Event Notification Report for November 27, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
11/26/2001 - 11/27/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38516 38517 38518 38519
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 38516 |
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| FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE:
11/26/2001|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 06:24[EST]|
| COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 11/25/2001|
| 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 16:20[EST]|
| BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/26/2001|
| CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |CHRISTINE LIPA R3 |
| DOCKET: 0707002 | |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JIM McCLEERY | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | |
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| 24-HOUR NRC BULLETIN 91-01 REPORT |
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| "During an NCS annual assessment by operations personnel, two cardboard |
| boxes with unfavorable geometry were found inside an area controlled by |
| NCSA-326_014 A02. This Is a violation of control #17 of the NCSA that |
| requires unfavorable items capable of holding solution shall have holes to |
| provide drainage such that no more than one inch of solution can accumulate |
| in them. |
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| "This resulted in a violation of the double contingency principle where |
| control was reestablished and is reportable under NRC BL 91-01. |
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| "SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE OF EVENTS: |
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| "The safety significance of this event is low. The open cardboard box was |
| not under any overflow line or seal exhaust lines and the seal exhaust |
| station is not operating. |
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| "POTENTIAL CRITICALITY PATHWAYS INVOLVED (BRIEF SCENARIO[S] OF HOW |
| CRITICALITY COULD OCCUR): |
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| "During operation of the seal exhaust station the contents of the seal |
| exhaust lines could have sprayed in to the box to cause a criticality. |
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| "CONTROLLED PARAMETERS (MASS, MODERATION. GEOMETRY, CONCENTRATION,
ETC.): |
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| "The first control was the requirement to have drainage holes in unfavorable |
| geometry containers. The second control was that it was unlikely an |
| unfavorable geometry container would be positioned in a location that seal |
| exhaust oil would spray into the container. |
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| "ESTIMATED AMOUNT. ENRICHMENT, FORM OF LICENSED MATERIAL (INCLUDE
PROCESS |
| LIMIT AND % WORST CASE OF CRITICAL MASS): |
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| "The licensed material would be UF4 in oil with a maximum enrichment of 20% |
| U-235 |
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| "NUCLEAR CRITICALITY SAFETY CONTROL(S) OR CONTROL SYSTEM(S) AND
DESCRIPTION |
| OF THE FAILURES OR DEFICIENCIES: |
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| "Control #17 of the NCSA that requires unfavorable items capable of holding |
| solution shall have holes to provide drainage such that no more than one |
| inch of solution can accumulate in them. |
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| "CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO RESTORE SAFETY SYSTEM AND WHEN EACH WAS
IMPLEMENTED: |
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| "The cardboard boxes were removed from the area controlled by |
| NCSA-326_014.A.02" |
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| The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this event by the licensee. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38517 |
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| FACILITY: SAINT LUCIE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/26/2001|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 06:42[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 11/26/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: J. BRADY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/26/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: UNUSUAL EVENT |CAUDLE JULIAN R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |JOE HOLONICH IRO |
|AAEC 50.72(a) (1) (i) EMERGENCY DECLARED |RENE ZAPATA FEMA |
| |GENE IMBRO, EO NRR |
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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 Hot Shutdown |0 Hot Shutdown |
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| UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED DUE TO REACTOR COOLANT LEAKAGE GREATER THAN
10 |
| GALLONS PER MINUTE, EMERGENCY ACTION LEVEL (EAL) 1A. |
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| "Reactor Coolant System leakage greater than 10 gpm while placing the |
| Shutdown Cooling System in service during a planned unit shutdown for |
| refueling. Leak has been isolated. Event has been terminated. |
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| "Relief valve 3483 lifted while placing the SDC system in service. Relief |
| valve setpoint is 350 psia. RCS pressure at the time of event was 268 psia. |
| Relief valve lifted when the Hot Leg Suction Valve from RCS to the SDC |
| system was opened. Leak was isolated & event terminated by closing the Hot |
| Leg Suction Valve. Leakage from the relief valve was directed to the |
| Chemical & Volume Control System Hold Up Tank" |
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| Unusual event was declared and terminated at the same time (0618). 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: 38518 |
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| FACILITY: POINT BEACH REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/26/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: WI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:37[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-2-LP,[2] W-2-LP |EVENT DATE: 11/26/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT ADAMS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/26/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |BRUCE JORGENSEN R3 |
|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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|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| ERDS INOPERABLE DUE TO PLANNED OUTAGE OF THE PLANT PROCESS COMPUTER
SYSTEM |
| (PPCS) |
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| AT 1232 CT, the Point Beach Nuclear Plant ERDS became inoperable as a result |
| of modifications to change out the plant process computer system (PPCS). |
| This is a planned evolution. ERDS will remain inoperable until |
| approximately, December 18, 2001. |
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| This information was verbally provided to a representative of NRR during the |
| week of 10/15/2001. The senior resident inspector has also been briefed on |
| the modifications and schedule. NMC to NRC letter (NRC 01-0080) dated |
| 11/21/2001 stated we would be submitting this Non-Emergency report. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38519 |
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| FACILITY: MAINE YANKEE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/26/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: ME |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:43[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE |EVENT DATE: 11/26/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RONALD HOWARD |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/26/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: UNUSUAL EVENT |WILLIAM RULAND R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |ELINOR ADENSAM NRR |
|AAEC 50.72(a) (1) (i) EMERGENCY DECLARED |NADER MAMISH IRO |
| |GENE KANUPP 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 Decommissioned |0 Decommissioned |
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| UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED DUE TO A SMALL FIRE LASTING GREATER THAN 15
MINUTES |
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| At approximately 1745, the control room was notified of heavy smoke. At |
| 1815, the licensee declared an Unusual Event based on a small fire in the |
| industrial area of the plant lasting greater than 15 minutes. Preliminary |
| indications revealed that the incident may have been related to an |
| electrical fire involving the heating element or switch of a drum dryer |
| located in the old chemistry lab. There was no release of radiological or |
| hazardous materials, and there were no personnel injuries. |
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| The Fire Department is currently on site, and the fire is believed to be |
| under control. The control room is currently waiting for confirmation that |
| the fire is out in order to terminate the Unusual Event. |
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| The licensee notified the State Police and Fire Department. |
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| ***** UPDATE FROM RONALD HOWARD TO LEIGH TROCINE AT 1918 ON 11/26/01 ***** |
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| The licensee terminated the Unusual Event at 1900. The fire is out, and it |
| is currently believed that the fire was cause by a short in the drum dryer's |
| electrical system. |
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| The licensee notified the State Police and plans to notify the Fire |
| Department. The NRC operations officer notified the R1DO (Ruland), NRR EO |
| (Adensam), IRO (Mamish), and FEMA (Gene Kanupp). |
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