Headquarters Daily report MAY 06, 1994 *************************************************************************** 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 - HEADQUARTERS MAY 6, 1994 MR Number: H-94-0047 NRR DAILY REPORT ITEM GENERIC COMMUNICATIONS BRANCH/EVENTS ASSESSMENT BRANCH DIVISION OF OPERATING REACTOR SUPPORT OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION Subject: N/A NRC Information Notice 94-33, "Capacitor Failures in Westinghouse Eagle 21 Plant Protection Systems," will be issued May 9, 1994. The NRC is issuing this information notice to alert addressees to two different types of capacitor failures that can cause loss of power to portions of Eagle 21 reactor protection systems manufactured by Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Technical contact: Richard C. Wilson, NRR (301) 504-3220 PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED MORNING REPORT - REGION II MAY 6, 1994 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Duke Power Co. MR Number: 2-94-0034 Oconee 1 Date: 05/06/94 Seneca,South Carolina Dockets: 50-269 PWR/B&W-L-LP Subject: MISSING STEAM GENERATOR TUBE PLUG Reportable Event Number: N/A Discussion: During routine inspection of the Oconee Unit 1 Once Through Steam Generator, (OTSG), Duke personnel identified that a previously installed tube plug was missing. The missing plug is from the outlet plenum of OTSG "B". The tube plug had been installed in 1989, and had been verified in place during two previous refueling outages. Currently, the licensee is in the process of searching for the plug which has not yet been located. The refueling outage schedule includes defueling beginning May 8, 1994. From previous experience regarding loose plugs from the OTSG outlet plenums, the missing plug may be located in the lower vessel area, which will be accessible as the fuel assemblies are removed. Regional Action: The resident inspectors are following this issue Contact: M. SINKULE (404)331-5506 PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED MORNING REPORT - REGION III MAY 6, 1994 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Braun Intertec Corporation MR Number: 3-94-0091 Braun Intertec Corporation Date: 05/05/94 Minneapolis,Minnesota TELEPHONE TO REGION III Dockets: 03011193 License No: 22-16537-01 Subject: MOISTURE/DENSITY GAUGE RUN OVER Reportable Event Number: N/A Discussion: On the morning of May 5, 1994, an employee authorized user of Braun Intertec transported a Troxler Moisture/Density gauge containing cesium- 137 and americium-241 to a temporary job site, a golf course, in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The employee removed the gauge from the transport case and placed it on the ground within fifteen (15) feet of the transport vehicle. He did not unlock the gauge. He was engaged in conversation by another individual at the transport vehicle when a dump truck started to backup. Noticing that the dump truck was moving toward the gauge the employee flagged the truck driver to stop. The truck knocked the gauge over and bent the source rod handle before the vehicle stopped. The gauge remained in the locked position and the bent rod was the only obvious damage. There was no visible damage to the source. The employee notified the Radiation Safety Officer by telephone who dispatched an employee to the site with a survey meter. The individual verified that the source was shielded and the gauge was replaced in the transport case for the return trip to the storage location. The general area and gauge were surveyed using an ND-2000 ion chamber with no evidence to indicate a damaged source. The licensee plans to: 1) leak test the gauge, 2) return the gauge to the manufacturer for repair and 3) retrain the employee and other employees authorized to operate the Troxler gauges regarding temporary job site security and emergency procedures. Regional Action: NMSS and the state of Minnesota have been notified. A special inspection will be conducted at the licensee's facility in the next 30 days. Contact: JOHN JONES (708)828-9832 PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED MORNING REPORT - REGION IV MAY 6, 1994 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Entergy Operations Inc. MR Number: 4-94-0043 River Bend 1 Date: 05/06/94 St Francisville,Louisiana Dockets: 50-458 BWR/GE-6 Subject: PROCEDURAL ERROR DURING FUEL MOVEMENT Reportable Event Number: N/A Discussion: During the movement of fuel assemblies, the licensee personnel performing the evolution lost their place in the procedure. The personnel were performing Step 667, located at the top of a page of the procedure, which specified that a fuel assembly (Assembly LYV 284) should be picked up for movement to another position. The personnel completed this step as written. However, when the step was signed off as completed, the page of the procedure had been turned (reason unknown) and Step 681, which is located at the top of the next page of the same procedure, was signed off as completed Step 667, which had just actually been performed, should have been signed off. No verification was performed by the licensee to ensure that the assembly that was picked up was the assembly that was specified in the procedure. The personnel moved the fuel assembly to the location specified in Step 682 and noted that the location already had a assembly in it. In addition, at this time, it was recognized that the steps had not been performed in sequence. The personnel then replaced Assembly LYV 284 in its original location. To ensure that the steps of the procedure for fuel assembly movements are performed in sequence, licensee management has instituted an independent verification of the completion of each step. Regional Action: Routine followup of this occurrence will be performed by the resident inspectors. Contact: Phil Harrell (817)860-8250