Event Notification Report for October 16, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 10/15/2002 - 10/16/2002 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 37930 39273 39286 39287 39288 39291 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 37930 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: ARIZONA RADIATION REGULATORY AGENCY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/19/2001| |LICENSEE: KLEINFELDER, INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:45[EDT]| | CITY: TEMPE REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 04/19/2001| | COUNTY: STATE: AZ |EVENT TIME: 05:00[MST]| |LICENSE#: 7-409 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/15/2002| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |CHARLES MARSCHALL R4 | | |DONALD COOL NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: FACSIMILE | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THEFT OF MOISTURE/DENSITY GAUGE | | | | On 19 April 2001, the licensee reported the theft of a Campbell-Pacific | | moisture/density gauge, model CPN MC3, serial number M370403663, from the | | Foxtree Apartments, northwest corner of McKellips and Scottsdale Roads, | | Tempe, Arizona. The gauge was locked in its transport container chained in | | the back of a 1999 Dodge Ram 1500, 2WD Quad Cab pickup, Arizona license CA | | 63664. The truck itself was stolen early in the morning of 19 April. The | | theft has been reported to the Tempe police. A reward is being offered. | | The gauge contains approximately 8 millicuries of cesium 137 and 40 | | millicuries of americium-beryllium. | | | | The State will notify the FBI, Mexico, and the states of Colorado, Nevada, | | Utah, New Mexico and California. | | | | * * * UPDATE 1645EDT ON 10/15/02 FROM AUBREY V. GODWIN TO S. SANDIN VIA FAX | | * * * | | | | "Date: October 15, 2002 Time: 1:00 PM (MST) Supplemental Notice 01-5S | | "First Notice: 01-5 | | | | "On April 19, 2001 the licensee report[ed] the theft of a Campbell-Pacific | | International, Inc., moisture/density gauge, model MC3, SN# M370403663 and a | | 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 truck. At approximately 7:15 PM, Oct. 12, 2002, the | | Agency duty officer was informed that the Phoenix PD bomb squad had found a | | device containing radioactive material. Upon investigation, the Agency | | determined that the device was the one stolen in 2001 from the Licensee. The | | device was not locked and wipe indicated the outside was not contaminated. | | The device is being returned to the licensee. | | | | "The states of CO, CA, UT, NV, NM, and U.S. NRC and FBI as well as Mexico | | are being notified [of] the status of this incident." | | | | Notified R4DO(Pick) and NMSS(Hodges). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 39273 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/11/2002| |LICENSEE: |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:10[EDT]| | CITY: LOS ANGLELES REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 10/10/2002| | COUNTY: STATE: CA |EVENT TIME: [PDT]| |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/11/2002| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |KRISS KENNEDY R4 | | |JOHN HICKEY NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: KATHLEEN KAUFMAN | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT: LOST OR STOLEN GERMANIUM 68 SOURCE | | | | A 10 millicurie Germanium 68 source was lost or stolen while in shipment by | | Federal Express (Fed Ex) from Cedar Rapids, IA to Burbank, CA. Fed Ex is | | attempting to locate the missing source. The State of California event | | number for this event is 101102. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39286 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: BYRON REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/15/2002| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:32[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 10/15/2002| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:18[CDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVID LYON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/15/2002| | HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE RIPLEY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |KENNETH RIEMER R3 | |10 CFR SECTION: |TERRY REIS NRR | |ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) RPS ACTUATION - CRITICA| | |AESF 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUAT| | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 A/R Y 100 Power Operation |0 Hot Standby | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REACTOR TRIP AS A RESULT OF LOSS OF TURBINE GENERATOR LOAD AT BYRON STATION | | UNIT 1 | | | | "At 12:18 10/15/02 Unit I reactor tripped as the result of exceeding the | | over-temperature Delta-temperature (OT[Delta]T) reactor trip set point. The | | OT[Delta]T set point was exceeded as the result of a loss of Turbine load. | | The loss of Turbine load is currently under investigation. | | | | "As the result of the reactor trip a feedwater isolation was initiated as | | expected and the auxiliary feedwater system was manually started to restore | | steam generator level. | | | | "As the result of high pressure in the reactor coolant system following the | | loss of load, the pressurizer power operated relief valves (PORV's) lifted. | | | | "Following the Unit trip 6.9kV, Bus 157 was de-energized due to | | unavailability of its back up feed breaker from the system auxiliary | | transformer. Planned maintenance on the breaker was in progress at the time | | of the trip. As a result the 1A reactor coolant pump was de-energized. All | | other reactor coolant pumps remained running. | | | | "All plant systems responded as expected." | | | | All rods fully inserted into the core and the pressurizer PORVs re-seated. | | There are no restrictions on restarting the 1A reactor coolant pump. | | | | The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 39287 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: ALTECH CORPORATION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/15/2002| |LICENSEE: ALTECH CORPORATION |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:52[EDT]| | CITY: POCHATELLO REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 10/15/2002| | COUNTY: BANNOCK STATE: ID |EVENT TIME: 11:30[MDT]| |LICENSE#: 11-27657-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/15/2002| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |GREG PICK R4 | | | | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: BILLY BERRY | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |BLO1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LOST OR STOLEN TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGES | | | | The licensee reported that two (2) Troxler moisture density gauges model | | number #2401 were missing from their storage area. The two gauges were | | serial number 2813 and 2744. Both gauges contain an 8.2 millicurie Cs-137 | | and 50 millicurie Am-241:Be source. The gauges are inventoried every six | | months and were verified in storage in March 2002. The cases (storage boxes) | | were verified again in August 2002. The licensee has notified local and | | county police of the missing gauges. Additionally, the licensee has | | contacted NRC Region 4 to inform them of this event. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39288 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: OCONEE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/15/2002| | UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:54[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] B&W-L-LP,[2] B&W-L-LP,[3] B&W-L-L|EVENT DATE: 10/15/2002| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 15:00[EDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: RANDY TODD |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/15/2002| | HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |KEN BARR R2 | |10 CFR SECTION: |FRANK GILLESPIE NRR | |ADEG 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A) DEGRADED CONDITION | | |NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | |2 N N 0 Cold Shutdown |0 Cold Shutdown | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NRC BULLETIN 2001-01 VISUAL INSPECTION DISCLOSED CRDM NOZZLE PENETRATION | | THROUGH WALL LEAKAGE | | | | "Event Description: During qualified bare metal visual inspection of the | | Unit 2 reactor vessel head and CRDM nozzle penetrations per Duke response to | | NRC Bulletin 2001-01, evidence of through wall leakage was witnessed on | | seven CRDM penetrations. The locations are nozzle 8, 9,19, 24, 31, 42, and | | 67. None of these seven nozzles have been previously repaired. Additional | | nozzle to head penetrations were masked by boron deposits suspected of being | | from a separate source. NDE will be performed per the Duke response to NRC | | Bulletin 2001-01 to characterize the status of the masked penetrations. | | | | "Initial Safety Significance: Any RCS leakage from these penetrations would | | have been below the threshold of measurability by the reactor coolant system | | leakage measurement process. | | | | "Corrective Actions: The leaking nozzles will be repaired prior to restart | | from the present refueling outage." | | | | The licensee informed the NRC resident inspector. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39291 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: FARLEY REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/16/2002| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: AL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 01:45[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 10/15/2002| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 23:56[CDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: JIM HUNTER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/16/2002| | HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE RIPLEY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |KEN BARR R2 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) RPS ACTUATION - CRITICA| | |AESF 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUAT| | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 M/R Y 100 Power Operation |0 Hot Standby | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO DROPPED ROD | | | | "The Unit 1 Operator-At-The-Controls moved control rod bank D rods in 1/2 | | step for routine flux control at 2353 on 10/15/02. He immediately noticed | | rod F-6 indicated 198 steps. The remainder of the rods in bank D indicated | | 221 steps. A negative rate trip was received on Excore Nuclear Instrument | | N43 and reactor power decreased approximately 1/2% RTP [rated thermal | | power]. A manual reactor trip was initiated at 2356 in accordance with | | Abnormal Operating Procedure FNP-1-AOP-19.0. All plant systems responded | | per design to the reactor trip. The plant is currently stable in Mode 3. | | The cause for the rod drop is being investigated. Both motor driven | | auxiliary feedwater pumps and the turbine driven auxiliary feedwater pumps | | auto started in response to the main steam generator feed pumps trip." | | | | All rods fully inserted into the core. The Main Condenser is being | | maintained as the primary heat sink. | | | | The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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