Event Notification Report for September 18, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
09/17/2002 - 09/18/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39193 39195
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|Research Reactor |Event Number: 39193 |
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| FACILITY: TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/17/2002|
| RXTYPE: 1000 KW TRIGA (CONVERSION) |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:25[EDT]|
| COMMENTS: |EVENT DATE: 09/17/2002|
| |EVENT TIME: 06:30[CDT]|
| |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/17/2002|
| CITY: COLLEGE STATION REGION: 4 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: BRAZOS STATE: TX |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: R-83 AGREEMENT: Y |DAVE LOVELESS R4 |
| DOCKET: 05000128 |TAD MARSH NRR |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ASHER |MARVIN MENDONCA PM |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: UNUSUAL EVENT | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AAEC 50.72(a) (1) (i) EMERGENCY DECLARED | |
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| REACTOR RECEIVED POOL LEVEL ALARM DUE TO LEAK FROM A DIFFUSER LINE |
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| An unusual event occurred when the pool level alarm tripped due to the pool |
| level going below the setpoint. This occurred due to a leak possibly on a |
| pool diffusion system line. Approximately 10,000 gallons of water leaked |
| into the sump and is being pumped into their liquid storage tanks. They |
| believe the leak may be due to a faulty coupling. They isolated the leak |
| and refilling the pool at the rate of 25gpm. There was no increase in |
| radiation levels and the core was not uncovered (a minimum of 15' of water |
| is above the core). |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 09/17/2002 @ 0929 BY SPELLMAN TO GOULD * * * |
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| The NOUE was terminated at 0820 CDT when the pool level was return to above |
| the pool level alarm setpoint. |
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| Notified RDO (Loveless), NRR EO(Marsh), PM (Mendonca via NRR EO), and FEMA |
| (Duncan) |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39195 |
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| FACILITY: PERRY REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/17/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: OH |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:27[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-6 |EVENT DATE: 09/17/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 15:50[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ALAN RABENOLD |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/17/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE NORRIS +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ANNE MARIE STONE R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|HFIT 26.73 FITNESS FOR DUTY | |
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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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EVENT TEXT
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| A LICENSED SUPERVISORY OPERATOR TESTED POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL DURING A RANDOM |
| FITNESS-FOR-DUTY TEST |
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| The employee's access has been suspended. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. |
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| Contact the HOO for additional information. |
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