Event Notification Report for October 23, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
10/22/2002 - 10/23/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38513 39293 39306 39310
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38513 |
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| FACILITY: SAINT LUCIE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/23/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:30[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 11/23/2001|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:10[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: CHARLIE PIKE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/22/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |CAUDLE JULIAN R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | |
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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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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION TO FLORIDA STATE INVOLVING RECOVERED SEA TURTLE FROM |
| UNIT 1 INTAKE STRUCTURE |
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| "A sea turtle with no external injuries but appearing to be distressed was |
| recovered from the Unit 1 Intake Structure. The State Stranding Coordinator |
| for sea turtles has been contacted." |
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| * * * UPDATE 11/23/01 AT 1255EST FROM CHARLIE PIKE TO S. SANDIN * * * |
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| "Turtle has died." |
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| The licensee informed both the State of Florida and the NRC Resident |
| Inspector. |
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| * * * UPDATE 1413EST ON 12/3/01 FROM JACK BREEN TO FANGIE JONES * * * |
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| At approximately 1215 EST on 12/3/01, a report was made to the Florida |
| Department of Fish and Wildlife concerning the recovery of an injured sea |
| turtle from the plant's intake canal. The turtle was a green sea turtle in |
| the intake canal that appeared distressed and looked to have a wound from a |
| boat motor on its back. It will be transferred to the State for |
| rehabilitation. |
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| The licensee plans to notify the NRC resident inspector. Notified |
| R2DO(MacAlpine). |
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| * * * UPDATE 1333EST ON 12/15/01 FROM JACK BREEN TO JOHN MACKINNON * * * |
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| At approximately 1215 EST on 12/15/01, a report was made to the Florida |
| Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to pick up a Green |
| Turtle for rehabilitation. The Green Turtle was taken from the plant's |
| intake canal, and the turtle appears to have shark bites. |
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| The licensee plans to notify the NRC resident inspector. Notified R2DO |
| (Chuck Ogle). |
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| * * * UPDATE 1450EST ON 01/06/02 FROM TULLIDGE TO JOHN MACKINNON * * * |
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| At 1350EST, a notification to the State of Florida Department of Fish and |
| Wildlife Conservation Commission was made due to finding an injured |
| Loggerhead sea turtle in Unit 1 intake. The sea turtle was transported |
| offsite for rehabilitation. R2DO (Tom Decker) notified. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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| ***UPDATE 1330EST ON 4/23/02 FROM JACK BREEN TO RICH LAURA*** |
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| The licensee rescued a Loggerhead sea turtle from the intake canal. The |
| Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was notified, and the |
| turtle was turned over for rehabilitation. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was informed. Notified R2DO (B. Bonser). |
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| ***UPDATE 1241EDT ON 5/29/02 FROM DAVE WILLIAMS TO RICHARD LAURA*** |
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| The licensee reported that an offsite notification was made to the Florida |
| Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission concerning the discovery of a live |
| loggerhead sea turtle found in the plant's intake canal. The turtle was |
| lethargic and was sent for rehabilitation. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was informed. Notified R2DO (K. Landis). |
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| ***** UPDATE AT 1125 EDT ON 06/01/02 FROM CHARLES MARPLE TO LEIGH TROCINE |
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
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| "At 1020 on 06/01/02, a notification was made to the Florida Fish and |
| Wildlife Conservation Commission regarding a weak and emaciated Loggerhead |
| turtle found in the plant intake barrier net. The turtle will be sent |
| off-site to the Marine Life Center for Rehabilitation." |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. The NRC operations |
| officer notified the R2DO (Kerry Landis). |
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| *****UPDATE AT 11:53 EDT ON 6/2/02 FROM MARPLE TO LAURA****** |
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| "A notification was made to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation |
| Commission regarding a dead small green sea turtle found in the tangle net. |
| The turtle will be maintained on ice for a postmortem examination." |
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| The NRC resident inspector was notified. Notified R2DO (K. Landis) |
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| *****UPDATE AT 12:45 EDT ON 7/18/02 FROM BREEN TO LAURA****** |
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| A notification was made to the State regarding a dead green sea turtle that |
| was removed from the intake canal. |
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| The NRC resident inspector will be notified. |
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| Notified R2DO (C. Payne |
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| ***UPDATE AT 1045 EDT ON 10/20/02 FROM KORTH TO NORRIS*** |
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| A Loggerhead turtle was retrieved from the plant's intake canal. The turtle |
| was in need of rehabilitation. Per the plant's turtle permit, the Florida |
| Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) was notified at 0927 EDT. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. |
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| Notified R2DO (Barr) |
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| * * * UPDATE AT 1338 EDT ON 10/22/02 FROM KELLY KORTH TO GERRY WAIG * * * |
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| A Loggerhead turtle was retrieved from the plant's intake canal. The turtle |
| was in need of rehabilitation. Per the plant's turtle permit, the Florida |
| Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) was notified at 1250 EDT. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector will be notified by the licensee. |
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| Notified R2DO (Bob Haag) |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39293 |
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| REP ORG: OR DEPT OF HEALTH RAD PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/16/2002|
|LICENSEE: GEOCON NORTHWEST INC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:04[EDT]|
| CITY: BEAVERTON REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 10/16/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: OR |EVENT TIME: [PDT]|
|LICENSE#: ORE-90921 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/22/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |GREG PICK R4 |
| |THOMAS ESSIG 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: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| STOLEN VEHICLE AND TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE |
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| On the evening 10/15/02 or the early morning of 10/16/02 a 1987 red Toyota 4 |
| Runner storing a Troxler moisture density gauge was stolen from the |
| residence of an authorized user. The local police were notified of the theft |
| at approximately 0800 PDT and the Oregon Radiation Protection Services at |
| 0855 PDT on 10/16/02. The gauge is a Troxler model 3440 serial number 26707 |
| and contains an 8 millicurie Cs-137 source, serial number 75-9841, and a 40 |
| millicurie Am-241:Be source, serial number 47-23181. The licensee is GEOCON |
| Northwest Inc., 8380 Southwest Ave., Beaverton, OR 97008. Oregon Radiation |
| Protection Services will notify NRC Region 4 and plans to make a press |
| release for this event. The Oregon event number for this incident is |
| 020041. |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 10/22/02 AT 2329 FROM TERRY LINDSEY TO GERRY WAIG * * * |
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| Mr. Terry Lindsey, Program Manager, Oregon Radiation Protection Services |
| called to report that the stolen Troxler moisture density gauge model #3440, |
| serial #26707 was recovered by the Portland, OR Police Department on |
| 10/22/02 at 1735 PDT . A HAZMAT team was called to the scene and the gauge |
| was intact. Additional follow-up is planned for tomorrow morning (10/23/02). |
| The owner of the gauge, GEOCON Northwest Inc., has been notified of the |
| recovery. |
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| Notified R4DO (Anthony Gody) and NMSS (Mel Leach) |
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!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 39306 |
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| REP ORG: STORA NESO |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/21/2002|
|LICENSEE: STORA NESO |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:18[EDT]|
| CITY: WISCONSIN RAPIDS REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 10/21/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: WI |EVENT TIME: [CDT]|
|LICENSE#: GL 132 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/22/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |THOMAS KOZAK R3 |
| |M. WAYNE HODGES NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: CHARLES CHAPMAN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NINF INFORMATION ONLY | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| FAILED LEAK TEST ON STATIC GUN GOING TO DISPOSAL |
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| Stora Neso was in the process of disposing of a Chapman Manufacturing (no |
| longer in business) static gun containing 200 millicuries of tritium (when |
| manufactured in September 1965). Stora Neso does not have a requirement to |
| leak test the static gun, which had not been used for a long time. The |
| disposal site requested a leak test. The static gun was wipe tested and the |
| following results were obtained: wet wipe read 0.311409 microcuries and the |
| dry wipe read 0.0556399 microcuries, the action level is 0.005 microcuries. |
| They have taken additional wipes of the gun and container whose results are |
| not available at the time of the report. They have also contacted a testing |
| company to determine what the wipes are actually were measuring. |
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| * * * RETRACTION ON 10/22/02 AT 1210 EDT FROM CHUCK CHAPMAN TO GERRY WAIG |
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| After discussion between the licensee and NRC Region 3 personnel, the |
| licensee retracted this event on 10/22/02 at 1210 EDT. Notified R3DO |
| (Christine Lipa) and NMSS (Doug Broaddus). |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39310 |
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| FACILITY: BROWNS FERRY REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/22/2002|
| UNIT: [] [] [3] STATE: AL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:34[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4,[3] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 10/22/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:52[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOE BENNETT |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/22/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ROBERT HAAG R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AIND 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | |
|AINB 50.72(b)(3)(v)(B) POT RHR INOP | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| LOSS OF HIGH PRESSURE COOLANT INJECTION SYSTEM |
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| "At 1252 [CDT] on 10/22/02, during troubleshooting activities, a loss of the |
| Unit 3 Division II ECCS inverter occurred. This resulted in a loss of the |
| High Pressure Coolant Injection system (HPCI) due to a loss of power to the |
| flow indicating controller. This event is reportable within 8 hours per |
| 10CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v) and requires a 60 day written report per 10CFR |
| 50.73(a)(2)(v)." |
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| The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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