Morning Report for May 6, 2003
Headquarters Daily Report MAY 06, 2003 ******************************************************** REPORT NEGATIVE ATTACHED INPUT RECEIVED HEADQUARTERS X REGION I X REGION II X REGION III X REGION IV X PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED MORNING REPORT - REGION II MAY 6, 2003 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Carolina Power & Light Co. MR Number: 2-03-0006 Harris 1 Date: 05/06/03 Raleigh,North Carolina Dockets: 50-400 PWR/W-3-LP Subject: INITIATION OF SPECIAL INSPECTION AT SHEARON HARRIS Discussion: On April 28, 2003, while the licensee was performing remote shutdown system testing, a relief valve in the component cooling water (CCW) non-essential CCW piping header lifted and failed to reseat. The resulting loss of CCW inventory caused the plant operators to enter the appropriate abnormal operating procedure and, as directed by that procedure, to secure both CCW pumps to prevent pump damage, thus shutting off cooling flow to the residual heat removal (RHR) heat exchangers. This initiated a loss of RHR shutdown cooling for approximately 5 minutes. To restore shutdown cooling, the operators isolated the subject relief valve, refilled the CCW surge tank, and restarted a CCW pump. This event occurred during a period of reduced inventory and high decay heat with containment integrity not set (containment equipment hatch was open with contingency closure requirements). Regional Action: Region II, under the guidance of NRC Management Directive 8.3, initiated a Special Inspection at the site on May 5, based on the loss of shutdown cooling during a period of reduced inventory and high decay heat, with containment integrity not set. Contact: PAUL E. FREDRICKSON (404)562-4530 REGION IV MORNING REPORT PAGE 2 MAY 6, 2003 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Energy Northwest MR Number: 4-03-0001 Columbia Generating Station 2 Date: 05/06/03 Richland,Washington Resident Inspector Dockets: 50-397 BWR/GE-5 On Tuesday, May 6, 2003, approximately 20 Energy Northwest (Columbia Generating Station or CGS) off-duty security officers established an informational picket approximately 10 miles from the site. The union contract for security officers expired on November 1, 2002; however, the licensee and the security officers continue to operate under the conditions of the contract until a new contract is approved. The security officers are state employees, in essential positions, and therefore are prohibited from striking. The negotiation process provides for mediation and arbitration, if necessary. Energy Northwest management and union officials are currently engaged in mediation. The informational picket has not impacted plant operations (CGS is currently shutdown for a refueling outage). The licensee had not been informed by the union as to how long the informational picket would last. As of 8:30 a.m. PDT there had not been any media interest. Regional Action: This Morning Report is for information only. Contact: W. B. Jones (817)860-8147 T. W. Pruett (817)860-8215
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