Event Notification Report for September 27, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
09/26/2002 - 09/27/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39210 39213 39218 39219
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39210 |
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| REP ORG: OK DEQ RAD MANAGEMENT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/23/2002|
|LICENSEE: APAC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:47[EDT]|
| CITY: OKLAHOMA CITY REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 09/21/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: OK |EVENT TIME: 02:30[CDT]|
|LICENSE#: OK26937-01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/24/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JOHN PELLET R4 |
| |DOUG BROADDUS NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE BRODERICK | |
| 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 - DAMAGED TROXLER GAUGE |
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| The licensee reported to the State of Oklahoma that on Friday night that one |
| of their trucks was proceeding south on I-35 near 4th St. in Moore, OK when |
| a Troxler gauge was bounced out of the bed of the truck. The gauge was |
| struck by another vehicle and damaged severely. The gauge was recovered and |
| taken to the shop where a survey indicated 8 millirem around the outside of |
| the case. A leak test is being conducted, results are not yet available. |
| The company has contacted Troxler concerning the gauge. More information |
| will be available later. |
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| * * * UPDATE AT 1316 EDT ON 9/24/02 FROM PAM BISHOP TO GERRY WAIG * * * |
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| The Oklahoma Dept. of Environmental Quality called to report that the |
| damaged Troxler gauge, model #4640, serial #750143, is licensed to APAC |
| Oklahoma Inc, P. O. Box 580670, 3605 North 129th East Ave, Tulsa, OK |
| 74158-0670. The source is a Cs-137, 7.1 millicurie source. The gauge has |
| been disassembled and no external contamination was detected. Wipes and |
| pictures of the damaged gauge have been sent to Troxler for evaluation. The |
| damaged gauge is being held by the licensee in it's Shawnee, OK office. The |
| APAC Radiation Safety Officer is Mr. John Ringwald (918) 438-2020. |
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| Notified R4DO (John Pellet) and NMSS (Doug Broaddus) |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39213 |
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| REP ORG: OR DEPT OF HEALTH RAD PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/24/2002|
|LICENSEE: GEOPACIFIC TESTING |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:43[EDT]|
| CITY: REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 09/23/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: OR |EVENT TIME: [PDT]|
|LICENSE#: ORE-90987 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/24/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JOHN PELLET R4 |
| |DOUG BROADDUS NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TERRY LINDSEY | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BLO1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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| MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE LOST DURING TRANSPORT |
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| A Troxler gauge, model # 3440, serial # 19495 was lost while being |
| transported from Beverton, OR to North Portland, OR. The gauge is an 8 |
| millicurie Cs-137, 40 millicurie Am-241 Be source and is licensed to |
| GeoPacific Testing Inc, Tigard, OR 97224. The licensee discovered the lost |
| gauge on 9/23/02 at approximately 1700 PDT and notified the State of Oregon |
| on 9/23/02 at 1858 PDT. The gauge was lost north of Highway 26 between the |
| intersection of Emily Lane and Northwest Bethany Blvd and Northwest |
| Germantown Rd. A search is being conducted to recover the lost gauge. A |
| press release is planned. The Oregon State Police, Oregon Emergency Response |
| System, Washington County Sheriff, Beaverton Police and the Portland Police |
| have been notified. The State of Oregon also intends to notify NRC Region |
| 4. |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 9/24/02 AT 2138 EDT FROM TERRY LINDSEY TO GERRY WAIG * * * |
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| The Troxler moisture density gauge lost during transit was discovered by a |
| passing volunteer fireman from Scapoose, OR. The fireman happened by the |
| gauge, picked up the gauge and case, and secured it at the fire house. The |
| gauge was found on 185th Ave., along the original route traveled when lost, |
| approximately 15 minutes after it was lost. The gauge was reported found |
| after news of the missing gauge was aired today on local media. The gauge is |
| currently being stored by the Scapoose Fire Dept. and will be returned to |
| GeoPacific Testing tomorrow. |
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| Notified R4DO (John Pellet) and NMSS (John Greeves) |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39218 |
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| FACILITY: FITZPATRICK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/26/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:10[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 09/26/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: PAGE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/26/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ANIELLO DELLA GRECA R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |VERN HODGE NRR |
|CCCC 21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| PART 21 REPORT FROM LICENSEE REGARDING MALFUNCTIONING OVERCURRENT SENSORS |
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| Two new EC-1 overcurrent sensors withdrawn from warehouse stock failed |
| during bench testing in preparation for installation in the plant during the |
| upcoming refueling outage. The failure mode was premature tripping of the |
| magnetic (instantaneous) element of the device, such that the associated |
| circuit breaker would have tripped early and the corresponding loads would |
| not have remained energized to perform their required safety function. |
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| The only application of these specific EC-l overcurrent sensors is in the |
| circuit breaker used in cubicle 71-11510, which is the emergency bus feeder |
| breaker providing 600 VAC power to Motor Control Center (MCC)- 151. (The |
| circuit breaker contains a total of three of these devices, one per phase.) |
| Electrical loads powered from this MCC include various safety systems such |
| as the Standby Gas Treatment System (SBGT), Residual Heat Removal System |
| (RHR) and High Pressure Coolant Injection System (HPCI). The loss of the MCC |
| could have resulted in the failure of SBGT to perform its safety function. |
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| The test information indicates that the circuit breaker would have |
| prematurely tripped based on the starting current of the 'A' SBGT Exhaust |
| Fan and thus the associated MCC would not have remained energized. Assuming |
| a concurrent single failure of the 'B' SBGT subsystem, this could have |
| resulted in the loss of both subsystems and the failure of SBGT to perform |
| its safety function. Therefore, a substantial safety hazard existed in that |
| the potential existed for a major deficiency/major degradation of essential |
| safety-related equipment. |
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| No other safety functions would have been lost. |
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| Component and Supplier: |
| GE Model Type EC-1 Trip Device |
| General Electric Nuclear |
| 225 Amp, 60 Cycle |
| M/C397 |
| Sensor Trip, Characteristic 1 B-2C |
| 175 Curtner Ave. |
| GE P/N QEC10225ABCG10N00 |
| San Jose, CA 95125 |
| Serial Nos. 77386-3A and 77386-3B |
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| The defective components were placed in a "hold" status to prevent issuance |
| in the plant. A Corrective Action Request will be issued to General |
| Electric for evaluation. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 39219 |
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| REP ORG: ARTIC PIPE INPSECTIONS |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/26/2002|
|LICENSEE: ARTIC PIPE INSPECTIONS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:06[EDT]|
| CITY: HOUSTON REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 09/26/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: 09:00[CDT]|
|LICENSE#: 50-17314-02 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/26/2002|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JOHN PELLET R4 |
| |JOHN GREEVES NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JIM HILDEBRENDT |RICHARD WESSMAN IRO |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE NORRIS |JOHN DAVIDSON NSIR |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BLO1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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| LOST I-192 RADIOGRAPHY SOURCE DURING SHIPMENT |
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| A 20.3 Curie Ir-192 radiography camera SN# 94 was being shipped from Kenin, |
| AK to AEA Technologies in Burlington, MA by Federal Express. The shipment |
| arrived in Newark, NJ on 9/21/02 at 0257 and was scanned to leave on 9/24/02 |
| at 0022 EDT. The Licensee reported that the camera has not arrived in MA, |
| and that Federal Express could not account for the source's location. The |
| source was being shipped in it's shipping container and the Licensee |
| believed that it had a combination lock on it. |
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