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Event Notification Report for August 8, 2002

                    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                              Operations Center

                              Event Reports For
                           08/07/2002 - 08/08/2002

                              ** EVENT NUMBERS **

39115  39118  

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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   39115       |
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| FACILITY: MILLSTONE                REGION:  1  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/07/2002|
|    UNIT:  [] [2] []                 STATE:  CT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:15[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP           |EVENT DATE:        08/07/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        10:37[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  JOSEPH FRANKS                |LAST UPDATE DATE:  08/07/2002|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  RICH LAURA                   +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |DANIEL HOLODY        R1      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |TIM MCGINTY          IRO     |
|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   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|                                                   |                          |
|2     A/R        Y       55       Power Operation  |0        Hot Standby      |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOW STEAM GENERATOR WATER LEVEL                |
|                                                                              |
| A malfunction occurred on the "A" main feed pump that resulted in a low      |
| water level in the no. 1 steam generator causing an automatic reactor trip   |
| from 55% reactor power.  Operators manually started auxiliary feed water to  |
| control water level during post trip conditions.  The steam generator water  |
| level did not decrease low enough to prompt an automatic start of the        |
| auxiliary feed water system. All control rods properly inserted into the     |
| core.  The cause of the loss of the "A" main feed pump is being reviewed as  |
| part of the post trip review.                                                |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified by the licensee.                     |
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|Other Nuclear Material                           |Event Number:   39118       |
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| REP ORG:  US ARMY                              |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/07/2002|
|LICENSEE:  US ARMY                              |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:18[EDT]|
|    CITY:  CRANE                    REGION:  3  |EVENT DATE:        08/07/2002|
|  COUNTY:                            STATE:  IN |EVENT TIME:        14:00[CST]|
|LICENSE#:  13-18235-01           AGREEMENT:  N  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  08/07/2002|
|  DOCKET:                                       |+----------------------------+
|                                                |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|                                                |BRENT CLAYTON        R3      |
|                                                |CHARLES MILLER       NMSS    |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  ROBERT GILLIS                |                             |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  FANGIE JONES                 |                             |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |                             |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|ISAF 30.50(b)(2)         SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILUR|                             |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILURE INVOLVING A RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA SHUTTER              |
|                                                                              |
| On 8/7/02 during a training exercise the shutter on a Picker Cyclops Camera  |
| Unit failed to close.  The licensee manually cranked the shutter to the      |
| closed position and locked/tagged the device to prevent operation.  The      |
| licensed maintenance technician was notified to initiate repairs.  The       |
| Camera is used by the Crane Army Munitions Activity for certification        |
| training of radiographers.  The Cyclops Camera is a model 590 manufactured   |
| by Picker Corp.  The source is 1645 Curies of Cobalt-60, S/N T1520,          |
| manufactured by Neutron Products.  There was no personnel exposure           |
| associated with this incident.                                               |
|                                                                              |
| Similar report, see EN # 38632.                                              |
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