Event Notification Report for November 7, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
11/06/2002 - 11/07/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39336 39341 39347 39348
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39336 |
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| REP ORG: UTAH DIVISION OF RADIATION CONTROL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/01/2002|
|LICENSEE: AMERICAN TESTING SERVICES, INC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:11[EST]|
| CITY: WEST VALLEY CITY REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 11/01/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: UT |EVENT TIME: 11:00[MST]|
|LICENSE#: UT 1800062 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/01/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CLAUDE JOHNSON R4 |
| |TOM ESSIG NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JULIE R. FELICE (e-mail) | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE NORRIS | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT INVOLVING A STOLEN TROXLER GAUGE |
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| "A Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc. Model 3411B, portable gauging |
| device [serial number 7940, containing approximately 8.0 millicuries of |
| Cs-137 (source serial number CC-571), and approximately 40 millicuries of |
| Am-241/Be (source serial number CAA-4262)] was stolen from the bed of a |
| pickup truck while the licensee's employee went into [ ] Food & Drug to |
| purchase some batteries. The gauging device's source rod was locked in the |
| safe shielded position, the gauging device's transport case was locked, and |
| the transportation case was chained to the licensee's pickup truck. Bolt |
| cutters were used to remove the gauging device from the pickup truck." |
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| The Licensee notified the West Valley City Police. |
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| The state of Utah has issued a press release. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39341 |
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| REP ORG: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/02/2002|
|LICENSEE: AMGEN, INC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:10[EST]|
| CITY: THOUSAND OAKS REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 11/01/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: CA |EVENT TIME: 14:45[PST]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/02/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CLAUDE JOHNSON R4 |
| |PATRICIA HOLAHAN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT GREGOR | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE NORRIS | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT INVOLVING UNACCOUNTED FOR Po-210 SOURCE |
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| Licensee reported that a 1.5 millicurie Po-210 source is unaccounted for. |
| The source is believed to be at the facility and a search is being |
| performed. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39347 |
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| FACILITY: PALO VERDE REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/06/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [3] STATE: AZ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:39[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE,[3] CE |EVENT DATE: 11/06/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DON STRAKA |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/06/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |CHARLES MARSCHALL R4 |
|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 69 Power Operation |69 Power Operation |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION - UNINTENTIONAL RELEASE OF CIRCULATING WATER TO |
| SEDIMENTATION BASIN |
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| "The following event description is based on information currently |
| available. If through subsequent reviews of this event, additional |
| information is identified that is pertinent to this event or alters the |
| information being provided at this time, a follow-up notification will be |
| made via the ENS or under the reporting requirements of I0CFR50.73. |
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| "On November 6, 2002, APS reported to the Arizona Department of |
| Environmental Quality (ADEQ) the unintentional release of 4000 gallons of |
| circulating water to sedimentation basin #2 that occurred on October 30, |
| 2002. The Ground Water Quality Protection Permit does not authorize such a |
| release. The five day follow-up written report was made to the State of |
| Arizona. |
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| "A courtesy telephone call was made to the ADEQ on the afternoon of November |
| 1, 2002. No news release is anticipated. |
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| The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39348 |
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| FACILITY: OYSTER CREEK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/06/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:59[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-2 |EVENT DATE: 11/06/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOCELYN WILLIAMS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/06/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE RIPLEY +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: UNUSUAL EVENT |LAWRENCE DOERFLEIN R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |R. WESSMAN IRO |
|AAEC 50.72(a) (1) (i) EMERGENCY DECLARED |D. BARDEN FEMA |
| |T. REIS NRR |
| |J. DOZIER NRR |
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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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| UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED DUE TO OFF GAS EXPLOSION IN TURBINE BUILDING |
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| The Unusual Event was declared based on EAL P2, unanticipated explosion on |
| site, due to an explosion in an Off Gas System line in the Turbine Building. |
| The licensee reports no known damage to systems or equipment, no |
| radiological release, and that the plant remains in stable operation at full |
| power. The cause of the explosion is believed to be from a spark observed |
| in the area of instrumentation attached to the Off Gas System in the |
| Mechanical Vacuum Pump Room within the Turbine Building. The |
| instrumentation was being used to conduct condenser air in-leakage testing |
| at the time of the explosion. |
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| The licensee is unsure at this time of the extent of actions which must be |
| completed to terminate the unusual event, however a detail plant walkdown |
| will be conducted. |
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| The licensee notified the NJ State Police and the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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| ***UPDATE FRANK CIGANIK TO MIKE NORRIS 11/6/02 1859 EST*** |
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| "Oyster Creek was in the process of setting up test equipment to be used for |
| the identification of abnormal air leakage into the main condensers. When |
| the test rig was placed in service, a spark was generated which ignited the |
| combustible gas in the off gas exit piping. The off gas system isolated as |
| designed. The test equipment was removed from service, and per the plant |
| abnormal procedure, the isolation was reset. No damage to off gas piping was |
| identified. |
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| "Currently the plant is in a stable condition and no emergency action level |
| criteria apply. |
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| "Oyster Creek has terminated from the UNUSUAL EVENT as of 1855 hrs." |
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| The Licensee as notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R1DO |
| (Doerflein), NRR EO (Ruland), IRO (Wessman) and FEMA (Stiendurf) |
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