Event Notification Report for April 26, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
04/25/2001 - 04/26/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
37873 37935 37942 37943 37944
!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37873 |
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| FACILITY: PERRY REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/29/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: OH |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:42[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-6 |EVENT DATE: 03/29/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:00[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RABENOLD |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/25/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |BRUCE BURGESS R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|*DEG 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A) DEGRADED CONDITION | |
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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 84 Power Operation |84 Power Operation |
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| SECONDARY CONTAINMENT BYPASS LEAKAGE FAILED TO MEET ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA |
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| During the reportability review of Condition Report 01-1582 it was |
| identified that a degraded condition had existed that is required to be |
| reported per 10 CFR 50.72 (b)(3)(ii). It was confirmed that Secondary |
| Containment Bypass leakage did not meet the acceptance criteria of less than |
| or equal to 0.0504 La for Type B and C LLRTs. Specifically the minimum |
| pathway leakage limit is 4340 sccm, however, the as found value was 20,653 |
| sccm (adjusted for instrument accuracy). The dominant leakage (18,110 sccm) |
| was from the High Pressure Core Spray Valve 1 E22-F0012, packing. The |
| penetration for this system credits the 1 E22-F0012 (located outside |
| Containment) as the inboard barrier and the closed system as the outboard |
| barrier, therefore, packing leakage in this case results in minimum pathway |
| leakage. The plant was in Refuel Outage 8 when the leakage was identified. |
| The valve has since been repacked and the current leakage is within limits. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. |
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| * * * RETRACTED AT 0945 EDT ON 4/25/01 BY THOMAS VEITCH TO FANGIE JONES * * |
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| The licensee is retracting this event notification. After review of the |
| event, it has been determined that the net leakage is within the limits of |
| Technical Specification acceptance criteria of less than or equal to 0.0504 |
| La for Type B and C LLRTs. |
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| "Subsequent to the event notification, it has been determined that the |
| mechanical joint leakage associated with ECCS lines are accounted for in the |
| Primary Coolant Sources Outside Containment program and are not included in |
| the Secondary Containment Bypass Leakage totals due to being closed loop |
| systems outside containment. The result of the net leakage has been |
| determined not to exceed the Technical Specification limit and therefore |
| this condition is not reportable and ENF 37873 is retracted." |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. The R3DO (Thomas Kozak) |
| has been notified. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37935 |
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| REP ORG: OK DEQ RAD MANAGEMENT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/20/2001|
|LICENSEE: GEO SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:40[EDT]|
| CITY: TULSA REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 04/20/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: OK |EVENT TIME: 06:20[CDT]|
|LICENSE#: 27597-02-OK AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/25/2001|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CHARLES MARSCHALL R4 |
| |JOSEPHINE PICCONE NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MAKE BRODERICK | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN HUMBOLDT NUCLEAR GAUGE |
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| The device was stolen from a truck after the chain had been cut, the travel |
| case was locked. The theft was reported to the Tulsa police department and |
| a reward will be offered by the licensee. The device was a Humboldt model |
| 5001B serial #3475 containing Cs-137 and Am-241. |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 04/25/01 AT 1734 ET BY MIKE BRODERICK TAKEN BY MACKINNON * * |
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| The Humboldt nuclear gauge was recovered. Geo Systems Engineering |
| Incorporated has taken swipes of the gauge and have sent the swipes to be |
| analyzed. R4DO (Jones) and NMSS EO (Brach) notified. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 37942 |
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| REP ORG: SPEC GROUP HOLDING |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/25/2001|
|LICENSEE: SPEC GROUP HOLDING |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:56[EDT]|
| CITY: CHESWICK REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 04/25/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: PA |EVENT TIME: 05:40[EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 37-27891-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/25/2001|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |DAVID SILK R1 |
| |BRIAN SMITH NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+PAUL FREDRICKSON R2 |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: LOU HASS | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|IBBE 30.50(b)(2) SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILUR| |
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| AMERSHAM INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA SOURCE FAILS TO RETRACT. |
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| In Maidsville, West Virginia, this morning around 0540 ET an Amersham |
| industrial radiography camera source failed to retract into its shielded |
| position. The crank assembly, the remote handling part of the industrial |
| radiography camera, has a lock on the crank assembly. After the radiographer |
| had cranked the source out he placed the crank down and the lock tumbler |
| went in and locked the control cable. After the shot had been taken the |
| radiographer put the key in and pulled the lock assembly out but it failed |
| to release the control cable which prevented the source from being retracted |
| to its shielded position. While still at the controls the radiographer |
| unscrewed a couple of threads on the control cable and manually pulled the |
| 75 curie Iridium-192 source back to its shielded position. The radiographer |
| picked up an additional 30 mrems due to manually pulling the source back to |
| its shielded position. The licensee tagged the camera and ordered new |
| equipment from Amersham to repair the camera. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37943 |
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| REP ORG: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/25/2001|
|LICENSEE: GEO TECHNICAL EXPLORATION INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:28[EDT]|
| CITY: SAN DIEGO REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 04/24/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: CA |EVENT TIME: 16:00[PDT]|
|LICENSE#: CA-5894 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/25/2001|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |BILL JONES R4 |
| |E. WILLIAM BRACH NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT GREGER | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| STOLEN CPN MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE |
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| Geo Technical Exploration Inc., on 04/24/01 at 1600 PT reported to the State |
| of California Radiation Control Program that a CPN Model 3 moisture density |
| gauge had been stolen from the back of a truck probably on the evening of |
| 04/19/01. The CPN gauge was in its manufacturer case and chained to the |
| truck. The CPN gauge was discovered missing on the morning of 04/24/01 by |
| the licensee. The San Diego Police were notified of the theft and a reward |
| has been offered for the recovery of the CPN gauge. The serial number for |
| the stolen moisture density gauge is M30069611. The gauge contained between |
| 8 to 10 millicuries of Cesium-137 and between 20 to 30 millicuries of |
| Americium-241. |
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| The State of California case assignment number is 042401. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37944 |
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| FACILITY: FT CALHOUN REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/25/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:27[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE |EVENT DATE: 04/25/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEVIN BOSTON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/25/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |BILL JONES R4 |
|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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|1 N N 0 Hot Shutdown |0 Hot Shutdown |
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| The Washington county Emergency Response (911) was called to report a grass |
| fire Northwest of the plant. The fire was outside the owner controlled |
| property. The fire was reported as extinguished at 1720 CT. Site fire |
| brigade was not assembled. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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