Event Notification Report for June 14, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
06/13/2001 - 06/14/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
37933 38066 38067 38068 38069 38070
!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37933 |
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| FACILITY: KEWAUNEE REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/19/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: WI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:24[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-2-LP |EVENT DATE: 04/19/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:40[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BRADLY MCMAHON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/13/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |RONALD GARDNER R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AUNA 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(B) UNANALYZED 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 96 Power Operation |96 Power Operation |
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| DEGRADED APPENDIX "R" FIRE BARRIER |
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| While conducting a walk down inspection of 10CFR50 Appendix R Barriers, two |
| degraded gypsum walls were identified. The two walls are intended to serve |
| as three hour rated Appendix R barriers. The inspection of the walls |
| revealed that a segment of the walls approximately 6 feet by 6 inches was |
| not constructed as required. The two walls provide separation of safe |
| shutdown equipment in the event of an Appendix R design basis fire. The |
| walls separate the charging pumps, a dedicated shutdown system component, |
| from the safety injection pumps which are alternate shutdown system |
| equipment. |
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| Although the walls are not constructed as designed, they appear to be |
| completed to about 75% of design and are judged capable of providing some |
| protection. Nevertheless, the walls are declared inoperable and |
| compensatory actions according to the Kewaunee Fire Plan have been |
| initiated. The walls are declared inoperable due to not having any |
| documented analysis to support the design basis rating. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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| * * * UPDATE AT 1517 ON 6/13/01 BY HARRINGTON RECEIVED BY WEAVER * * * |
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| The licensee has retracted this event based upon further review. On 4/19/01 |
| Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) reported to NRC via the Event |
| Notification System (ENS) an unanalyzed condition related to two Appendix R |
| fire barriers. The report was made based on a cursory visual inspection of |
| two barriers that appeared to be missing a portion of a layer of gypsum |
| board. Based on what appeared to be less than the three required layers of |
| gypsum board, a conservative assumption was made that the barriers did not |
| meet design requirements. Since the ENS report was filed, the barriers were |
| partially disassembled to gather data for-performing a fire hazards analysis |
| of the apparently degraded barriers in accordance with Generic Letter 86-10. |
| Disassembling the barriers revealed that what appeared to be a partially |
| missing layer was in fact an additional partial layer of gypsum board. |
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| Based on the additional data gathered from disassembling the barriers, the |
| barriers met design requirements for a three hour rated Appendix R fire |
| barrier. Therefore, the barriers were not degraded and an unanalyzed |
| condition never existed. Consequently, the reporting criteria for an |
| unanalyzed condition was not exceeded and is the basis for retracting the |
| ENS report notification made on 4/19/01. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 38066 |
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| REP ORG: MT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/13/2001|
|LICENSEE: MT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:02[EDT]|
| CITY: GREAT FALLS REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 06/12/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: MT |EVENT TIME: 08:15[MDT]|
|LICENSE#: 25-11498-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/13/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JOHN PELLET R4 |
| |FRED BROWN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: REX HOY | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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| DAMAGED MOISTURE/DENSITY GAUGE |
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| A Troxler Model 3440 moisture/density gauge (s/n 25332), containing one 8 |
| mCi Cs-137 and one 40 mCi Am-241/Be sources, was slightly damaged when it |
| was struck by a roller. The area surrounding the gauge was immediately roped |
| off until the gauge could be surveyed. The licensee stated that the sources |
| were retracted at the time of the event and results of surveys and wipe |
| tests were negative. The damage appears to be limited to a slight denting |
| of the plastic cover. The licensee has visually inspected the sources but |
| did not observe any damage. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38067 |
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| FACILITY: PILGRIM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/13/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:57[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 05/12/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 16:53[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ERIC OLSON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/13/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ANIELLO DELLA GRECA R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AINV 50.73(a)(1) INVALID SPECIF SYSTEM A| |
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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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| 60 DAY OPTIONAL REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH 10 CFR 50.73(a)(1) |
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| "During performance of a loss of offsite power test with a LOCA, an |
| automatic start of the A and B emergency diesel generators, the A and B core |
| spray systems, and the A, B, C and D low pressure coolant injection pumps |
| occurred. All actuations were complete and functioned as designed. The |
| start was inadvertent and occurred when a 125 VDC knife blade was closed. |
| The switch was installed as part of the procedure and was wired incorrectly |
| such that when it was closed it caused an inadvertent LOCA signal to the |
| affected systems." |
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| The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this notification by the |
| licensee. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38068 |
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| FACILITY: FERMI REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/13/2001|
| UNIT: [2] [] [] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:21[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 06/13/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 05:30[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: HARRY B. GILES |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/13/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ROGER LANKSBURY R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |ANNE BOLAND R2 |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
| |JOHN TAPPERT NRR |
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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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| TRANSPORTATION REPORT INVOLVING RAD WASTE SHIPMENT FROM FERMI TO BARNWELL, |
| SOUTH CAROLINA |
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| "Event notification resulting from an offsite notification of a |
| transportation accident involving a radioactive waste shipment from Fermi 2 |
| to Barnwell, South Carolina. NRC reportable under 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi) any |
| event or situation for which notification to other government agencies has |
| been made. |
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| "At approximately 0530 hours on 06-13-2001, a Hittman Transport vehicle |
| transporting Class 'A' radioactive waste material [proper shipping name: |
| Radioactive Material, Low Specific Activity, n.o.s. 7, UN2912, Fissile |
| Excepted, Compacted Dry Active Waste] from Enrico Fermi 2 facility to |
| Barnwell, SC was involved in a vehicle accident west of Columbia, South |
| Carolina. |
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| "Hittman Transport notified the South Carolina Department of Health and |
| Environmental Control at approximately 0805 hours on 06-13-2001 concerning |
| the transportation accident. Hittman Transport also notified Fermi 2 at |
| approximately 0810 hours on 06-13-2001 of the vehicle accident. |
| |
| "The transportation accident was related to rain storm activity in the area |
| and the driver of a passenger vehicle, responsible for the accident, |
| received a traffic citation for speed too fast for conditions. The tractor |
| suffered minor damage, but once released by the South Carolina State Police |
| was able to be driven approximately 6 miles to a repair facility. No damage |
| was noted to the trailer, shipping cask, or cask tie down equipment at the |
| accident scene |
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| "At the repair facility, a mechanic evaluated the tractor condition and |
| cleared the tractor and trailer for continued service to the Chem Nuclear |
| Consolidation Facility in Barnwell, SC. The driver of the tractor performed |
| a dose rate survey of the trailer and the dose rates were unchanged from the |
| measured values at the Fermi site. |
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| "Fermi 2 does not intend to submit a press release in Michigan since the |
| accident occurred in South Carolina and the proper South Carolina agencies |
| were notified. |
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| "A follow up report is not anticipated, since no damage to the waste |
| shipping cask was noted at the repair facility." |
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| The licensee informed the NRC resident inspector. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38069 |
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| FACILITY: MONTICELLO REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/13/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:31[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 06/13/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 08:39[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BRETT WELLER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/13/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ROGER LANKSBURY R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ACOM 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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| PARTIAL LOSS OFFSITE COMMUNICATIONS |
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| On Wednesday, June 13th at 0839, a lightning strike caused a loss of the |
| commercial phone systems at the Monticello Nuclear Plant Site. This |
| affected phones in the control room and Technical Support Center as well as |
| plant paging capabilities. One commercial phone line in the control room, |
| the ENS system, auto-ring hotlines to the State EOC/Duty Officer, fax |
| capabilities and the Radio System to Off-site agencies remained operational. |
| Notification to the State and Local Counties were made informing them of the |
| degraded communication capabilities. The EOF phone system remained |
| operational. All communication systems were restored at approximately 1100 |
| on June 13th. |
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| The licensee informed the NRC resident inspector. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38070 |
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| FACILITY: PILGRIM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/13/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:12[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 06/13/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ERIC OLSON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/13/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ANIELLO DELLA GRECA R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
|KSNM 70.52(a) LOSS OF SNM/CRIT |DAVID MATTHEWS NRR |
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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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| A SMALL QUANTITY OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL UNACCOUNTED FOR |
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| During the process of investigation of the Transverse In-Core Probe (TIP) |
| detector accountability issue reported on 6/8/01 (EN 38059) it has been |
| discovered that one additional detector cannot be readily accounted for. |
| This was discovered during verification of the detectors installed in the |
| TIP machines. The TIP detector is a fission chamber that utilizes |
| approximately 1 mg of enriched uranium and is therefore considered Special |
| Nuclear Material (SNM). |
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| During 1975 to 1986 Pilgrim did not track TIP detectors as SNM due to the |
| detectors containing less than one gram of SNM. It is suspected that during |
| this time frame this detector was changed out. In 1987 a records search was |
| made but did not reveal maintenance performed on this detector. It Is |
| believed that this TIP detector has been properly disposed of as radioactive |
| waste and is not in the public domain. Investigation is continuing. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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