Event Notification Report for January 23, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
01/22/2002 - 01/23/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38609 38644 38645 38646
!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38609 |
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| FACILITY: PRAIRIE ISLAND REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/05/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: MN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:33[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-2-LP,[2] W-2-LP |EVENT DATE: 01/05/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: WAYNE IRVIN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/22/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |GARY SHEAR R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AUNA 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(B) UNANALYZED CONDITION | |
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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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EVENT TEXT
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| DISCOVERY THAT PROPANE TANKS ON SITE EXCEEDED THE VOLUME ASSUMED IN
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| CONTROL ROOM HABITABILITY TOXIC GAS ANALYSIS |
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
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| "Propane tanks on site exceeded the volume assumed in the toxic gas analysis |
| for control room habitability. The analysis assumes 1,000 gallons were |
| available for release. Instead, there were two locations were two |
| 1,000-gallon tanks were available for release (filled with propane on |
| January 4th and then emptied on January 4th). Upon determination that the |
| 1,000-gallon limit was exceeded, the control room outside air intake dampers |
| were closed and remained closed until the tanks were emptied. Reanalysis |
| (completed today) assuming a release of 2,000 gallons results in the |
| calculated concentration of propane in the control room exceeding the |
| acceptance criteria." |
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| The licensee stated that there was nothing unusual or misunderstood and that |
| all systems functioned as required. |
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| The licensee plans to notify the NRC resident inspector. |
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| * * * RETRACTED AT 1636 EST ON 1/22/02 BY ANDREWS TO FANGIE JONES * * * |
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| "The event reported on January 5, 2002 (Propane tanks on-site exceeded the |
| volume assumed in the toxic gas analysis for the control room. NRC Event |
| Number 38609) is hereby retracted. |
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| "Subsequent analysis (via updated methodology, consistent with the guidance |
| in the proposed Revision 1 to Reg Guide 1.78, 'EVALUATING THE HABITABILITY |
| OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CONTROL ROOM DURING A POSTULATED
HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL |
| RELEASE') has demonstrated that the maximum propane concentration in the |
| control room would be well below the acceptable level. |
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| "Thus, although the plant had been in an unanalyzed condition, that |
| condition has now been shown to have not significantly degraded plant safety |
| and is, therefore, not reportable under the requirements 10 CFR |
| 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(B)." |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. The R3DO (Sonia Burgess) |
| has been informed. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38644 |
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| FACILITY: GINNA REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/22/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:17[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-2-LP |EVENT DATE: 01/21/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:11[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBIN NYE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/22/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |PETE ESELGROTH R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| |
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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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| FAILURE OF 23 OUT OF 24 EMERGENCY SIRENS IN MONROE COUNTY |
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| At 0851, January 22, 2002, Ginna Station Emergency Planning received the |
| weekly Siren Silent Test results from Monroe County 911 center. Results |
| indicated a 96% failure (23 out of 24) of the Monroe County sirens on |
| 01-21-02 at 11:11 AM. |
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| On 1-21-02 at 11:11AM, RG&E technician was notified by Monroe County of the |
| failure and responded to the 911 center to investigate. The 911 center |
| representative gave the siren test results to the technician. The |
| technician then performed a successful silent test from the central control |
| unit located at RG&E's West Avenue location, however, Monroe County plans do |
| not include the RG&E West Avenue location as an activation or test |
| location. |
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| Due to a holiday on 01-21-02, the Monroe County Cobbs Hill location was not |
| staffed and therefore a silent test was not performed from that location. |
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| Ginna Station Emergency planning personnel were not notified of the Siren |
| Test failure on 01-21-02, or the retest performed immediately following. |
| Guidelines of EPG-2 specify that Emergency Planning be immediately notified |
| of siren failures greater than 25% in one county. Wayne County has 72 |
| sirens and Monroe County has 24 sirens. |
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| On 12-12-01, communications from Monroe County 911 Center to the transmitter |
| on Cobbs Hill was moved from a leased telephone line to the Monroe County |
| microwave system. Since 12-12-01, test performed from this location have |
| been successful. |
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| The recent test on 01-21-02 indicates possible interference on the microwave |
| system appears to cause obstruction with siren communication. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38645 |
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| REP ORG: OHIO BUREAU OF RADIATION PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE:
01/22/2002|
|LICENSEE: H. C. NUTTING COMPANY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:10[EST]|
| CITY: CINCINNATI REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 01/17/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: OH |EVENT TIME: 08:00[EST]|
|LICENSE#: OH-312103100 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/22/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |SONIA BURGESS R3 |
| |FRED BROWN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MICHAEL SNEE | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE
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| The licensee reported the theft of a Troxler moisture density gauge (model |
| 3411, serial #16098) containing two sealed sources (40 mCi Am-Be and 8 mCi |
| Cs-137). The gauge was stolen from the back of a truck parked at an |
| employee's residence in Park Hills, KY. The Park Hills police department |
| and the Commonwealth of Kentucky were notified. On 1/22/02 the gauge was |
| recovered behind a convenience store in Covington, KY. The licensee has |
| possession of the gauge which was not damaged. |
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| Ohio reference #OH 02-009. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38646 |
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| REP ORG: ALABAMA RADIATION CONTROL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/22/2002|
|LICENSEE: BHATE ENGINEERING CORPORATION |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:49[EST]|
| CITY: AUBURN REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 01/18/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: AL |EVENT TIME: 17:30[CST]|
|LICENSE#: AL 655 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/22/2002|
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| |SON NINH R2 |
| |SUSAN FRANT NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES McKEES | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN TROXLER GAUGE |
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| "...A Troxler Electronics Model 3430, Serial Number 30208 gauge had been |
| stolen between 5:00 pm and 5:30 pm on Friday, January 18, 2002. |
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| "On Friday evening January 18, 2002, two Bhate employees stopped after work |
| for dinner at Nifflers Restaurant in Auburn, Alabama. At approximately 5:30 |
| pm they came out of Nifflers and discovered the nuclear gauge. which had |
| been chained to the bed of the truck was gone. Someone had cut the chain and |
| taken the gauge, which was locked inside the transportation case. |
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| "The device was found either Friday night or Saturday morning by the Auburn |
| Police Department where it had been abandoned on Spring Hill Road in Auburn, |
| Alabama. |
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| "On Saturday afternoon, January 19, 2002, the Auburn Police Department |
| contacted Dr. Charles Ray of Auburn University, who serves as an advisor to |
| their local Haz-Mat team. Later that same afternoon, the Auburn Police Dept |
| delivered to device to Auburn University, who placed the device, still |
| inside the locked case, in their radioactive materials storage area. At |
| approximately 8:00 am on the morning of Tuesday January 22, 2002, a |
| representative of Bhate picked up the device from Auburn University. The |
| case was still locked and the 'trigger lock' was also still in place. |
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| "Several employees of the Alabama Office of Radiation Control were available |
| and on pager at all times during this holiday weekend. It appears no one |
| from the Agency was notified. The Agency plans to cite the licensee for |
| failure to make immediate notification of the stolen device as required by |
| 420-3-26-.03(51)(a) of the Alabama Administrative Code. A fax sent to the |
| Agency's offices after hours does not constitute immediate notification." |
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