICENSEE: US CATTLE CORPORATION |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:10[EST]| | CITY: WINONA REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 12/05/2000| | COUNTY: STATE: MS |EVENT TIME: [CST]| |LICENSE#: GL 211 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/05/2000| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |EDWARD MCALPINE R2 | | |BRIAN SMITH NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT NELSON | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LOST STRONTIUM-90 SOURCE | | | | The United States Cattle Corporation went out of business and sold all its | | equipment to Southern Diversified of Baldwin, MS in 1999. Included was a | | WebArt/1000 MSP source of 25 mCi of Sr-90 (it would be 17 mCi today by | | calculation). The Mississippi Division of Rad Health was not informed of | | the transfer. When this was discovered the state office tried to locate the | | source. Contacting Southern Diversified it was determined that all the | | materials were scrapped at Northeast Metal Processors in Plantersville, MS. | | The state conducted a search at the yard without finding the source. The | | source is presumed lost. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 37570 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: NORTH ANNA REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/05/2000| | UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: VA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:00[EST]| | RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 12/05/2000| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 10:08[EST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: MICHAEL WHALEN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/05/2000| | HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |PAUL FREDRICKSON R2 | |10 CFR SECTION: |DOT - NRC FAX | |APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OFFSITE NOTIFICATION MADE DUE TO SPILLING 35 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. | | | | | | A 4 hour non-emergency report is being made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72 | | (b)(2)(vi) for an event where notification to a state agency has been made. | | At approximately 1020 hours on December 5, 2000, offsite notification was | | made to the Virginia State Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the | | Local Emergency Planning Coordinator. At approximately 0905 hours on | | December 5, 2000, hydraulic fluid from a crane, located outside the | | protected area, leaked to the ground. Clean up activities were initiated and | | the spill was contained. At the time of the spill the ground adjacent to the | | crane was frozen keeping the fluid on the surface. No fluid reached any | | navigable waters. The quantity of hydraulic fluid that leaked to the ground | | was determined by refilling the hydraulic fluid reservoir and measuring the | | delta. At 1008 hours on December 5, 2000, it was determined 35 gallons of | | fluid leaked to the ground. The leak was the result of a broken clamp on a | | hydraulic fluid hose. Station procedures require immediate notifications if | | more than 25 gallons of oil are released to the soil. | | | | The NRC Resident Inspector will be notified of this event by the licensee. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 37571 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: MA RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/05/2000| |LICENSEE: NEN LIFE SCIENCES PRODUCTS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:55[EST]| | CITY: BILLERICA REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 12/04/2000| | COUNTY: STATE: MA |EVENT TIME: 15:30[EST]| |LICENSE#: 00-3200 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/05/2000| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |JOHN ROGGE R1 | | |THOMAS ESSIG NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE WHALEN | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PERSON RECEIVED GREATER THAN 50 REM TO THE SKIN | | | | | | THIS EVENT AS FAXED IN | | | | NEN Life Sciences Product's called to report an event which resulted in one | | person receiving greater than 50 rem to the skin. | | | | On December 4, 2000, at approximately 1530 hours, an NEN Life Sciences | | employee was transferring remotely 3.5 curies in 3 ml of Yttrium-90 in a | | vial from it's shielded dispensing container back to storage in a hot cell. | | During the transfer the cap fell off, allowing the vial to fall from the | | remote handling device and causing the material to be splashed onto the | | employee. The employee immediately contacted on site Radiation Safety | | Officer, who decontaminated the employee and had the employee shower. | | | | Initial dose estimate for the highest effected area is 230 rads to the skin | | of the chin. A preliminary bioassay indicates an uptake of less than 1 | | microcurie; more bioassays will be taken. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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