Event Notification Report for February 8, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
02/07/2001 - 02/08/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
37716 37723 37724 37725 37726
!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37716 |
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| FACILITY: SOUTH TEXAS REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/05/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: TX |NOTIFICATION TIME: 05:02[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/05/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 03:15[CST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: STEVEN KASPAR |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/07/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |BLAIR SPITZBERG R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | |
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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 9 Power Operation |9 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| 10 CFR 73.71(b) SECURITY REPORT |
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| Safeguards system degradation related to detection/monitoring. Immediate |
| compensatory measures taken upon discovery. Contact the NRC Operations |
| Center for additional details. |
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| The NRC resident inspector will be informed of this event by the licensee. |
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| * * RETRACTION ON 02/07/01 AT 1132 ET BY GREG JANAK TAKEN BY MACKINNON* * * |
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| This event is being retracted because the individuals who entered the |
| Protected Area were fully authorized and had completed the search process. |
| The procedure was, however, violated. This event is being made a loggable |
| event only, Not Reportable. R4DO (Sanborn) notified. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this retraction by the licensee. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37723 |
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| REP ORG: U.S. ARMY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/07/2001|
|LICENSEE: U.S. ARMY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:47[EST]|
| CITY: ABERDEEN REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 02/03/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: MD |EVENT TIME: 12:00[EST]|
|LICENSE#: 91-30563-01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/07/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |RONALD BELLAMY R1 |
| |BRENT CLAYTON R3 |
+------------------------------------------------+BRIAN SMITH NMSS |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOYCE KUYKENDALL | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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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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| TWO CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTORS AND ONE CHEMICAL MONITOR STOLEN. |
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| Two M22GID3 Chemical Agent Detectors, and one Chemical Agent Monitor where |
| shipped in a connex container (closed secured container) by railway from Ft |
| Campbell, KY to Ft Polk, LA. Upon arrival to Ft Polk it was discovered that |
| the connex container had been broken into and the two M22GID3 Chemical Agent |
| Detectors and one Chemical Agent Monitor were missing. Ft Polk military |
| police are investigating this event. |
| Each Chemical Agent Detector contains 30mCi of Ni-63 and the Chemical Agent |
| Monitor contains 15mCi of Ni-63. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37724 |
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| REP ORG: SC DIV OF HEALTH & ENV CONTROL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/07/2001|
|LICENSEE: B-D INCORPORATED |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:14[EST]|
| CITY: SUMTER REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 02/07/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: SC |EVENT TIME: 10:00[EST]|
|LICENSE#: 315 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/07/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |KEN BARR R2 |
| |BRIAN SMITH NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVID KING | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAD1 20.2202(a)(1) PERS OVEREXPOSURE | |
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| POSSIBLE OVEREXPOSURE |
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| B-D, Incorporated located in Sumter, South Carolina reported the following |
| event to the State of South Carolina. |
| B-D, Incorporated has a 2.3 million curie irradiator onsite. |
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| On 02/02/01, B-D, Incorporated received from Landauer the radiation exposure |
| data on their film badges for the months of November through December, 2000. |
| The Radiation Safety Officer for B-D Incorporated did not review the film |
| badge results until 02/05/01. Upon reviewing the data, the RSO discovered |
| that one of the film badges had been exposed beyond its limit (> 1000 Rad). |
| The person whom the film badge had belonged to was administered a blood test |
| today, 02/07/01. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37725 |
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| REP ORG: COGEMA MINING, INC. |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/07/2001|
|LICENSEE: COGEMA MINING, INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:00[EST]|
| CITY: LINCH REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 02/05/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: WY |EVENT TIME: [MST]|
|LICENSE#: SUA-1341 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/07/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GARY SANBORN R4 |
| |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+DANIEL GILLEN NMSS |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOHN VASELIN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NMIN MINING EVENT | |
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| CONDITION OF LICENSE REPORT INVOLVING MINE IN EXCURSION STATUS |
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| "Notification of a Reportable Event per License Section 11.2 |
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| "Reported Event: |
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| A routine quarterly (every 3 months) water sample collected on February 5, |
| 2001 from monitor well M2, exceeded 2 of its 3 upper control limits (UCLs). |
| A confirmation sample was collected February 6, which also exceeded 2 UCLs. |
| Monitor well M2 was then placed on excursion status as per license Section |
| 11.2 and its sampling frequency increased to weekly. M2 is a perimeter ore |
| zone monitor well located approximately 300 feet east of the restored |
| Production Unit 2 boundary, at the Irigaray Mine, Johnson County Wyoming. |
| The nearest community is Linch, Wyoming, approximately 23 miles to the |
| southeast. |
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| Analysis Data: |
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| Conductivity Uranium |
| Date Chloride mg/l umhos/cm2 |
| Alkalinity mg/l mg/I U3O8 |
| Sampled UCL 18.0 UCL 685 |
| UCL 131.1 no UCL |
| 2-05-01 19.5 806 |
| 95.3 <0.4 |
| 2-06-01 20.5 799 |
| 97.3 <0.4 |
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| Health and Environmental Hazards: |
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| None |
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| investigative Action: |
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| Conduct further sampling to try to determine the extent and direction of the |
| excursion. |
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| Written Notification: |
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| A written notification will be submitted to NRC Uranium Recovery Branch |
| Chief within 7 days." |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37726 |
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| FACILITY: SOUTH TEXAS REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/07/2001|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: TX |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:15[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/07/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 18:29[CST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RICK NANCE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/07/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |GARY SANBORN R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|*RPS 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) RPS ACTUATION - CRITICA| |
|*ESF 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUAT| |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|2 M/R Y 10 Power Operation |0 Hot Standby |
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| UNIT 2 MANUAL REACTOR TRIP FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF THE "A" REACTOR COOLANT |
| PUMP DURING ELECTRICAL BUS REALIGNMENT |
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| "SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION, UNIT 2, MAKES THE |
| FOLLOWING REPORT PER 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B). |
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| "AT 1829 ON 2/7/01, OPERATORS MANUALLY TRIPPED THE REACTOR FOLLOWING LOSS OF |
| POWER TO A REACTOR COOLANT PUMP DURING ELECTRICAL BUS REALIGNMENT. PLANT |
| DESIGN REQUIRES FOUR REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS RUNNING WHEN THE REACTOR IS |
| CRITICAL. THERE IS NO AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP FOR A LOSS OF A SINGLE REACTOR |
| COOLANT PUMP BELOW 40% REACTOR POWER. |
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| "WE ALSO MAKE THE FOLLOWING REPORT PER 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A). |
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| "DURING ELECTRICAL BUS REALIGNMENT, POWER WAS LOST TO TRAIN 'A' 4.16KV |
| ENGINEERED SAFETY FEATURE BUS. DIESEL GENERATOR 21 AUTOMATICALLY STARTED |
| AND BEGAN SUPPLYING POWER TO THE BUS. THE LOSS OF OFFSITE POWER SIGNAL |
| RESULTED IN THE ACTUATION OF THE FOLLOWING TRAIN 'A' EQUIPMENT: ESSENTIAL |
| COOLING WATER, COMPONENT COOLING WATER, AUXILIARY FEEDWATER, ESSENTIAL |
| CHILLED WATER, CONTROL ROOM HVAC AND FUEL HANDLING BUILDING HVAC. |
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| "ESSENTIAL CHILLER 22A STARTED ON THE LOSS OF POWER SIGNAL BUT WAS |
| SUBSEQUENTLY DECLARED INOPERABLE DUE TO HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE." |
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| OPERATORS WERE ATTEMPTING TO TRANSFER POWER ON 13.8KV BUS "2F" WHEN THE |
| SUPPLY BREAKER OPENED DUE TO OPERATOR ERROR. ALL CONTROL RODS INSERTED |
| FOLLOWING THE TRIP. OFFSITE POWER HAS BEEN RESTORED TO THE "2F" BUS AND THE |
| DIESEL GENERATOR RETURNED TO STANDBY. AN EVENT RESPONSE TEAM IS EVALUATING |
| THE TRIP. THE LICENSEE ANTICIPATES RESTORING THE "A" RCP IN APPROXIMATELY |
| TWO HOURS. |
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| THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. |
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