U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 10/05/94 - 10/06/94 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 27863 27864 27865 27866 27867 27868 27869 +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 27863 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: ARKANSAS NUCLEAR REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/05/94 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: AR |NOTIFICATION TIME: 00:06 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] B&W-L-LP,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 10/04/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 22:05[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: GRAY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/05/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |LINDA KASNER RDO | |DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SECURITY GUARD WEAPON LOST INSIDE THE PLANT FOR 3 MINUTES. COMPENSATORY | | MEASURES IMMEDIATELY TAKEN UPON DISCOVERY. SEE HOO LOG FOR DETAILS. | | LICENSEE WILL INFORM THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 27864 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: HATCH REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/05/94 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:40 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 10/05/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:13[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MUSGROVE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/05/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: UNUSUAL EVENT +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |PAUL FREDRICKSON RDO | |AAEC 50.72(a)(1)(i) EMERGENCY DECLARED |DENNIG EO | | |MOSTELLER FEMA | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | 2 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED BASED ON CARBON DIOXIDE RELEASE INTO THE CONTROL | | BUILDING. | | | | A MOTOR CONTROL CENTER (MCC) LOCATED IN THE CONTROL BUILDING WAS | | DEENERGIZED FOR MAINTENANCE. BECAUSE OF A PRE-EXISTING FAILURE IN THE FIRE | | SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, A STUCK OPEN VALVE, CARBON DIOXIDE WAS RELEASED INTO | | THE CONTROL BUILDING WHEN THE MCC WAS DEENERGIZED. THE CONTROL BUILDING | | OUTSIDE OF THE CONTROL ROOM WAS EVACUATED AS A PRECAUTION. THE CONTROL | | ROOM WAS NOT AFFECTED. THE MINIMUM OXYGEN LEVEL MEASURED AFTER THE EVENT IN | | THE CONTROL BUILDING WAS 19%. | | | | THE RELEASE HAS BEEN TERMINATED AND PEOPLE HAVE RETURNED TO THE CONTROL | | BUILDING. THE LICENSEE HAS NOTIFIED THE GEORGIA EMERGENCY MEDICAL | | DEPARTMENT AND THE LOCAL COUNTIES. THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT | | INSPECTOR. | | | | THE LICENSEE TERMINATED THE UNUSUAL EVENT AT 1210 EDT BASED ON SATISFACTORY | | AIR SAMPLES IN THE CONTROL BUILDING AND TERMINATION OF THE DISCHARGE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 27865 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: VERMONT YANKEE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/05/94 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: VT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:37 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 10/05/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:00[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: PAT MCKENNEY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/05/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JAMES JOYNER RDO | |AOUT 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(B) OUTSIDE DESIGN BASIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N N 0 HOT SHUTDOWN | 0 HOT SHUTDOWN | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LICENSEE NOT IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH APPENDIX R EMERGENCY LIGHTING | | REQUIREMENTS | | | | THE LICENSEE IDENTIFIED A NON COMPLIANCE WITH 10 CFR 50 APP R SECTION 3.J. | | THE SECTION REQUIRES EIGHT HOUR BATTERY BACKED EMERGENCY LIGHTING IN ALL | | AREAS REQUIRED FOR OPERATION OF SAFE SHUTDOWN EQUIPMENT. SEVERAL AREAS | | EXIST IN THE PLANT WHERE EMERGENCY LIGHTING IS NOT PROVIDED. THE SAFE | | SHUTDOWN ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED 15 AREAS IN THE PLANT WHERE COMPLIANCE WAS NOT | | IN FULL. | | | | THE LICENSEE INTENDS TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING COMPENSATORY ACTIONS. 1) MAKE | | OPERATORS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS VIA THE PLANTS POTENTIALLY REPORTABLE | | OCCURRENCE (PRO) PROCEDURE. 2) A PROCEDURE WILL BE ISSUED FOR OPERATORS TO | | USE TEMPORARY LIGHTING EQUIPMENT WHICH HAS BEEN PROCURED. 3) A | | SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURE WILL BE PUT IN PLACE TO COVER THE TEMPORARY LIGHTING | | EQUIPMENT. ITEMS 1 & 2 WILL BE IN PLACE BEFORE THE PLANT CHANGES MODE. IN | | ADDITION, THE PLANT OPERATIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE (PORC) WILL REVIEW THIS | | EVENT PRIOR TO MODE CHANGE. THE PLANT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE MODES SOMETIME | | LATER TODAY. | | | | THE PLANT NOTIFIED THE APPROPRIATE STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS. THE | | LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 27866 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: FT SAINT VRAIN REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/05/94 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: CO |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:58 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GA (GENERAL ATOMIC) |EVENT DATE: 10/05/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:07[MDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: STEVE SHAFER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/05/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |LINDA KASNER RDO | |APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N N 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OFFSITE NOTIFICATION FOR EXCEEDED PH LIMIT ON FARM POND OUTLET | | | | THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH THAT THEY EXCEEDED | | THE PH LIMIT ON FARM POND OUTLET. THE LIMIT IS A PH OF 9.0, ACTUAL PH WAS | | 9.4. THE LICENSEE BELIEVES BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY IN THE POND IS RESPONSIBLE | | FOR THE INCREASED PH. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 27867 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: INDIAN POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/05/94 | |UNIT: [ ] [3] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:08 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 10/05/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 15:00[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MARIE GILLMAN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/05/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JAMES JOYNER RDO | |APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OFFSITE NOTIFICATION FOR A DIESEL STORAGE TANK THAT FAILED A LEAK TEST | | | | THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE NEW YORK STATE DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION | | THAT THE LEAK TEST FOR AN UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK FOR THE TSC DIESEL | | EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED. THE LEAK RATE MEASURED WAS .09 GALLONS IN 20 | | MINUTES. THE LEAK RATE ALLOWED IS .05 GPH. THE TANK CONTAINS DIESEL FUEL | | OIL. THE LICENSEE PLANS TO FIX THE LEAK AND THEN RETEST. | | | | THE LICENSEE WILL INFORM THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 27868 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: TURKEY POINT REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/05/94 | |UNIT: [3] [ ] [ ] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:26 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [3] W-3-LP,[4] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 10/05/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 16:40[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MORGAN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/05/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |PAUL FREDRICKSON RDO | |APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 3 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OFFSITE NOTIFICATION OF A CONTAMINATED EMPLOYEE | | | | THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE FLORIDA DEPT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE | | SERVICES THAT A PLANT EMPLOYEE WAS CONTAMINATED TO A LEVEL OF 500 CPM WITH | | Tc-99 ON HIS HAND AND FOREHEAD. THE CONTAMINATION WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE | | MAN WAS EXITING THE SITE. HE HAD NOT BEEN IN ANY RADIOLOGICALLY CONTROLLED | | AREA. THE MAN WAS DECONTAMINATED ON SITE. | | | | THE MAN REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL EARLIER IN THE DAY | | WHERE A FAMILY MEMBER RECEIVED A CATSCAN. NO RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS HAD BEEN | | ADMINISTERED. SURVEYS OF HIS OFFICE AND PLANT ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS | | YIELDED NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE LICENSEE STATED THAT NO Tc-99 WAS USED ON | | SITE. | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 27869 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: DRESDEN REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/05/94 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [3] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:06 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-1,[2] GE-3,[3] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 10/05/94 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 19:45[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: STEPHEN KUCZYNSKI |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/05/94 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |BRUCE BURGESS 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 | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | 2 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | | 3 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SWING DIESEL OUTPUT BREAKER MAY NOT CLOSE DURING DESIGN BASIS ACCIDENT | | | | DURING AN ENGINEERING REVIEW THE FOLLOWING DEFICIENCY WAS NOTED. THE | | CLOSING COIL ON THE OUTPUT BREAKER OF THE SWING DIESEL MAY NOT HAVE | | SUFFICIENT VOLTAGE TO CLOSE THE BREAKER DURING THE DESIGN BASIS ACCIDENT | | (LOSS OF OFFSITE POWER AND A LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENT). LONG LENGTHS OF | | CONTROL CABLE COMBINED WITH THE WORST CASE INITIAL BATTERY VOLTAGE COULD | | LEAD TO THIS FAILURE. A SIMILAR ANALYSIS IS BEING PERFORMED ON THE OTHER | | TWO EDGs. | | | | THE LICENSEE HAS NOT YET DETERMINED WHAT THE LONG TERM CORRECTIVE ACTION | | WILL BE. THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+