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Event Notification Report for March 21, 2003








                    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

                              Operations Center



                              Event Reports For

                           03/20/2003 - 03/21/2003



                              ** EVENT NUMBERS **



39681  39682  39683  



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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   39681       |

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| FACILITY: BRUNSWICK                REGION:  2  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/19/2003|

|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  NC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:15[EST]|

|   RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4                    |EVENT DATE:        03/19/2003|

+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        21:30[EST]|

| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  David Jester                 |LAST UPDATE DATE:  03/20/2003|

|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  ERIC THOMAS                  +-----------------------------+

+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |

|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |CAUDLE JULIAN        R2      |

|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |

|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       94       Power Operation  |94       Power Operation  |

|                                                   |                          |

|                                                   |                          |

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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   

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| SINK HOLE IN SITE STABILIZATION POND                                         |

|                                                                              |

| "The site stabilization pond has developed a sink hole which has created a   |

| partial bypass of the normal treatment system from an unauthorized release   |

| point. The stabilization pond receives water pumped from a Storm Drain Basin |

| which collects storm drainage from various areas around the site. This       |

| release from an unauthorized discharge point requires notification to the    |

| State of North Carolina in accordance with our NPDES permit. This report     |

| initiated per [50.72(b)(2)(xi)] due to State of North Carolina               |

| notification."                                                               |

|                                                                              |

| The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector.                        |

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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   39682       |

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| FACILITY: SUSQUEHANNA              REGION:  1  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/20/2003|

|    UNIT:  [1] [2] []                STATE:  PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 04:39[EST]|

|   RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4                    |EVENT DATE:        03/20/2003|

+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        00:15[EST]|

| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  Robert Boesch                |LAST UPDATE DATE:  03/20/2003|

|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  ERIC THOMAS                  +-----------------------------+

+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |

|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |PETE ESELGROTH       R1      |

|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |

|AINC 50.72(b)(3)(v)(C)   POT UNCNTRL RAD REL    |                             |

|                                                |                             |

|                                                |                             |

|                                                |                             |

+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+

|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          N       0        Refueling        |0        Refueling        |

|                                                   |                          |

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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   

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| INOPERABLE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT                                             |

|                                                                              |

| "On 3/20/03 at 0015 hours during performance of Secondary Containment        |

| drawdown testing, it was determined that the Technical Specification maximum |

| allowed combined flowrate of 2885 SCFM for Zone 1 and Zone 3 was exceeded.   |

| The average flow for the two zones was approximately 3000 SCFM. The          |

| condition required the Station to declare both zones inoperable, and placed  |

| Unit 1 in a 4 hour LCO to restore Secondary Containment. Unit 2 is already   |

| in Mode 5, however the condition would have prevented all additional fuel    |

| moves. The Standby Gas Treatment System was capable of maintaining the DP    |

| requirement of 0.25 " vac. water gauge during the test. By 0330              |

| investigation had reduced flow from the two zones to approximately 2600      |

| SCFM, and the LCO was exited. The inoperability of Secondary Containment is  |

| a loss of an entire Safety Function that is needed to control the release of |

| radioactive material, and is reportable under 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(v)(c)."       |

|                                                                              |

| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.                            |

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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   39683       |

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| FACILITY: PALO VERDE               REGION:  4  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/20/2003|

|    UNIT:  [1] [2] [3]               STATE:  AZ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:13[EST]|

|   RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE,[3] CE                 |EVENT DATE:        03/20/2003|

+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        08:30[MST]|

| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  DAN MARKS                    |LAST UPDATE DATE:  03/20/2003|

|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  ARLON COSTA                  +-----------------------------+

+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |

|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |CLAUDE JOHNSON       R4      |

|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |

|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       97       Power Operation  |97       Power Operation  |

|2     N          Y       98       Power Operation  |98       Power Operation  |

|3     N          Y       99       Power Operation  |99       Power Operation  |

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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   

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| MEDIA COVERAGE OF TERRORIST TARGET                                           |

|                                                                              |

| "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 10CFR50.73.          |

|                                                                              |

| "This ENS notification is to inform the agency of an issue within the NRC's  |

| purview that may affect or raise a concern about the public health and       |

| safety.                                                                      |

|                                                                              |

| "It has been reported in two news articles that the Palo Verde Nuclear       |

| Generating Station has been identified as a terrorist target.  These two     |

| articles have been copied from the internet                                  |

| [ww.cnn.com/2003/US/Southwest/03/20/nuclear.plant.threat/index.html and      |

| www.washtimes.com/national/20030320-43174000.htm] and attached to this       |

| notification. We have also been informed of television coverage on the same  |

| subject on CNN and local networks.                                           |

|                                                                              |

| "The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station is prepared to respond to media   |

| questions, but has no plans to issue a press release.                        |

|                                                                              |

| "The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified of this ENS call."             |

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