Event Notification Report for December 24, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 12/23/2002 - 12/24/2002 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 39438 39458 39462 39467 39468 39470 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39438 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: SUSQUEHANNA REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/11/2002| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:20[EST]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 12/11/2002| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:20[EST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT BOESCH |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/23/2002| | HQ OPS OFFICER: JASON FLEMMING +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |DAVID LEW R1 | |10 CFR SECTION: |PETER BIRMINGHAM IAT | |DDDD 73.71(b)(1) SAFEGUARDS REPORTS | | |APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY INTO A VITAL PLANT AREA BY CONTRACT PERSONNEL | | | | An unauthorized entry into a vital area occurred by a contract employee. | | Immediate compensatory measures were taken upon discovery. The licensee | | notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Contact the HOO for additional | | details. | | | | * * * * UPDATE TAKEN FROM DON ROLAND BY MIKE RIPLEY AT 1544 EST ON 12/23/02 | | * * * * | | | | Further review of this event by the licensee has determined that the entry | | into the vital area is not reportable per the guidance in NUREG-1304 item | | 2.4.11.a and Generic Letter 91-03 enclosure 1. Entry into the vital area | | was not made with malevolent intent and the individual had a level of | | security screening that would have qualified him for access to the area. | | | | The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R1 DO (B. | | McDermott). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39458 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: SUSQUEHANNA REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/18/2002| | UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:19[EST]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 12/18/2002| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 07:28[EST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: DONALD ROLAND |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/23/2002| | HQ OPS OFFICER: HOWIE CROUCH +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |DANIEL HOLODY R1 | |10 CFR SECTION: |JOHN WHITE R1 | |NONR OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT |JOHN DAVIDSON IAT | |APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | |2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO VITAL AREA | | | | Nuclear Facilities Group personnel tailgated into a vital area. Immediate | | compensatory measures taken upon discovery. | | | | Licensee notified NRC Resident Inspector and will be notifying Pennsylvania | | Emergency Management Agency. | | | | Refer to HOO Log for details. | | | | * * * * UPDATE TAKEN FROM DON ROLAND BY MIKE RIPLEY AT 1544 EST ON 12/23/02 | | * * * * | | | | Further review of this event by the licensee has determined that the entry | | into the vital area is not reportable per the guidance in NUREG-1304 item | | 2.4.11.a and Generic Letter 91-03 enclosure 1. Entry into the vital area | | was not made with malevolent intent and the individual had a level of | | security screening that would have qualified him for access to the area. | | | | The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R1 DO (B. | | McDermott). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 39462 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: NE DIV OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/19/2002| |LICENSEE: HOLDREGE, NE COUNTRY CLUB |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:20[EST]| | CITY: HOLDREGE REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 12/19/2002| | COUNTY: STATE: NE |EVENT TIME: 12:00[CST]| |LICENSE#: GL0200 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/19/2002| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |LINDA HOWELL R4 | | |FRED BROWN NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: TRUDY HILL | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: ERIC THOMAS | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT INVOLVING A LOST EXIT SIGN | | | | Lost tritium source (exit sign). Purchased in 1987, 15 Curies at time of | | purchase. Lost at Holdrege, NE Country Club following a renovation. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39467 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: MILLSTONE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/23/2002| | UNIT: [] [] [3] STATE: CT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 02:53[EST]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 12/23/2002| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 01:59[EST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: BARRY DOE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/23/2002| | HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE NORRIS +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |J. BRADLEY FEWELL R1 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) RPS ACTUATION - CRITICA| | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | | |3 A/R Y 100 Power Operation |0 Hot Standby | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP CAUSED BY MAIN GENERATOR TRIP | | | | Automatic reactor trip caused by main generator backup relay protection | | trip. The plant currently is stable in mode 3 with Auxiliary Feedwater in | | service for decay heat removal. All control rods fully inserted, no primary | | relief valves lifted and no ECCS actuation occurred. The Licensee reports | | that the electrical grid is stable and all emergency diesels are available. | | | | | | The Licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector. | | | | * * * UPDATE 0913 EST 12/23/02 BRUCE PARRISH TO MIKE NORRIS * * * | | | | The Licensee reported an automatic initiation of Auxiliary Feedwater due to | | steam generator Lo Lo level (setpoint 27%) during the trip, which is an 8 | | hour non-emergency notification of 10 CFR 50.72 (b)(3)(iv)(A), Specified | | System Actuation. | | | | The Licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39468 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: PALISADES REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/23/2002| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:02[EST]| | RXTYPE: [1] CE |EVENT DATE: 12/23/2002| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:00[EST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROGER SHAFFER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/23/2002| | HQ OPS OFFICER: HOWIE CROUCH +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |ANNE MARIE STONE R3 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |AINC 50.72(b)(3)(v)(C) POT UNCNTRL RAD REL | | |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CONTAINMENT HYDROGEN MONITOR CHANNEL OUT OF SERVICE | | | | At 1300 on 12/23/02, it was determined that two vent caps were found removed | | from the supply and return headers on the right channel of the containment | | hydrogen monitor, EC-162, which constituted a reportable condition under 10 | | CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(C) and (D), 8-hour report. This is based on a release | | path available such that if the hydrogen monitor was placed in service, | | post-accident, the site release limits could be exceeded. Also, with the | | openings in the supply and return lines, a valid hydrogen concentration | | could not be obtained. As a result, operator action to place the hydrogen | | recombiner in service could have been missed. There are no indications that | | these caps were removed maliciously or as an act of sabotage. It should be | | noted that the other (left channel) hydrogen monitor is the preferred | | monitor to be placed in service due to input to the Emergency Response Data | | System. Both the 3/8 inch vent caps were re-installed upon discovery. | | | | The licensee stated that no recent maintenance in the area. The last time | | the vent caps were known to be removed were in May, 2001 for testing. The | | caps were documented as being re-installed after the test was complete. | | | | The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Hospital |Event Number: 39470 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: VA NATIONAL HEALTH PHYSICS PROGRAM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/23/2002| |LICENSEE: VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:04[EST]| | CITY: SEATTLE REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 10/22/2002| | COUNTY: STATE: WA |EVENT TIME: [PST]| |LICENSE#: 46-00990-01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/23/2002| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |LINDA HOWELL R4 | | |BOB PIERSON NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: MICHAEL C. SIMMONS | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE RIPLEY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |BLO2 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NICKEL-63 SOURCES INADVERTENTLY DISPOSED OF AS SCRAP | | | | A gas chromatograph, Model HP 5880GLC, with two Ni-63 sources was | | inadvertently disposed of with other excess property as scrap metal from the | | Veterans Administration's Puget Sound Health Care System on 10/22/02 without | | notifying the RSO. The loss was discovered on 11/25/02 during a routine | | inventory. The two sealed sources were contained in an electron capture | | detector within the gas chromatograph. The two sources consist of 13.1 | | millicuries of Ni-63 each (as of 11/25/02). The source serial numbers are | | 89665 and 89474. The RSO and the Veterans Administration National Health | | Physics Program are investigating and will file a written report within 30 | | days. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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