Event Notification Report for March 26, 2003
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
03/25/2003 - 03/26/2003
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39684 39685 39689 39696 39697 39698 39699 39700 39701 39702
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39684 |
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| REP ORG: ILLINOIS DEPT OF NUCLEAR SAFETY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/20/2003|
|LICENSEE: CONAM INSPECTION INC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:37[EST]|
| CITY: GLENDALE HEIGHTS REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 03/20/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: IL |EVENT TIME: 16:37[CST]|
|LICENSE#: IL-01225-22 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/20/2003|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JAMES CREED R3 |
| |LARRY CAMPER NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+BRUCE MALLETT R2 |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOE KLINGER |GARY SHEAR R3 |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ARLON COSTA |JOHN DAVIDSON TAS |
+------------------------------------------------+DOE, EPA, USDA (FAX) |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| MISSING RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA CONTAINING AN IRIDIUM-192 RADIOACTIVE SOURCE |
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| "A Department inspector in the W. Chicago Regional Office, took a call ago |
| from the RSO of Conam Inspection Inc. (lL-01225-22) in Glendale Heights, |
| IL. The RSO reported that a radiography camera [Model 660-B, S/N B2872] |
| containing 86 Ci [Curies] of Ir-192 [Iridium-192], as of March 20, 2003, |
| destined for the Sequoyah Power Plant in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee had failed |
| to arrive as of the expected delivery date 3/17/2003. He further stated |
| that the carrier has been contacted daily since 3/18/03 for information as |
| to the package's whereabouts with no success. As of 1515 hrs. on 3/20/03, |
| the carrier indicated to him that the package may have been misrouted and |
| can only confirm the package leaving a sorting facility in Lisle, Illinois |
| with potential stops in South Bend, Indiana and the carrier's hazmat center |
| in Wilmington, Ohio. The RSO was advised that a thorough search was being |
| conducted by the carrier's personnel. |
| |
| "The RSO is sensitive to the current security issues and wanted to ensure |
| the situation was promptly reported and to indicate some extent of |
| frustration with the carrier although he hoped that the carrier would indeed |
| locate the package. The package is in a black AEA Technology [Model 424-9, |
| Sealed Source] overpack box marked with S/N 853 and labeled as a 'Yellow |
| II.' The RSO provided a copy of the shipping paper that included the |
| specific information concerning the radiography camera, the package |
| tracking number, and a contact number at the carrier. The department used |
| this information and made direct contact with the carrier. Carrier |
| confirmed the above information and is continuing their search. In fact, |
| the carrier reported this event to the NRC Operations Center as did NRC |
| Region II." |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 3/21/03 AT 1544 EST VIA EMAIL FROM JOE KLINGER TO ARLON |
| COSTA * * * |
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| "A Department inspector in the W. Chicago Regional Office, took a call ago |
| from the RSO of Conam Inspection Inc. (IL-01225-22) in Glendale Heights, |
| IL. The RSO reported that a radiography camera containing 86 Ci of Ir-192, |
| as of March 20, 2003, destined for the Sequoya Power Plant in Soddy Daisy, |
| Tennessee, had failed to arrive as of the expected delivery date 3/17/2003. |
| He further stated that the carrier has been contacted daily since 3/18/03 |
| for information as to the package's whereabouts with no success. As of |
| 1515 hrs. on 3/20/03, the carrier indicated to him that the package may |
| have been misrouted and can only confirm the package leaving a sorting |
| facility in Lisle, Illinois with potential stops in South Bend, Indiana and |
| the carrier's hazmat center in Wilmington, Ohio. The RSO was advised that |
| a thorough search was being conducted by the carrier's personnel. |
| |
| "The RSO is sensitive to the current security issues and wanted to ensure |
| the situation was promptly reported and to indicate some extent of |
| frustration with the carrier although he hoped that the carrier would indeed |
| locate the package. The package is in a black AEA Technology overpack box |
| marked with S/N 853 and labeled as a 'Yellow II'. The RSO has been asked for |
| a copy of the shipping paper that includes the specific information of the |
| radiography camera, the package tracking number, and a contact number at the |
| carrier so that the Department may make direct inquiries with the company. |
| |
| "On 21 March departmental inspectors proceeded to the Lisle, Illinois |
| Airborne Express distribution facility to survey the area to try and locate |
| the device. At approximately 0930 on 21 March [DELETED], Conam, notified |
| the department that the camera was located by Airborne Express at one of |
| their facilities in Springdale, South Carolina. The camera will be |
| transported to its original destination at Soddy Daisy, TN. Upon learning |
| this information, the departmental inspectors immediately terminated their |
| survey of the Lisle Airborne Express facility. The problem appeared to be a |
| failure to follow the appropriate procedure by Airborne Express for their |
| hazmat packages. The Airborne Express procedures are adequate and are |
| routinely used effectively but for this package they made an error that |
| resulted in the hazmat package being sent to their standard package |
| processing facility in Atlanta and subsequently inadvertently sent to |
| Springdale, SC. Airborne Express is reviewing possible actions to prevent |
| recurrence. NRC was notified by phone and email that the camera had been |
| located. The event was assigned event number 39684." |
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| Notified NMSS EO (Camper), R3DO (Creed), R2DO (Julian) and via fax DOE, EPA, |
| USDA, HHS, FEMA and DHS. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39685 |
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| REP ORG: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/21/2003|
|LICENSEE: LAW ENGINEERING & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVI|NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:58[EST]|
| CITY: FORT WORTH REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 03/21/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: 03:40[CST]|
|LICENSE#: L05490-000 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/21/2003|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CLAUDE JOHNSON R4 |
| |LARRY CAMPER NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES H. OGDEN, JR. | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ARLON COSTA | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT: STOLEN TROXLER MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE |
| |
| "Gauge operator was working the swing shift supporting operations of |
| construction of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) in Dallas, Texas. |
| Enroute to company office, he stopped by his residence from 3:00 a.m. to |
| 3:40 a.m. for breakfast. Before departing for the storage location, 2200 |
| Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, he noted that the gauge and chain were missing |
| from his company [Law Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.] truck |
| (Black Ford, F-150). The stolen gauge is a Troxler 3411 B, Serial No. |
| 10732, with two sealed sources: Cs-137, 8 millicuries, Serial No. 40-8208 |
| and AM-241/Be, 40 millicuries, Serial No. 46-2134. A report of the theft |
| was made to the White Settlement Police Department and to his supervisor, |
| [DELETED]. The gauge, chain, and lock are completely missing from the |
| vehicle. |
| |
| "Licensee notified White Settlement Police Department, and Texas Department |
| of Health/Bureau of Radiation Control, TDH/BRC will notify NRC, INEEL, |
| Troxler Electronic Labs, and the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, New |
| Mexico, and Oklahoma, as well as, the country of Mexico. |
| |
| "Media attention: None at this time. Licensee is debating notifications to |
| local media and possibly offering a reward for return of the gauge." |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39689 |
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| REP ORG: ALABAMA RADIATION CONTROL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/22/2003|
|LICENSEE: GALLET AND ASSOCIATES |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:44[EST]|
| CITY: HOMEWOOD REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 03/22/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: AL |EVENT TIME: 09:30[CST]|
|LICENSE#: 991 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/22/2003|
| DOCKET: |+----------------------------+
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CAUDLE JULIAN R2 |
| |LARRY CAMPER NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES L. MCNEES | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ARLON COSTA | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT: STOLEN MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE |
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| "At 11:12 a.m. on Saturday March 22, 2003 James L. McNees of the Office of |
| Radiation Control was contacted at his home by Mr. Tad Nelson of Gallet and |
| Associates, (Alabama Radioactive Material License No. 991) and notified that |
| at approximately 10:00 a.m. this morning that a Campbell Pacific model MC-3 |
| moisture density gauge had been stolen from the back of a company pickup |
| truck at an employee's home. Nelson stated that the Homewood (Alabama) |
| Police Department was currently at the location investigating. The device |
| contains approximately 10 mCi [millicuries] of Cs-137 and 40 mCi |
| [millicuries] of Am-241. Nelson further stated that the shipping container |
| housing the device was locked, as was the control mechanism on the device, |
| and that the thief(s) reportedly obtained the device by cutting the chain by |
| which the shipping container was locked to the bed of the truck. |
| |
| "Alabama Emergency Management Agency was notified at 11:28 a.m., who [in |
| turn] alerted other civil authorities in the Jefferson County area. The |
| principal concern being that once the thief discovers that the stolen device |
| has little value at sale, and is hazardous, that it will be abandoned. |
| |
| "Mr. Nelson agreed that if the device was not recovered by this afternoon |
| that a press release should be made. At 5:00 p.m. today, March 22, 2003, |
| the writer was informed by Mr. Nelson that the device had not been |
| recovered. Both agreed that Gallet and Associates should forward the |
| attached press release to local Jefferson County media outlets. |
| |
| The Licensee, Gullet & Associates, issued the following Press Release on |
| March 22, 2003: |
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| "Around or before 9:30 on March 22, 2003, a moisture-density gauge |
| containing sealed sources of radioactive material was stolen from its case |
| locked to a truck owned by Gallet & Associates, Inc. of Birmingham, Alabama. |
| The truck was parked at a home in the Edgewood community of Homewood, |
| Alabama near the Palisades Shopping Center. The Homewood Police Department |
| was notified and is continuing their investigation. |
| |
| "The Attached is a sketch of the gauge stolen. Labels indicating the device |
| is radioactive should be visible on the gauge itself. Normally the |
| radioactive sealed source is locked in a safe position. The device does not |
| pose a health hazard as long as it is not tampered with or handled by |
| untrained individuals. Please notify the Homewood Police Department at |
| (205) 877-8637, Gallet & Associates, Inc. at (205) 942-1289, the Alabama |
| Division of Radiation Control at 1-800-582-1866, or your local police |
| department if found. |
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| "Since the device and sale of such is regulated it therefore has no resale |
| value and can only be used to determine the moisture content and density of |
| soils by licensed, qualified personnel. |
| |
| "A reward is offered for the recovery or information leading to the recovery |
| of the device." |
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 39696 |
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| FACILITY: PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/25/2003|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 01:15[EST]|
| COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 03/24/2003|
| 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 00:30[CST]|
| BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/25/2003|
| CITY: PADUCAH REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: McCRACKEN STATE: KY |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: GDP-1 AGREEMENT: Y |MICHAEL PARKER R3 |
| DOCKET: 0707001 |LARRY CAMPER NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+JOHN JOLICOEUR IRO |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: TOM WHITE | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ERIC THOMAS | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | |
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| BULLETIN 91-01 24 HOUR REPORT FOR CRITICALITY CONTROL |
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| At 0030 on 3-24-03, the Plant Shift Superintendent (PSS) was notified that |
| nine (9) pallets of process equipment containing less than a safe uranium |
| mass and spaced 2 feet edge to edge were discovered in C-335. NCSA GEN-010 |
| requires that the total uranium mass of an equipment group be independently |
| verified and documented to be less than or equal to a safe mass based on the |
| highest assay according to CP2-PO-FO1031. No documentation exists to support |
| that the total uranium mass was verified or independently verified according |
| to CP2-PO-FO1031 in violation of NCSA GEN-010. |
| |
| The NRC Senior Resident Inspector has been notified of this event. |
| |
| PGDP Assessment and Tracking Report No. ATR 03-0876; PGDP Event Report No. |
| PAD-2003-006, NRC Event Worksheet [EN 39696]. |
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| Responsible Division: Operations |
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| SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE OF EVENTS: |
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| Although the total mass of the grouped items was not independently verified |
| to be less than a safe mass, no single pallet contains greater than 35 |
| pounds of uranium. The highest enrichment of any item was 2.0 wt. % 235U. |
| The safe mass for uranium at 2.0 wt. % 235U is approximately 250 pounds. |
| |
| POTENTIAL CRITICALITY PATHWAYS INVOLVED (BRIEF SCENARIO(S) OF HOW |
| CRITICALITY COULD OCCUR |
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| In order for a criticality to be possible, greater than a safe mass of |
| uranium must be accumulated and then become moderated. |
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| CONTROLLED PARAMETERS MASS. MODERATION, GEOMETRY, CONCENTRATION, ETC |
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| Double contingency is maintained by implementation of two controls |
| (verification and independent verification) of mass. |
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| ESTIMATED AMOUNT, ENRICHMENT, FORM OF LICENSED MATERIAL (INCLUDE PROCESS |
| LIMIT AND % WORST CASE CRITICAL MASS); |
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| No single pallet has greater than 35 pounds of uranium and the highest assay |
| of any Item is 2.0 wt. % 235U. The safe mass for this assay is 250 pounds. |
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| NUCLEAR CRITICALITY SAFETY CONTROL(S) OR CONTROL SYSTEM(S) AND DESCRIPTION |
| OF THE FAILURES OR DEFICIENCIES |
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| The first leg of double contingency is based on mass. NCSA GEN-010 requires |
| that the total uranium mass of grouped items be verified less than the UH |
| [Uncomplicated Handling] mass limit and documented. No documentation exists |
| that substantiates that this verification was performed; therefore, this |
| control was violated. However, since none of the groups contain greater than |
| a safe mass this parameter was not exceeded. |
| |
| The second leg of double contingency is based on mass. NCSA GEN-010 requires |
| that the total uranium mass of grouped items be independently verified less |
| than the UH mass limit and documented in accordance with CP2-PO-FO1031. No |
| documentation exists that substantiates that this independent verification |
| was performed; therefore, this control was violated. |
| |
| Even though the mass parameter was maintained, double contingency is based |
| on two controls on mass. Since neither control was maintained, double |
| contingency was not maintained. |
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| CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO RESTORE SAFETY SYSTEMS AND WHEN EACH WAS IMPLEMENTED: |
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| 1. Properly group and document each pallet according to CP2-CO-CN2030. |
| 2. Upon completion of corrective action 1 for each of the 9 pallets, the |
| exclusion zone and postings may be removed. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39697 |
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| FACILITY: MCGUIRE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/25/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: NC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:41[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 03/25/2003|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: WADSWORTH |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/25/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |RUDOLPH BERNHARD R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|DDDD 73.71(b)(1) SAFEGUARDS REPORTS | |
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|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 |
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| DISCOVERY OF CRIMANAL ACT INVOLVING FALSIFICATION OF INFORMATION PERTAINING |
| TO ACCESS SCREENING |
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| Compensatory measures taken by Licensee upon discovery. The NRC Resident |
| Inspector was notified. |
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| Contact HOO for additional information. |
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| SEE EVENTS # 39698 AND 39700 |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39698 |
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| FACILITY: CATAWBA REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/25/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:57[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 03/25/2003|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:00[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BRADLEY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/25/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |RUDOLPH BERNHARD R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
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|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 Hot Standby |0 Hot Standby |
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| DISCOVERY OF CRIMANAL ACT INVOLVING FALSIFICATION OF INFORMATION PERTAINING |
| TO ACCESS SCREENING |
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| Compensatory measures taken by Licensee upon discovery. The NRC Resident |
| Inspector will be notified. |
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| Contact HOO for additional information. |
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| SEE EVENTS # 39697 AND 39700 |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39699 |
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| FACILITY: PALISADES REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/25/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:42[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE |EVENT DATE: 03/25/2003|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:21[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEN JOHNSON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/25/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ERIC THOMAS +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: ALERT |MICHAEL PARKER R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |BILL BATEMAN NRR |
|AAEC 50.72(a) (1) (i) EMERGENCY DECLARED |JOHN JOLICOEUR IRO |
|AESF 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUAT|DAVE BARDEN FEMA |
|AINB 50.72(b)(3)(v)(B) POT RHR INOP |BLAIR SPITZBERG R4 |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION |JAMES DYER RA |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling |
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| ALERT DECLARED DUE TO LOSS OF SHUTDOWN COOLING |
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| The reactor is shutdown for a refueling outage since 3/17/03. An alert |
| declaration was made on 3/25/03 at 1121 EST due to loss of shutdown cooling. |
| Time to boil is estimated to be less than fifty five (55) minutes. Plant |
| status is degrading. There are no radioactivity releases in progress. The |
| current wind direction is from 270 to 90 degrees. The wind speed is eight |
| (8) miles per hour, class B stability with no precipitation. Mitigating |
| responses by the Licensee are in progress. |
| |
| The U.S. NRC entered the Monitoring Phase of Normal Mode at 1159 at EST. |
| |
| *** UPDATE ON 3/25/03 AT 1233 EST FROM JONATHAN SEGUNDO TO HQ OPERATIONS |
| CENTER*** |
| |
| The Alert condition was terminated and the Station entered an Unusual Event |
| at 12:31 EST due to loss of offsite power. Shutdown cooling was restored at |
| 11:41 EST. Plant systems are being powered by the Emergency Diesel |
| Generators. Reactor Coolant System temperature is at 104 degrees |
| Fahrenheit. There are no radioactivity releases in progress. |
| |
| *** UPDATE ON 3/25/03 AT 1824 EST FROM AMY HAZELHOFF TO ARLON COSTA*** |
| |
| "Nuclear Management Company is providing additional information related to |
| event notification 39699, which was reported at 1121 [1142] EST on March 25, |
| 2003. This information is provided for completeness of reportability |
| requirements. The event reported earlier is also reportable under the |
| following criteria: |
| 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A), due to actuation of the emergency diesel generators |
| and |
| 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(v)(B), due to loss of shutdown cooling. |
| |
| "Additionally, a press release has been issued. Therefore, a report is |
| required per 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi) for notification to offsite agencies. |
| Palisades remains in an Unusual Event until a qualified offsite circuit is |
| supplying a vital bus. The plant is currently stable. The root cause [of |
| this incident] is not yet known." |
| |
| Notifications of this update were made by the Licensee to the NRC Resident |
| Inspector, the state, local and other government agencies, and a press |
| release was issued on this incident. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39700 |
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| FACILITY: OCONEE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/25/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [3] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:42[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] B&W-L-LP,[2] B&W-L-LP,[3] B&W-L-L|EVENT DATE: 03/25/2003|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:00[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: Daniel Durham |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/25/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |RUDOLPH BERNHARD R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|DDDD 73.71(b)(1) SAFEGUARDS REPORTS | |
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+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|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 |
|3 N Y 99 Power Operation |99 Power Operation |
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| DISCOVERY OF CRIMINAL ACT INVOLVING FALSIFICATION OF INFORMATION PERTAINING |
| TO ACCESS SCREENING |
| |
| Compensatory measures taken by Licensee upon discovery. The NRC Resident |
| Inspector will be notified. |
| |
| Contact HOO for additional information. |
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| SEE EVENTS #39697 AND 39698. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39701 |
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| FACILITY: SUSQUEHANNA REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/26/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 00:30[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 03/25/2003|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 23:58[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT BOESCH |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/26/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE RIPLEY +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |PAMELA HENDERSON R1 |
|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 |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION OF MEDICAL CONDITION |
| |
| "On 3/25/03 at 23:45 [EST] the Main Control Room was notified that an |
| individual with a medical condition (believed to be a kidney stone) needed |
| to be transported to the hospital by ambulance. An ambulance was dispatched |
| to the site. The individual was not contaminated. The individual was |
| transported to a local hospital for treatment. |
| |
| "The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency was notified at 23:58 [EST]. |
| Due to notification to another government agency, this event is reportable |
| under 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi)." |
| |
| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39702 |
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: BROWNS FERRY REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/26/2003|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: AL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 06:04[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4,[3] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 03/26/2003|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 02:45[CST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOE BENNET |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/26/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE RIPLEY +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |RUDOLPH BERNHARD R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ASHU 50.72(b)(2)(i) PLANT S/D REQD BY TS | |
|AESF 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUAT| |
| | |
| | |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
| | |
|2 M/R Y 61 Power Operation |0 Hot Shutdown |
| | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| SHUTDOWN REQUIRED BY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS |
| |
| "On 3/26/03 at 02:45 [CST], Unit 2 experienced a trip of the 2B |
| Recirculation system variable frequency drive (VFD). The 2A VFD had tripped |
| earlier in the shift. This resulted in entry into Technical Specification |
| 3.4.1 .B, which requires the plant to be placed in Mode 3 within 12 hours. |
| The unit was manually scrammed at this time in accordance with plant |
| procedures. |
| |
| "This event is reportable within 4 hours per 10CFR 50.72 (b)(2)(i) as 'The |
| initiation of any nuclear plant shutdown required by the plant's Technical |
| Specifications'. It is also reportable per 10CFR 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) and |
| 10CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(A) and (iv)(B)." |
| |
| The cause of the Recirculation System VFD is being investigated. The |
| licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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