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Event Notification Report for February 06, 2019

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

Event Reports For
2/5/2019 - 2/6/2019

** EVENT NUMBERS **

Non-Agreement State	Event Number: 53850
Rep Org: INTERTEK ASSET INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT Licensee: INTERTEK ASSET INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT Region: 4 City: HOUMA State: LA County: License #: 17-29308-01 Agreement: Y Docket: NRC Notified By: WILLIAM JOHNSTON HQ OPS Officer: HOWIE CROUCH	Notification Date: 01/29/2019 Notification Time: 10:44 [ET] Event Date: 01/29/2019 Event Time: 00:00 [CST] Last Update Date: 01/29/2019
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: 30.50(b)(2) - SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILURE	Person (Organization): GREG WERNER (R4DO) NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)

Event Text

RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA SOURCE DISCONNECTED

The following incident occurred in federal waters on Chevron's St. Malo platform.

On January 26, 2019, while retracting the source after a radiography shot, the radiographer determined that the source had become disconnected. The radiographer and assistant radiographer established a 2 mR boundary and contacted their radiation safety officer (RSO). The RSO dispatched a licensed source retriever to the platform.

After arriving at the platform on January 27, 2019, the source retriever was able to place the source into a shielded container. The source and camera were transported back to the licensee facility located in Houma, LA. The camera and source will be inspected/repaired by the manufacturer prior to placing them back into service.

The camera is a SPEC-150 camera, serial number 1717, containing a 33 Ci Ir-192 source, serial number ZI0603.

The licensed retriever received 275 mR during the retrieval. The radiography and assistant radiography technicians received 24 mR and 41 mR exposure.

Power Reactor	Event Number: 53861
Facility: QUAD CITIES Region: 3 State: IL Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-3,[2] GE-3 NRC Notified By: DEREK DROCKELMAN HQ OPS Officer: JEFFREY WHITED	Notification Date: 02/06/2019 Notification Time: 02:22 [ET] Event Date: 02/05/2019 Event Time: 18:04 [CST] Last Update Date: 02/06/2019
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) - ACCIDENT MITIGATION	Person (Organization): ROBERT DALEY (R3DO)

Unit

SCRAM Code

RX Crit

Initial PWR

Initial RX Mode

Current PWR

Current RX Mode

100

Power Operation

100

Power Operation

Event Text

UNIT ONE HPCI SYSTEM INOPERABLE DUE TO BLOWN FUSE

"On February 5, 2019, at 1804 [CST], during a Unit 1 High Pressure Coolant Injection (HPCI) operability surveillance, a fuse blew in the logic for the motor speed changer for the turbine. The Unit 1 HPCI system was taken out of service for planned maintenance earlier in the day. The fuse issue was not related to any maintenance activities. Had HPCI been demanded, this fuse failure would not have allowed HPCI to reach its required speed. HPCI remains inoperable pending resolution of the issue. The Reactor Core Isolation Cooling (RCIC) system was confirmed operable. There were no other systems inoperable at the time of the event. HPCI had been last successfully tested on November 6, 2018.

"This event is being reported as a condition that could have prevented fulfillment of a safety function in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D). The HPCI system is a single train system and the loss of HPCI could impact the plant's ability to mitigate the consequences of an accident.

"The NRC Senior Resident Inspector has been notified."

Inoperable HPCI places the unit in a 14 day Technical Specification Limiting Condition of Operability.

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