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 . !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 38293 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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 +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |SCOTT SPARKS R2 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |ADEG 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A) DEGRADED CONDITION | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | |2 N N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LOCAL LEAK RATE TESTING (LLRT) OF MAIN STEAM ISOLATION VALVE (MSIV) "2B" | | LIMITS EXCEEDED. | | | | 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. | | | | The NRC Resident Inspector will be notified of this event by the licensee. | | | | * * * RETRACTION 2203 10/18/2001 FROM WATTS TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * * | | | | "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. | | | | "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." | | | | The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this retraction. Notified R2 | | IRC. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ . +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 38396 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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 | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: HELEN WATKINS | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN TROXLER GAUGE | | | | "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. | | | | "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. | | | | "The Licensee will submit a written report within thirty days". | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ . +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 38401 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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 | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: HELEN WATKINS | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN GAUGE | | | | The following is from a faxed report: | | | | This is notification of a Campbell Pacific Nuclear Density Gauge (MC-2), | | Serial Number M20013097 that was stolen on 10/03/2001. | | | | 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. | | | | ... 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). | | | | 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. | | | | It is possible that the gauge might not have been stolen if this procedure | | had been followed. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 38405 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 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 +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ANTON VEGEL R3 | |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SECURITY EVENT | | | | 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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