Event Notification Report for April 18, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
04/17/2001 - 04/18/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
37902 37923 37924 37925
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37902 |
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| FACILITY: CRYSTAL RIVER REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/09/2001|
| UNIT: [3] [] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:08[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [3] B&W-L-LP |EVENT DATE: 04/09/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 09:54[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RICHARD SWEENEY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/17/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |CAUDLE JULIAN R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|*PRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) 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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|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION TO THE NATIONAL MARINE AND FISHERIES SERVICE AS A |
| RESULT OF THE ENDANGERED SEA TURTLES NON-LETHAL TAKE LIMIT BEING EXCEEDED |
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| "On April 09, 2001 at 0940 the 40th non-lethal sea turtle take in the |
| biennial period occurred. |
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| "In accordance with Crystal River Unit #3 Operating License, Appendix B, |
| Environmental Protection Plan (Non-Radiological), 'Endangered or threatened |
| sea turtles shall be protected in accordance with the Incidental Take |
| Statement issued by the National Marine and Fisheries Service (NMFS).' The |
| NMFS has established numerical limits on live takes, lethal takes causally |
| related to plant operation, and lethal takes not related to plant |
| operations. |
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| "The NMFS must be notified within five days whenever: |
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| a. The 40th non-lethal take occurs in the biennial period, or |
| b. The third causally related mortality occurs in the biennial period, or |
| c. The sixth non-causally related mortality occurs in the biennial |
| period. |
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| "The current biennial period for monitoring sea turtle takes began January |
| 1, 2001. |
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| "Thus, in accordance with Crystal Unit #3 Administrative Instruction 571, |
| Sea Turtle Rescue and Handling Guidance, the NMFS must be notified within |
| five days. |
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| "In accordance with Crystal River Unit #3 Compliance Procedure 151, External |
| Reporting Requirements, this 40th non-lethal sea turtle take is Reportable |
| as a 4-Hour Report under 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi) as this event is related to |
| the protection of the environment for which a notification to other |
| government agencies has been or will be made." |
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| The licensee will inform the NRC resident inspector. |
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| * * * UPDATE 0944EDT ON 4/10/01 FROM R. SWEENEY TO S. SANDIN * * * |
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| "On April 10, 2001 at 0859 the 41st non-lethal sea turtle take in the |
| biennial period occurred." |
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| The licensee informed the NRC resident inspector. Notified R2DO(Julian). |
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| ***** UPDATE RECEIVED AT 0911 ON 04/17/01 FROM CHRISTOPHER PELLERIN TO LEIGH |
| TROCINE ***** |
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| The 42nd, non-lethal, sea turtle take in the biennial period occurred at |
| 0810 on April 17, 2001. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. The NRC operations |
| officer notified the R2DO (Ernstes). |
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 37923 |
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| FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/17/2001|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 05:46[EDT]|
| COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 04/16/2001|
| 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 07:10[EDT]|
| BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/17/2001|
| CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |RONALD GARDNER R3 |
| DOCKET: 0707002 |JOSEPHINE PICCONE NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ERIC SPAETH | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NONR OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| 24-HOUR REPORT INVOLVING A VALID ACTUATION OF A "Q" CLASS SAFETY SYSTEM |
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| "At 0710 hours on 04/16/01, Autoclave #4 in the X-344 UF6 Sampling Facility |
| had an 'AUTOCLAVE HI HI PRESSURE' alarm activation. This alarm initiates an |
| 'Autoclave Shell High Pressure Containment Shutdown', which causes the |
| autoclave containment isolation valves ('Q' components) to actuate. The |
| containment isolation valves closed, as designed. The initiating devices for |
| this alarm are redundant pressure switches with a TSR set point of 8.0 psig. |
| Autoclave #4 was in TSR Operational Mode IV (Feeding, Transfer, or Sampling) |
| at the time of the alarm activation. Operations personnel immediately |
| responded to the alarm in accordance with the approved Alarm Response |
| Procedures. Autoclave #4 was placed in TSR mode VII (Shutdown) by operations |
| personnel and declared inoperable by the Plant Shift Superintendent. |
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| "Instrument Maintenance was requested to perform 'as-founds' on the |
| 'Autoclave Pressure Loop Instrumentation'. The results of this data |
| indicated that the instrumentation associated with the 'Autoclave Internal |
| Pressure Loop' was found to be within acceptable 'as-found' tolerance. Based |
| on these results, this event is being reported as a valid safety system |
| actuation, a 24-hour NRC event. An Engineering Evaluation has been requested |
| to investigate the circumstances surrounding this safety system actuation." |
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| Operations will inform the DOE site representative and has informed the NRC |
| resident inspector. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37924 |
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| FACILITY: GINNA REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/17/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:24[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-2-LP |EVENT DATE: 04/17/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT MCCOY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/17/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |WILLIAM RULAND R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|*COM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| |
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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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EVENT TEXT
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| EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SIRENS INOPERABLE |
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| "During modification of siren system, testing resulted in 30% of the sirens |
| not communicating with the activation points. Modification stopped. |
| Troubleshooting in progress." |
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| The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this event by the licensee. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37925 |
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| FACILITY: SALEM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/17/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:40[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 04/17/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: SUE SIMPSON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/17/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |WILLIAM RULAND R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|*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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|1 N N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling |
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EVENT TEXT
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| VALID CONTAINMENT VENTILATION ISOLATION |
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| "While in Mode Undefined (core offloaded), Salem Unit 1 received a |
| Containment Ventilation Isolation signal due to elevated count rate on |
| 1R11A, the Containment Particulate Radiation Monitor. The 1R11A setpoint is |
| set two times background in accordance with Tech Spec 3.3.3.1 for Mode 6. |
| Background count rate prior to the CVI was 2100 cpm (counts per minute). The |
| alarm setpoint was 2980 cpm. |
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| "The observed count rate when the actuation occurred was 3300 cpm. |
| Maintenance activities in progress included the breech of 14SJ43, Cold Leg |
| Injection Check Valve. Elevated airborne activity was expected due to this |
| evolution and had been discussed by Control Room personnel. When 1R11A |
| exceeded its setpoint, all containment ventilation isolation valves closed |
| as designed. This actuation has not impacted the Unit 1 outage. |
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| "Plant status before and after event: |
| Reactor Coolant System drained to mid-loop |
| RCS at approximately 90�F |
| Core completely offloaded |
| Mode Undefined" |
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| The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this event by the licensee. |
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