Event Notification Report for June 28, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
06/27/2002 - 06/28/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39014 39021 39022 39023 39024
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39014 |
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| REP ORG: MA RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/24/2002|
|LICENSEE: AEA TECHNOLOGY QSA INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:42[EDT]|
| CITY: BURLINGTON REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 06/24/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: MA |EVENT TIME: 10:35[EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 12-8361 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/24/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JAMES TRAPP R1 |
| |FRANT NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: GALLAGHAR |JOSEPH HOLONICH IRO |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AEA Technology QSA, Inc. (AEA) called to notify the State of the report to |
| their office of the receipt of a package of very low activity Pu-242/Am-243 |
| (12 Bq each) by Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory. AEA was notified by Knolls |
| Atomic that the package, received by them on 12/6/01 or 12/7/01, was opened |
| on or around 5/20/02, at which time the inner container appeared to have |
| been opened, and all contents were absent. |
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| The State Agency was informed by the licensee they received the shipment |
| from England on 12/5/01, checked the outer cardboard container for damage, |
| and resent the shipment to their customer, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in |
| New York. The package was received 12/6/01 or 12/7/01. At Knolls, the |
| radiation safety staff received the shipment and confirmed the outer package |
| was undamaged and delivered it to the end user in the Chemistry Department. |
| The user opened the package on or around 5/20/02. Knolls Atomic informed |
| AEA they believe the seal on the inner plastic container was intact, but |
| that the final container, a flame-sealed glass container, appeared to have |
| been opened and the contents removed, in addition, AEA was informed that |
| the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was notified. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39021 |
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| FACILITY: OYSTER CREEK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/27/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 06:45[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-2 |EVENT DATE: 06/26/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ERIC DEMONCH |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/27/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |MICHAEL MODES R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AINC 50.72(b)(3)(v)(C) POT UNCNTRL RAD REL | |
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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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| BOTH CHANNELS OF OFFGAS RADIATION MONITORS DECLARED INOPERABLE
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| Both channels of offgas radiation monitors declared inoperable due to a |
| common mode failure. Both channels detect offgas radiation levels in the |
| same sample volume. The sample volume filled with condensate suppressing |
| the radiation levels. The offgas radiation monitors provide for isolation |
| of the main condensers on indications of fuel element failure. This puts |
| the licensee in a 72 hour clock allowing for repairs or shutdown, per |
| Technical Specification Table 3.1.1 Instrument Operability. |
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| The licensee intends to notify the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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|Hospital |Event Number: 39022 |
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| REP ORG: MILFORD HOSPITAL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/27/2002|
|LICENSEE: MILFORD HOSPITAL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:00[EDT]|
| CITY: MILFORD REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 06/27/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: CT |EVENT TIME: [EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 0613611-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/27/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |MICHAEL MODES R1 |
| |DOUG BROADDUS NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: STUART KORCHIN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NINF INFORMATION ONLY | |
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| HOSPITAL WASTE SET OFF TRASH DISPOSAL PORTAL ALARM |
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| The Milford Hospital was contacted by the State of Connecticut Department of |
| Environmental Protection (DEP) that a trash truck hauling trash from the |
| hospital set off the portal alarm on entry at the disposal site at |
| Bridgeport, Connecticut. DEP incident report number is 02-75. The truck |
| was returned to the hospital and the contents checked, 0.025 millirem/hour |
| was measured at the truck. Tc-99m was found contained in patient waste, |
| which had been properly and legally disposed of. The trash will be held for |
| decay at the hospital before being sent back to the waste disposal site. |
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| The hospital will be contacting NRC Region 1. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39023 |
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| FACILITY: FT CALHOUN REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/27/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:02[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE |EVENT DATE: 06/27/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RANDY CADE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/27/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: RICH LAURA +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |WILLIAM JOHNSON R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ASHU 50.72(b)(2)(i) PLANT S/D REQD BY TS | |
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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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| TS REQUIRED SHUTDOWN INITIATED DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL ROOM AIR
CONDITIONING |
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| "At 10:21 the standby control room HVAC unit, VA-46A, was started due to |
| rising Control Room (CR) temperatures. The running CR HVAC unit, VA-46B, was |
| declared inoperable due to its inability to maintain CR temperature. TS |
| 2.1.2 paragraph 2 was entered, 30 day LCO. At 10:33 it was determined that |
| VA-46A was not cooling and it was declared inoperable. With both CR HVAC |
| units inoperable, AOP-13-Loss Of Control room Air Conditioning, was entered |
| and TS 2.0.1 was entered which requires 6 hours to be in Hot Shutdown. At |
| 10:34 the electrical disconnect was reset on HVAC unit, VA-46B. Control Room |
| temperature was verified to be lowering at 10:40, 78 degrees F. Highest |
| temperature in Control Room was 79 degrees F. At 11:00, VA-46B was verified |
| to be operating normally with Control Room temperature continuing to lower. |
| VA-46B was declared operable with CR temperature 74 degrees F and lowering. |
| TS 2.0.1 was exited with no power reduction occurring. AOP-13, Loss Of |
| Control Room Air Conditioning Abnormal Operating Procedure was exited also. |
| We remain in TS 2.12.2 for VA-46A (30 day LCO) with maintenance ongoing for |
| VA-46A. Current CR temperature at 12:10 is 72 degrees F." |
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| The NRC Resident inspector was notified. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39024 |
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| FACILITY: INDIAN POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/27/2002|
| UNIT: [2] [3] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:20[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 06/27/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MARK LEONE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/27/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: RICH LAURA +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |MICHAEL MODES R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |CHRIS GRIMES NRR |
|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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|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| OPERABLE EP SIRENS BELOW MINIMUM NUMBER AT INDIAN POINT |
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| Two counties located in the emergency planning zone went below the minimum |
| number of operable EP sirens. Westchester County had 12 sirens inoperable |
| out of a total of 77 sirens. Orange County had approximately 8 sirens not |
| working out of a total of 16. The minimum number operable criteria is 90% |
| operating out of the total number in each county. The licensee attributed |
| the inoperable sirens due to a storm that passed through the area yesterday. |
| Compensatory measures were in place including route alerting. |
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| The NRC resident inspector was notified. |
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