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Event Notification Report for October 19, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
10/18/2001 - 10/19/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38293 38396 38401 38405
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!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38293 |
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| FACILITY: HATCH REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/18/2001|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:13[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 09/18/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 09:50[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ED BURKETT |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/18/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |SCOTT SPARKS R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ADEG 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A) DEGRADED CONDITION | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE
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|2 N N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling |
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| LOCAL LEAK RATE TESTING (LLRT) OF MAIN STEAM ISOLATION VALVE (MSIV) "2B" |
| LIMITS EXCEEDED. |
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| During LLRT of MSIV's per appendix J of 10CFR50 the "2B" 21F022A and "2B" |
| 21F028A were found to be leaking 192 scfh (standard cubic feet per hour); |
| diagnostic testing determined that "2B" 21F022A is leaking at approximately |
| 130 scfh. (Technical Specification Surveillance requirement limit is 100 |
| scfh). The "2B" 21F022B was found to be leaking above 100 scfh and above the |
| maximum pathway allowable leakage of 250 scfh for all four lines. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector will be notified of this event by the licensee. |
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| * * * RETRACTION 2203 10/18/2001 FROM WATTS TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * * |
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| "On 9/18/01 at 15:13 EDT Plant Hatch made a Notification of Significant |
| Event Report number 01-12 to the NRC (Mr. MacKinnon). The 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A) |
| report was made for failure of the MSIVs to pass Local Leak Rate Testing |
| (LLRT). The initial test of the penetration 2B21F022A and penetration |
| 2B21F022B leaked greater than the Technical Specification Surveillance |
| Requirement 3.6.1.3.11 of 100 SCFH. Also, the leakage through the 2B21F022B |
| was sufficient to be greater than the same Technical Specification |
| Surveillance Requirement 3.6.1.3.11 of 250 SCFH for all four Main Steam |
| lines. At the time of this notification the actual as found leakage through |
| each penetration pathway could not be determined because the test is |
| conducted between the valves in each penetration. |
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| "Per the Event Report Guidelines in NUREG-1022, the containment leak tests |
| where the total containment as found, minimum-pathway leak rate exceeds the |
| LCO in the facilities Technical Specifications would be reportable. The |
| minimum-pathway leak rate means the minimum leak rate that can be attributed |
| to a penetration leakage path. The NUREG-1022 explains for example, the |
| smaller of either the inboard or outboard valve's individual leak rates. |
| Therefore, after repairing the 2B21F022B and the 2B21F028A and before the |
| repair of the other valves (one inboard and one outboard) another LLRT was |
| performed for each penetration pathway. These LLRT results showed that the |
| minimum-pathway leak rate did not exceed the Technical Specification |
| Surveillance Requirement 3.6.1.3.11 of 100 SCFH for either penetration |
| pathway. Also, the minimum-pathway leak rate for all four Main Steam lines |
| did not exceed the Technical Specification Surveillance Requirement |
| 3.6.1.3.11 of 250 SCFH." |
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| The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this retraction. Notified R2 |
| IRC. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38396 |
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| REP ORG: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/16/2001|
|LICENSEE: FUGRO SOUTH INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:54[EDT]|
| CITY: HOUSTON REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 10/12/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: [CDT]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/16/2001|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |BILL JONES R4 |
| |DON COOL 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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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN TROXLER GAUGE |
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| "A gauge was stolen on Sunday night. October 12, 2001. The RSO learned of |
| the theft today. The gauge was a Troxler Model 3430, serial number 28502. |
| The sealed sources were as follows: a 40 millicurie Am-241/Be, serial number |
| 4725568 and an 8 millicurie Cs-137 source, serial number 7502724. |
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| "The gauge was taken from the back of a truck at a residence. It was in its |
| case which was stolen along with other equipment on the back of the truck. |
| The case was probably not secured or locked to the truck. The source rod was |
| probably locked. A police report is being made. Also DOT is being contacted |
| by the Licensee. |
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| "The Licensee will submit a written report within thirty days". |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38401 |
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| REP ORG: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/17/2001|
|LICENSEE: HTS, INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:06[EDT]|
| CITY: AUSTIN REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 10/03/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: 05:00[CDT]|
|LICENSE#: L02757 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/17/2001|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |BILL JONES R4 |
| |E. WILLIAM BRACH 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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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN GAUGE |
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| The following is from a faxed report: |
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| This is notification of a Campbell Pacific Nuclear Density Gauge (MC-2), |
| Serial Number M20013097 that was stolen on 10/03/2001. |
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| The gauge was stolen at a Stop-N-Go at 702 Mason Rd. in Katy, Texas. The |
| gauge was chained in the back of a pick-up truck with the chain through the |
| top handle and one side handle, with an additional lock on one of the |
| hinges. The hinge was broken off and there was just enough slack in the |
| chain to remove the gauge. The theft occurred at approximately 5:00 am. |
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| ... reported the theft to your office around 7:15 am the morning of the |
| theft. The theft was also reported to the Harris County Sheriffs Department |
| and was assigned a case number (01110031145). |
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| Since this event occurred as the result of an illegal act, we are unable to |
| guarantee such occurrence will not be repeated. However I've issued a memo |
| and instructions to all employees that gauges must be chained through all |
| three handles and that the chain shall be taught so that entry can only be |
| obtained by unlocking the chain or cutting the chain. |
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| It is possible that the gauge might not have been stolen if this procedure |
| had been followed. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38405 |
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| FACILITY: FERMI REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/18/2001|
| UNIT: [2] [] [] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:08[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 10/18/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 15:10[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEVIN DAHM |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/18/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ANTON VEGEL R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE
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|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| SECURITY EVENT |
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| Unescorted access granted inappropriately. Immediate compensatory actions |
| taken upon discovery. The licensee will inform the NRC resident inspector. |
| Contact the NRC Operations Center for additional details. |
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