Event Notification Report for September 18, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 09/17/2001 - 09/18/2001 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 38233 38291 !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 38233 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: COLUMBIA GENERATING STATIREGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/24/2001| | UNIT: [2] [] [] STATE: WA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:05[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 08/24/2001| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:05[PDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: FISHER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/17/2001| | HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |BILL JONES R4 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SAFEGUARDS SYSTEM DEGRADATION RELATED TO AREA BOUNDARY | | | | IMMEDIATE COMPENSATORY MEASURES TAKEN UPON TO DISCOVERY | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE NOTIFIED | | | | CONTACT THE HEADQUARTERS OPERATION CENTER FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. | | | | * * * RETRACTED AT 1407 EDT ON 9/17/2001 BY MICHAEL FERRY TO FANGIE JONES * | | * * | | | | The licensee retracted this notification after further review of the event | | particulars. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. The R4DO | | (John Pellet) has been notified. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 38291 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: CALLAWAY REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/17/2001| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MO |NOTIFICATION TIME: 19:05[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 09/17/2001| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:05[CDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: B. BREDMAN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/17/2001| | HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JOHN PELLET R4 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |AESF 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUAT| | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LOSS OF NON-SAFETY RELATED 125 VOLT DC BUS RESULTED IN BOTH MOTOR DRIVEN | | AUXILIARY FEEDWATER PUMPS STARTING. | | | | | | During routine scheduled maintenance activities, power was lost to a | | non-safety related 125 volt DC bus. Loss of power to the bus resulted in | | loss of oil pressure indication on 1 of 2 channels on both main feedwater | | pumps, which in turn resulted in the actuation of both motor driven | | auxiliary feedwater pumps. The motor driven auxiliary feedwater pumps ran | | for approximately 3 minutes. Reactor power increased but no over power event | | occurred. | | Power has been restored to the non-safety related 125 volt bus and the motor | | driven auxiliary feedwater pumps have been secured. | | | | The licensee is looking into that maybe when cross connecting the 125 volt | | DC buses that one of the two fuse disconnect switches might have had a blown | | fuse which would have resulted in the above event. | | | | The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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