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Event Notification Report for July 10, 2001

                    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                              Operations Center

                              Event Reports For
                           07/09/2001 - 07/10/2001

                              ** EVENT NUMBERS **

38088  38122  38123  38124  

!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED  !!!!!!!
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|Fuel Cycle Facility                              |Event Number:   38088       |
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| FACILITY: PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT      |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/23/2001|
|   RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY          |NOTIFICATION TIME: 06:04[EDT]|
| COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER                   |EVENT DATE:        06/23/2001|
|           6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE                 |EVENT TIME:        03:50[CDT]|
|           BETHESDA, MD 20817    (301)564-3200  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  07/09/2001|
|    CITY:  PADUCAH                  REGION:  3  +-----------------------------+
|  COUNTY:  McCRACKEN                 STATE:  KY |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#:  GDP-1                 AGREEMENT:  Y  |BRUCE JORGENSEN      R3      |
|  DOCKET:  0707001                              |PATRICIA HOLAHAN     NMSS    |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  J. M. UNDERWOOD              |                             |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  JOHN MacKINNON               |                             |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |                             |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|OCBA 76.120(c)(2)        SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILUR|                             |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| POWER LOST TO BUILDING BEACON CRITICALITY ACCIDENT ALARM SYSTEM (CAAS).      |
|                                                                              |
| At 0350 hours on 06/23/01, it was discovered that the CAAS beacons for       |
| building C-333 were inoperable due to a loss of power.  The system is        |
| required to be operable according to TSR 2.4.4.2.b for the prescribed modes  |
| of operation.  Loss of power to the CAAS beacons occurred during the process |
| of returning auxiliary power transformers to service.  Power to the beacons  |
| was lost for a total of approximately 3 minutes.  Normal power was           |
| subsequently restored.  The building CAAS detectability and horn audibility  |
| were not lost due to the power failure.  No operations were taking place in  |
| building C-333 while the CAAS beacons were inoperable but fissile material   |
| is stored in the building.                                                   |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified of this event by the            |
| certificate holder.                                                          |
|                                                                              |
| * * * RETRACTED AT 1630 EDT ON 7/9/2001 BY J. M. UNDERWOOD TO FANGIE JONES * |
| * *                                                                          |
|                                                                              |
| The following is taken from a faxed report:                                  |
|                                                                              |
| "The PSS's reporting determination was based on the fact that the CAAS       |
| lights are mentioned in the CAAS TSR 2.4.4.2b Basis Statement. The Basis     |
| includes a paragraph that describes the quarterly surveillance of the CAAS   |
| building horns and, in this paragraph, states that the test signal activates |
| the high radiation light and bell in C-300 and activates the building CAAS   |
| horns and lights. This is the only mention of CAAS lights in the CAAS TSR.   |
| This statement has been interpreted in the past as requiring the CAAS lights |
| to be available and operable and, when inoperable, requiring completion of   |
| the TSR 2.4.4.2b LCO actions and reporting to the NRC per 10CFR76.120        |
| (c)(2).                                                                      |
|                                                                              |
| "Since the subject event, NRA has reviewed the TSR, SAR. ANSI/ANS8.3, and    |
| 10CFR76 and noted the following:                                             |
| [1]  CAAS TSR 2.4.4.2b requires the CAAS to be operable (audible) and        |
| prescribes the required actions to be taken when the 'area does not have an  |
| audible criticality accident alarm'.  Audibility is proven by the building   |
| CAAS horns which were not affected by the subject power failure. There are   |
| no actions required for loss of the building lights.                         |
| [2]  Surveillance requirements 2.4.4.2b-1 and 2.4.4.2b-2 requires quarterly  |
| testing of the CAAS horns and verification that the CAAS air accumulator     |
| supply pressure to the building horns is adequate to sound the horns for at  |
| least 120 seconds.  There are no TSR surveillance requirements for the       |
| building lights.                                                             |
| [3]   ANSI/ANS8.3, 'Criticality Accident Alarm System'. Section 4.3 requires |
| audio alarm signals and Section 6.4 requires periodic tests of the signals.  |
| ANSI/ANS8.3 does not require or recommend visual alarm signals except in     |
| Section 4.3.8, where visual signals are recommended in areas of very high    |
| audio background or mandatory hearing protection, neither of which applies   |
| to areas outside the buildings with CAAS coverage.                           |
| [4]  PGDP SAR Section 5.2.2.4 states, 'a CAAS is provided to alert personnel |
| if a criticality accident should occur. The system utilizes a distinctive    |
| audible signal to notify personnel in the affected area and initiate         |
| evacuation...'.  There is no mention of the building lights.                 |
| [5]  10CFR76.89, Criticality Accident Requirements, requires USEC to         |
| maintain and operate a criticality monitoring and audible alarm system.      |
| There is no mention of building lights,                                      |
|                                                                              |
| "From the information provided, NRA has concluded that CAAS audibility is    |
| provided solely by the CAAS horns and is not affected by the loss of the     |
| CAAS lights. Thus, the CAAS building lights are not required to be available |
| and operable by the TSR and CAAS operability is not affected when the lights |
| are not functional. Since the lights are not required to be available and    |
| operable by the TSR, the reporting requirement of 10CFR76.120 (c)(2) is not  |
| met and reporting is not required. In addition, the TSR LCD actions          |
| prescribed by TSR 2.4.4.2b do not apply to the CAAS lights and are not       |
| required to be implemented. Based on this information, the subject NRC event |
| notification (PAD.01-023) is being retracted."                               |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.  The R3DO (David Hills)    |
| and the NMSS EO (Eric Leeds) have been notified.                             |
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!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED  !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   38122       |
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| FACILITY: SUMMER                   REGION:  2  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/09/2001|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 07:13[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP                           |EVENT DATE:        07/09/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        06:30[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  FRED LUCAS                   |LAST UPDATE DATE:  07/09/2001|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  JOHN MacKINNON               +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |EDWARD MCALPINE      R2      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |DAVIDSON, NMSS       IAT     |
|DDDD 73.71               UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH  |SKELTON, NRR         IAT     |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
|                                                   |                          |
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| ATTEMPTED INTRODUCTION OF CONTRABAND INTO THE PROTECTED AREA BY A LICENSED   |
| OPERATOR. IMMEDIATE COMPENSATORY MEASURES TAKEN UPON DISCOVERY.              |
|                                                                              |
| LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR.                                |
|                                                                              |
| CONTACT THE HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS OFFICER FOR FURTHER DETAILS.             |
|                                                                              |
| * * * RETRACTED AT 1517 EDT ON 7/9/2001 BY SUSAN REESE TO FANGIE JONES * *   |
| *                                                                            |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee is retracting this report following further investigation.      |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.  The R2DO (Edward          |
| McAlpine), NRR IAT (Robert Skelton), and NMSS IAT (Aaron Danis) have been    |
| notified.                                                                    |
|                                                                              |
| Contact the Headquarters Operations Officer for further details.             |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   38123       |
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| FACILITY: CLINTON                  REGION:  3  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/09/2001|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:07[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] GE-6                             |EVENT DATE:        07/09/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        09:00[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  JAMIE BARTSCH                |LAST UPDATE DATE:  07/09/2001|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  FANGIE JONES                 +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |DAVID HILLS          R3      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|AIND 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D)   ACCIDENT MITIGATION    |                             |
|                                                |                             |
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|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
|                                                   |                          |
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| CONTROL ROOM VENTILATION SYSTEM DECLARED INOPERABLE                          |
|                                                                              |
| The Division 2 Main Control Room Ventilation System was declared inoperable  |
| at 0900 CDT on 7/9/2001 because it was not maintaining the required positive |
| pressure while running in the High Radiation Mode of operation.  The system  |
| was declared operable at 0913 CDT when the required positive pressure was    |
| restored.  During the 13 minute period Division 2 was inoperable, Division 1 |
| Main Control Room Ventilation System was inoperable due to a scheduled       |
| maintenance outage.  Therefore, with both systems inoperable, a condition    |
| existed which could have prevented the fulfillment of the safety function of |
| the Main Control Room Ventilation System needed to mitigate the consequences |
| of an accident.  The cause of the perturbation in control room pressure is   |
| being investigated.                                                          |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.                            |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   38124       |
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| FACILITY: OYSTER CREEK             REGION:  1  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/09/2001|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:12[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] GE-2                             |EVENT DATE:        07/08/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        14:30[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  MALCOMB BROWN                |LAST UPDATE DATE:  07/09/2001|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  FANGIE JONES                 +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |ANTHONY DIMITRIADIS  R1      |
|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   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
|                                                   |                          |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO SEA TURTLE CAPTURE                               |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee notified the National Marine Fisheries Services of the capture  |
| of an endangered non-injured juvenile green sea turtle in the intake         |
| structure.  The turtle has been released to the Marine Mammal Stranding      |
| Center.                                                                      |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee intends to notify the NRC Resident Inspector.  A written report |
| will be sent to the State with copies to the NRC and National Marine         |
| Fisheries Services.                                                          |
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