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
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37568 |
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| 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 +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: |JOHN ROGGE R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii) ESF ACTUATION | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| LOSS OF POWER TO 'B' RPS BUS DUE TO TRIP OF EPA BREAKER B-D |
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| "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. |
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| "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)." |
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| The licensee is investigating the cause of the trip. The NRC Resident |
| Inspector has been notified. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37569 |
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| 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|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |EDWARD MCALPINE R2 |
| |BRIAN SMITH NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT NELSON | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| LOST STRONTIUM-90 SOURCE |
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| 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. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37570 |
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| 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 +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |PAUL FREDRICKSON R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |DOT - NRC FAX |
|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 |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION MADE DUE TO SPILLING 35 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. |
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| 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. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector will be notified of this event by the licensee. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37571 |
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| 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 |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE WHALEN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| PERSON RECEIVED GREATER THAN 50 REM TO THE SKIN |
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| THIS EVENT AS FAXED IN |
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| NEN Life Sciences Product's called to report an event which resulted in one |
| person receiving greater than 50 rem to the skin. |
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| 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. |
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| 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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