Event Notification Report for September 3, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 08/30/2002 - 09/03/2002 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 39155 39156 39159 39161 39162 39163 39164 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 39155 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: MA RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/27/2002| |LICENSEE: NITON CORPORATION |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:06[EDT]| | CITY: BILLERICA REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 08/27/2002| | COUNTY: STATE: MA |EVENT TIME: [EDT]| |LICENSE#: 55-0238 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/27/2002| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |JAMES NOGGLE R1 | | |E. WILLIAM BRACH NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOSH DAHLER | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - REPORT OF LEAKING SEALED SOURCE | | | | "On August 27, 2002, Niton Corporation provided a report of a leaking sealed | | source that was discovered by Niton on July 5, 2002 during removal of a | | source from a Niton XLi Series X-ray fluorescence device source holder. The | | seal source is AEA Model IEC.A1, S/N 8740LG containing Fe-55. The estimated | | leakage was 130,000 dpm (0.059 microcuries). | | | | "The leaking source was placed in a lead pig. The source holder was | | decontaminated. The workbench and surrounding area were surveyed and found | | to be free of contamination. The leaking source and all decontamination | | material were placed into the licensee's waste stream." | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 39156 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/28/2002| |LICENSEE: KLEINFELDER, INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 00:35[EDT]| | CITY: DIAMOND BAR REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 08/26/2002| | COUNTY: STATE: CA |EVENT TIME: [PDT]| |LICENSE#: 6852-19 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/28/2002| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |DAVID GRAVES R4 | | |E. WILLIAM BRACH NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT GREGER | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE NORRIS | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT INVOLVING A LOST/STOLEN TROXLER GAUGE | | | | A Troxler gauge, model 3411, was found missing from a storage building at a | | Redlands, CA location. The gauge, serial number 12878, contains Cs-137 and | | Am-241/Be. Local law enforcement has been notified and a reward has been | | offered for it's return. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 39159 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: ROSEMOUNT NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS, INC |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/30/2002| |LICENSEE: ROSEMOUNT NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS, INC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:05[EDT]| | CITY: EDEN PRAIRIE REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 08/30/2002| | COUNTY: STATE: MN |EVENT TIME: [CDT]| |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/30/2002| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |RONALD GARDNER R3 | | |JAMES NOGGLE R1 | +------------------------------------------------+STEPHEN CAHILL R2 | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: JEFFREY W. SCHMITT |DAVID GRAVES R4 | | HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN |VERN HODGE NRR | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |CCCC 21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PART 21 INVOLVING NON-CONFORMING ROSEMOUNT PRESSURE TRANSMITTERS AND SPARE | | PARTS | | | | The following information was received via fax: | | | | "Re: Notification under 10 CFR Part 21 for Model 1153 and 1154 pressure | | transmitters with optional adjustable damping circuit boards, and spare | | adjustable damping circuit boards | | | | "Pursuant to 10 CFR Part 21, section 21.21(b), Rosemount Nuclear | | Instruments, Inc. (RNII) is writing to inform you that: | | | | (a) certain Model 1153 and 1154 pressure transmitters with special | | adjustable damping options N0037, N0039, N0058, N0085, N0102, N0108, N0120 | | shipped between December 2000 and July 2002, and | | | | (b) certain spare adjustable damping circuit boards with part number | | 01154-0021-0004 shipped between December 2000 and July 2002, may not meet | | RNII's published Nuclear Steam Pressure/Temperature specification and/or | | RNII's published Post DBE Operation specification. Model 1153 and 1154 | | transmitters which do not contain the special optional adjustable damping | | circuit board are not affected. The adjustable damping feature establishes | | the time constant of the transmitter's output. A list of affected Model | | 1153 and 1154 transmitters and spare adjustable damping circuit boards | | shipped to the end user's facility is provided in Attachment A. | | | | "1.0 Name and address of the individual providing the information: | | | | Mr. Jeffrey W. Schmitt | | Vice President & General Manager | | Rosemount Nuclear Instruments, Inc. | | 12001 Technology Drive | | Eden Prairie, MN 55344 | | | | "2.0 Identification of items supplied: | | | | Model 1153 and 1154 Pressure Transmitters with special adjustable damping | | options N0037, N0039, N0058, N0085, N0102, N0108, N0120 as identified by the | | appropriate model code. The applicable model codes begin with either '1153' | | or '1154' and end with the applicable N option number, for example | | '1154DP5RAN0037.' | | | | and; | | | | Spare adjustable damping circuit boards with part number 01154-0021-0004. | | | | See Attachment A for complete listing of affected equipment shipped to the | | end user's facility. | | | | "3.0 Identification of firm supplying the item: | | | | Rosemount Nuclear Instruments, Inc. | | 12001 Technology Drive | | Eden Prairie, MN 55344 | | | | "4.0 Nature of the failure and potential safety hazard: | | | | This notification impacts: | | | | (a) certain Model 1153 and 1154 pressure transmitters with special | | adjustable damping options N0037, N0039, N0058, N0085, N0102, N0108, N0120 | | shipped between December 2000 and July 2002 and | | | | (b) certain spare adjustable damping circuit boards with part number | | 01154-0021-0004 shipped between December 2000 and July 2002, which may not | | meet RNII's published Nuclear Steam Pressure/Temperature specification | | and/or RNII's published Post DBE Operation specification. | | | | American Capacitor Corporation, the manufacturer of a capacitor used on the | | adjustable damping circuit board recently informed RNII that capacitors | | shipped to RNIIs adjustable damping circuit board supplier after June 2000 | | were inadequately tested for conformance to the required high temperature | | insulation resistance (IR) as specified by RNII's procurement documents. | | Subsequent RNII testing confirmed that the capacitors were non-conforming to | | RNII's IR specifications. These non-conforming capacitors were assembled | | into certain transmitters and spare circuit boards that were shipped from | | RNII between December 2000 and July 2002. Further RNII testing demonstrated | | that model 1153 and 1154 transmitters with the optional adjustable damping | | circuit boards containing non-conforming capacitors would not meet RNIIs | | published Nuclear Steam Pressure/Temperature and Post DBE Operation | | specifications for the published temperature profile. Due to the transmitter | | performance variation present in the test results, RNII cannot provide an | | interim specification. | | | | Testing has demonstrated that affected adjustable damping circuit boards do | | meet product specifications at normal operating temperatures (40-200 degrees | | F) | | | | RNII does not have sufficient information relative to the end user's | | specific applications to determine the potential safety-related impact to | | its plant. The end user must determine the impact on its plant operations | | and plant safety and take action as deemed necessary. | | | | "5.0 The corrective action which is taken, the name of the individual or | | organization responsible for that action, and the length of time taken to | | complete that action: | | | | (a) Upon notification from the capacitor manufacturer of this issue, RNII | | placed holds on all shipments containing potentially affected equipment | | (model 1153 and 1154 transmitters with the special adjustable damping | | options N0037, N0039, N0058, N0085, N0102, N0108, N0120 and spare adjustable | | damping circuit boards with part number 01154-0021-0004). | | | | (b) The capacitor manufacturer identified the specific capacitor lots that | | were inadequately tested. Only adjustable damping circuit boards built with | | capacitors from these lots are affected. | | | | (c) RNII performed subsequent testing and established that Model 1153 and | | 1154 transmitters with special adjustable damping options N0037, N0039, | | N0058, N0085, N0102, N0108, N0120 having adjustable damping circuit boards | | containing capacitors that do not meet RNII IR specifications would not meet | | the published Nuclear Steam Pressure/Temperature specification and/or Post | | DBE Operation specification for the published temperature profile. Testing | | has demonstrated that affected adjustable damping circuit boards do meet | | product specifications at normal operating temperatures (40-200 degrees F), | | | | (d) RNII has initiated actions with the adjustable damping circuit board | | supplier to ensure that all capacitors received from sub-suppliers are | | tested to demonstrate compliance with the IR specifications prior to | | installation on adjustable damping circuit boards. | | | | (e) Replacement capacitors have been identified and tested which conform to | | RNII's procurement specifications. RNII will audit the quality system of the | | new supplier to assure its quality system meets the requirements of 10CFR | | Part 50 Appendix B and all requirements of a qualified supplier to RNII. | | Completion: 6 September 2002. | | | | (f) RNII will repair or replace any affected adjustable damping circuit | | board at the end user's request. Completion: As required. | | | | "6.0 Any advice related to the potential failure of the item: | | | | "The end user must determine the impact of this deviation upon its plant's | | operation and safety and take action as deemed necessary. If the end user | | determines that replacement of the affected special adjustable damping | | circuit boards is required, please contact Rosemount Nuclear Instruments, | | Inc. to obtain a replacement adjustable damping circuit board." | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 39161 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/30/2002| | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:02[EDT]| | COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 08/30/2002| | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 01:05[EDT]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/30/2002| | CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION | |LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |RONALD GARDNER R3 | | DOCKET: 0707002 |E. WILLIAM BRACH NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: ERIC SPAETH | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NONR OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REPORT INVOLVING A VALID ACTUATION OF A "Q" SAFETY SYSTEM | | | | "At 0105 hrs, Autoclave (AC) #4 in the X-344 facility experienced a steam | | shutdown due to condensate level alarms A and B actuating. AC #4 was in an | | applicable TSR mode II (heating) when the alarms actuated. This is | | considered a valid actuation of a 'Q' safety system. The AC was placed in | | mode 7 (shutdown). An investigation is underway to determine the cause of | | the actuation." | | | | Operations informed both the DOE Site Representative and the NRC Resident | | Inspector. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 39162 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/31/2002| | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:52[EDT]| | COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 08/31/2002| | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 01:20[CDT]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 08/31/2002| | CITY: PADUCAH REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: McCRACKEN STATE: KY |PERSON ORGANIZATION | |LICENSE#: GDP-1 AGREEMENT: Y |RONALD GARDNER R3 | | DOCKET: 0707001 |E. WILLIAM BRACH NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: K. A. BEASLEY | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE NORRIS | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NRC BULLETIN 91-01 24 HOUR REPORT - IMPROPER ISOLATION OF PUMP PRESSURE | | ALARMS | | | | The following is taken from a facsimile report. | | | | At 0120, on 8-31-02 the Plant Shift Superintendent (PSS) determined that a | | loss of double contingency had occurred in the C-337 process building. In | | preparation for maintenance work on the #2 dual Speed Purge and Evacuation | | (P&E) pump Instrument Maintenance had been requested to disable the two | | delta pressure alarms associated with this pump. The delta pressure alarms | | are safety related items (SRI). The SRI requires that both delta pressure | | alarms be functional while the P&E pump is isolated from the cascade. | | Building Operations personnel later discovered that one of the delta | | pressure alarms that had been disabled was an alarm for the #3 P&E pump | | which was not undergoing maintenance. Both delta-pressure alarms for the #3 | | P&E pump were required to be in service at the time. The C-337 Front Line | | Manager and Instrument Maintenance responded to the alarm panel and restored | | the alarm to the #3 P&E pump. At that time, double contingency was | | restored. | | | | This event resulted in a loss of one leg of double contingency in which | | double contingency was restored within 4 hours. | | | | The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. | | | | SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE OF EVENTS: | | | | While the R-114 was demonstrated to be dry, an SRI for double contingency | | was rendered not functional without the knowledge of the operator. | | | | POTENTIAL CRITICALITY PATHWAYS INVOLVED (BRIEF SCENARIO(S) OF HOW | | CRITICALITY COULD OCCUR) | | | | In order for a criticality to occur, an unsafe mass uranium deposit would | | have to be present in the process gas system, an R-114 leak to the process | | gas system would have to occur, the R-114 would have to contain an | | unacceptable amount of moisture and moderate the deposit. | | | | CONTROLLED PARAMETERS (MASS, MODERATION, GEOMETRY. CONCENTRATION, ETC | | | | Double contingency is maintained by implementing two controls on | | moderation. | | | | ESTIMATED AMOUNT, ENRICHMENT, FORMS OF LICENSED MATERIAL (INCLUDES PROCESS | | LIMIT AND % WORST CASE CRITICAL MASS): | | | | No known mass of licensed material exists in the #3 Dual Speed P & E pump. | | | | NUCLEAR CRITICALITY SAFETY CONTROL SYSTEM(S) OR CONTROL SYSTEM(S) AND | | DESCRIPTION OF THE FAILURES OR DEFICIENCIES | | | | The first leg of double contingency is based on the delta pressure switch | | alarming to alert the operator to take action to either verify the R-114 is | | dry or to isolate the RCW and remove the R-114 from the system in order to | | prevent water from leaking into the process gas system. This delta pressure | | alarm was maintained as operable, the SRI was maintained and the control was | | not violated. | | | | The second leg of double contingency is based on the independent delta | | pressure switch alarming to alert the operator to take action to either | | verify the R-114 is dry or to isolate the RCW and remove the R-114 from the | | system in order to prevent water from leaking into the process gas system. | | The independent delta pressure alarm was disconnected without first | | isolating the RCW system violating the SRI. The Independent delta pressure | | switch was reconnected immediately upon discovery. This re-established | | double contingency. | | | | Since double contingency is based on two controls (i.e. SRIs) on one | | parameter, double contingency was not maintained. | | | | CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO RESTORE SAFETY SYSTEMS AND WHEN EACH WAS IMPLEMENTED: | | | | 1. Make the #3 dual speed P&E alarm operable. | | 2. Independently sample the #3 dual speed P&E R-114 system for moisture. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 39163 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: U. S. STEEL-GARY WORKS |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/01/2002| |LICENSEE: U. S. STEEL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:42[EDT]| | CITY: GARY REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 09/01/2002| | COUNTY: LAKE STATE: IN |EVENT TIME: 05:02[CST]| |LICENSE#: 13-079664-08 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/01/2002| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |RONALD GARDNER R3 | | |E. WILLIAM BRACH NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: BRIAN KUNKLE | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NONR OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DAMAGED SOURCE HOLDER ON STEEL CASTER LEVEL GAUGE | | | | A radioactive source holder on a steel caster unit was damaged from metal | | overflow at the U. S. Steel - Gary Works, Steel North Facility #2 Caster, | | located in Gary, Indiana. The gauge is a Berthold Mold Level Gauge, Model | | LB300ML, Serial Number 2849-12-96. Originally a 10 millicurie Cobalt 60 (Dec | | 1996) source, it is currently estimated by the licensee to be about 5 | | millicuries. The damage was limited to the source holder outer casing. | | Neither the shutter closing mechanism nor the source shielding (tungsten) | | were damaged. The damaged area involved a top plate where a lock can be | | applied to the shutter mechanism and steel lifting lugs. The source was | | verified in the source holder and the shutter closed. A radiation survey of | | the area was conducted and no contamination or abnormal readings were | | detected. The licensee has secured the shielded source and is making | | arrangements for repair. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39164 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: DUANE ARNOLD REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/02/2002| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: IA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 22:22[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 09/02/2002| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 21:00[CDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: CLARK |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/02/2002| | HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |RONALD GARDNER R3 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |ASHU 50.72(b)(2)(i) PLANT S/D REQD BY TS | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N Y 9 Power Operation |7 Power Operation | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PLANT ENTERED TS 3.5.3 DUE TO THE RCIC TURBINE SYSTEM BEING DECLARED | | INOPERABLE | | | | The plant commenced reactor shutdown at 2100 CDT due to the RCIC turbine | | bearing oil system not maintaining the proper oil level. They are currently | | troubleshooting the problem but have not yet determine the cause. The TS | | 3.5.3 requires the plant to be in mode 3 by 0028 on 9/3/02 and reduce | | reactor steam pressure to less than or equal to 150 lbs. By 0028 on 9/4/02. | | | | The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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