Event Notification Report for December 10, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
12/07/2001 - 12/10/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38547 38548 38549 38550 38551
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38547 |
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| REP ORG: PHILLIP MORRIS USA |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/07/2001|
|LICENSEE: PHILLIP MORRIS USA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:26[EST]|
| CITY: RICHMOND REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 12/04/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: VA |EVENT TIME: 09:10[EST]|
|LICENSE#: 45-00385-06 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/07/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |MARK LESSER R2 |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: J. TENHET (VIA FACSIMILE) | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NINF INFORMATION ONLY | |
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| INFORMATION REPORT |
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| "Equipment:: Maid N Scanning Head (Beta Gauge) |
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| "Equipment NRC Registration: # NR-462-D-1 02-B |
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| "Equipment Registered to: Molins Richmond |
| 3900 Carolina Avenue |
| P.O. Box 6159 |
| Richmond, VA 23222-0159 |
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| "Radioactive Material: strontium-90, 0.025 curies, sealed source |
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| "Nature of Failure: On Tuesday. December 4, 2001, an Authorized User was |
| conducting routine leak-tests and shutter-checks. While conducting tests, he |
| noticed cigarette maker machine 2A4, which was shutdown for routine |
| maintenance, had a shutter indicator denoting the shutter in the open |
| position. In this machine state, this shutter should have been closed. He |
| used a survey meter to verify the shutter was open. He immediately inserted |
| a cigarette rod in the pass tube to simulate normal operating conditions and |
| radioed another Authorized User to bring another scanning head to the maker. |
| Together they dismounted the scanning head and removed the source at 09:20 |
| a.m. A beta shield was used during the source removal and the source was |
| placed into a lead container. The other scanning head was placed on the |
| maker and a survey was made. The source and malfunctioning scanning head |
| were taken to the radiation shop and the source was placed into a locked |
| storage sate. |
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| "The Molins Maid N scanning head is a fixed gauge. During operation, it is |
| bolted to a cigarette-making machine. The Maid N scanning head is used to |
| measure the density of tobacco in a continuous, paper-wrapped. cylindrical |
| rod that passes through this gauge en route to being sectioned into |
| individual cigarette lengths in another part of the machine. The Maid N is |
| shielded except for a 9-mm diameter pass tube through which the continuous |
| tobacco rod passes. The Strontium 90 source is situated at the rear of the |
| gauge and the detector tube at the front. The direct beam of radiation is |
| wholly contained within the gauge and is aligned perpendicular to the pass |
| tube. During normal operation, the pass tube is filled by a cigarette rod. |
| When the gauge is turned off, the pass tube is clear and the shutter is |
| closed. |
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| "Date/Time of Event: Tuesday, December 4, 2001, 09:10 a.m.. |
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| "Date/Time Initially Reported to NRC: Tuesday, December 4, 2001 4:50 p.m.. |
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| "Name or Individual Reporting: Mr. Chuck L. Stiff, Safety Director |
| Mr. Joe Tenhet, RSO |
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| "Location: Philip Morris USA |
| Richmond Manufacturing Center |
| 3601 Commerce Road |
| P.O. Box 26603 |
| Richmond, VA 23261 |
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| "License # 45-00385-06 |
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| "Corrective Actions: The scanning head was completely disassembled, checked |
| and repaired. The repair technician found no reason for the shutter to fail |
| to close and was not able to reproduce the problem. A new shutter assembly |
| was installed in the scanning head as a precaution." |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38548 |
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| FACILITY: BEAVER VALLEY REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/07/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:23[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 12/07/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TOM COTTER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/07/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JOHN ROGGE 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 M/R Y 100 Power Operation |0 Hot Standby |
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| MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOSS OF STATION AIR COMPRESSOR |
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| "During steady state power operation, Beaver Valley Unit 1 experienced a |
| loss of station air compressor SA-C-IA. The opposing compressor SA-C-1B was |
| out of service for maintenance. The operating crew entered the Loss of |
| Station Air Abnormal Operating Procedure (AOP) and started the backup diesel |
| driven air compressor. The reactor was manually tripped in accordance with |
| the AOP due to decreasing station instrument air pressure. The crew entered |
| the Emergency Operating Procedures and stabilized the plant in Mode 3. |
| Station air was restored using the diesel driven backup air compressor. The |
| plant responded normally. |
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| "The plant is currently stable in Mode 3. Steam Generator feed is via the |
| Main Feed Water System. The auxiliary feed water system was in service and |
| has been secured. Cooling is via the condenser steam dump system. |
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| "Station Air Compressor SA-C-1A was found to have a blown control circuit |
| fuse. The fuse was replaced and the compressor returned to service. |
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| "There were no radiological releases in progress as a result of this |
| event." |
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| The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this event by the licensee. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38549 |
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| REP ORG: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM |NOTIFICATION DATE:
12/07/2001|
|LICENSEE: MEDI-PHYSICS (D.B.A. AMERSHAM HEALTH)|NOTIFICATION TIME:
18:21[EST]|
| CITY: CULVER CITY REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 12/07/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: CA |EVENT TIME: [PST]|
|LICENSE#: CA 5143-19 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/07/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |ANTHONY GODY R4 |
| |PATRICK HILAND R3 |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KATHLEEN KAUFMAN | |
| 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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| L.A. County Radiation Management reported that a package containing a Mo-99 |
| generator had excessive external dose readings when received by a CA State |
| Licensee. When the package was surveyed before shipping, it was measured to |
| have a surface dose reading of 100 mR/hr (transport index of 2); however, it |
| was reading 400-450 mR/hr (T.I. 16) upon arrival at the Medi-Physics |
| facility. No surface contamination was detected. The package had been |
| shipped from Amersham in Chicago, IL via FedEx. The licensee is still trying |
| to determine the cause of the elevated dose rate from the package. Amersham |
| has proposed that approximately 800 microcuries may have migrated into an |
| unshielded part of the Mo-99 generator. |
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| The States of California and Illinois, as well as FedEx, have been contacted |
| regarding this event. |
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| CA NMED # XCA102 |
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| HOO note: This report was made on behalf of the CA Radiation Control Program |
| by L.A. County Radiation Management. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38550 |
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| FACILITY: CATAWBA REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/08/2001|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 01:52[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 12/07/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DON BRADLEY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/08/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |MARK LESSER R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) RPS ACTUATION - CRITICA| |
|AESF 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUAT| |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE
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|2 A/R Y 100 Power Operation |0 Hot Standby |
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| UNIT 2 EXPERIENCED AN AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOW REACTOR
COOLANT |
| SYSTEM FLOW |
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| "Relay actuation on 6.9KV Breaker 2TD-3 caused a loss of Reactor Coolant |
| Pump 2D resulting in a reactor trip and emergency feedwater auto start. |
| 2TD-4 Breaker also tripped resulting in a loss of normal power to essential |
| bus 2ETB. 2B Emergency Diesel Generator auto started and loaded as |
| appropriate. The unit is currently stable in mode 3. Efforts to establish |
| normal feedwater and power are in progress." |
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| All systems functioned as required. Unit 2 is currently supplying emergency |
| feedwater to the steam generator using both motor-driven Emergency Feedwater |
| Pumps and discharging steam to the main condenser for decay heat removal. |
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| The licensee will inform both the states of NC and SC as well as local |
| authorities and has informed the NRC resident inspector. |
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| * * * UPDATE 0420EST ON 12/8/01 FROM DON BRADLEY TO S. SANDIN * * * |
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| The licensee has reestablished normal feedwater supply and secured the |
| operating emergency feedwater pumps. Also, 2B Emergency Diesel Generator |
| has been returned to standby after essential bus 2ETB was realigned to the |
| preferred alternate power source. Notified R2DO(Lesser). |
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!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38551 |
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| FACILITY: MONTICELLO REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/09/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:44[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 12/09/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RANDY SAND |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/09/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |PATRICK HILAND R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AMED 50.72(b)(3)(xii) OFFSITE MEDICAL | |
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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 Cold Shutdown |0 Cold Shutdown |
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| OFFSITE MEDICAL TRANSPORT |
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| An individual working in a contaminated area fell approximately five feet |
| from some scaffolding and sustained an apparent hip injury. The victim was |
| transported by ambulance to the Monticello-Big Lake Hospital. |
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| The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this event by the licensee. |
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| * * * RETRACTION 2215 12/9/2001 FROM McKAY TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * * |
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| "On 12/9/01, event number 38551 was called in as an offsite medical, 10 CFR |
| 50.72, 8 hour notification. A worker in a contaminated area fell |
| approximately 5 ft and was transported via ambulance to the Monticello-Big |
| Lake Hospital. The individual was transported as a contaminated person. |
| Subsequently, it has been determined that the individual was NOT |
| contaminated. The individual, ambulance and hospital were surveyed and found |
| to be free of contamination. Therefore, we wish to retract event number |
| 38551." |
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| The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this retraction by the |
| licensee. Notified R3DO(Hiland). |
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