U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 12/21/94 - 12/22/94 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 28116 28163 28172 28173 28174 28175 28176 !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28116 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: SOUTH TEXAS REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/07/94 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: TX |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:15 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 12/06/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:49[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAIRO PINZON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/21/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |IAN BARNES RDO | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | |NLCO TECH SPEC LCO A/S | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNIT 1 BRIEFLY ENTERED TS 3.0.3 FOR 16 MINUTES ON 12/6/94 DUE TO 2 OUT OF 3 | | ESSENTIAL CHILLED WATER SYSTEM LOOPS BEING INOPERABLE FOR MAINTENANCE. | | | | "THE FOLLOWING IS AN INFORMATIONAL CALL ONLY." | | | | "UNIT 1 WAS IN MODE 1 AT 100%, WITH THE ENGINEERED SAFETY FEATURES TRAIN | | "A" INOPERABLE FOR PREPLANNED CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. | | ENGINEERED SAFETY TRAINS "B" AND "C" WERE OPERABLE." | | | | "DURING WORK PERFORMANCE ON THE ENGINEERED SAFETY FEATURES TRAIN "A", 300 | | TON CHILLER (12A), THE ENGINEERED SAFETY FEATURES TRAIN "C" 300 TON CHILLER | | (12C) WAS INADVERTENTLY TRIPPED DUE TO A LOSS OF CONTROL POWER WHEN AN | | ELECTRICIAN OBTAINED A VOLTAGE READING ON "12C" CHILLER TO COMPARE READINGS | | ON "12A" CHILLER." | | | | "THIS RENDERED TWO OF THREE ESSENTIAL CHILLED WATER SYSTEM LOOPS REQUIRED | | BY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 3.7.14 INOPERABLE CAUSING ENTRY INTO TECHNICAL | | SPECIFICATION 3.0.3 (1349 HOURS ON DECEMBER 6, 1994). | | "CONTROL POWER WAS RESTORED TO THE "12C" ESSENTIAL CHILLER. IT WAS STARTED | | AND DECLARED OPERABLE AT 1405 HOURS ON DECEMBER 6, 1994. TECHNICAL | | SPECIFICATION 3.0.3 WAS EXITED AT THIS TIME." | | | | "A LICENSEE EVENT REPORT SUBMITTAL IS PLANNED, BUT THIS NOTIFICATION MAY BE | | WITHDRAWN BASED ON FURTHER REVIEW OF THIS EVENT." | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | | | | ***UPDATE AT 12/21/94 @ 17:49 BY MCBURNETT TO GOULD*** THE LICENSEE IS | | RETRACTING THIS EVENT BECAUSE THEY DETERMINED THAT WITH THE CONDITIONS | | EXISTING ON THAT DATE, THE 150 TON ESSENTIAL CHILLER WOULD HAVE BEEN | | SUFFICIENT AND TS 3.0.3 CONDITIONS DID NOT EXIST. THE RI WAS INFORMED. | | | | NOTIFIED RDO WESTERMAN | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28163 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: OYSTER CREEK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/19/94 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:06 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-2 |EVENT DATE: 12/19/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 18:00[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: DEMONCH |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/21/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |GENE KELLY RDO | |NLTR LICENSEE 24 HR REPORT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 38 POWER OPERATION | 38 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION VIOLATION DUE TO FAILURE TO VALVE OUT CONTROL ROD | | HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT DUE TO FAILURE TO PERFORM SCRAM TIME TESTING. | | | | THE LICENSEE HAS DETERMINED THAT CONTROL ROD 50-23 SHOULD HAVE BEEN | | DECLARED INOPERABLE AND VALVED OUT OF SERVICE DURING THE UNIT STARTUP ON | | 12/14/94 UNTIL SCRAM TIME TESTING ON THIS ROD HAD BEEN PERFORMED. THE | | CONTROL ROD WAS TESTED, BUT DUE TO A BAD POSITION INDICATION PROBE, THE | | SCRAM TIME COULD NOT BE OBTAINED FOR THIS PARTICULAR CONTROL ROD. THE | | CONTROL ROD HAS BEEN SUBSEQUENTLY TESTED SATISFACTORILY (12//16/94 @ | | 22:40). THE FAILURE TO VALVE OUT THE CONTROL ROD WAS CAUSED BY PERSONNEL | | ERROR. THE RI WILL BE NOTIFIED. | | | | ***UPDATE AT 12/21/94 @ 1744 BY DEMONCH TO GOULD*** THE LICENSEE IS | | RETRACTING THIS EVENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE CONTROL ROD | | 50-23 WAS INDEED OPERABLE. THE RI WAS INFORMED. | | | | NOTIFIED RDO KELLY | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28172 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: QUAD CITIES REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/21/94 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:00 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-3,[2] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 12/21/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 00:00[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOHNSON(FAX) |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/21/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: | | |CCCC 21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | 2 | N N 0 | 0 | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | A NON-CONSERVATIVE ASSUMPTION REGARDING TURBINE BYPASS VALVE OPENING TIME | | WAS USED IN UNIT 2 PLANT TRANSIENT ANALYSES. (THIS NOTIFICATION IS RELATED | | TO EVENT #28111, REPORTED BY THE LICENSEE ON 12/5/94.) NO OTHER | | COMMONWEALTH EDISON STATIONS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS PART 21 NOTIFICATION. | | | | A FACSIMILE SUBMITTED BY THE LICENSEE STATED THAT A TEST PERFORMED ON THE | | UNIT 2 TURBINE BYPASS VALVES HAD CONFIRMED THAT THE OPENING TIME USED IN | | THE RELOAD TRANSIENT ANALYSIS IS NON-CONSERVATIVE. THE NON-CONSERVATIVE | | BYPASS VALVE OPENING TIME AFFECTS ANALYSES THAT CREDIT TURBINE BYPASS VALVE | | OPERATION AND MAY RESULT IN A NON-CONSERVATIVE MINIMUM CRITICAL POWER RATIO | | (MCPR) OPERATING LIMIT. | | | | FAXED TO HAASS | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |GENERAL INFORMATION or OTHER | |EVENT NUMBER: 28173 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: OMNITRON INTERNATIONAL INC |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/21/94 | | CITY: EDGERLY REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:51 [ET]| | COUNTY: CALCASIEU STATE: LA |EVENT DATE: 12/21/94 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 11:24[CST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/21/94 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |THOMAS WESTERMAN RDO | | |FRED COMBS (NMSS) EO | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: CARROLL(NAT RESPONSE CTR) | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FEDERAL EXPRESS REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER THAT A PACKAGE | | SHIPPED FROM KOREA TO OMNITRON INTERNATIONAL HAD EXCESSIVE RADIATION | | LEVELS. THE COMPLETE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE ARE UNKNOWN, BUT THE CALLER | | STATED THAT IT DID CONTAIN 2.97 GBQ (80 mCi) OF IRIDIUM-192. THE PACKAGE | | ARRIVED FROM SEOUL BY AIR AT LAX 11/3 AND WAS TRUCKED TO HOUSTON ON 11/6, | | GIVEN TO CUSTOMS ON 11/8 AND CLEARED ON 11/18. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28174 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PILGRIM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/21/94 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: MA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 22:38 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 12/21/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 22:30[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: PERITO |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/21/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |GENE KELLY RDO | |AIND 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE PLANT ENTERED A 14 DAY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION LCO ACTION STATEMENT DUE | | TO THE REACTOR CORE ISOLATION COOLING (RCIC) SYSTEM BEING TAKEN OUT OF | | SERVICE FOR PLANNED MAINTENANCE. | | | | THE LICENSEE STATED THAT THE MAINTENANCE WILL PROBABLY BE COMPLETED WITHIN | | ONE HOUR. THE HIGH PRESSURE COOLANT INJECTION (HPCI) SYSTEM IS AVAILABLE | | AND OPERABLE FOR BACKUP. THE RI WAS INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28175 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: LASALLE REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/21/94 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:25 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-5,[2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 12/21/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 21:20[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: HENRY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/21/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: | | |AINA 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(A) POT UNABLE TO SAFE SD | | |NLCO TECH SPEC LCO A/S | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | 2 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE LICENSEE ENTERED A 14 DAY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION LCO ACTION STATEMENT | | AFTER DECLARING THE HIGH PRESSURE CORE SPRAY (HPCS) SPRAY INOPERABLE. | | | | AT 21:20 THE 72 HOUR TIME CLOCK FOR THE "2B" EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATOR | | (EDG) EXPIRED, RESULTING IN THE LICENSEE DECLARING HPCS INOPERABLE. THE | | "2B" EDG HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR PREPLANNED MAINTENANCE AND | | POST-MODIFICATION TESTING. THE LICENSEE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE DURING THE | | POST-MODIFICATION TESTING, RESULTING IN THE "2B" EDG EXCEEDING ITS 72 HOUR | | TIME CLOCK. THE REACTOR CORE ISOLATION COOLING (RCIC) SYSTEM IS OPERABLE | | AND AVAILABLE FOR BACKUP. THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28176 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: MCGUIRE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/22/94 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: NC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 01:23 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 12/22/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 00:55[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: PAUL SHILLINGLAW |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/22/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: UNUSUAL EVENT +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |M SHYMLOCK RDO | |AAEC 50.72(a)(1)(i) EMERGENCY DECLARED |STEVE VARGA EO | | |RALPH HERSKO FEMA | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | 2 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LICENSEE ENTERED THEIR EMERGENCY PLAN WHEN AN INJURED CONTAMINATED PERSON | | WAS TRANSPORTED OFF SITE VIA A LOCAL AMBULANCE. | | | | A LICENSEE EMPLOYEE FELL APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET FROM A LADDER INSIDE | | CONTAINMENT DURING CLEANING OPERATIONS. THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO | | HIS HEAD, NECK, AND SHOULDERS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING ANTI-Cs WHEN HE | | FELL FROM THE LADDER. A LOCAL AMBULANCE WAS USED IN TRANSPORTING THE | | INDIVIDUAL TO AN OFFSITE HOSPITAL. THE INJURED PERSON WAS NOT | | DECONTAMINATED AND HIS ANTI-Cs WERE NOT REMOVED DUE TO UNCERTAINTY | | REGARDING THE SERIOUSNESS OF HIS INJURIES. A HEALTH PHYSICIST ACCOMPANIED | | THE INJURED INDIVIDUAL TO THE HOSPITAL TO INSURE THAT CONTAMINATION FROM | | THE INJURED PERSON WAS NOT SPREAD. THE LICENSEE BELIEVES THAT INJURIES | | SUSTAINED BY THE INJURED PERSON WERE NOT LIFE THREATENING. LICENSEE | | NOTIFIED STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS. | | | | RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | | | | ***UPDATE @ 0254ET 12/23/94 BY SHILLINGLAW TAKEN BY MACKINNON*** | | | | UNUSUAL EVENT TERMINATED AT 0225ET WHEN INJURED INDIVIDUAL ARRIVED AT THE | | HOSPITAL WITHOUT SPREADING ANY CONTAMINATION. STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS | | NOTIFIED BY LICENSEE. R2DO (MILT SHYMLOCK), EO (STEVE VARGA), & FEMA | | (STINEDUF) NOTIFIED | | | | RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+