Event Notification Report for July 9, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
07/06/2001 - 07/09/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38120 38121
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38120 |
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| FACILITY: BRUNSWICK REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/06/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: NC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:08[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 07/06/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 15:57[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: HINDS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/06/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |EDWARD MCALPINE R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|APRE 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 Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| LICENSEE MADE NOTIFICATION TO THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AS REQUIRED BY THE |
| NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT |
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| On 7/6/01 an unusually high amount of rain in a very short time has nearly |
| overflowed the Storm Drain Collector Basin. Rain is predicted to continue |
| and conditions are not improving. Two pumps are available for basin pumping |
| with one being a temporary installed engine driven pump. Basin level is now |
| starting to submerge the motor driven pump. Storm water is currently |
| backing up throughout the Turbine Buildings on both Units. This condition |
| is a threat to plant equipment and a potential threat to personnel safety. |
| Overboard Spill valves directly to the discharge canal have been opened to |
| regain control of the Storm Drain Basin level. This release bypasses normal |
| radiological and chemical monitoring and requires North Carolina state |
| notification per the "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
| Permit" permit number NC0007064. |
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| INITIAL SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE EVALUATION: |
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| None - opening these valves will allow storm water to discharge directly to |
| the discharge canal without radiological and chemical monitoring. The |
| contents of the basin were sampled prior to releasing, and no activity above |
| natural was detected. |
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| CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: |
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| Regain control of Storm Drain Collector Basin Level as weather conditions |
| permit, and then re-close the Overboard |
| Spill valves. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified along with the State. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 38121 |
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| REP ORG: NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/07/2001|
|LICENSEE: SCI ENGINEERING |NOTIFICATION TIME: 00:57[EDT]|
| CITY: HIGH RIDGE REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 07/06/2001|
| COUNTY: JEFFERSON STATE: MO |EVENT TIME: 23:05[CDT]|
|LICENSE#: 24-20039-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/07/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |ANTON VEGEL R3 |
| |ERIC LEEDS NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+MONTE PHILLIPS R3 |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TURMAN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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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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EVENT TEXT
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| A STOLEN PICKUP TRUCK CARRYING A MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE WAS OVERTURNED. |
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| National Response Center hooked Headquarters Operation Center up with |
| Jefferson County 911 center. A stolen pickup truck carrying a moisture |
| density gauge was overturned on Hunning road and Elizabeth lane near High |
| Ridge, Mo. Established conference call between the on-scene HAZMAT/EMA |
| responder and R3(Phillips). The on-scene responders requested assistance |
| in determining whether rad material was released due to damage of the |
| moisture density gauge and if it was safe to take the injured driver to the |
| local hospital. An SCI Engineering employee is on-scene and the HAZMAT team |
| will take radiation surveys to make sure that the moisture density gauge is |
| not damaged. |
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| * * *UPDATE ON 07/07/01 AT 1031ET BY WILLIAM GUERDAN TAKEN BY MACKINNON * * |
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| William Guerdan, Radiation Safety Officer for SCI Engineering, called in the |
| event for the licensee and gave the following information: |
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| The Humboldt Model 5001 moisture density gauge was located in the back of a |
| Ford Ranger pickup truck. The gauge handle was locked, the gauge box was |
| locked, and gauge box was cabled and locked in the open bed of the pickup |
| truck . The RSO had an employee of the company who lived near where the |
| accident occurred retrieve the undamaged moisture density gauge and take it |
| back to SCI Engineering after it was surveyed and released by the HAZMAT |
| team. The moisture density gauge contains less than 11 millicuries of |
| cesium-137 and less than 44 millicuries of americium-241/beryllium. The |
| gauge number of the Humboldt gauge is 1386. R3DO (Tony Vegel) and NMSS EO |
| (Eric Leeds) notified. |
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