U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 02/27/95 - 02/28/95 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 28444 28445 28446 28447 28448 28449 28450 28451 28452 28453 +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28444 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: BYRON REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/27/95 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 01:28 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/26/95 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 23:58[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: RICHARD WILLIAMS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/27/95 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOSEPH SEBROSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JAMES CREED RDO | |AARC 50.72(b)(1)(v) OTHER ASMT/COMM INOP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | 2 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PROCESS COMPUTER TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR PLANNED MAINTENANCE. | | | | THE LICENSEE TOOK THE PROCESS COMPUTER OUT OF SERVICE TO PERFORM AN | | UPGRADE. THE DURATION OF THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 5 DAYS. THE LOSS | | OF THE PROCESS COMPUTER RESULTS IN THE LOSS OF THE SAFETY PARAMETER DISPLAY | | SYSTEM BUT DOES NOT AFFECT ANY ANNUNCIATORS IN THE LICENSEE'S CURRENT MODE | | OF OPERATION. | | | | THE LICENSEE HAS INFORMED THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28445 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: VERMONT YANKEE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/27/95 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: VT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:38 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 02/27/95 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 08:30[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVID HALLONQUIST |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/27/95 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOSEPH SEBROSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JOHN ROGGE 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 | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 98 POWER OPERATION | 98 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE LICENSEE ENTERED A 24 HOUR LCO DUE TO REMOVING THE TRAIN 'B' CORNER | | ROOM COOLING UNITS FROM SERVICE FOR PLANNED MAINTENANCE. | | | | THE CORNER ROOM COOLING UNITS (RRU-6 AND RRU-8) WERE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE | | FOR CLEANING. WITH THESE UNITS OUT OF SERVICE THE LICENSEE DECLARED THE | | 'B' CORE SPRAY, THE 'B' CONTAINMENT COOLING AND THE 'B' RHR SERVICE WATER | | SYSTEMS INOPERABLE. THE LICENSEE ENTERED A 24 HOUR COLD SHUTDOWN LCO PER | | TECH SPEC 3.5 FOR THE ABOVE SUBSYSTEMS BEING INOPERABLE. | | | | THE LICENSEE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING SILT BUILDUP IN THE COOLING UNITS WHICH | | ARE COOLED BY SERVICE WATER. THE LICENSEE INTENDS TO INJECT AIR INTO THE | | SERVICE WATER TO HELP CLEAN THE SILT OUT OF THE COOLING UNITS. THE | | LICENSEE PERFORMED THE SAME MAINTENANCE ON THE 'A' TRAIN COOLING UNITS ON | | 2/13/95 (SEE EVENT #28377). THE LICENSEE EXPECTS TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM THE | | MAINTENANCE BEFORE THEY HAVE TO REDUCE POWER. | | | | THE LICENSEE HAS INFORMED THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28446 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: DUANE ARNOLD REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/27/95 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: IA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:19 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 02/27/95 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 09:45[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: GRANT HENRY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/27/95 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOSEPH SEBROSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JIM MCCORMICKBARGER RDO | |DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SECURITY DEGRADATION COULD HAVE ALLOWED UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY INTO THE PLANT | | PROTECTED AREA. COMPENSATORY ACTIONS TAKEN UPON DISCOVERY. SEE HOO LOG | | FOR DETAILS. THE LICENSEE WILL NOTIFY THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |HOSPITAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 28447 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/27/95 | | CITY: HERSHEY REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:20 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: PA |EVENT DATE: 02/06/95 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: 07:00[EST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/27/95 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |JOHN ROGGE RDO | | | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEN MILLER | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOSEPH SEBROSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |BAB2 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER, OF HERSHEY, PA CALLED TO REPORT A LOST SOURCE. | | | | THE SOURCE WAS 1 MILLICURIE OF P-32 IN THE LIQUID ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE | | (ATP) FORM. THIS TYPE OF SOURCE IS USED IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. THE | | SOURCE WAS RECEIVED ON 2/3/95 BY HEALTH PHYSICS PERSONNEL. THE SOURCE WAS | | SURVEYED, AN INVENTORY NUMBER WAS ASSIGNED, AND THE SOURCE WAS DELIVERED TO | | THE AUTHORIZED USER. THE AUTHORIZED USER REMOVED THE SHIELDED VIAL FROM | | THE SHIPPING CART AND PLACED THE VIAL IN A STORAGE FREEZER ON THE SAME DAY. | | | | ON 2/6/95 THE SHIELDED CONTAINER WAS REMOVED FROM THE FREEZER FOR THAWING | | AND PLACED ON A BENCH TOP. APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR LATER WHEN THE LID WAS | | REMOVED FROM THE VIAL SHIELD THERE WAS NO VIAL INSIDE. | | | | THE LICENSEE HAS PERFORMED EXTENSIVE SEARCHES AND SURVEYS TO TRY TO LOCATE | | THE SOURCE. THE LICENSEE HAS DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM WITH REGION I (DWYER). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28448 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: POINT BEACH REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/27/95 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: WI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:01 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-2-LP,[2] W-2-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/27/95 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:39[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIELKE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/27/95 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |McCORMICK-BARGER RDO | |AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii) ESF ACTUATION | | |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 SHUTDOWN | 0 HOT SHUTDOWN | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | "A" TRAIN EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATOR (EDG) STARTED AND LOADED TO ITS | | ASSOCIATED EMERGENCY BUS DURING MAINTENANCE. | | | | WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE UNIT 2 "A" TRAIN 4160 VAC SAFEGUARDS | | BUS (2A05), WORKERS INADVERTENTLY INSTALLED A JUMPER ONTO THE WRONG | | TERMINALS, BYPASSING THE TRIP CONTACTS FOR THE BUS SUPPLY BREAKER, | | ENERGIZING THE TRIP COIL, AND CAUSING THE SUPPLY BREAKER TO TRIP. BUS | | UNDERVOLTAGE RELAYS AUTOMATICALLY STARTED THE "A" EMERGENCY DIESEL | | GENERATOR (G01) AND LOADED THE EDG TO THE SAFEGUARDS BUS. A NUMBER OF | | LOADS WERE STRIPPED FROM THE BUS DUE TO THE UNDERVOLTAGE CONDITION. AS A | | RESULT, THE UNIT ENTERED A 2-HOUR TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION LIMITING | | CONDITION FOR OPERATION (LCO) DUE TO THE INOPERABILITY OF 1 OF 4 DC BATTERY | | CHARGERS, AS WELL AS A 7-DAY LCO DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE NORMAL AC POWER | | SUPPLY TO THE 2A05 BUS. THE LICENSEE HAS SINCE EXITED BOTH OF THESE LCOs. | | PLANT WORKERS HAVE REMOVED THE JUMPER, AND NORMAL AC POWER TO THE 2A05 BUS | | HAS BEEN RESTORED. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28449 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: INDIAN POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/27/95 | |UNIT: [2] [ ] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:23 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/27/95 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:50[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: SANTINI |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/27/95 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |GRAY RDO | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 2 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | A CRANE BEING OPERATED OUTSIDE THE UNIT 2 PROTECTED AREA CAUSED LOSS OF | | OFFSITE POWER TO UNIT 3. | | | | THE LICENSEE MADE AN INFORMATION-ONLY COURTESY CALL TO NOTIFY THE NRC THAT | | A CRANE BEING OPERATED OUTSIDE THE UNIT 2 PROTECTED AREA CAUSED A LOSS OF | | OFFSITE POWER TO UNIT 3 WHEN AN ARC OCCURRED BETWEEN THE UNIT 3 138 KV | | OFFSITE POWER SOURCE AND THE CRANE. THE CRANE WAS ELECTRICALLY GROUNDED, | | AND NO PERSONNEL INJURIES OCCURRED. UNIT 3 IS IN MODE 5 (COLD SHUTDOWN) IN | | A MAINTENANCE OUTAGE. THE LICENSEE REPORTED THIS TO THE NRC BECAUSE UNIT 2 | | IS OWNED BY CONSOLIDATED EDISON, WHILE UNIT 3 IS OWNED BY THE NEW YORK | | POWER AUTHORITY. THE UNIT 2 RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED. | | | | SEE EVENT #28450 FOR THE LOSS OF OFFSITE POWER EVENT FOR UNIT 3. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28450 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: INDIAN POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/27/95 | |UNIT: [ ] [3] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:55 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/27/95 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:45[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: SMITH |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/27/95 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |GRAY RDO | |AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii) ESF ACTUATION |WILLIAM TRAVERS EO | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LOSS OF OFFSITE POWER DUE TO GROUNDING OF 138 KV OFFSITE FEEDER LINE | | | | AT APPROXIMATELY 1345, UNIT 3 LOST OFFSITE POWER WHEN A CRANE BEING | | OPERATED OUTSIDE OF THE UNIT 2 PROTECTED AREA CAUSED ARCING OF THE 138 KV | | OFFSITE FEEDER LINE FOR UNIT 3 (SEE EVENT #28449). THE 138 KV FEEDER | | BREAKER TRIPPED OPEN DUE TO A PHASE-TO-GROUND FAULT OF THE "C" PHASE OF 138 | | KV FEEDER LINE 95331. SEVERAL AUXILIARY BUILDINGS, SUCH AS THE CONDENSATE | | POLISHING BUILDING, DESIGN ENGINEERING, AND THE TRAINING BUILDING, REMAINED | | POWERED DUE TO SEPARATE FEEDS FROM THE SWITCHYARD. ALL REQUIRED ENGINEERED | | SAFETY FEATURES FUNCTIONED AS REQUIRED FOR THIS PLANT CONDITION. (HOO | | NOTE: IP3 HAS BEEN IN COLD SHUTDOWN SINCE FEBRUARY, 1993.) IN PARTICULAR, | | THE #31 AND #33 EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATORS STARTED AND LOADED TO THEIR | | RESPECTIVE SAFEGUARDS BUSES. (THE #32 EDG WAS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME | | FOR PLANNED PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE.) THE #31 RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL PUMP | | WAS AUTOMATICALLY STRIPPED FROM ITS BUS, AS EXPECTED, BUT POWER WAS | | RESTORED WITHIN 3 MINUTES. THE SPENT FUEL POOL COOLING SYSTEM WAS ALSO | | LOST, BUT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 1600. PLANT SECURITY RESPONDED TO | | COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS OF SEVERAL SECURITY SYSTEMS DUE TO THE LOSS OF | | POWER. ROVING FIRE WATCHES WERE ALSO ESTABLISHED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE | | LOSS OF FIRE DETECTION CAPABILITIES. | | | | THE LICENSEE IS CURRENTLY RECOVERING FROM THE LOSS OF POWER, AND OFFSITE | | POWER HAS BEEN RESTORED AT THIS TIME. THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN | | INFORMED. THE LICENSEE PLANS TO MAKE A PRESS RELEASE REGARDING THIS EVENT. | | | | * * * UPDATE 2152 2/27/95 FROM FROEBRICH TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * * | | | | DURING SUBSEQUENT FOLLOWUP EVALUATION OF PLANT RESPONSE TO THE EVENT, THE | | LICENSEE HAS DISCOVERED THAT ALL ESF EQUIPMENT DID NOT ACTUALLY FUNCTION AS | | REQUIRED, CONTRARY TO THE PREVIOUS REPORT. IN PARTICULAR, THE EDG | | VENTILATION EXHAUST FAN (314) FOR THE 31 EDG DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY START | | WHEN THE EDG ROOM TEMPERATURE REACHED 95øF, AS DESIGNED. EDG ROOM | | TEMPERATURE REACHED A MAXIMUM OF 114øF BEFORE AN OPERATOR MANUALLY ADJUSTED | | THE FAN CONTROLLER SETPOINT DOWNWARD TO START THE FAN. THE OPERATOR | | LOWERED THE SETPOINT TO AN INDICATED 85øF, AT WHICH POINT THE FAN STARTED | | AND CONTROLLED ROOM TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 90ø AND 97øF. THE LICENSEE IS | | CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST FAN. THE NRC RESIDENT | | INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED. R1DO (GRAY) INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |HOSPITAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 28451 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: MUSKOGEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/27/95 | | CITY: MUSKOGEE REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:47 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: OK |EVENT DATE: 02/25/95 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: 09:40[CST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/27/95 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |POWERS RDO | | | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: TOLBERT | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |BBBB 20.403 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LICENSEE REPORTED RECEIPT OF PACKAGE FROM SYNCOR RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS WITH | | EXTERNAL CONTAMINATION OF APPROXIMATELY 5X BACKGROUND. | | | | ON 2/25/95, THE LICENSEE RECEIVED A PACKAGE FROM SYNCOR | | RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS IN TULSA, OK, WITH EXTERNAL CONTAMINATION OF | | APPROXIMATELY 3413 DPM (BACKGROUND WAS 686 DPM). THE INTERIOR OF THE | | CONTAINER REGISTERED APPROXIMATELY 1073 DPM, WHILE THE INDIVIDUAL LEAD | | SHIELDING PIGS REGISTERED LESS THAN 600 DPM EACH. NO LEAKAGE WAS OBSERVED | | FROM ANY OF THE VIALS IN THE SHIPMENT. | | | | THE COURIER WHO DELIVERED THE PACKAGE HAD CONTAMINATION ON HIS HANDS OF | | APPROXIMATELY 5194 DPM. HE WAS DECONTAMINATED BY THE LICENSEE. A SURVEY | | OF THE COURIER'S CAR DID NOT REVEAL ANY CONTAMINATION ABOVE BACKGROUND. THE | | LICENSEE HAS NOTIFIED SYNCOR OF THE CONTAMINATED SHIPMENT. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28452 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: INDIAN POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/27/95 | |UNIT: [2] [ ] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:13 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/27/95 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 19:50[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MURPHY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/27/95 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |GRAY RDO | |APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 NOTIFIED STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF INJURY SUSTAINED BY | | PLANT EMPLOYEE. | | | | AT 1655, A MAINTENANCE MECHANIC RECEIVED INJURIES TO HIS HAND AND FACE DUE | | TO ELECTRICAL FLASHOVER WHEN HE CAUSED A MOMENTARY SHORT CIRCUIT WHILE | | TIGHTENING A SCREW INSIDE MOTOR CONTROL CENTER (MCC) 29. AN AMBULANCE TOOK | | THE INDIVIDUAL OFFSITE FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS NOT | | CONTAMINATED. AS A RESULT OF THE MOMENTARY SHORT CIRCUIT, THE 29 AND 29A | | MCCs TRIPPED, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF INSTRUMENT BUS 23. THE INSTRUMENT BUS | | WAS RESTORED AT 1720. THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 28453 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: FERMI REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/28/95 | |UNIT: [2] [ ] [ ] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 04:38 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 02/28/95 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 04:16[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: SUE REITH |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/28/95 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOSEPH SEBROSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: UNUSUAL EVENT +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JIM MCCORMICKBARGER RDO | |AAEC 50.72(a)(1)(i) EMERGENCY DECLARED |WILLIAM TRAVERS EO | |NLCO TECH SPEC LCO A/S |CARR FEMA | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 2 | N N 0 STARTUP | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED AND TERMINATED DUE TO A REACTOR VESSEL LEVEL | | DIVERGENCE RESULTING IN SHUTDOWN OF THE UNIT. | | | | AT 4:16 AN UNUSUAL EVENT WAS DECLARED DUE TO LOSS OF ESF REQUIRING SHUTDOWN | | IN ACCORDANCE WITH TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS. ISOLATION AND ACTUATION | | INSTRUMENTATION CHANNELS WERE DECLARED INOPERABLE PER TECH SPEC 3.3.2.1 | | WHEN DIVISION II NARROW RANGE LEVEL INDICATORS BEGAN DIVERGING FROM | | DIVISION I LEVEL INSTRUMENTATION. AT THE TIME THE REACTOR WAS IN MODE 2 | | STARTUP WITH ALL RODS INSERTED PERFORMING TESTING ON THE MAIN TURBINE. | | | | TO COMPLY WITH THE TECH SPEC ACTION STATEMENT THE MODE SWITCH WAS PLACED IN | | SHUTDOWN. THIS PLACED THE UNIT IN A COLD SHUTDOWN CONDITION. CURRENT | | REACTOR COOLANT TEMPERATURE IS 160øF. THE UNUSUAL EVENT WAS TERMINATED AT | | THE SAME TIME THE MODE SWITCH WAS PLACED IN SHUTDOWN. | | | | THE LICENSEE IS CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE LEVEL | | DIVERGENCE. THE LICENSEE FIRST NOTICED THE INCREASE IN THE DIVERGENCE ON | | THE EARLY AFTERNOON OF 2/27/95. AT 16:32 ON 2/27/95 DIVISION II NARROW | | RANGE LEVEL INSTRUMENTS WERE DECLARED INOPERABLE BECAUSE THEY WERE READING | | 5 INCHES HIGHER THAN DIVISION I INSTRUMENTS. THIS PLACED THE LICENSEE IN A | | 12 HOUR SHUTDOWN LCO. THE LICENSEE WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE LEVEL | | DISCREPANCY AND CONSEQUENTLY WENT TO SHUTDOWN ON THE MODE SELECTOR SWITCH. | | | | DIVISION II NARROW RANGE LEVEL INSTRUMENTS ARE CURRENTLY READING | | APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES HIGHER THAN DIVISION I. THE LICENSEE INITIALLY | | SUSPECTED REFERENCE LEG LEAKAGE AND HAS PERFORMED WALKDOWNS OF ALL THE | | INSTRUMENTATION WITHOUT IDENTIFYING ANY PROBLEMS. | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED STATE, LOCAL, AND CANADIAN OFFICIALS IN ACCORDANCE | | WITH THEIR EMERGENCY PLAN. THE LICENSEE ALSO NOTIFIED THE RESIDENT | | INSPECTOR. HOO NOTIFIED AECB OF CANADA (PEREIRA). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+