The NRC is modernizing nrc.gov with an updated design and improved navigation to enhance usability. We are committed to a smooth transition and will work to minimize any disruption. The site may be briefly unavailable at times during launch. Thank you for your patience.
Event Notification Report for September 25, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
09/24/2001 - 09/25/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38308 38309 38310 38311 38312 38313
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38308 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: NINE MILE POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/24/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 05:55[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-2,[2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 09/24/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 04:55[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: LAURIE RAYLE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/24/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JAMES LINVILLE R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|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 PROMPT NOTIFICATION TONE ALERT RADIO FOR GREATER THAN 1 HOUR |
| |
| The licensee received a call at 0504 EDT from the Oswego County Warning |
| Point that the Oswego County Prompt Notification Tone Alert Radio had been |
| out-of-service for greater than 1 hour as of 0455 EDT. The cause of the |
| outage is unknown and is being investigated. |
| |
| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
| |
| See event #38309 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38309 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: FITZPATRICK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/24/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:03[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 09/24/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 03:55[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: HALLIDAY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/24/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |FRANK COSTELLO R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|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 PROMPT NOTIFICATION TONE ALERT RADIO FOR GREATER THAN 1 HOUR |
| |
| At 0504 the licensee received notification that Oswego County Prompt |
| Notification System Tone Alert Radio was out of service at 0355 and remained |
| out of service for>1 hour from 0455 onward. The Sheriff department was |
| contacted by Oswego County Emergency Operations Center for alternate |
| alerting methods. The National Weather Service is addressing the reason for |
| the Tone Alert Radios being out of service and will provide a return to |
| service time to the Oswego County EOC. |
| |
| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. |
| |
| See event #38309 |
| |
| * * * UPDATE 1235EDT ON 9/24/01 FROM DAVE POULAN TO S. SANDIN * * * |
| |
| The Tone Alert Radio was restored to service at 1200EDT. The licensee will |
| inform the NRC resident inspector. |
| |
| Notified R1DO(Costello). |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Research Reactor |Event Number: 38310 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: REED COLLEGE |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/24/2001|
| RXTYPE: 250 KW TRIGA MARK I |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:16[EDT]|
| COMMENTS: |EVENT DATE: 09/24/2001|
| |EVENT TIME: 11:35[PDT]|
| |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/24/2001|
| CITY: PORTLAND REGION: 4 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: MULTNOMAH STATE: OR |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: R-112 AGREEMENT: Y |GREG PICK R4 |
| DOCKET: 05000288 |MARVIN MENDONCA NRR |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: STEPHEN FRANTZ | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NINF INFORMATION ONLY | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
EVENT TEXT
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| COURTESY CALL INVOLVING INDICATION OF A LEAKING FUEL ELEMENT |
| |
| A particulate airborne monitor measured Cs-137 and Rb-88 which is indication |
| of a leaking fuel element. The reactor is currently shutdown. The licensee |
| will identify which fuel element is leaking and remove it from service |
| before restarting. The offsite dose consequence is minimal since the |
| airborne activity is less than 10(E-12) microcuries/ml. The licensee will |
| inform the NRR project manager. |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38311 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: CALLAWAY REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/24/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MO |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:33[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 09/24/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:30[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOHN DAMPF |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/24/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |GREG PICK R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|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
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| OFFSITE NOTIFICATIONS TO VARIOUS AGENCIES DUE TO A SPILL OF SULFURIC ACID |
| ONSITE |
| |
| "This 4-hour call is being made to the NRC based on the requirements of |
| 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi). This is due to a chemical spill at the Callaway Plant |
| requiring notification of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the |
| United States Coast Guard National Response Center (USCGNRC) and Department |
| of Natural Resources (DNR). |
| |
| "On 9/24/01, a sulfuric acid spill was discovered on the plant site. Initial |
| estimates place the spill volume at two hundred gallons and requires |
| notification of the EPA, USCGNRC, and DNR. It was concluded this event is |
| reportable per 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi) due to notifications made to various |
| governmental agencies. |
| |
| "The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee." |
| |
| The sulfuric acid is 93% concentration and is used for treating cooling |
| tower basin water. |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38312 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| REP ORG: RUTGERS UNIVERSITY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/24/2001|
|LICENSEE: RUTGERS UNIVERSITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:40[EDT]|
| CITY: NEW BRUNSWICK REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 09/24/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: NJ |EVENT TIME: [EDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/24/2001|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JOHN KINNEMAN R1 |
| |ERIC LEEDS NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: PATRICK McDERMOTT | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
+------------------------------------------------+ |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NINF INFORMATION ONLY | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
EVENT TEXT
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| POTENTIALLY MISSING/UNACCOUNTED FOR TRITIUM EXIT SIGN |
| |
| Rutgers University located in New Brunswick, NJ is conducting an |
| investigation to determine whether a general license exit sign containing |
| between 20-30 curies tritium was installed in the Chapel and, if so, is |
| missing. Interviews of several individuals has provided conflicting |
| information. A records search is in progress. The licensee informed NRC |
| Region I (Ruland). |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38313 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: SALEM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/25/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 03:39[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 09/24/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 23:51[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOSEPH PIERCE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/25/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JOHN KINNEMAN R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) RPS ACTUATION - CRITICA| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 M/R Y 100 Power Operation |0 Hot Standby |
| | |
| | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
EVENT TEXT
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOSS OF CIRCULATING WATER PUMPS |
| |
| The licensee reported that Salem Unit 1 manually tripped the reactor due to |
| a loss of circulating water pumps, caused by a fault on the #2 station power |
| transformer. The fault isolation caused loss of one of the required two |
| off-site power sources to both Salem units. Auxiliary feedwater started on |
| low steam generator level after isolation of main feedwater due to the |
| reactor trip. All system functioned as required. The unit is stable in Hot |
| Standby and an investigation into the cause of the electrical disturbance is |
| underway. |
| |
| Two of four reactor coolant pumps tripped when the unit was tripped, which |
| is expected with the partial loss of off-site power. Presently, the only |
| major secondary equipment that is unavailable is associated with the loss of |
| power to two of four non-vital 4 Kv buses. There is one shutdown Technical |
| Specification in effect and that is associated with having only one off-site |
| power source. |
| |
| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, March 25, 2021
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, March 25, 2021