Event Notification Report for April 24, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
04/23/2002 - 04/24/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38513 38874
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38513 |
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| FACILITY: SAINT LUCIE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/23/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:30[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 11/23/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:10[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: CHARLIE PIKE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/23/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |CAUDLE JULIAN R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | |
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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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EVENT TEXT
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION TO FLORIDA STATE INVOLVING RECOVERED SEA TURTLE
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| UNIT 1 INTAKE STRUCTURE |
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| "A sea turtle with no external injuries but appearing to be distressed was |
| recovered from the Unit 1 Intake Structure. The State Stranding Coordinator |
| for sea turtles has been contacted." |
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| * * * UPDATE 11/23/01 AT 1255EST FROM CHARLIE PIKE TO S. SANDIN * * * |
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| "Turtle has died." |
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| The licensee informed both the State of Florida and the NRC Resident |
| Inspector. |
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| * * * UPDATE 1413EST ON 12/3/01 FROM JACK BREEN TO FANGIE JONES * * * |
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| At approximately 1215 EST on 12/3/01, a report was made to the Florida |
| Department of Fish and Wildlife concerning the recovery of an injured sea |
| turtle from the plant's intake canal. The turtle was a green sea turtle in |
| the intake canal that appeared distressed and looked to have a wound from a |
| boat motor on its back. It will be transferred to the State for |
| rehabilitation. |
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| The licensee plans to notify the NRC resident inspector. Notified |
| R2DO(MacAlpine). |
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| * * * UPDATE 1333EST ON 12/15/01 FROM JACK BREEN TO JOHN MACKINNON * * * |
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| At approximately 1215 EST on 12/15/01, a report was made to the Florida |
| Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to pick up a Green |
| Turtle for rehabilitation. The Green Turtle was taken from the plant's |
| intake canal, and the turtle appears to have shark bites. |
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| The licensee plans to notify the NRC resident inspector. Notified R2DO |
| (Chuck Ogle). |
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| * * * UPDATE 1450EST ON 01/06/02 FROM TULLIDGE TO JOHN MACKINNON * * * |
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| At 1350EST, a notification to the State of Florida Department of Fish and |
| Wildlife Conservation Commission was made due to finding an injured |
| Loggerhead sea turtle in Unit 1 intake. The sea turtle was transported |
| offsite for rehabilitation. R2DO (Tom Decker) notified. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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| ***UPDATE 1330EST ON 4/23/02 FROM JACK BREEN TO RICH LAURA*** |
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| The licensee rescued a Loggerhead sea turtle from the intake canal. The |
| Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was notified, and the |
| turtle was turned over for rehabilitation. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was informed. Notified R2DO (B. Bonser). |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38874 |
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| FACILITY: PRAIRIE ISLAND REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/23/2002|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: MN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:04[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-2-LP,[2] W-2-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/26/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:38[CST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DOUG SMITH |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/23/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE NORRIS +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JOHN JACOBSON R3 |
|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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|2 N N 0 Hot Shutdown |0 Hot Shutdown |
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EVENT TEXT
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| INVALID SPECIFIED SYSTEM ACTUATION WHILE TESTING |
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| "Title: Invalid Safety Injection actuation during testing. |
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| "This is a verbal report being made in accordance with 10 CFR |
| 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A). It is NOT considered a Licensee Event Report (LER) |
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| "Description: |
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| "On February 26, 2002, at 1438 CST, an inadvertent actuation of Unit 2; |
| Train B; Safety Injection occurred. Unit 2 was in Mode 4, during start-up |
| from the Refueling Outage. During performance of the 'Test of Reactor Trip |
| and Bypass Breakers Auxiliary Contacts' procedure, electricians were |
| installing volt meter test probes on terminals to obtain voltage readings |
| during the test. While installing the test probe, the electrician |
| inadvertently made contact with an adjacent terminal. This contact shorted |
| two terminals causing a complete actuation of Safety Injection -Train B. |
| Following the actuation, operators promptly identified that the signal was |
| not valid and took action to realign equipment as necessary to stabilize the |
| plant. |
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| "All Unit 2, Train B safeguards equipment started and functioned as |
| required. D6 Diesel Generator started as required but did not load because |
| normal power remained available. |
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| "The reactor was not critical at the time of the event. The Reactor |
| Protection System did not actuate as all control rods were fully inserted |
| with the Reactor Trip Breakers open prior to the event." |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. |
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