Event Notification Report for November 7, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
11/06/2001 - 11/07/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
37902 38469 38471 38472
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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|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 09:54[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RICHARD SWEENEY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/06/2001|
| 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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EVENT TEXT
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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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| **** UPDATE FROM CURTIS McKEOWN John MacKinnon AT 1052 ON 11/01/01 ***** |
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| "On November 01, 2001 at 0916 a turtle was identified as the 54 the 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. This is an update to event 37902." |
| R2IRC notified. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector of this event. |
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| ***** UPDATE FROM BRYAN FERGUSON TO LEIGH TROCINE AT 0938 ON 11/03/01 |
| ***** |
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
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| "On November 3, 2001, at 0840, a green sea turtle was identified as the 55th |
| 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 (Ken Barr). |
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| ***** UPDATE FROM RICKY RAWLS TO LEIGH TROCINE AT 1126 ON 11/04/01 ***** |
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
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| "On November 3, 2001, at 1035, two sea turtles were identified as Kemp's |
| Ridley sea turtles. This is Crystal River Unit 3['s] (CR-3) 56th and 57th |
| rescue of live sea turtles 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 (Jim Hufham). |
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| * * * UPDATE 1046 EDT ON 11/6/01 FROM RICK SWEENEY TO FANGIE JONES * * * |
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| "On November 06, 2001 at 0905, a sea turtle was identified as Kemp's Ridley |
| sea turtle. This is Crystal River Unit 3 (CR-3) 58th rescue of a 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. This is an update to event 37902." |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. The R2DO (Caudle Julian) |
| was notified. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 38469 |
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| REP ORG: MALLINCKRODT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/06/2001|
|LICENSEE: MALLINCKRODT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:50[EST]|
| CITY: MARYLAND HEIGHTS REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 11/06/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: MO |EVENT TIME: 09:15[CST]|
|LICENSE#: 240420601 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/06/2001|
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| |ANN MARIE STONE R3 |
| |CHARLIE MILLER IRO |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: LINDA GRAHAM |DOUGLAS BROADDUS NMSS |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES |DOE, EPA, USDA FAX |
+------------------------------------------------+HHS, FEMA, DOT(NRC) FAX |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: ALERT | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AAEC 50.72(a) (1) (i) EMERGENCY DECLARED | |
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| ALERT DECLARED DUE TO FIRE IN DECON AREA |
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| An Alert was declared at 0915 CST due to a fire in Decon Area 2 in Building |
| 600. The fire was smoke only, from an autoclave where a process of |
| depyrogeneration of Mo-99 glassware was taking place. There was a piece of |
| tygon tubing in the autoclave which became involved, producing the smoke. |
| The Alert was exited at 0940 CST when the fire was out. There was no |
| release to the environment and air samples taken in the laboratory showed no |
| detectable activity. |
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| The Maryland Heights Fire Department responded to the site. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38471 |
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| FACILITY: NINE MILE POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/06/2001|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:01[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-2,[2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 11/06/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:32[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: D. CIFONELLI |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/06/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |R1 IRC TEAM MANAGER R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NONR OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT | |
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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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| 24-HOUR REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPERATING LICENSE DUE TO POTENTIAL
MAXIMUM |
| POWER LEVEL VIOLATION. |
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| "This report is being made in accordance with Nine Mile Point Nuclear |
| Station, Unit 2 Operating license No. NPF-69 Section 2.F, which in part |
| states the following; "... shall report any violations of the requirements |
| contained in section 2.C of this license in the following manner: initial |
| notification shall be made within 24 hours to the NRC Operations Center via |
| the Emergency Notification System, with written follow-up within 30 days in |
| accordance with the procedures described in 10CFR 50.73 (b), (c), and (e)." |
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| "The following text is an excerpt of a facsimile received by the licensee: |
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| "General Electric (GE) report titled, Impact of Steam Carryover Fraction on |
| Process Computer Heat Balance Calculation , September 2001, documents a |
| non-conservative constant for moisture carryover fraction in the equation |
| used to calculate plant heat balance. The report states that a number of |
| later model GE BWR plants have moisture carryover fractions of less than |
| 0.003%. Nine Mile Point Unit 2's heat balance assumed a 0.003% moisture |
| carryover factor. |
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| "Based on the above report from GE, on October 1, 2001 at 1926 hours Nine |
| Mile Point Unit 2 implemented an Interim administrative power level limit of |
| 3465 MWt (2 MWt less than the license limit of 3467 MWt) to conservatively |
| account for a potential lower moisture carry over factor. in addition, a |
| sample time period was reviewed to determine whether the Maximum Power level |
| was exceeded while the non-conservative constant was in place. This review |
| determined that on August 20, 2001 from 12:03 to 23:59 hours the Maximum |
| Power Level Limit (3467 MWt) was exceeded by approximately 2 MWt. The time |
| that Maximum Power Level was exceeded was previous to he date that NMP 2 was |
| notified by GE of the potential non-conservative moisture carryover factor. |
| Since the interim administrative limit has been implemented NMP 2 has not |
| exceeded its Maximum Power Level. Additionally, the method used to calculate |
| NMP 2's heat balance has been revised to eliminate the non-conservative |
| moisture carryover factor." |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the Licensee. |
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| (Refer to event numbers 38330, 38337, 38340, 38344, 38445, 38347, 38349, and |
| 38357 for similar events at Fermi, Perry, Hope Creek, Grand Gulf, Columbia |
| Generating Station, Limerick 2, River Bend, and Limerick 1.) |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38472 |
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| FACILITY: BEAVER VALLEY REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/06/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:38[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 11/06/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: SAM CHECKETTS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/06/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |R1 IRC TEAM MANAGER 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 A/R Y 100 Power Operation |0 Hot Standby |
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| AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP ON LOW-LOW STEAM GENERATOR WATER LEVEL.
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| "At 14:16 Unit One Reactor automatically tripped due to low-low level in |
| the 1C Steam Generator. Feed Water Control Valve (FCV-FW-498) failed closed |
| causing the 1C steam generator level to rapidly drop and reach the low-low |
| level trip setpoint. All Control Rods fully inserted and all required |
| equipment functioned properly. The plant is currently stable in mode 3 at |
| normal pressure and temperature. Decay Heat removal is via the Steam Bypass |
| valves. Normal and Auxiliary Feed Water systems are in service. Cause of |
| the failure under investigation" Emergency Core Cooling Systems, Emergency |
| Diesel Generators are fully operable if needed and the electrical grid is |
| stable. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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