Event Notification Report for December 02, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
11/29/2002 - 12/02/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39407 39408 39409 39410 39412 39413 39414
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39407 |
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| REP ORG: GEORGIA RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL PGM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/26/2002|
|LICENSEE: GEORGIA DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:02[EST]|
| CITY: TIFTON REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 11/25/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: GA |EVENT TIME: 14:30[EST]|
|LICENSE#: GA 50-1 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/26/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CAROLYN EVANS R2 |
| |THOMAS ESSIG NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: THOMAS E. HILL | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JASON FLEMMING | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE NOTIFICATION - DAMAGE TO TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE |
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| "While a back scatter measurement was being taken in a closed lane of |
| Interstate 75 southbound a tractor-trailer swerved to avoid another vehicle, |
| struck the gauge damaging it. Based on field measurements there is no |
| evidence of the sources being breached or leaking, no contamination |
| identified. Source was separated from the source rod. The gauge has been |
| recovered and returned to the [Georgia] DOT [Department of Transportation] |
| headquarters office. This is all that is known about the incident at this |
| time." |
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| The gauge contained 10 millicuries of Cs -137 and 40 millicuries of |
| Am-241:Be. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39408 |
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| REP ORG: COLORADO DEPT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/27/2002|
|LICENSEE: SOILS AND MATERIAL CONSULTANTS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:25[EST]|
| CITY: ARVADA REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 11/25/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: CO |EVENT TIME: 12:00[MST]|
|LICENSE#: 595-01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/27/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |LINDA HOWELL R4 |
| |THOMAS ESSIG NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: PENTECOST | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| STATE LICENSEE REPORTED A STOLEN MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE |
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| Soils and Material Consultants reported to the state that a CPN model MC1DR |
| (serial # MD 80804445) moisture density gauge was stolen from a truck with a |
| locked camper shell while parked on a Wal Mart parking lot in Brighton, Co. |
| The gauge was not chained or locked to the truck bed. It contained 10 |
| millicuries of Cs-137 and 50 millicuries of Am-241:Be. Local law |
| enforcement was notified. No media inquiry or reward has been made at this |
| time. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39409 |
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| REP ORG: NEW YORK CITY BUREAU OF RAD HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/27/2002|
|LICENSEE: MATERIALS TESTING LAB, INC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:31[EST]|
| CITY: NEW HYDE PARK REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 11/22/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: NY |EVENT TIME: [EST]|
|LICENSE#: 2274-3075 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/27/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JOHN ROGGE R1 |
| |THOMAS ESSIG NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: GENE MISKIN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT INVOLVING A STOLEN/RECOVERED TROXLER GAUGE |
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| A Troxler Model 3440, S/N 26331, containing 8 millicuries Cs-137 and 40 |
| millicuries Am-241:Be, was recovered from an abandoned stolen vehicle in |
| Queens, NY at approximately 1300 EST on 11/27/02 after a police cruiser's |
| radiological pager alerted. The vehicle was stolen from a location on 120th |
| Street between 20th and 21st Ave in Queens and reported to the NY City |
| Police Department on 11/22/02. The NY City Health Department Bureau of Rad |
| Health is storing the gauge in their lab currently and will return it to the |
| licensee after confirming proper ownership. The gauge was found intact with |
| normal radiation readings. |
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| Materials Testing Lab, Inc. is a NY State DOL licensee. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39410 |
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| FACILITY: TURKEY POINT REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/28/2002|
| UNIT: [3] [4] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:08[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [3] W-3-LP,[4] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 11/28/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: PAUL REIMERS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/28/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: RICH LAURA +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |CAROLYN EVANS R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |JON WALLO R2 |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION |ROBERTA WARREN IAT |
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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 |
|4 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES |
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| Non-credible bomb threat. Immediate compensatory actions taken. Local law |
| enforcement notified. Contact the Headquarters Operations Center for |
| additional details. |
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| Licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39412 |
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| FACILITY: DIABLO CANYON REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/30/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: CA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 21:30[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 11/30/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DENNIS PETERSEN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/30/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ARLON COSTA +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |LINDA HOWELL R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |JOHN DAVIDSON IAT |
|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 N 0 Cold Shutdown |0 Cold Shutdown |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES |
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| Potential trespasser outside of the Protected Area. Immediate compensatory |
| actions taken. Local law enforcement notified. Licensee will notify the NRC |
| Resident Inspector. |
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| Contact the Headquarters Operations Center for additional details. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39413 |
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| FACILITY: COOPER REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/02/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 00:31[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 12/01/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: STEVE WHEELER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/02/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE NORRIS +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |LINDA HOWELL R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AIND 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | |
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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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| STATION STARTUP AND EMERGENCY STATION SERVICE TRANSFORMERS DECLARED |
| INOPERABLE |
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| "Available plant indicators showed that main generator output exceeded 150 |
| MVARs [million volt-amperes reactive] for approximately 4 minutes due to |
| local grid conditions at 17:33 hours on December 1, 2002. The maximum value |
| noted was 155 MVARs. Recent analysis and procedural guidance requires the |
| two offsite power sources, consisting of the Station Startup Service |
| Transformer and the Emergency Station Service Transformer to be declared |
| inoperable above 150 MVARs. The grid operator was contacted and action was |
| taken to lower local MVARs to below the allowed limit. The offsite power |
| sources were declared operable at 17:37 hours." |
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| The Licensee has notified the NRC Resident inspector. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39414 |
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| FACILITY: PALISADES REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/02/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 01:43[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE |EVENT DATE: 12/01/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: RICHARD GERLING |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/02/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE NORRIS +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JAMES CREED R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |JAMES LYONS NRR |
|ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) RPS ACTUATION - CRITICA| |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|1 A/R Y 100 Power Operation |0 Hot Standby |
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| AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP ON LOSS OF MAIN GENERATOR LOAD |
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| "At 2154 hours on December 1, 2002, an automatic reactor trip occurred on |
| loss of main generator load. The loss of load trip occurred when the main |
| generator tripped due to a fault in the plant switchyard. The switchyard |
| fault was caused when the ground wire on the 345 KV transmission tower which |
| is immediately adjacent to the plant switchyard fell and came in contact |
| with switchyard 'R' bus. When the main generator tripped, and with the |
| switchyard 'R' bus de-energized as a result of the fault, the cooling tower |
| pumps, condensate pumps, and primary coolant pumps lost power. The steam |
| driven main feedwater pumps tripped due to loss of suction pressure when the |
| condensate pumps tripped. The reactor trip occurred as expected with all |
| full-length control rods fully inserted. With the loss of the main feedwater |
| pumps the auxiliary feedwater system actuated as expected and is currently |
| providing core heat removal. The plant is currently stable in Mode 3 on |
| natural circulation, |
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| "Palisades Switchyard Configuration |
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| "The Palisades switchyard is comprised of two 345 KV busses, the 'F' (Front) |
| and 'R' (Rear) busses. The plant's Safeguards transformer is fed from the |
| 'F' bus. The plant's vital AC busses are normally aligned to the Safeguards |
| transformer and remained powered throughout the event. The plant's Startup |
| transformer is fed from the 'R' bus. The plant's non-vital AC busses would |
| normally transfer to the Startup transformer on a reactor trip. However, |
| with the 'R' bus deenergized the Startup transformer was not available and |
| therefore power was lost to the cooling tower pumps, condensate pumps, and |
| primary coolant pumps. |
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| "Core Heat Removal |
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| "Core heat removal is being provided by the auxiliary feedwater system with |
| steaming to atmosphere via the atmospheric steam dump valves. The auxiliary |
| feedwater system is comprised of three, full capacity, auxiliary feedwater |
| pumps (two motor driven pumps and one steam driven pump). The motor driven |
| pumps are powered from the plant's vital AC busses. All three auxiliary |
| feedwater pumps are operable and one pump is in service providing core heat |
| removal. |
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| "Extra precautions have been taken to ensure the operability of the |
| auxiliary feedwater pumps and their power supplies, including the vital AC |
| busses, their associated diesel generators, and the offsite circuit from the |
| Safeguards transformer. |
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| "Plant Technical Specifications |
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| "The following three Technical Specification LCO Conditions apply as a |
| result of the loss of the switchyard 'R' bus: |
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| "Condition 3.8.1A, One offsite circuit inoperable. |
| "Condition 3.4.5A, One required PCS loop inoperable. |
| "Condition 3.4.5C, No PCS loop OPERABLE." |
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| The Licensee reports that there is no primary to secondary leakage in the |
| steam generators. |
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| The Licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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