Event Notification Report for July 26, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
07/25/2002 - 07/26/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
37917 39071 39084 39089 39093
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37917 |
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| REP ORG: FLORIDA BUREAU OF RADIATION CONTROL |NOTIFICATION DATE:
04/13/2001|
|LICENSEE: FLORIDA TESTING AND ENVIRONMENTAL |NOTIFICATION TIME:
14:55[EDT]|
| CITY: LAKELAND REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 04/13/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: FL |EVENT TIME: 14:00[EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 2058-L AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/22/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |MIKE ERNSTES R2 |
| |ERIC LEEDS NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: EAKINS | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| STOLEN HUMBOLDT NUCLEAR GAUGE |
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| The device was stolen from a job site in Valrico, Florida, from a truck |
| after the chain had been cut. The theft was reported to the police |
| department, and a reward will be offered by the licensee. The device was a |
| Humboldt (model #5001, serial #1287) containing Cs-137/Am-241(8/40 |
| millicuries). |
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| ***** UPDATE RECEIVED AT 1728 ON 07/22/02 FROM CHARLIE ADAMS TO LEIGH |
| TROCINE ***** |
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| A member of the public discovered the stolen Humboldt soil moisture density |
| gauge (model #5001, serial #1287) today in Plant City, Florida (between |
| Tampa and Orlando near Lakeland) not far off of Interstate 4. The gauge was |
| originally stolen on 04/13/01, and a Deputy at the site reported that the |
| gauge looked like it had been at the discovery site for a long time. It was |
| reported that the gauge appeared to be in the case and did not appear |
| damaged. Representatives from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office are |
| currently guarding the device at the discovery site, and a Florida Bureau of |
| Radiation Control representative is en route to the scene. |
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| (Call the NRC operations officer for a Florida Bureau of Radiation Control |
| contact telephone number.) |
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| The NRC operations officer notified the R2DO (Charlie Payne) and NMSS EO |
| (Eric Leeds). |
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!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39071 |
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| FACILITY: SURRY REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/19/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: VA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 06:30[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 07/18/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: R. DILLARD |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/25/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |CHARLIE PAYNE R2 |
|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 |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| UNIT 2 CORE COOLING BAR ON THE SAFETY PARAMETER DISPLAY SYSTEM (SPDS)
WAS |
| NOTED TO BE INOPERABLE. |
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| At 2255 hours on 07/18/02, the Unit 2 Core Cooling Bar on the SPDS was noted |
| to be inoperable. A reboot the system was attempted, but the SPDS |
| indication did not change. Further checks showed that multiple computer |
| points (46 total) had been turned off (off scan), which made the data |
| points invalid. These points would not have been immediately available if |
| needed. The points were all placed on scan, and the Unit 2 Core Cooling |
| SPDS Bar returned to its normal condition. The remaining SPDS functions |
| were functional during this time, only the Unit 2 Core Cooling SPDS Bar |
| was affected. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector will be notified of this event by the licensee. |
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| * * * RETRACTED AT 1344 EDT ON 7/25/02 BY JOHN DUFF TO FANGIE JONES * * * |
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| The licensee determined after further review that the loss of the Unit 2 |
| Core Cooling Bar on the SPDS did not constitute a major loss of emergency |
| assessment capability. There were other indications readily available and |
| the balance of the SPDS was operable. This event notification is |
| retracted. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. The R2DO (Mark Lesser) |
| was notified. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39084 |
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| REP ORG: NE DIV OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/23/2002|
|LICENSEE: GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:52[EDT]|
| CITY: OMAHA REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 07/23/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: NE |EVENT TIME: 12:39[CDT]|
|LICENSE#: 0138-01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/23/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |BILL JONES R4 |
| |ERIC LEEDS NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: SUE SEMERENA | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT INVOLVING THE DISCOVERY OF A CPN MOISTURE
DENSITY |
| GAUGE BY A THIEL GEOTECH CLIENT IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA, AND THE SUBSEQUENT
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| REPORT OF THE LOSS OF THE SAME GAUGE BY GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.
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| At approximately 1100 CDT on 07/23/02, an engineering company (Thiel |
| Geotech) notified the Nebraska Division of Radioactive Materials that one of |
| their clients had found a CPN moisture density gauge. The gauge was |
| discovered in a pad-locked transport container at a construction site |
| (approximately 180th and Harrison) in Omaha, Nebraska. Thiel Geotech is |
| licensed to use/hold similar gauges, and representatives of Thiel Geotech |
| transported the gauge to their office in order to secure it. |
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| The State reported that the gauge (model CPN-131, serial number MD00105439) |
| contained a maximum of 50 millicuries of americium-241/beryllium and a |
| maximum of 10 millicuries of cesium-137. At the request of the State, Thiel |
| Geotech broke through the padlock to check the gauge and to perform surveys. |
| There was no observable damage, and the survey results were normal. The |
| State was able to identify the owner of the gauge fairly soon via an |
| ownership label and the serial number. |
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| At approximately 1239 CDT on 07/23/02, Geotechnical Services, Inc., notified |
| the Nebraska Division of Radioactive Materials of the loss of the same |
| gauge. Geotechnical Services, Inc., also notified local law enforcement. |
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| The Nebraska Division of Radioactive Materials has had several conversations |
| with both companies and has also been in contact with local law enforcement. |
| The State requested Thiel Geotech to hold the gauge pending the State's |
| investigation, which is currently planned for tomorrow. |
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| (Call the NRC operations officer for a Nebraska Division of Radioactive |
| Materials contact telephone number.) |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 39089 |
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| REP ORG: US ARMY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/25/2002|
|LICENSEE: US ARMY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:40[EDT]|
| CITY: FT. LEE REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 07/25/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: VA |EVENT TIME: [EDT]|
|LICENSE#: BML12-00722-0 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/25/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |MARK LESSER R2 |
| |CHRIS MILLER R3 |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KELLY CROOKS | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE NORRIS | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ICON 30.50(b)(1) UNPLANNED CONTAMINATION| |
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| UNPLANNED CONTAMINATION RESTRICTING ACCESS >24 HOURS |
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| The ARMY is conducting an investigation as to the disposal of 75 to 100 |
| Pm-147 target sights. Each sight was originally 3 millicuries with a |
| manufacture date of approximately 1975. The ARMY is restricting access into |
| a building where these gun sights were disposed of in 1997. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39093 |
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| FACILITY: MCGUIRE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/25/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: NC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 19:06[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 07/25/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: VERIDA BELLAMY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/25/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |MARK LESSER R2 |
|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 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| BOTH TRAINS OF CONTROL ROOM AREA CHILL WATER INOPERABLE |
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| The train 'A' control room area chill water was declared inoperable at 1350 |
| EDT due to a refrigerant leak. Subsequently the train 'B' control room area |
| chill water tripped and at 1705 EDT technical specification 3.0.3 was |
| entered due to both trains being inoperable. At 1747 EDT the train 'A' was |
| declared operable and the technical specification 3.0.3 was exited. The |
| report is made due to the 42 minutes both trains were inoperable which could |
| have prevented the performance of a safety function. Troubleshooting |
| continues on train 'B'. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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