Event Notification Report for November 21, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
11/20/2001 - 11/21/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38375 38386 38505 38507 38508 38511 38512
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!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38375 |
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| FACILITY: FERMI REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/10/2001|
| UNIT: [2] [] [] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:38[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 10/10/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:30[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: J. GROFF |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/20/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |MICHAEL PARKER 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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+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| HPCI INOPERABLE |
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| "On 10/10/01 at 12:30, while performing surveillance 24.202.01 'HPCI Pump |
| Time Response and Operability Test at 1025 psi', HPCI pump flow reached 5000 |
| gpm in 35 seconds (<29 seconds is acceptance criteria). HPCI was declared |
| INOPERABLE due to the surveillance failure. Plant personnel are evaluating |
| trend data to determine the cause of the failure. |
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| "All other ECCS systems and RCIC are OPERABLE. This is being reported under |
| 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(v)(D)." |
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| The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this event by the licensee. |
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| * * * RETRACTED AT 1257 EST ON 11/20/01 BY JERRY FLINT TO ROBERT STRANSKY * |
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| "Upon further evaluation, it has been determined that the HPCI failure to |
| reach rated flow is not reportable. An extensive investigation was performed |
| to determine the cause of the failure of HPCI to reach rated flow in the |
| required time. The failure was attributed to two root causes: System |
| configuration changes made since 1994 reduced available margin to the 29 |
| second acceptance criteria and a decrease in opening stroke position of the |
| HPCI test line throttle valve resulted in a change to the HPCI system test |
| characteristic. |
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| "Adjustments to the HPCI test line throttle valve opening were performed. A |
| subsequent HPCI surveillance run was performed on 10/18/2001. Rated flow was |
| reached within the surveillance acceptance criteria. No changes were made to |
| the HPCI system acceptance criteria or to HPCI components that would impact |
| actual injection to the reactor pressure vessel. The changes to the testing |
| method remain conservative with respect to an actual vessel injection. |
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| "Therefore, HPCI remained fully capable of reaching rated flow in the |
| required time during the 10/10/2001 surveillance run; and therefore, HPCI |
| was Operable. and this condition is not reportable under |
| 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(v)(d). The original notification. Event Number 38375, is |
| retracted." |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. The R3DO (Christine Lipa) |
| has been notified. |
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!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38386 |
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| FACILITY: SURRY REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/14/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: VA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:27[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 10/14/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:45[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: LOCASCIO/WOODZELL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/20/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: UNUSUAL EVENT |R2 IRC TEAM MANAGER R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |GENE IMBRO NRR |
|AAEC 50.72(a) (1) (i) EMERGENCY DECLARED |ZAPATA FEMA |
|ASHU 50.72(b)(2)(i) PLANT S/D REQD BY TS | |
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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 Intermediate Shut|0 Intermediate Shut|
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| REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM BOUNDARY LEAKAGE |
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| During an inspection, while the plant was in intermediate shutdown (2235 |
| lbs. pressure), an unisolable leak at the "A" loop hot leg temperature |
| element was detected (at 0530 hrs) measuring 3 drops/min. On the second |
| entry (at 0940 hrs) when pressure was 400 lbs. no active leak was detected. |
| The plant entered an NOUE at 1145 and TS action statement to be in cold |
| shutdown within 30 hours was initiated. Since the plant was already in |
| intermediate shutdown, it should be in cold shutdown within 2-3 hours. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified along with State and local |
| agencies. |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 10/14/01@ 1621 FROM LOCASCIO TO GOULD * * * |
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| The plant went to below cold shutdown at 1620 at which time the NOUE was |
| terminated. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. State and local agencies will be |
| notified. |
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| Notified Reg 2 IRC Team manager, EO(Imbro) and FEMA(Ciboch) |
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| * * * RETRACTED AT 1715 EST ON 11/20/01 BY GROVER WEEDZELL TO FANGIE JONES
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| "On 10/14/01 during containment walkdowns for Surry Unit I Refueling Outage, |
| it was reported that a non-isolable fault existed on the 'A' loop hot leg |
| temperature element, TE1413. A 4 hour Event Notification (#38386) was made |
| pursuant to 10CFR50.72 (b)(2)(i), a Non-Emergency Technical Specification |
| Required Shutdown. |
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| "Subsequent NDE inspections of the RCS pressure boundary components |
| following unit shutdown identified that a non-isolable fault did not exist. |
| The most probable leakage path was through mechanical pipe threads of the |
| temperature element thermowell. |
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| "Based on the inspection results, NRC Event Notification #38386 is being |
| retracted because a non-isolable fault did not exist in the RCS. |
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| "Repairs on TE 1413 are complete." |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. The R2DO (Caudle Julian), |
| NRR EO (Elinor Adensm) have been notified. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38505 |
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| REP ORG: COLORADO DEPT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/16/2001|
|LICENSEE: SYNCOR |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:57[EST]|
| CITY: GOLDEN REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 11/11/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: CO |EVENT TIME: 18:00[MST]|
|LICENSE#: 162-05 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/16/2001|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CHARLES MARSCHALL R4 |
| |R1 IRC TEAM MANAGER R1 |
+------------------------------------------------+DOUG BROADDUS NMSS |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TOM PENTECOST | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| DELIVERED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL LEFT OUTSIDE UNATTENDED FOR SEVERAL
HOURS. |
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| DelMed Courier delivered a package containing 19.5 millicuries of Iodine-125 |
| from Syncor located in Golden, Co to Syncor located in Stanford, CT on |
| November 11, 2001. DelMed Courier arrived after closing hours for Syncor. |
| The DelMed Courier delivery person did not have the key to open a door to |
| place the package inside the Syncor building. Therefore the delivery person |
| placed the package containing the radioactive material inside a unmarked box |
| and left it outside by the delivery door. Several hours later the licensee |
| arrived and found the unmarked box containing the radioactive material |
| inside. The box had not been tampered with or opened. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38507 |
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| REP ORG: NC DIV OF RADIATION PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/16/2001|
|LICENSEE: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:31[EST]|
| CITY: RALEIGH REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 11/16/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: NC |EVENT TIME: 11:30[EST]|
|LICENSE#: 092-0090-3 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/16/2001|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |R2 IRC TEAM MANAGER R2 |
| |DOUG BROADDUS NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: GERALD SPEIGHT | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT |
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| A vial containing approximately 6.64 mCi of S-35 was discovered to be |
| missing from a laboratory refrigerator. The material had last been handled |
| on 10/31/01 when a researcher removed 0.36 mCi of the material for an |
| experiment. The university is currently investigating this issue. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38508 |
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| REP ORG: UTAH DIVISION OF RADIATION CONTROL |NOTIFICATION DATE:
11/16/2001|
|LICENSEE: H&H X-RAY SERVICES, INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:39[EST]|
| CITY: SPANISH FORK CANYON REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 11/15/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: UT |EVENT TIME: 21:30[MST]|
|LICENSE#: 17-19236-02 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/16/2001|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CHARLES MARSCHALL R4 |
| |SUSAN FRANT NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: GWYN GALLOWAY (fax) | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT REGARDING A TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT INVOLVING
A |
| RADIOGRAPHIC CAMERA IN SPANISH FORK CANYON, UTAH |
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the Utah |
| Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Radiation Control: |
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| "Event Report ID No.: UT-01-0004" |
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| "License No.: 17-19236-02 (Reciprocity)" |
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| "Licensee: H&H X-Ray Services, Inc. |
| d.b.a. H&H X-Ray Services, Inc.; Monroe X-Ray Co., Inc.; |
| [...] Mississippi X-Ray Service; Waggoner & Associates |
| West Monroe, Louisiana [...]" |
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| "Event Date and Time: Date: 09/15/01 Time: Prior to 9:30 p.m. MST" |
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| "Event Location: Spanish Fork Canyon near Spanish Fork, Utah" |
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| "Event Type: Transportation Accident involving a Radiographic Camera" |
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| "Notifications: The Utah Division of Radiation Control was notified by a |
| Utah licensee (Quality Testing and Inspection) on 09/16/01 at approximately |
| 9:00 a.m. MST. The Radiation Safety Officer for Quality Testing and |
| Inspection indicated that he was contacted on 09/15/01 by the Spanish Fork |
| City Fire Department and asked to assist with an accident involving |
| radioactive material. He assisted in surveying the radiographic exposure |
| device and then took possession of the device." |
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| "[...]" |
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| "Event Description: H & H X-Ray Services, Inc. was approved to work in Utah |
| under the provisions of reciprocity. The licensee's radiography truck was |
| transporting a radiographic exposure device (Amersham Corporation Model 660 |
| B, serial number B2521 containing 61 curies of iridium-192, sealed source |
| model number 424-9, serial number 01453B). The licensee's truck was |
| involved in a one-car rollover accident. The radiographic camera and |
| radioactive source were observed to be undamaged. However, the lid to the |
| steel drum that the exposure device was packaged for transport in came off |
| as a result of the accident. The reciprocity licensee is making |
| arrangements for the exposure device to be leak tested and transferred to |
| Diamond H. Testing in Idaho, [...]. The individual driving the licensee's |
| vehicle was unharmed, and no significant radiation doses resulted from this |
| incident." |
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| "Transport Vehicle Description: H&H X-Ray Services, Inc., radiography |
| truck." |
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| "Media Attention: None" |
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| (Call the NRC operations officer for contact information for the State |
| Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Radiation Control; H&H |
| X-Ray Services, Inc.; Quality Testing and Inspection; and Diamond H. |
| Testing.) |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38511 |
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| REP ORG: EDWARDS PIPELINE SERVICES |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/20/2001|
|LICENSEE: EDWARDS PIPELINE SERVICES |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:43[EST]|
| CITY: TULSA REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 11/20/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: OK |EVENT TIME: 08:00[CST]|
|LICENSE#: 3523193-01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/20/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CHUCK CAIN R4 |
| |CAUDLE JULIAN R2 |
+------------------------------------------------+JOHN DAVIDSON IAT |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: SCHILLING |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD |ANITA TURNER NMSS |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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| LICENSEE REPORTED A STOLEN RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA |
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| A Spec 150 radiography camera serial # 446 was stolen from a mobile darkroom |
| in Mobile, Alabama. The camera contained 58 curies of Iridium-192 serial # |
| HI1815. The individual, however, did not take the controls for the camera. |
| The licensee's technicians chased the thief, but he escaped in a car. The |
| Mobile Police were notified along with the State of Alabama and the licensee |
| will notify the State of Oklahoma. The licensee's Alabama license number |
| is 1333 and the Oklahoma license number is 23193-02. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38512 |
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| FACILITY: VERMONT YANKEE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/20/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: VT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:07[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 09/30/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ANDREW WISNIEWSKI |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/20/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |CURTIS COWGILL R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AINV 50.73(a)(1) INVALID SPECIF SYSTEM A| |
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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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| INVALID PCIS GROUP 3 ISOLATION - ALTERNATE LER REPORT |
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| "This notification is being made in accordance with 10CFR50.73 (a) (2) (iv) |
| (A), which provides for an optional telephone notification, instead of |
| submitting an LER. |
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| "The purpose of this communication is to provide notification pertaining to |
| the invalid actuation of the PCIS Group 3 isolation signals which affected |
| containment isolation valves in more than one system. |
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| "On September 30, 2001, with the reactor at full power, an invalid actuation |
| of a Refuel Floor High Radiation Monitor caused a Group 3 isolation to |
| occur. A spike due to electronic noise invoked the High Level Trip to this |
| monitor (RM-17-453B), which resulted in a trip to PCIS logic Channel B1. |
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| "The system started and functioned successfully since either Channel A1 or |
| Channel B1 provides for a complete group 3 isolation. |
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| "The train actuation was complete. The PCIS Group 3 isolation occurred and |
| both trains of the Standby Gas Treatment System started as designed. |
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| "It was determined that the Group 3 isolation was invalid, due the Refuel |
| Floor High Radiation Level Trip occurring at 35 mR/hr. General area |
| radiation levels on the refuel floor were 10 mR/hr. The prescribed set point |
| of 70 mR/hr had drifted to 35 mR/hr. " |
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| The licensee intends to notify the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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