U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 06/30/94 - 07/01/94 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 27346 27467 27468 27469 27470 27471 !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 27346 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: BEAVER VALLEY REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/03/94 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:26 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 06/03/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 19:30[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: B. TUITE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/30/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: THOMAS ANDREWS +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JOHN WHITE RDO | |ASHU 50.72(b)(1)(i)(A) PLANT S/D REQD BY TS | | |NLCO TECH SPEC LCO A/S | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | 2 | N N 0 HOT STANDBY | 0 HOT STANDBY | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CHECK VALVE FWE-100 IN THE AUXILIARY FEEDWATER LINE TO THE "B" STEAM | | GENERATOR IS LEAKING IN EXCESS OF 5 GALLONS PER MINUTE. THE CHECK VALVE IS | | A CONTAINMENT ISOLATION VALVE. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 3.6.3.1 ACTION D | | REQUIRES THE PLANT TO BE PLACED IN COLD SHUTDOWN IN 30 HOURS. THE CAUSE | | FOR THE LEAKAGE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. PLANT SHUTDOWN WAS COMMENCED AT | | 1930 EDT. | | | | THE LICENSEE DISCOVERED THIS AS A RESULT OF THE PRESSURE INCREASE IN THE | | AUXILIARY FEEDWATER LINE. THEY TRIED STARTING THE AUXILIARY FEEDWATER PUMP | | AND PUMPING THROUGH THE VALVE THEN SHUTTING OFF THE PUMP TO ATTEMPT TO | | RESEAT THE VALVE. THIS WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL, SO THE DECISION WAS MADE TO | | COOL DOWN AND DEPRESSURIZE TO FIX THE VALVE. | | | | THE LICENSEE DOES NOT WANT TO ISOLATE THIS LINE SINCE THEY WANT TO KEEP | | AUXILIARY FEEDWATER AVAILABLE TO THE STEAM GENERATOR. NORMAL FEEDWATER IS | | AVAILABLE. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE NOTIFIED. | | | | * * * UPDATE BY WAHLENMAYER TAKEN BY WEAVER AT 1405 ON 6/30/94 * * * | | | | THE LICENSEE RETRACTED THIS EVENT BASED ON THEIR INTERPRETATION OF THE | | NUREG 1022 MEANING OF SHUTDOWN. THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION INVOLVED | | REQUIRED THE PLANT TO BE IN MODE THREE WITHIN SIX HOURS AND MODE FIVE | | WITHIN 30 HOURS. SINCE THE PLANT WAS ALREADY IN MODE THREE AT THE TIME OF | | THE EVENT, THE LICENSEE DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS EVENT IS REPORTABLE. THE | | LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. NOTIFIED R1 RDO (DOERFLEIN). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 27467 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: ZION REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/30/94 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:50 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 06/23/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:00[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: BACKUS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/30/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: GREG SCARFO +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: | | |CDEG 21.21(c)(3)(i) DEFECTS/NONCOMPLIANCE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | 2 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SACM DIESEL INCORPORATED SUPPLIED COMMERCIAL-GRADE PARTS FOR SAFETY-RELATED | | APPLICATIONS. | | | | JEFFRY L. BACKUS, THE QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER OF SACM DIESEL INCORPORATED | | OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, DETERMINED THAT SACM DIESEL INCORPORATED MAY HAVE | | SUPPLIED NON-SAFETY, COMMERCIAL GRADE COMPONENTS TO ZION STATION FOR USE IN | | SAFETY-RELATED APPLICATIONS (SUCH AS THE EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATORS). THIS | | OCCURRENCE WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN AUDIT OF A SUB-SUPPLIER, J.A. BECKER. | | AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF COMPONENTS (45 PARTS) IS INCLUDED IN THE PART 21 | | NOTIFICATION. THIS OCCURRED ONLY AT ZION STATION. NO OTHER PLANTS ARE | | AFFECTED BY THIS NOTIFICATION. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |GENERAL INFORMATION or OTHER | |EVENT NUMBER: 27468 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: CENTRAL SOYA OF INDIANAPOLIS, IN |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/30/94 | | CITY: INDIANAPOLIS REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:38 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: IN |EVENT DATE: 06/28/94 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: 00:35[EDT]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/30/94 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |HOLT RDO | | | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: TAGGART | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: GREG SCARFO | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AN OHMART DENSITY GAGE WAS INVOLVED IN AN EXPLOSION. | | | | MR. TAGGART OF THE CENTRAL SOYA COMPANY OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, REPORTED | | THAT THE IGNITION OF A HEXANE RELEASE RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION. AN OHMART | | "SR-1A" DENSITY GAGE LOCATED IN AN ADJACENT ROOM WAS NOT DAMAGED OR | | AFFECTED BY THE EXPLOSION. THE GAGE CONTAINS A 100 MICROCURIE CESIUM-137 | | SOURCE. A SWIPE OF THE GAGE RESULTED IN A MEASUREMENT OF LESS THAN 0.005 | | MICROCURIES. AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION, THE GAGE WAS NOT IN SERVICE AND | | ITS SHUTTER WAS CLOSED. NO CONTAMINATIONS OR PERSONNEL EXPOSURES OCCURRED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |GENERAL INFORMATION or OTHER | |EVENT NUMBER: 27469 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: SALEM GENERATING STATION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/30/94 | | CITY: REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:35 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: NJ |EVENT DATE: 06/30/94 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: 00:00[EDT]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/30/94 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVE SMITH |WALTER HAASS NRR | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |CDEF 21.21(b)(2) DEFECTS/NONCOMPLIANCE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HIGH STEAM LINE FLOW SAFETY INJECTION (SI) INSTRUMENTATION SIGNAL SUMMATORS | | PM-505B AND PM-506B SATURATE HIGH FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER AND SUBSEQUENT | | REENERGIZATION. | | | | DUE TO THE EVENT ON APRIL 7, 1994, TESTING OF THE SIGNAL SUMMATORS WAS | | INITIATED. THE SUMMATORS WERE FOUND TO BE IN A NONCONSERVATIVE STATE | | FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER AND SUBSEQUENT REENERGIZATION. THE SETPOINT OF | | THE SI SIGNAL IS ABOVE THAT REQUIRED BY TECH SPECS FOR AN UNSPECIFIED | | PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE ABOVE SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES. THE SUMMATORS WERE | | SUPPLIED BY WESTINGHOUSE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 27470 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: SEABROOK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/30/94 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: NH |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:42 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 06/30/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 07:35[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: STEVE KULBACK |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/30/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |LAWRENCE DOERFLEIN RDO | |HFIT 26.73 FITNESS FOR DUTY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | A CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE INFORMED SUPERVISION THAT HE HAD INADVERTENTLY | | TRANSPORTED A SMALL (187ml) BOTTLE OF WINE INTO THE PROTECTED AREA. THE | | BOTTLE WAS SEALED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TESTED FOR ALCOHOL USE AND THE RESULTS | | WERE NEGATIVE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS SUSPENDED AND HIS BADGE PULLED PENDING | | FURTHER INVESTIGATION. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 27471 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: DRESDEN REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/30/94 | |UNIT: [ ] [ ] [3] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:01 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-1,[2] GE-3,[3] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 06/30/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:08[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: ATA |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/30/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |RONALD GARDNER RDO | |AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii) ESF ACTUATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | | | | | 3 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | A GROUP I ISOLATION OCCURRED WHEN A CONTAINMENT COOLING SERVICE WATER PUMP | | (CCSW) WAS STARTED. | | | | A GROUP I ISOLATION WAS RECEIVED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE START OF 3B CCSW | | PUMP. ALL INBOARD MSIVs AND INBOARD RECIRC SAMPLE ISOLATION VALVES CLOSED. | | ALL OUTBOARD ISOLATION VALVES WERE OUT OF SERVICE CLOSED AT THE TIME OF THE | | ISOLATION. GROUP I ISOLATION INITIATED WAS THE ONLY ALARM RECEIVED. NO | | OTHER ALARMS THAT WOULD INDICATE THE CONDITION THAT CAUSED THE ISOLATION | | WERE RECEIVED. THE LICENSEE BELIEVES THAT WHEN THE CCSW PUMP WAS STARTED | | IT CAUSED VIBRATION OF THE MAIN STEAM LINE D/P SWITCHES RESULTING IN A | | SPURIOUS ISOLATION ON HIGH STEAM LINE FLOW. THE EVENT IS STILL UNDER | | INVESTIGATION. | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+