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
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38308 |
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| 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 +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JAMES LINVILLE R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| LOSS OF PROMPT NOTIFICATION TONE ALERT RADIO FOR GREATER THAN 1 HOUR |
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| 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. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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| See event #38309 |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38309 |
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| 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 +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |FRANK COSTELLO R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| LOSS OF PROMPT NOTIFICATION TONE ALERT RADIO FOR GREATER THAN 1 HOUR |
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| 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. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. |
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| See event #38309 |
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| * * * UPDATE 1235EDT ON 9/24/01 FROM DAVE POULAN TO S. SANDIN * * * |
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| The Tone Alert Radio was restored to service at 1200EDT. The licensee will |
| inform the NRC resident inspector. |
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| Notified R1DO(Costello). |
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|Research Reactor |Event Number: 38310 |
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| 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 |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: STEPHEN FRANTZ | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NINF INFORMATION ONLY | |
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| COURTESY CALL INVOLVING INDICATION OF A LEAKING FUEL ELEMENT |
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| 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. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38311 |
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| 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 +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |GREG PICK 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 |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATIONS TO VARIOUS AGENCIES DUE TO A SPILL OF SULFURIC ACID |
| ONSITE |
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| "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). |
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| "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. |
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| "The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee." |
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| The sulfuric acid is 93% concentration and is used for treating cooling |
| tower basin water. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38312 |
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| 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|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JOHN KINNEMAN R1 |
| |ERIC LEEDS NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: PATRICK McDERMOTT | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NINF INFORMATION ONLY | |
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| POTENTIALLY MISSING/UNACCOUNTED FOR TRITIUM EXIT SIGN |
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| 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). |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38313 |
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| 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 +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JOHN KINNEMAN R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) RPS ACTUATION - CRITICA| |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|1 M/R Y 100 Power Operation |0 Hot Standby |
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| MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOSS OF CIRCULATING WATER PUMPS |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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