U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 10/16/95 - 10/17/95 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 29463 29464 29465 29466 +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29463 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: BROWNS FERRY REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/16/95 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: AL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:30 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4,[3] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 10/16/95 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 08:32[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE MORROW |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/16/95 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |THOMAS PEEBLES 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 | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | 2 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - HYPOTHETICAL APP R FIRE COULD CAUSE SPURIOUS RHR SYSTEM VALVES TO OPEN - | | | | LICENSEE DETERMINED THAT A HYPOTHETICAL APPENDIX R FIRE IN THE CONTROL | | BAY CABLE SPREADING ROOM COULD CAUSE SPURIOUS OPENINGS OF VALVES IN | | RHR SYSTEM I SUPPRESSION POOL TEST AND SPRAY PATHS. | | | | THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A DRAIN DOWN OF RHR SYSTEM I, A SYSTEM | | REQUIRED BY THE SAFE SHUTDOWN PROGRAM FOR FIRES IN THE CABLE SPREADING | | ROOMS. | | | | A CONTINUOUS FIRE WATCH HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN POSTED IN THIS AREA. | | | | LICENSEE IS DETERMINING CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. | | | | LICENSEE WILL DETERMINE IF A SIMILAR CONDITION EXISTS ON UNIT 3 AND | | WILL TAKE APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. | | | | LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | | | | NOTE: SEE EVENT #27838 FOR A RELATED EVENT. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |OTHER NUCLEAR MATERIAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 29464 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: KINDRICK TRUCKING COMPANY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/16/95 | | CITY: HARRIMAN REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:30 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: TN |EVENT DATE: 10/02/95 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 12:00[EDT]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/16/95 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |THOMAS PEEBLES RDO | | |ROBERT BAER, NMSS EO | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: RUTHERFORD, DOT NRC | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: GREG SCARFO | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NMAT MATL IN UNCNTRL AREA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - 1 LITER OF DEPLETED URANIUM IN SOLUTION LEAKED FROM A 55 GALLON DRUM - | | | | PETTY OFFICER RUTHERFORD OF THE DOT NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER REPORTED | | THAT A 1 LITER SPILL OF A MIXTURE WHICH INCLUDED DEPLETED URANIUM FROM | | A 55 GALLON DRUM DELIVERED TO DIVERSIFIED SCIENTIFIC SERVICES, INC (DSSI) | | OF KINGSTON, TN, ON 10/02/95. KINDRICK TRUCKING COMPANY WAS THE SHIPPER | | OF THE DRUM. THE SPILL OCCURRED WHEN THE PACKING RING WHICH SECURES THE | | TOP OF THE DRUM WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE AND A PORTION OF ITS CONTENTS LEAKED | | ONTO A PALLET WHILE BEING TRANSPORTED TO A STORAGE AREA. AN ISOTOPIC | | ANALYSIS OF THE MIXTURE YIELDED DEPLETED URANIUM AS THE SOLID IN SOLUTION. | | THE MEASURED ACTIVITY LEVELS WERE WELL BELOW THE DOT TRANSPORTABILITY | | LEVELS ACCORDING TO THE DSSI HEALTH AND SAFETY OFFICER, JIM SELPH. | | THE ACTIVITY LEVELS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS REPORT. THE PALLET AND | | A PORTION OF THE TRAILER WHICH CARRIED THE DRUM HAS BEEN PACKED AND | | RETURNED TO ITS PLACE OF ORIGINATION, A DOE FACILITY IN COLONY, NY. | | NO PERSONNEL EXPOSURES OCCURRED. | | | | SEE HOO LOG FOR CONTACT NAME AND ADDRESS. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29465 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: CALVERT CLIFFS REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/16/95 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: MD |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:45 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 10/16/95 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:35[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: BRUCE SHICK |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/16/95 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |ROBERT BORES 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 Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | 2 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | STATE NOTIFICATION OF A VIOLATION OF THE LICENSEE'S STATE WATER PERMIT DUE | | A POSITIVE TEST FOR COLIFORM | | | | THE RESULTS OF A WATER TEST AT A SECURITY FORCE FIRING RANGE LOCATED | | OUTSIDE THE PROTECTED AREA WERE FOUND TO BE POSITIVE FOR COLIFORM. | | FOLLOWING THE TESTING OF A BACKUP SAMPLE, THE LICENSEE ISOLATED THE | | CONTAMINATED WELL AND CURRENTLY PLANS TO CHLORINATE THE WATER. THE | | LICENSEE ALSO PLANS TO NOTIFY THE STATE OF MARYLAND OF THIS VIOLATION OF | | ITS STATE WATER PERMIT. | | | | THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29466 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: TURKEY POINT REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/17/95 | |UNIT: [3] [ ] [ ] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 05:43 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [3] W-3-LP,[4] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 10/17/95 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 04:49[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: FRANK SOENS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/17/95 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |THOMAS PEEBLES RDO | |ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(ii) RPS ACTUATION | | |AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii) ESF ACTUATION | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 3 | M/R Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 0 HOT STANDBY | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - MANUAL TRIP FROM 100% DUE TO 4 DROPPED CONTROL RODS FOR UNKNOWN REASONS - | | | | AT 0449, WITH UNIT 3 AT 100% POWER, CONTROL ROOM OPERATORS RECEIVED A ROD | | CONTROL URGENT FAILURE ANNUNCIATOR ALARM DUE TO 4 CONTROL RODS DROPPING | | INTO THE CORE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. NO TESTING OR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES | | WERE OCCURRING AT THE TIME. | | | | CONTROL ROOM OPERATORS MANUALLY TRIPPED UNIT 3. ALL CONTROL RODS INSERTED | | COMPLETELY. UNIT 3 IS DUMPING STEAM TO THE ATMOSPHERE. | | | | UNIT 3 IS STABLE IN MODE 3 (HOT SHUTDOWN). | | | | LICENSEE IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE DROPPED CONTROL RODS. | | | | LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | | | | * * * UPDATE AT 0627 BY FRANK SOENS ENTERED BY HOO JOLLIFFE * * * | | | | FOLLOWING THE MANUAL REACTOR TRIP, THE AUXILIARY FEEDWATER SYSTEM AUTO | | STARTED, AS DESIGNED. | | | | LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | | | | HOO NOTIFIED R2DO TOM PEEBLES. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+