Event Notification Report for August 23, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
08/22/2001 - 08/23/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38225 38226 38227
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38225 |
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| FACILITY: NINE MILE POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/22/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:07[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-2,[2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 08/22/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOHN KRAKUSZESKI |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/22/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JAMES NOGGLE R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) RPS ACTUATION - CRITICA| |
|AESF 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUAT| |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|1 A/R Y 100 Power Operation |0 Hot Shutdown |
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| AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM ON TURBINE TRIP DUE TO A LOAD REJECT |
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| "In accordance with 10 CFR 50.72 b (2) iv (B) a RPS actuation occurred |
| following a generator load reject. Reactor Scram occurred at 0508 August |
| 22, 2001 due to a turbine trip signal generated from the load reject. All |
| six ERVs opened to control reactor pressure due to the initial load reject. |
| A negative phase sequence was experience on 345 kV lines resulting in a trip |
| of generator 86 G1& G2 relays. All control rods fully inserted following |
| the automatic reactor scram. |
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| "Also, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72 b (3) iv (A) an MSIV isolation was |
| experienced when reactor pressure reached 850 psig with the mode switch in |
| RUN as expected. The operator was in the process of taking the mode switch |
| to SHUTDOWN but before this action was complete the MSIV isolation signal |
| was generated as pressure dropped below 850 psig. High Pressure Coolant |
| Injection initiated due to vessel level <53 inches as expected. Vessel |
| level dropped to approximately 43 inches. Following the MSIV isolation |
| level increased to the high-level trip setpoint as expected and was returned |
| to the normal band. MSIVs were reopened for pressure control and a |
| feedwater pump was restarted to augment vessel level control. |
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| "SOPs and EOPs were entered to stabilize the plant and control reactor |
| pressure and level in normal bands. Cooldown to cold shutdown is in |
| progress. Current reactor temperature is 439 degrees F with reactor |
| pressure 361 psig. |
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| "All containment parameters are normal and offsite power is available. No |
| maintenance or surveillance activities were occurring at the time of the |
| Reactor Scram." |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38226 |
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| REP ORG: SC DIV OF HEALTH & ENV CONTROL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/22/2001|
|LICENSEE: GEO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:30[EDT]|
| CITY: NORTH REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 08/20/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: SC |EVENT TIME: 12:30[EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 060-0992-1 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/22/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |EDWARD MCALPINE R2 |
| |FREDERICK STURZ NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MELINDA BRADSHAW | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN TROXLER GAUGE |
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| The licensee is licensed out of North Carolina working under reciprocity in |
| South Carolina. A Troxler Model 3430 moisture density gauge was stolen from |
| the back of the company pickup truck while working at the North Auxiliary |
| Air Force Base in North, South Carolina. The gauge was not secured or |
| chained down when stolen. The gauge contains 40 mCi Am-241:Be and 8 mCi |
| Cs-137. The North Police Department has been notified and is investigating. |
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 38227 |
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| FACILITY: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/22/2001|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE PRODUCTION |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:43[EDT]|
| COMMENTS: UF6 CONVERSION (DRY PROCESS) |EVENT DATE: 07/27/2001|
| |EVENT TIME: [CDT]|
| |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/22/2001|
| CITY: METROPOLIS REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: MASSAC STATE: IL |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: SUB-526 AGREEMENT: Y |RONALD GARDNER R3 |
| DOCKET: 04003392 |JAMES CREED (R3) IAT |
+------------------------------------------------+JOHN DAVIDSON (NMSS) IAT |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: HUGH ROBERTS |FRED BROWN NMSS |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB2 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X | |
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| MISSING SHIPMENT OF CaF SETTLING POND CLEANUP WASTE |
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| A shipment of CaF settling pond waste left the site on July 25, 2001 and |
| apparently did not arrive on July 27, 2001 at the Andrews County WCS in |
| Texas. The shipment, one of several, consisted of 44,480 pounds of 80% CaF |
| and 20% lime with less than 500 ppm natural uranium contained in it. The |
| natural uranium is calculated at about 19 pounds total contained in the |
| shipment. The driver reported that the shipment was delivered, but there is |
| no paperwork to support the delivery. |
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| The licensee notified NRC Region 3 (Monte Phillips), the EPA, and the |
| Illinois State Police, who are investigating. |
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