Event Notification Report for December 27, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
12/26/2001 - 12/27/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38593 38594 38595 38596
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38593 |
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| FACILITY: INDIAN POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/26/2001|
| UNIT: [2] [] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:52[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 12/26/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 07:20[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RUH |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/26/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |MICHELE EVANS R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |VICTOR DRICKS PAO |
|ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) RPS ACTUATION - CRITICA|JOSEPH HOLONICH IRO |
|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 Shutdown |
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| REACTOR TRIP FROM 100% POWER DUE TO TURBINE TRIP |
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| The plant had an auto stop oil pressure trip on the main turbine followed by |
| a reactor trip from 100% power. The plant went into natural circulation for |
| 1 hour at which time the #24 reactor coolant pump was put in service. |
| Auxiliary feedwater was placed in service. Partial offsite power was lost |
| and the three EDG's auto started and powered buses "2A" and "3A". The cause |
| of the trip is being investigated. All rods fully inserted, no ECCS was |
| initiated and no safety relief valves lifted, however, the atmospheric dump |
| valves were opened to vent steam from the system. The plant is stable and |
| in hot shutdown. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38594 |
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| REP ORG: CBC ENGINEERS AND ASSOCIATES |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/26/2001|
|LICENSEE: CBC ENGINEERS AND ASSOCIATES |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:52[EST]|
| CITY: WHITESVILLE REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 12/26/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: WV |EVENT TIME: [EST]|
|LICENSE#: 34-26768-02 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/26/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |ANNE BOLAND R2 |
| |BRENT CLAYTON R3 |
+------------------------------------------------+FRED BROWN NMSS |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BANNER | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
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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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| TROXLER GAUGE STOLEN FROM CBC ENGINEERS AND ASSOCIATES OF DAYTON,
OHIO |
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| A Troxler gauge model #3430 serial # 29017 which was locked in a truck was |
| stolen along with the truck from the driver's residence in Whitesville, West |
| Virginia. The gauge contained 8 mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am-241/Be. The |
| W Va State Police were notified and the licensee will contact the local fire |
| department along with the media to offer a reward. |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 12/26/01 @ 1237 BY BANNER TO GOULD * * * |
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| The vehicle was found in West Virginia with Troxler gauge intact. |
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| Notified Reg 2 (Boland), Reg 3 (Clayton) and NMSS (Brown) |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38595 |
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| FACILITY: WATTS BAR REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/26/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: TN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:10[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 12/26/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 10:16[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JIM SETLIFFE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/26/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ANNE BOLAND R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|HFIT 26.73 FITNESS FOR DUTY | |
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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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| PLANT EMPLOYEE TESTED POSITIVE FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS |
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| An electrical licensee tested positive for marijuana during a random drug |
| test. The employee's access to the plant has been pulled and his past work |
| is being reviewed. |
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| Call the Headquarters Operation Officer for further details. |
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| The NRC resident inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38596 |
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| FACILITY: PERRY REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/26/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: OH |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:39[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-6 |EVENT DATE: 12/21/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: VEITCH |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/26/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |BRENT CLAYTON 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 85 Power Operation |85 Power Operation |
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| INDETERMINATE IF HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY (HPCS) EMERGENCY DIESEL
GENERATOR |
| (DG) COULD FULFILL ITS REQUIRED SAFETY FUNCTION. |
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| "On 12/21/01, Condition Report 01-4350 was initiated to document the failure |
| of Div . 3 DG to pass SVI-E22-T1319. Specifically, the DG did not come up to |
| frequency/voltage within the required 13 seconds (TS 3.8.1.7.b.2). The DG |
| was declared inoperable and an immediate investigation was requested. The |
| immediate investigation indicated that the cause of the SVI failure was due |
| to the DG governor control switch not being properly set during shutdown on |
| the DG on 12/16/01. In analyzing the shutdown data from the 12/21/01 DG |
| surveillance testing, it was determined that the situation had been |
| corrected, and that the next DG start, the DG would satisfy the TS SR. The |
| DG was started on 12/22/01 and satisfied the SR. The DG was then declared |
| operable. |
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| "During this time, it is indeterminate if the HPCS DG could fulfill its |
| required safety function. The immediate investigation infers that an |
| operator error occurred when shutting down the DG on 12/16/01. This error, |
| the mis-operation of the DG governor control switch, prevented the DG from |
| properly coming up to the required frequency/voltage within 13 seconds as |
| identified on 12/21/01. Hence, it is conservative to assume that the |
| capability to perform the safety function was not maintained. This |
| condition is an 8-hour report pursuant to 50.72(b)(3)(v) and (vi). It |
| should be noted that HPCS is a single train system and there are no |
| redundant features within the same system to perform the safety function." |
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| The NRC resident inspector will be notified of this event by the licensee. |
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