Event Notification Report for September 14, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
09/13/2001 - 09/14/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38282 38284 38285 38286
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38282 |
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| FACILITY: VERMONT YANKEE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/13/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: VT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 02:00[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 09/13/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BRIAN COPPERTHITE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/13/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |STEVE BARR R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |GLENN TRACEY IAT |
|NINF INFORMATION ONLY | |
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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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| INFORMATION REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH NRC INFORMATION NOTICE 98-35 |
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| A suspicious vehicle was noted in area around the plant site. Immediate |
| compensatory actions were taken upon discovery. |
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| Contact HOO for further details. |
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 38284 |
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| FACILITY: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/13/2001|
| RXTYPE: ADVANCED FUEL R&D AND PILOT PLANTS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:39[EDT]|
| COMMENTS: HOT CELL R&D |EVENT DATE: 09/13/2001|
| |EVENT TIME: 09:25[EDT]|
| |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/13/2001|
| CITY: WEST JEFFERSON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: MADISON STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: SNM-7 AGREEMENT: N |SONIA BURGESS R3 |
| DOCKET: 07000008 |FED BROWN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: C. JENSEN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: UNUSUAL EVENT | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AAEC 50.72(a) (1) (i) EMERGENCY DECLARED | |
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| UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED DUE TO CONTAINED FIRE. |
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| Unusual event was declared because of a small contained fire, now out, in |
| High Energy Cell (HEC) lasting less than 10 minutes. A "berry can" was |
| being ground open in order to dispose of some combustible material. The |
| grinding caused the contents inside the can to catch fire. The fire |
| remained within the can until it burnt itself out. First water was sprayed |
| into the can to extinguish the fire but the flames got larger so the |
| licensee let the fire burn itself out. The max. flame height was |
| approximately 18 inches. The "berry can", which looks like a one gallon |
| paint can, was located in a 20 foot high hot cell located in building |
| JN-1B. There was no release and nobody was injured. Smears taken detected |
| no radioactivity except for radon which was caused by an atmospheric |
| inversion. Any gases released within the hot cell must go through a HEPA |
| filter. The licensee notified NRC Region 3, the DOE Project Manager, and |
| local officials of this event. |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 09/13/01 AT 1026 ET BY C. JENSEN TAKEN BY MACKINNON * * * |
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| Unusual event terminated at 0957 ET based on negative air samples. R3DO |
| (Sonia Burgess), NMSS (Fred Brown) and FEMA (Barden) notified. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38285 |
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| FACILITY: TURKEY POINT REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/13/2001|
| UNIT: [3] [] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:17[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [3] W-3-LP,[4] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 09/13/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MICHAEL MATUSZEWSKI |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/13/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JOHN MONNINGER 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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|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION INVOLVING CONTAMINATED SCAFFOLD KNUCKLES |
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| "While performing incoming routine surveys, Turkey Point Health Physics |
| personnel discovered low levels of radioactivity on several pieces of |
| scaffolding knuckles and elbows received from a vendor. The knuckles never |
| entered the site's radiation controlled area. These items were counted in a |
| Small Articles Monitor (SAM) and indicated low level contamination was |
| present. In total 3 out of approximately 2700 items surveyed indicated the |
| presence of low level fixed activity. The highest level measured was 9,800 |
| disintegrations per minute (dpm) when counted in the SAM and non-detectable |
| using a standard HP-210 (pancake GM) probe. Isotopic analysis indicates |
| Cobalt-60 and Cesium-137. No loose surface contamination was found. The |
| items identified with low level fixed contamination are now being held |
| inside the Turkey Point radiation controlled area. |
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| "Florida Power & Light Company has notified the owner of the scaffolding and |
| the State of Florida (Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control) of |
| this matter." |
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| The licensee informed the NRC resident inspector. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38286 |
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| FACILITY: WOLF CREEK REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/13/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: KS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 19:11[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 09/13/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVE DEES |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/13/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |MARK SHAFFER 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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| PRESS RELEASE INVOLVING AN INJURED CONSTRUCTION WORKER |
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| "The following is a press release issued by a construction company that is |
| working on a construction project at Wolf Creek Generating Station. The |
| project is associated with a training center outside the protected area but |
| inside the owner controlled area. The Senior Resident has been notified. |
| This four-hour notification is being made pursuant to 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi). |
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| " 'BURLINGTON, Kan.--A workman performing metal building erection on a |
| training center renovation located just outside the Wolf Creek Generating |
| Station fell 20 feet to the ground sustaining multiple injuries. The |
| workman, who worked for Total Construction Enterprises located in St. Louis, |
| Mo., was flown out via Life Star to a Topeka hospital for treatment. The |
| name of the workman is not being released nor is his medical status known at |
| this time.' " |
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