Event Notification Report for December 04, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 12/03/2002 - 12/04/2002 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 39411 39419 39420 39421 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 39411 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: WA DIVISION OF RADIATION PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/29/2002| |LICENSEE: EARTH CONSULTANTS, INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:19[EST]| | CITY: BELLEVUE REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 11/28/2002| | COUNTY: STATE: WA |EVENT TIME: 13:50[PST]| |LICENSE#: WN-L061-1 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/29/2002| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |LINDA HOWELL R4 | | |FRED BROWN NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: TERRY FRAZEE | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: ARLON COSTA | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT INVOLVING A STOLEN PORTABLE GAUGE | | | | "An authorized user reported that a portable gauge (believed to be a Troxler | | model 3411 containing no more than 10 millicuries of cesium 137 and no more | | than 50 millicuries of americium 241/beryllium) had been stolen from his | | pickup truck sometime between 7:30 PM Wednesday, November 27, and 4 AM | | Thanksgiving morning. The authorized user had brought the gauge to his | | residence and left the gauge in its locked case chained into the open bed of | | his pickup truck. During the night an attempt was made to cut the chain. | | However, it proved to be easier to break off the case handle through which | | the chain was secured to the vehicle. The damaged but presumably still | | locked case and locked gauge were then removed. The authorized user | | notified the police and called the Department of Health's radiation | | emergency line (206-NUCLEAR). The licensee's RSO was out of town and an | | alternate licensee official was notified. Department of Health staff | | advised the licensee official to post a reward and to provide more detail | | including the serial number of the gauge." | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39419 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: BROWNS FERRY REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/03/2002| | UNIT: [] [2] [3] STATE: AL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:35[EST]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4,[3] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 12/03/2002| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 08:55[CST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: SUSAN FERRELL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/03/2002| | HQ OPS OFFICER: ARLON COSTA +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ANNE BOLAND R2 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |HFIT 26.73 FITNESS FOR DUTY | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | |2 N Y 90 Power Operation |90 Power Operation | |3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FITNESS FOR DUTY - EMPLOYEE FAILED RANDOM DRUG TEST | | | | A non-licensed employee tested positive for drugs during a random drug test. | | The employee's access to the plant has been terminated. Contact the HOO for | | additional details. | | | | The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector of this event. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39420 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: DIABLO CANYON REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/03/2002| | UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: CA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:04[EST]| | RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 11/30/2002| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 18:57[PST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: GLENN GOELZER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/03/2002| | HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |WILLIAM JONES R4 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N N 0 Cold Shutdown |0 Cold Shutdown | |2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNOCCUPIED CONTRACTOR VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN EMBANKMENT AND CAUGHT FIRE | | | | "The following is an Information Only notification based on the potential | | for interest and rumor control. | | | | "On November 30, 2002, at 1857 PST, an unoccupied vehicle went over an | | embankment and landed in the surf zone near the plant discharge. The 3/4 ton | | diesel 4 x 4 pickup truck landed on its wheels with its engine running. | | Waves were breaking over the hood. Due to safety concerns personnel were not | | allowed access to the vehicle, and the engine continued to run. There was no | | evidence of an oil or fuel leak. At 2256 PST, the vehicle caught fire. The | | plant fire department put the fire out with water. | | | | "The National Response Center and [California] Office of Emergency Services | | were notified of the potential for a release. | | | | "On December 1, 2002, the vehicle was pulled out and inspected. The fuel | | tank and oil pan were still intact." | | | | The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector of this event. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39421 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: FITZPATRICK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/03/2002| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:13[EST]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 12/03/2002| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:30[EST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: VICTOR WALZ |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/03/2002| | HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |MICHELE EVANS R1 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |AIND 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HPCI SYSTEM DECLARED INOPERABLE DURING QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE TESTING | | | | "During scheduled High Pressure Coolant Injection [HPCI] system quarterly | | performance testing, the HPCI system was declared inoperable when it was | | determined that the HPCI turbine steam admission valve (23MOV-14) failed | | ASME Section XI, Inservice Testing Stroke Time Criteria. During Testing the | | steam admission valve opened only 35-38% of full stroke. However, with this | | deficiency the HPCI system met required test acceptance criteria for flow | | control, injection capacity, and injection time. It was determined that the | | steam admission valve partially opened due to a broken wiring connection in | | the valve operator. The broken connection was repaired and HPCI testing was | | completed satisfactorily. The HPCI system was declared operable at 1630 EST | | (12/3/02)." | | | | The licensee intends to notify NRC Region of this event. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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