Event Notification Report for July 31, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
07/30/2001 - 07/31/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38176 38177
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38176 |
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| FACILITY: GRAND GULF REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/30/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:33[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-6 |EVENT DATE: 07/30/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:10[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ERNEST MATHES |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/30/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |CHUCK CAIN R4 |
|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 |
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EVENT TEXT
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| NOTIFICATION OF MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DUE TO A |
| CHEMICAL SPILL. |
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| Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality was notified of a minor |
| chemical spill, fire fighting foam, on site that entered the storm drain |
| system. The source of the spill is isolated. The spill is contained and |
| all effects are expected to remain on site. The licensee continues to |
| monitor the situation. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 38177 |
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| FACILITY: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/30/2001|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM FUEL FABRICATION |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:52[EDT]|
| COMMENTS: LEU CONVERSION (UF6 to UO2) |EVENT DATE: 07/29/2001|
| COMMERCIAL LWR FUEL |EVENT TIME: 14:45[EDT]|
| |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/30/2001|
| CITY: COLUMBIA REGION: 2 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: RICHLAND STATE: SC |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: SNM-1107 AGREEMENT: Y |MALCOLM WIDMANN R2 |
| DOCKET: 07001151 |E. WILLIAM BRACH NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+R. WARREN, NMSS IAT |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JIM HEATH |DICK WESSMAN IRO |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|KSNM 70.52(a) LOSS OF SNM/CRIT | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| ONE SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL CONTAINER UNEXPECTEDLY RETURNED TO BWXT. |
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| Westinghouse Electric Company received a telephone call from BWXT stating |
| they had received one 3-gallon container of uranyl nitrate crystals from |
| Westinghouse in a SNM shipping container labeled as empty. |
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| This container was originally shipped from BWXT to Westinghouse on 07/17/01 |
| for processing and was documented by a 741 form. Ninety-six containers were |
| indicated on the 741, but one was inadvertently left in the outer shipping |
| container or put back into the shipping container and returned to BWXT for |
| the next shipment. |
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| BWXT stated that the original inner container Tamper Indicating Device was |
| still on the container and intact. |
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| After discussion and clarification of the incident with BWXT personnel, |
| Westinghouse Electric Company personnel determined at 1700 hours that this |
| incident was reportable to the NRC Operation Center. |
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