Event Notification Report for November 02, 2012
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
11/01/2012 - 11/02/2012
Power Reactor
Event Number: 48475
Facility: COMANCHE PEAK
Region: 4 State: TX
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: DON CHERNY
HQ OPS Officer: STEVE SANDIN
Region: 4 State: TX
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: DON CHERNY
HQ OPS Officer: STEVE SANDIN
Notification Date: 11/02/2012
Notification Time: 03:30 [ET]
Event Date: 11/02/2012
Event Time: 01:42 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 11/02/2012
Notification Time: 03:30 [ET]
Event Date: 11/02/2012
Event Time: 01:42 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 11/02/2012
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) - RPS ACTUATION - CRITICAL 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) - VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUATION
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) - RPS ACTUATION - CRITICAL 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) - VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUATION
Person (Organization):
RICK DEESE (R4DO)
RICK DEESE (R4DO)
| Unit | SCRAM Code | RX Crit | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M/R | Y | 100 | Power Operation | 0 | Hot Standby |
MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO HIGH REACTOR COOLANT PUMP MOTOR BEARING TEMPERATURE
"At 0142 CDT, Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 was manually tripped due to high temperature indications on the 1-04 reactor coolant pump motor radial bearing concurrent with a high / low oil reservoir level alarm. The trip was uncomplicated; all control rods and shutdown rods fully inserted; neither emergency diesel generator started; all safety systems functioned as designed. Both motor driven and the turbine driven auxiliary feed water pumps started as required to restore steam generator levels as a result of the trip. The turbine driven AFW pump was stopped per procedure and returned to auto-start status. Currently, Unit 1 is in Mode 3, no load Tave of 557 degrees F, with temperature being maintained with AFW and steam dumps to the main condenser. All electrical busses are powered from offsite and grid conditions are stable."
The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector.
"At 0142 CDT, Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 was manually tripped due to high temperature indications on the 1-04 reactor coolant pump motor radial bearing concurrent with a high / low oil reservoir level alarm. The trip was uncomplicated; all control rods and shutdown rods fully inserted; neither emergency diesel generator started; all safety systems functioned as designed. Both motor driven and the turbine driven auxiliary feed water pumps started as required to restore steam generator levels as a result of the trip. The turbine driven AFW pump was stopped per procedure and returned to auto-start status. Currently, Unit 1 is in Mode 3, no load Tave of 557 degrees F, with temperature being maintained with AFW and steam dumps to the main condenser. All electrical busses are powered from offsite and grid conditions are stable."
The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector.
Agreement State
Event Number: 48482
Rep Org: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Licensee: CARRILLO & ASSOCIATES INC
Region: 4
City: SAN ANTONIO State: TX
County:
License #: L05804
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KAREN BLANCHARD
HQ OPS Officer: BILL HUFFMAN
Licensee: CARRILLO & ASSOCIATES INC
Region: 4
City: SAN ANTONIO State: TX
County:
License #: L05804
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: KAREN BLANCHARD
HQ OPS Officer: BILL HUFFMAN
Notification Date: 11/06/2012
Notification Time: 12:10 [ET]
Event Date: 11/02/2012
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 02/05/2013
Notification Time: 12:10 [ET]
Event Date: 11/02/2012
Event Time: 00:00 [CST]
Last Update Date: 02/05/2013
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
10 CFR Section:
Person (Organization):
THOMAS FARNHOLTZ (R4DO)
FSME EVENT RESOURCES (E-MA)
ILTAB (E-MA)
MEXICO (FAX)
THOMAS FARNHOLTZ (R4DO)
FSME EVENT RESOURCES (E-MA)
ILTAB (E-MA)
MEXICO (FAX)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT- MISSING TROXLER
The following was received from the State of Texas via email:
"On November 6, 2012, the licensee notified the Agency [State of Texas] that at approximately 0820 hrs one of its employees had discovered that a Troxler Model 3411B moisture/density gauge, containing one 8 millicurie cesium-137 source and one 40 millicurie americium-241/beryllium source, had been stolen from the company-owned vehicle while it was parked at his residence in Laredo, Texas, sometime during the preceding weekend. The licensee reported that the employee had left a temporary work site on Friday, November 2, 2012, and gone to his residence due to a family emergency and had failed to return the gauge to the licensed location. While the employee was loading the vehicle to go to a temporary work site this morning, he realized he had left the gauge in the vehicle over the weekend. When he checked the vehicle, he found the chains had been cut and the gauge was gone. The licensee notified local law enforcement. More information will be provided as it is obtained per SA-300.
"Gauge info: Troxler, Model 3411B, SN: 13121"
Texas Incident Number: I-9007
* * * UPDATE FROM KAREN BLANCHARD TO MARK ABRAMOVITZ AT 1330 ON 2/5/2013 * * *
The following information was received from the State of Texas via e-mail:
"The Troxler Model 3411B moisture/density gauge that was stolen sometime between November 2-6, 2012, in Laredo, TX, was recovered by the licensee on February 2, 2013.
"The licensee was contacted by an unknown person who was offering a machine for sale, no questions asked. Suspecting it was probably their gauge, the licensee made arrangements to buy it. The licensee has no information on the seller.
"The licensee notified local law enforcement of the recovery."
Notified the R4DO (Proulx), FSME Resources, ILTAB (Johnson), and Mexico.
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf
The following was received from the State of Texas via email:
"On November 6, 2012, the licensee notified the Agency [State of Texas] that at approximately 0820 hrs one of its employees had discovered that a Troxler Model 3411B moisture/density gauge, containing one 8 millicurie cesium-137 source and one 40 millicurie americium-241/beryllium source, had been stolen from the company-owned vehicle while it was parked at his residence in Laredo, Texas, sometime during the preceding weekend. The licensee reported that the employee had left a temporary work site on Friday, November 2, 2012, and gone to his residence due to a family emergency and had failed to return the gauge to the licensed location. While the employee was loading the vehicle to go to a temporary work site this morning, he realized he had left the gauge in the vehicle over the weekend. When he checked the vehicle, he found the chains had been cut and the gauge was gone. The licensee notified local law enforcement. More information will be provided as it is obtained per SA-300.
"Gauge info: Troxler, Model 3411B, SN: 13121"
Texas Incident Number: I-9007
* * * UPDATE FROM KAREN BLANCHARD TO MARK ABRAMOVITZ AT 1330 ON 2/5/2013 * * *
The following information was received from the State of Texas via e-mail:
"The Troxler Model 3411B moisture/density gauge that was stolen sometime between November 2-6, 2012, in Laredo, TX, was recovered by the licensee on February 2, 2013.
"The licensee was contacted by an unknown person who was offering a machine for sale, no questions asked. Suspecting it was probably their gauge, the licensee made arrangements to buy it. The licensee has no information on the seller.
"The licensee notified local law enforcement of the recovery."
Notified the R4DO (Proulx), FSME Resources, ILTAB (Johnson), and Mexico.
THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf