Event Notification Report for July 05, 2023
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
EVENT REPORTS FOR
07/04/2023 - 07/05/2023
Part 21
Event Number: 56679
Rep Org: Cooper Nuclear Power Plant
Licensee: Cooper Nuclear Power Plant
Region: 4
City: Brownville State: NE
County: Nemaha
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: David Van Der Kamp
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Licensee: Cooper Nuclear Power Plant
Region: 4
City: Brownville State: NE
County: Nemaha
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: David Van Der Kamp
HQ OPS Officer: Brian P. Smith
Notification Date: 08/15/2023
Notification Time: 13:20 [ET]
Event Date: 07/05/2023
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 08/15/2023
Notification Time: 13:20 [ET]
Event Date: 07/05/2023
Event Time: 00:00 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 08/15/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
21.21(d)(3)(i) - Defects And Noncompliance
10 CFR Section:
21.21(d)(3)(i) - Defects And Noncompliance
Person (Organization):
Werner, Greg (R4DO)
Part 21/50.55 Reactors, - (EMAIL)
Werner, Greg (R4DO)
Part 21/50.55 Reactors, - (EMAIL)
PART 21 REPORT - RELAY MECHANICAL PROBLEM
The following information is a synopsis provided by the licensee via facsimile:
Cooper Nuclear Station completed an internal Part 21 evaluation concerning a batch of relays procured under the same purchase order from General Electric Hitachi. Following the failure of a relay, an independent laboratory identified a mechanical problem with the hinged armature, resulting in the relay potentially failing to return to its de-energized state. The relays are not currently installed in a safety related application. The NRC Resident has been notified. A written notification will be provided within 30 days.
Affected known plants include only Cooper at the time of the notification.
The following information is a synopsis provided by the licensee via facsimile:
Cooper Nuclear Station completed an internal Part 21 evaluation concerning a batch of relays procured under the same purchase order from General Electric Hitachi. Following the failure of a relay, an independent laboratory identified a mechanical problem with the hinged armature, resulting in the relay potentially failing to return to its de-energized state. The relays are not currently installed in a safety related application. The NRC Resident has been notified. A written notification will be provided within 30 days.
Affected known plants include only Cooper at the time of the notification.
Agreement State
Event Number: 56608
Rep Org: Florida Bureau of Radiation Control
Licensee: Universal Engineering Sciences, LLC
Region: 1
City: St Petersburg State: FL
County:
License #: 4696-11
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Reno J. Fabii
HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton
Licensee: Universal Engineering Sciences, LLC
Region: 1
City: St Petersburg State: FL
County:
License #: 4696-11
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Reno J. Fabii
HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton
Notification Date: 07/05/2023
Notification Time: 16:21 [ET]
Event Date: 07/05/2023
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 07/05/2023
Notification Time: 16:21 [ET]
Event Date: 07/05/2023
Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 07/05/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Lilliendahl, Jon (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Lilliendahl, Jon (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT- DAMAGED TROXLER GAUGE
The following information was provided by the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control via email:
"The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for Universal Engineering Sciences, reported that a Troxler gauge, possibly Model 3440, was improperly secured on the back of a truck, fell off, and was damaged. The gauge was in the shielded position but not in the case. The worker was able to retrieve the gauge from the road and secure it. The Troxler sources are believed to be intact. The local office RSO is in route to the location with radiation instruments and shielding (bucket of sand) to verify the sources were not breached. If the sources are found to be breached, they will be returned to Troxler for repair/disposal. No Bureau of Radiation Control assistance was requested."
Florida Incident Number: FL23-101
The following information was provided by the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control via email:
"The Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for Universal Engineering Sciences, reported that a Troxler gauge, possibly Model 3440, was improperly secured on the back of a truck, fell off, and was damaged. The gauge was in the shielded position but not in the case. The worker was able to retrieve the gauge from the road and secure it. The Troxler sources are believed to be intact. The local office RSO is in route to the location with radiation instruments and shielding (bucket of sand) to verify the sources were not breached. If the sources are found to be breached, they will be returned to Troxler for repair/disposal. No Bureau of Radiation Control assistance was requested."
Florida Incident Number: FL23-101
Power Reactor
Event Number: 56702
Facility: Comanche Peak
Region: 4 State: TX
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: Mark Bowden
HQ OPS Officer: Lawrence Criscione
Region: 4 State: TX
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: Mark Bowden
HQ OPS Officer: Lawrence Criscione
Notification Date: 08/30/2023
Notification Time: 14:57 [ET]
Event Date: 07/05/2023
Event Time: 01:30 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 08/30/2023
Notification Time: 14:57 [ET]
Event Date: 07/05/2023
Event Time: 01:30 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 08/30/2023
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
26.719 - Fitness For Duty
10 CFR Section:
26.719 - Fitness For Duty
Person (Organization):
Gepford, Heather (R4DO)
FFD Group, (EMAIL)
Gepford, Heather (R4DO)
FFD Group, (EMAIL)
| Unit | SCRAM Code | RX Crit | Initial PWR | Initial RX Mode | Current PWR | Current RX Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N | Y | 100 | Power Operation | 100 | Power Operation |
NOTICE OF MISSED 24-HOUR NOTIFICATION PER 10 CFR 26.719(b)(1)
The following information was provided by the licensee via email:
"On 07/05/2023, at 0130 hours, a security officer found a 1 ounce bottle of vanilla extract in the protected area. Alcohol was identified as an ingredient on the ingredients label. It was determined the alcohol by volume (ABV) for vanilla extract is 35 percent ABV, above the 0.5 percent ABV considered low alcohol content. Vanilla extract is not listed as a prohibited item within Comanche Peak procedures.
"The initial reporting assessment of not reportable has been questioned during an in-process security access inspection and reassessed as a reportable condition. Emergency Notification System notification should have been made by 0130 CDT on 07/06/2023. This report restores compliance."
The NRC Resident will be notified.
The following information was provided by the licensee via email:
"On 07/05/2023, at 0130 hours, a security officer found a 1 ounce bottle of vanilla extract in the protected area. Alcohol was identified as an ingredient on the ingredients label. It was determined the alcohol by volume (ABV) for vanilla extract is 35 percent ABV, above the 0.5 percent ABV considered low alcohol content. Vanilla extract is not listed as a prohibited item within Comanche Peak procedures.
"The initial reporting assessment of not reportable has been questioned during an in-process security access inspection and reassessed as a reportable condition. Emergency Notification System notification should have been made by 0130 CDT on 07/06/2023. This report restores compliance."
The NRC Resident will be notified.