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Event Notification Report for August 30, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
08/29/2001 - 08/30/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38246 38247 38248 38249
!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38246 |
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| FACILITY: GRAND GULF REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/29/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 06:25[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-6 |EVENT DATE: 08/29/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 04:04[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: FRANK WEAVER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/29/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |DALE POWERS R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|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 |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 M/R Y 27 Power Operation |0 Hot Shutdown |
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EVENT TEXT
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| PLANNED MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM TO REPAIR A REACTOR RECIRCULATION PUMP FLOW |
| CONTROL VALVE |
| |
| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
| |
| "Grand Gulf Nuclear Station manually scrammed from 27% [core thermal power] |
| in preparation to repair reactor recirculation pump 'A' flow control valve |
| B33F060A. All control rods fully inserted, and all other safety systems |
| responded as designed. Condensate booster pump 'A' tripped for no apparent |
| reason. Investigation into why the 'A' condensate booster pump tripped is |
| underway." |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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| * * * RETRACTED AT 1305 EDT ON 8/29/01 BY DAVID HANKS TO FANGIE JONES * * * |
| |
| The licensee is retracting this event notification. After further review, |
| the licensee determined that the manual reactor scram was part of a |
| pre-planned sequence of events and as such was not reportable under 10 CFR |
| 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A). |
| |
| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. The R4DO (Gail Good) has |
| been notified. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38247 |
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| FACILITY: MILLSTONE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/29/2001|
| UNIT: [] [] [3] STATE: CT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:02[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 08/29/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 10:04[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE GOBELI |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/29/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |DAVID LEW R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |JOHN TAPPERT NRR |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION |RICHARD ROSANO/NRR IAT |
|DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH |AARON DANIS/NMSS IAT |
| |GREG SMITH/REGION 1 IAT |
| |NADER MAMISH IRO |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
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|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION REGARDING A 30-GALLON DIESEL OIL SPILL FROM A FREIGHT |
| TRAIN WHICH DERAILED AND BREACHED THE PROTECTED AREA BOUNDARY |
| |
| A freight train derailed and breached the protected area boundary. There |
| were no personnel injuries as a result of this event. However, 30 gallons |
| of diesel oil spilled from the train. The oil was contained by trap rocks |
| and did not reach receiving waters. |
| |
| Security personnel have been posted as a result of the protected area |
| barrier breach, and fire protection personnel are currently on scene |
| cleaning up the diesel oil spill. The licensee is in the process of |
| notifying the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection of the oil |
| spill. The licensee also requested that local police investigate the cause |
| of the train derailment. |
| |
| In addition to the initial 4-hour event report for the offsite notification, |
| the licensee plans to call back with an update to include the reporting |
| criterion for the breach in the protected area barrier. |
| |
| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector and plans to notify |
| applicable state and local officials. |
| |
| ***** UPDATE FROM MIKE GOBELI TO LEIGH TROCINE AT 1115 ON 08/29/01 ***** |
| |
| The licensee provided this update to include an additional 1-hour security |
| reporting criterion to the initial 4-hour event report for the offsite |
| notification. The licensee determined that this event was also reportable |
| in accordance with 10 CFR 73.71(b)(1), Appendix G, I(1)(c), for a |
| degradation or discovered vulnerability in a safeguards system that could |
| allow unauthorized or undetected access to a protected area, controlled |
| access area, or vital area. |
| |
| The NRC operations officer notified the R1DO (David Lew), NRR EO (John |
| Tappert), IRO (Nader Mamish), NRR IAT (Richard Rosano), NMSS IAT (Aaron |
| Danis), Region 1 IAT (Greg Smith), Region 1 (Curtis Cowgill), Headquarters |
| OPA (Beth Hayden), and Region 1 OPA (Neil Sheehan). |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38248 |
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| REP ORG: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/29/2001|
|LICENSEE: SCHLUMBERGER |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:53[EDT]|
| CITY: REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 07/28/2001|
| COUNTY: HARDIN STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: [CDT]|
|LICENSE#: L01833 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/29/2001|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GAIL GOOD R4 |
| |BRIAN SMITH NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: HELEN WATKINS | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - ABANDONED WELL LOGGING SOURCE |
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| The following is taken from a facsimile from Texas Department of Health |
| Bureau of Radiation Control for Incident 7794: |
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| Date of Occurrence: 7/28/2001 |
| |
| Source Identification: 1.7 Ci, Cs-137, Density Source, serial # A1884 |
| 16 Ci, Am-241:Be, Neutron Source, serial #A3001 |
| |
| Well Identification: Blackstone Energy |
| Well: Carpenter Corp #1 |
| Field: Wildcat, Hardin County Texas |
| |
| Seal Results: 500 ft. of cement on top of the tool at 10,700 ft. A |
| deflection device and another 50 ft. of cement to be added at a later date |
| when the well is completed. |
| Recovery Attempts: Multiple attempts from 8/22/2000 to 8/25/2000 |
| |
| Depth of Sources: 1.7 Ci, Cs-137, Density Source, serial # A1884 @ 10,732 |
| ft., 16 Ci, Am-241:Be, Neutron Source, serial #A3001 @10,714 ft. |
| Depth of Well: 12,000 ft |
| |
| Identification: Plaque as required by Part 39 ordered and will be attached |
| to the well. |
| |
| Initial Telephone Contact: Ruben Cortez, Texas Bureau of Radiation Control |
| at 4:51 PM CDT on July 27, 2001 |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38249 |
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| FACILITY: COOK REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/30/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 06:23[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 08/29/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 22:55[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: SCOTT RICHARDSON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/30/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JOHN MADERA R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AINA 50.72(b)(3)(v)(A) POT UNABLE TO SAFE SD | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N N 0 Cold Shutdown |0 Cold Shutdown |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| DISCOVERY OF ABNORMALLY LOW ESSENTIAL SERVICE WATER FLOW TO EACH DIESEL |
| GENERATOR |
| |
| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
| |
| "This is Scott Richardson calling from the DC Cook Nuclear Plant with an |
| [8]-hour non-emergency notification in accordance with 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(v) |
| for 'Any event or condition that at the time of discovery could have |
| prevented the fulfillment of the safety function of structures or systems |
| that are needed to: (A) Shut down the reactor and maintain it in a safe |
| shutdown condition . . . . . . ' " |
| |
| "While performing an Essential Service Water (ESW) surveillance test on Unit |
| 2, it was noted that the ESW flow to each Diesel Generator was abnormally |
| low. This condition could have prevented the Diesel Generators from |
| fulfilling their safety function. This condition was caused by sand and |
| sediment in the ESW system and impacted both units." |
| |
| "Subsequent system flushes and valve cycling [have] eliminated the low flow |
| condition in both Unit 1 and 2 Diesel Generators." |
| |
| "We will continue to monitor ESW system performance. Further investigation |
| of this event is in progress to determine the root cause of the low flow |
| anomaly." |
| |
| "Unit 2 will be [shutting] down [and] going to [Cold Shutdown] beginning in |
| the next 3 hours." |
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| The licensee plans to notify the NRC resident inspector. |
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