Morning Report for April 23, 1999
Headquarters Daily Report APRIL 23, 1999 *************************************************************************** REPORT NEGATIVE NO INPUT ATTACHED INPUT RECEIVED RECEIVED HEADQUARTERS X REGION I X REGION II X REGION III X REGION IV X PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED MORNING REPORT - REGION I APRIL 23, 1999 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Peco Energy Company. MR Number: 1-99-0016 Limerick 2 Date: 04/23/99 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania SRI/PC Dockets: 50-353 BWR/GE-4 Subject: SERIOUS PERSONNEL INJURY DURING REFUELING OUTAGE Reportable Event Number: 35616 Discussion: While lowering an approximately 2000 pound flow diffuser from the high pressure turbine shell during the main turbine retrofit work, a worker lost a substantial portion of one finger when the cribbing and jack used to support the diffuser failed and pinned the worker's hand between the diffuser and an I-beam used as part of the cribbing assembly. Because of the extent of the injury, the worker was evacuated for offsite medical attention prior to site personnel completing a contamination survey. At the hospital, the individual was determined not to be contaminated. The licensee stopped work on the turbine retrofit work and conducted a safety standdown for all personnel. Regional Action: The resident staff continues to follow the licensee's actions in response to this event. NRC staff informed the OSHA area office in accordance with the NRC/OSHA memorandum of understanding. Contact: Curtis Cowgill (610)337-5233 Arthur Burritt (609)327-1344 _ REGION III MORNING REPORT PAGE 2 APRIL 23, 1999 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Wisconsin Electric Power Co. MR Number: 3-99-0033 Point Beach 1 Date: 04/23/99 Two Rivers,Wisconsin E-Mail from Resident Inspect. Staff Dockets: 50-266 PWR/W-2-LP Subject: Point Beach Nuclear Plant Unit 1 Shut Down For Maintenance Outage Discussion: On April 23, 1999, the licensee began a mid-cycle maintenance outage for Unit 1. Major work scheduled for the planned four-day outage included: repair of a control rod drive mechanism cooling fan, main generator motor-operated disconnect repair, secondary system valve repairs, and condenser waterbox cleaning. The outage is being conducted to bolster reliability during the peak-demand summer months. Regional Action: The resident inspectors observed the reactor shutdown and will review selected maintenance activities during the outage. Contact: R. Lanksbury (630)829-9631 _
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