Event Notification Report for October 31, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
10/30/2001 - 10/31/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
37279 37902 38441 38444 38445 38446
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 37279 |
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| FACILITY: GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL - AMERICAS |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/31/2000|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM FUEL FABRICATION |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:55[EDT]|
| COMMENTS: LEU CONVERSION (UF6 TO UO2) |EVENT DATE: 08/31/2000|
| LEU FABRICATION |EVENT TIME: 10:00[EDT]|
| LWR COMMERICAL FUEL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/30/2001|
| CITY: WILMINGTON REGION: 2 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: NEW HANOVER STATE: NC |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: SNM-1097 AGREEMENT: Y |CAUDLE JULIAN R2 |
| DOCKET: 07001113 |BRIAN SMITH NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ALLEN MABRY | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB2 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X | |
|KFIS 70.52(b) LOSS OF SNM/FISSILE | |
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| 2 SETS OF CALIBRATION SOURCES DISCOVERED MISSING |
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| "At 10 AM on August 31, 2000 Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas determined that |
| two sets of instrument calibration sources are missing following a thorough |
| search. Each source set contains four metal disks electroplated with Pu-239, |
| Total activity contained in both source sets is approximately 1.7 |
| microcuries. The sources had been sent to a vendor for calibration |
| re-certification. |
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| "The sources were unaccounted for during a routine source inventory at |
| GNF-A. The vendor performing the calibration recertification last accounted |
| for the sources when shipped on August 2, 2000. Records of the common |
| carrier which transported the sources from the vendor to GNF-A indicate the |
| material was shipped as an excepted package limited quantity and delivered |
| to GNF-A on August 7. 2000. The inner packaging and each source are marked |
| with radioactive warning labels. There is no measurable radiation dose rate |
| from this type of package. A search of likely locations at GNFA has been |
| conducted with negative results. |
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| "This event is reportable pursuant to 10CFR20.2201, 10CFR70.52 and |
| 10CFR74.11. Efforts to locate the sources continue." |
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| The licensee intends to notify New Hanover County, North Carolina State |
| Department of Radiation Protection, and NRC R2(Ayers). |
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| * * * UPDATE 1558 10/30/2001 FROM R. FOLEK TAKEN BY R. STRANSKY * * * |
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| On September 21, 2001, the licensee found the missing sources in the |
| shipping and receiving warehouse. The sources were still in the origional |
| shipping container and were undamaged. The sources have been placed into the |
| licensee's inventory control system. |
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| Notified R2IRC. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37902 |
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| FACILITY: CRYSTAL RIVER REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/09/2001|
| UNIT: [3] [] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:08[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [3] B&W-L-LP |EVENT DATE: 04/09/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RICHARD SWEENEY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/30/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |CAUDLE JULIAN R2 |
|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
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|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION TO THE NATIONAL MARINE AND FISHERIES SERVICE AS A
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| RESULT OF THE ENDANGERED SEA TURTLES NON-LETHAL TAKE LIMIT BEING
EXCEEDED |
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| "On April 09, 2001 at 0940 the 40th non-lethal sea turtle take in the |
| biennial period occurred. |
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| "In accordance with Crystal River Unit #3 Operating License, Appendix B, |
| Environmental Protection Plan (Non-Radiological), 'Endangered or threatened |
| sea turtles shall be protected in accordance with the Incidental Take |
| Statement issued by the National Marine and Fisheries Service (NMFS).' The |
| NMFS has established numerical limits on live takes, lethal takes causally |
| related to plant operation, and lethal takes not related to plant |
| operations. |
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| "The NMFS must be notified within five days whenever: |
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| a. The 40th non-lethal take occurs in the biennial period, or |
| b. The third causally related mortality occurs in the biennial period, or |
| c. The sixth non-causally related mortality occurs in the biennial |
| period. |
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| "The current biennial period for monitoring sea turtle takes began January |
| 1, 2001. |
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| "Thus, in accordance with Crystal Unit #3 Administrative Instruction 571, |
| Sea Turtle Rescue and Handling Guidance, the NMFS must be notified within |
| five days. |
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| "In accordance with Crystal River Unit #3 Compliance Procedure 151, External |
| Reporting Requirements, this 40th non-lethal sea turtle take is Reportable |
| as a 4-Hour Report under 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi) as this event is related to |
| the protection of the environment for which a notification to other |
| government agencies has been or will be made." |
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| The licensee will inform the NRC resident inspector. |
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| * * * UPDATE 0944EDT ON 4/10/01 FROM R. SWEENEY TO S. SANDIN * * * |
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| "On April 10, 2001 at 0859 the 41st non-lethal sea turtle take in the |
| biennial period occurred." |
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| The licensee informed the NRC resident inspector. Notified R2DO(Julian). |
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| ***** UPDATE RECEIVED AT 0911 ON 04/17/01 FROM CHRISTOPHER PELLERIN TO
LEIGH |
| TROCINE ***** |
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| The 42nd, non-lethal, sea turtle take in the biennial period occurred at |
| 0810 on April 17, 2001. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. The NRC operations |
| officer notified the R2DO (Ernstes). |
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| * * * UPDATE 1125 EDT ON 5/1/01 FROM DAVID SCHULKER TO FANGIE JONES * * * |
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| "On May 1, 2001 at 0805 a turtle was identified as the 43rd rescued, live |
| sea turtle in this biennial period. This sea turtle will be kept for a |
| short observation period and then safely returned to the environment." |
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| The licensee will inform the NRC Resident Inspector and the National |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Service. Notified R2DO(Jay Henson). |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 5/29/01 BY FERGUSON TO SANDIN * * * |
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| On May 29, 2001 at 0943 two turtles were identified as the 44th and 45th |
| rescued, live Sea turtles in this biennial period. These healthy sea turtles |
| will be kept for a short observation period and then safely returned to the |
| environment. |
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| This is Reportable as a 4-Hour Report under 10 CFR 50.72 (b) (2) (xi) as |
| this event is related to the protection of the environment for which a |
| notification to other government agencies has been or will be made. This is |
| an update to event 37902. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. The REG2 RDO(Barr) was informed. |
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| * * * UPDATE 2014 EDT 6/4/2001 FROM RAWLS TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * * |
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| On June 4, 2001 at 1815, the 46th non-lethal sea turtle (Kemp's Ridley) take |
| in the biennial period occurred. The license has informed the NRC resident |
| inspector. Notified R2DO (Barr). |
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| * * * UPDATE 1315EDT ON 6/10/01 FROM CHARLES J. MORRIS TO S. SANDIN * * * |
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| On June 10, 2001 at 1100, the 47th non-lethal sea turtle take in the |
| biennial period occurred. The license has informed the NRC resident |
| inspector. Notified R2DO (Bonser). |
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| * * * UPDATE 0952 ON 8/20/2001 FROM FERGUSON TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * * |
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| On August 20, 2001 at 0815, the 48th non-lethal sea turtle take in the |
| biennial period occurred. The licensee as informed the NRC resident |
| inspector. Notified R2DO (Payne). |
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| * * * UPDATE 1216 ON 9/3/01 BY SCHULKER TO GOULD * * * |
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| On September 3, 2001 at 0845 a turtle was identified as the 49th rescued, |
| live sea turtle in this biennial period. This turtle has an injury to the |
| lower jaw and is being transported to the Clearwater Marine Science Station |
| for treatment. It has not been determined at this time if the injury is |
| casually related to Crystal River Operations. |
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| This is Reportable as a 4-Hour Report under 10 CFR 50.72 (b) (2) (xi) as |
| this event is related to the protection of the environment for which a |
| notification to other government agencies has been or will be made. This is |
| an update to event 37902. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector and other government agencies will be notified. |
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| Notified Reg 2 RDO(Lesser) |
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| ***** UPDATE FROM RICHARD SWEENEY TO LEIGH TROCINE AT 0910 ON 10/28/01 |
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
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| "On October 28, 2001, at 0030, a turtle was identified as the 50th rescued, |
| live sea turtle in this biennial period. This is Reportable as a 4-Hour |
| Report under 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi) as this event is related to the |
| protection of the environment for which a notification to other government |
| agencies has been or will be made." |
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| The licensee plans to notify the national Marine and Fishery Services and |
| the NRC resident inspector. The NRC operations officer notified the Region |
| 2 Incident Response Center (McCree). |
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| ***** UPDATE FROM CURTIS McKEOWN TO JOHN MacKINNON AT 1005 ON 10/30/01 |
| ***** |
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
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| "On October 30, 2001, at 0826, two turtles were identified as the 51st and |
| 52nd rescued, live sea turtles in this biennial period. Additionally, a |
| turtle rescued on October 30, 2001, has been identified as the 53rd live sea |
| turtle rescued in this biennial period." |
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| "This is Reportable as a 4-Hour Report under 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi) as this |
| event is related to the protection of the environment for which a |
| notification to other government agencies has been or will be made." |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector and plans to notify the |
| national Marine and Fishery Services. The NRC operations officer notified |
| the Region 2 Incident Response Center (Loren Plisco). |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38441 |
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| FACILITY: SEQUOYAH REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/30/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: TN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:30[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 10/30/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/30/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: UNUSUAL EVENT |R2 IRC TEAM MANAGER R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |JOHN TAPPERT NRR |
|AAEC 50.72(a) (1) (i) EMERGENCY DECLARED |RENE ZAPATA FEMA |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE
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|1 N N 0 Refueling Shutdow|0 Refueling Shutdow|
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED DUE TO AN UNPLANNED RADIOLOGICAL RELEASE,
EMERGENCY |
| ACTION LEVEL 7.2 (LIQUID EFFLUENT). |
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| "At 0850 on 10/30/2001 a Notification of Unusual Event (NOUE) was declared |
| and terminated at 0910 on 10/30/2001 at Sequoyah Nuclear Plant due to an |
| unplanned radiological release. At 0640 on 10/30/2001 count rate on |
| 0-RM-90-212, the Station Discharge Rad Monitor, reached the alarm setpoint |
| of 600 CPM. An initial Chem Lab sample taken at 0720 indicated no abnormal |
| activity. A followup sample completed at 0802 confirmed activity in the |
| Turbine Building Sump. The Chem Lab samples confirmed the validity of this |
| alarm and the REP declaration requirements were met. At 0810 the release |
| was terminated by isolating the station sump and realigning to the Low |
| Volume Waste Treatment Pond. Readings on 0-RM-90-212 are slowly trending up |
| at present 39000 CPM. Investigation is in progress to determine and correct |
| the source. Detailed sample analysis are also in progress to identify the |
| magnitude and nuclides involved in this release. Followup information will |
| be provided when available." State and Local officials were notified of |
| this event by the licensee. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38444 |
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| FACILITY: VERMONT YANKEE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/30/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: VT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:10[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 10/30/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVID HALLONQUIST |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/30/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |R1 IRC TEAM MANAGER R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ADAS 50.72(b)(2)(i) DEG/UNANALYZED COND | |
|AINC 50.72(b)(3)(v)(C) POT UNCNTRL RAD REL | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE
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|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| LOSS OF CONTAINMENT INTEGRITY |
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| It has been determined that a loss of containment occurred on 10/25/01 when |
| a tube broke on the discharge of the "B" Hydrogen Peroxide Monitor sample |
| pump. The monitor was secured and isolated within 25 minutes of the break. |
| Engineering review has determined that under accident conditions, leakage |
| from this break would have exceeded allowable containment leakage limits. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38445 |
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| FACILITY: PALO VERDE REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/30/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [3] STATE: AZ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:56[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE,[3] CE |EVENT DATE: 10/30/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 15:30[MST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAN MARKS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/30/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |IRC 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
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|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N N 0 Cold Shutdown |0 Cold Shutdown |
|3 N N 0 Cold Shutdown |0 Cold Shutdown |
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| STATE ISSUES PRESS RELEASE REGARDING NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT
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| "The Governor's Office of the State of Arizona issued the attached press |
| release regarding National Guard |
| deployment at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS). The press |
| release was issued at 15:30 MST. The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station |
| has no plans to issue a press release at this time. |
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| "The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified of the State press release and |
| provided a copy." |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38446 |
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| FACILITY: DUANE ARNOLD REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/30/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: IA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 22:30[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 10/30/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KOTTENSTETTE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/30/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ROGER LANKSBURY R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AIND 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE
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|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| HPCI DECLARED INOPERABLE |
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| "On 10/30/2001 with DAEC operating in Mode 1 at 100% power, the plant was in |
| the following LCOs for preplanned maintenance on the 'A' Loop of RHR and |
| RHRSW subsystems: Day 1 of 7 for the LPCI system; Day 1 of 7 for the 'A' |
| Loop of RHRSW; Day 1 of 7 for the 'A' Loop of Torus Cooling; Day 1 of 30 for |
| the 'A' Loop of Drywell Sprays; Day 1 of 30 for the 'A' Loop of Torus |
| Sprays. |
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| "At 1820, the HPCI system was declared inoperable due to a Oil leak on the |
| HPCI oil system. A 14 day, 7 day, and 72 hour LCOs were entered per |
| Technical Specifications conditions 3.5.1.F, 3.5.1.G and 3.5.1.H. |
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| "The unplanned HPCI system inoperability is reportable under |
| 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) and 50.73(a)(2)(v)(D) as a failure of a single train of |
| equipment required to mitigate the consequence of an accident. |
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| "On 10/29/2001, system engineering personnel discovered a small oil leak on |
| the HPCI oil system. During work planning walkdowns with maintenance |
| personnel on 10/30/2001, the leak located under insulation lagging on the 38 |
| psig portion of the HPCI oil system at 3/4" swagelock fitting was determined |
| to be 90 drops per minute. HPCI was declared inoperable at 1820 on |
| 10/30/2001. Maintenance is in progress to repair the 3/4" fitting. |
| |
| "The DAEC PSA computer model Sentinel was used to determine the risk |
| significance of having the 'A' RHR, 'A' RHRSW and HPCI systems inoperable at |
| the same time. The initial CDF for having the 'A' Loop of RHR and RHRSW |
| inoperable was 1.602E-5. With the HPCI, RHR and RHRSW systems inoperable, |
| the CDF value was determined to increase to 2.390E-5 which would still be |
| considered a green status." |
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| The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this event by the licensee. |
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