Event Notification Report for June 12, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 06/11/2001 - 06/12/2001 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 38061 38062 38063 38064 38065 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 38061 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: BYRON REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/11/2001| | UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:44[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 04/19/2001| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 23:00[CDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: MARRI MARCHIONOA |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/11/2001| | HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ROGER LANKSBURY R3 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |AINV 50.73(a)(1) INVALID SPECIF SYSTEM A| | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | |2 N N 0 Cold Shutdown |0 Cold Shutdown | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 60 DAY REPORT - INVALID ACTUATION OF THE AUXILIARY FEEDWATER SYSTEM | | | | "On April 19. 2001, at 2300, during restoration of an out of service which | | required relanding two leads at Solid State Protection System slave relay | | K620, one wire came off the screw as it was being relanded to slave relay | | K620 and made intermittent contact with terminal 8. It was subsequently | | found the Unit 2 'A' Auxiliary Feedwater pump breaker closed but the pump | | did not start since the breaker was in the test position and steam generator | | blowdown containment isolation valve 2SD002H was closed. The Unit 2 'A' | | Auxiliary Feedwater pump and 2SD002H are both actuated by slave relay K633 | | which is fed from the same master relay that feeds slave relay K620. It | | could not be determined how slave relay K633 was actuated during this | | evolution. This is considered a partial train actuation. Other slave relay | | components were properly removed from service or in a position such that | | their safety function had already been completed or were not expected to | | actuate due to the short duration of the signal. Subsequent slave relay | | testing verified all slave relays and equipment circuits were operating | | properly. The event was entered into the Corrective Action Process to | | initiate corrective actions." | | | | The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this 60 day report by the | | licensee. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 38062 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: MILLSTONE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/11/2001| | UNIT: [] [] [3] STATE: CT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:34[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 06/11/2001| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:26[EDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT SMITH |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/11/2001| | HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ANIELLO DELLA GRECA R1 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | | |3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FIRE IN AN OFFSITE SUBSTATION - LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED | | | | The licensee requested offsite assistance from the Goshen Fire Department | | because of a fire outside the protected area. The fire is in a substation | | near the fire training facility and has affected power to the Emergency | | Operations Facility (EOF). The EOF has an emergency diesel generator, but | | this tripped when it was brought on line. Plant operations are not | | affected. | | | | The fire department is on scene and has not identified any flames, but smoke | | is still coming from the substation, the substation is partially | | underground. The licensee will notify the town of Waterford and the State | | of Connecticut. The NRC resident has been notified. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 38063 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/11/2001| | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:04[EDT]| | COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 06/11/2001| | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 13:23[EDT]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/11/2001| | CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION | |LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |ROGER LANKSBURY R3 | | DOCKET: 0707002 |FREDERICK BROWN NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: GARY SALYERS | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NONR OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | | "At 1323 hrs, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) was notified | | per Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 3745-15-06(B) that an opacity exceedance | | had occurred at the X-600 Steam Plant. Details are provided below. | | | | "At approximately 0500 hrs, Utilities Operations personnel began shutting | | off the steam flow to the X-333 Process Building in preparation for | | maintenance and repair work on the steam lines. Total steam demand dropped | | to approximately 92,000 lb/hr (46,000 lb/hr for each of the two operating | | boilers). The boilers are difficult to control below approximately 50,000 | | lb/hr. At approximately 0518 (based on six-minute increments), Boiler #1 | | reached an opacity of 23% for 6 minutes, then dropped below 20%. At 0530, it | | rose to 33% for 6 minutes. At 0542, it again rose to 33% for 6 minutes. At | | 0600, it rose initially to 23%, then to approximately 28%. The Boiler | | Operators started several steam turbines to increase the load above 50,000 | | lb/hr each and regained control. | | | | "OAC 3745-17-07 limits the boilers to an opacity of 20% as a 6 minute | | average. One 6 minute average per 60 minute period may exceed 20% but may | | not exceed 60%. There were four six-minute readings between 20% and 60% in a | | 60 minute period, therefore, this is reportable to the Ohio EPA. OAC | | 3745-15-06(B) requires an immediate report in the event that a malfunction | | causes the emission of contaminants in violation of any applicable law. By | | reporting such an incident in a timely manner, the incident is not | | considered a violation. Details of the incident will be included in the next | | quarterly OEPA opacity report. Site management has taken action to prevent | | recurrence of any further opacity exceedances related to the above mentioned | | maintenance evolution. | | | | "This is reportable as a 4 hr. Event due to notification to a government | | agency (OEPA) being made per Nuclear Regulatory Event Reporting Procedure | | UE2-RA-RE1030 Appendix D Criteria P. (Miscellaneous)." | | | | The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this notification. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 38064 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: ION BEAM APPLICATIONS |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/11/2001| |LICENSEE: ION BEAM APPLICATIONS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:48[EDT]| | CITY: ROCKAWAY REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 06/11/2001| | COUNTY: STATE: NJ |EVENT TIME: 12:25[EDT]| |LICENSE#: 29-3030801 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/11/2001| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |ANIELLO DELLA GRECA R1 | | |FREDERICK BROWN NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+JOSEPH HOLONICH IRO | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: STAN YAP | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |MAAA 36.83(a)(1) UNSHIELD STUCK SOURCE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | IRRADIATOR SOURCE RACK STUCK IN THE UNSHIELDED POSITION | | | | While initiating a run, one of two source racks did not fully withdrawal. | | The system is designed to automatically lower the racks if the full out | | position is not reached within a set amount of time. This occurred, but the | | same rack that did not fully withdrawal would not insert. The licensee | | noted the occurrence and attempted to raise the stuck rack a little, hoping | | to free it. This worked and then the rack was fully inserted without | | incident. | | | | Upon investigation it was discovered that there was a loose guide cable. | | This cable was tensioned and the rack was tested several times with no | | problems. The irradiator was then returned to service. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 38065 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: CATAWBA REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/11/2001| | UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:50[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 06/11/2001| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:00[EDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEVIN PHILLIPS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/11/2001| | HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |BRIAN BONSER R2 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) 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 94 Power Operation |94 Power Operation | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | GRASS FIRE IN THE OWNER CONTROLLED AREA - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | | The licensee called the Bethel Fire Department for help in extinguishing a | | grass fire on owner controlled property outside of the protected area. No | | power lines were threatened. The fire was put out in 34 minutes. | | | | The licensee also notified the States of North and South Carolina, the | | Counties of York, Gaston and Mecklenburg as well as the NRC resident | | inspector. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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