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Event Notification Report for July 2, 2002

                         
                    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                              Operations Center

                              Event Reports For
                           07/01/2002 - 07/02/2002

                              ** EVENT NUMBERS **

39019  39032  
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|General Information or Other                     |Event Number:   39019       |
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| REP ORG:  TENNESSEE DIV OF RAD HEALTH          |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/26/2002|
|LICENSEE:  TENNESSEE DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION     |NOTIFICATION TIME:
10:20[EDT]|
|    CITY:  CORRYTON                 REGION:  2  |EVENT DATE:        06/25/2002|
|  COUNTY:  KNOX                      STATE:  TN |EVENT TIME:        21:00[EDT]|
|LICENSE#:  R-19017               AGREEMENT:  Y  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  06/26/2002|
|  DOCKET:                                       |+----------------------------+
|                                                |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|                                                |LEONARD WERT         R2      |
|                                                |FRED BROWN           NMSS    |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  DEBRA SHULTS                 |                             |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  FANGIE JONES                 |                             |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |                             |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|NAGR                     AGREEMENT STATE        |                             |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - STOLEN TROXLER GAUGE                                |
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| The following is taken from a faxed report:                                  |
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| Event Report ID No.:  TN-02-083                                              |
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| License No:  TN-02-083                                                       |
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| Licensee:  Tennessee Division of Radiological Health                         |
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| Event date and time:  June 25, 2002, 2100 EDT                                |
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| Event location:  R-19017                                                     |
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| Event type:  Stolen moisture density gauge                                   |
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| Notifications:  USNRC Region II, Knox County Sheriffs Department             |
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| Event description: Tennessee Department of Transportation, Region 1, called  |
| the Division at 0818 CDT to report a stolen moisture density gauge. The      |
| gauge is a Troxler model 3430, serial number 23117 containing 8 millicuries  |
| of Cesium-137, serial number 75-4928 and 40 millicuries of Am-241:Be, serial |
| number 47-18934. The gauge was inside a white Ford Aerostar van. License     |
| number S4-PE83, owned by the State. The van was parked at the operator's     |
| home on McGinnis Road in Corryton, TN.                                       |
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| Media attention:  None at this time. A press release will be issued by TDEC. |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   39032       |
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| FACILITY: SAN ONOFRE               REGION:  4  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/01/2002|
|    UNIT:  [] [2] []                 STATE:  CA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 00:33[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] CE,[3] CE             |EVENT DATE:        06/30/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  CONOSCENTI                   |LAST UPDATE DATE:  07/01/2002|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  JOHN MacKINNON               +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |WILLIAM JOHNSON      R4      |
|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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|2     A/R        Y       18       Power Operation  |0        Hot Standby      |
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| AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP ON LOW STEAM GENERATOR PRESSURE DUE TO TWO
ADDITIONAL |
| STEAM DUMP VALVES FULLY OPENING DURING STARTUP.                              |
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| System Affected                                                              |
| "Primary: Rx Trip, CEA, RCP's stayed on, PLCS"                               |
| "Secondary: SBCS Open, MSIV's, ADV, MFW, AFW"                                |
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| Actuations and Their Initiating Signals                                      |
| "MSIS A & B @ 741 PSIA.  Lowest Seen = MSIS setpoint"                        |
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| Causes                                                                       |
| "Prelim:  4 SBCS All Fast Open . . . "                                       |
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| Effect Of Event Plant                                                        |
| "Low S/G Pressure Rx Trip, Turbine Trip, MSIS isolated secondary.  CVCS      |
| remained in service.  MSIS verified and rest, then AFW initiated. (Did not   |
| want cooldown from steam-driven AFW Pp. Adequate S/G water level maintained  |
| throughout. Approx. 50% NR)."                                                |
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| Actions Taken or Planned                                                     |
| "EOI's: S023-12-1 (SPTA's), S023-12-2 (RTR), OI: S023-S-1.3.1 S0123-0-14  4  |
| Hour"                                                                        |
| "E-PLAN Review P S/G" [decreased])                                           |
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| The licensee was going to bring the main turbine on line which was rolling   |
| at 1800 rpm. Two steam dump bypass valves were open dumping steam to the     |
| main condenser to help maintain reactor power at 18%. Unexpectedly two       |
| additional steam dump bypass valves opened.  When these two additional steam |
| dump bypass valves opened the first two open valves initial started to close |
| then they went full open.  Steam generator pressure decreased to the low     |
| steam generator pressure setpoint of 741 psia at which point an automatic    |
| reactor trip plus a main steam isolation signal (MSIS) was generated, main   |
| steam isolation valves (MSIV's) closed.   All rods fully inserted into the   |
| core.   Atmospheric steam dump valves were used to maintained proper reactor |
| coolant system temperature.  The licensee said that they did not have any    |
| leaking steam generator tubes.  Proper steam generator water inventory was   |
| verified at which time the MSIS signal was reset, then one Motor Driven      |
| Auxiliary Feedwater Pump was manually initiated to maintain proper steam     |
| generator water level.   Main feedwater system isolated due to the MSIS      |
| signal and the reactor trip.  All emergency core cooling systems, emergency  |
| diesel generators are fully operable if needed.  The electrical grid is      |
| stable.  The licensee is investigating why the two additional steam dump     |
| bypass valves opened.                                                        |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee.       |
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