Headquarters Daily report JULY 10, 1995 *************************************************************************** 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 JULY 10, 1995 Licensee/Facility: Notification: New York Power Authority MR Number: 1-95-0088 Fitz Patrick 1 Date: 07/10/95 Lycoming,New York LICENSEE NOTIFIED REGION Dockets: 50-333 BWR/GE-4 Subject: MANAGEMENT CHANGES Reportable Event Number: N/A Discussion: On July 10, 1995, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced several personnel changes at their James A. FitzPatrick nuclear power plant. Mr. Robert Barrett, General Manager of Operations, will be transferred to the White Plains corporate office or the Indian Point 3 site after completing pressurized water reactor training. Mr. Michael Colomb, General Manager of Support Services will become the General Manager of Operations. Mr. David Topley, Training Manager, will be acting as the General Manager of Support Services until a permanent replacement is selected. These changes are planned to become effective in mid-August. Regional Action: NONE Contact: Richard Urban (610)337-5271 PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED MORNING REPORT - REGION III JULY 10, 1995 Licensee/Facility: Notification: MR Number: 3-95-0118 Combustion Engineering, Inc. (Hnfm) Date: 07/09/95 Hematite,Missouri VIA OPERATIONS CENTER Dockets: 07000036 License No: SNM-33 URANIUM FUEL FABRICATION Subject: FIRE IN POWER TRANSFORMER Reportable Event Number: 29042 Discussion: On July 9, 1995, the licensee notified the Operations Center that a fire had occurred onsite in a power transformer located outside of the uranium oxide processing buildings. The fire was caused by a blown winding in the 500-kilovolt transformer used to supply the basic power for the health physics laboratory, the chemistry laboratory, the maintenance area, and the recycle/recovery areas. Licensee personnel used carbon dioxide to extinguish the fire within five minutes without offsite assistance. The emergency generator activated and has been supplying power to the alarm system, instruments in the HP lab, and other important equipment in the affected areas. Critical equipment in the oxide and pelletizing plants remained operational during the event. The licensee has a new transformer onsite and basic power will be restored to the affected areas as soon as two fuses for the new transformer are located. Regional Action: The event was initially classified as an Unusual Event by the licensee pursuant to their emergency response procedures. Fuel fabricators licensed pursuant to 10 CFR 70 are only required to declare two types of events: Alert and Site Area Emergency. The licensee did not declare either of these as the event did not involve any release or potential release of material. Region III inspectors will continue to followup on plant status with the licensee. Contact: J. JACOBSON (708)829-9831 PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED MORNING REPORT - REGION IV JULY 10, 1995 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Portland General Electric Co. MR Number: 4-95-0091 Trojan 1 Date: 07/07/95 Ranier,Oregon BY PHONE BY LICENSEE Dockets: 50-344 PWR/W-4-LP Subject: CRACKS ON THE POLAR CRANE RAIL Reportable Event Number: N/A Discussion: On July 7, 1995, the licensee informed Region IV of an incident which had occurred the prior day, involving the licensee's polar crane. An operator on the polar crane at the Trojan Plant heard a strange noise while operating the crane during movement of a box of filters weighing approximately 11,000 lbs. Upon examination, licensee personnel found cracks on the railing. The polar crane rides on rails which are 20 feet long and are held together by splice bars and three bolts on each rail. The crack was found to go from the top of the rail down to the bolt hole which is furthest from the end of the rail. A second crack traversed through all three bolt holes to the end of the rail (about 16 inches). These two cracks resulted in the affected section of the rail breaking off. But, the splice bars kept the rail section in place. The licensee reported that it appeared the bolt holes in the rail had been elongated using a flame torch (probably in order to align the bolt holes on the rail with the holes on the splice bar). This may have occurred during construction in the early 1970s. The licensee is checking to see if an approved field modification had been performed for elongating the bolt holes. Trojan plans to weld the broken section back in place in order to continue light use of the crane. Licensee representatives stated their intent to limit loads to about 15,000 lbs over the affected area. The licensee currently has the broken section taped off and has instructed the crane operator not to traverse the affected area until the repair is completed. The repair is expected to be completed today. Trojan conducted UT at all other splice bars. There are 18 joints with splice bars. Based on the UT, the licensee suspects one other joint may have problems. Three new rails have been ordered. The first should arrive on site within 7- 10 days and will replace the broken rail. The second rail will be used to replace the suspect rail (found during UT). The third rail will be an extra in case of future problems. Trojan has been preparing the polar crane for heavy lifts. The licensee plans to re-reeve the crane this week and perform other work on the crane in preparation for heavy lifts in August. Test lifts are scheduled for early to mid August, and the licensee hopes to lift the steam generators and pressurizer as part of its large component removal project. This information has been verified with the licensee. Regional Action: The Region and NRR will continue to monitor the licensee's actions. Region IV plans an inspection of the crane refurbishment efforts prior to heavy load lifts (test weights, steam generators, pressurizer). Contact: CHARLES CAIN (817)860-8121