U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 07/02/96 - dr.der ~07/03/96 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 30623 30700 30701 30702 30703 30704 30705 30706 !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 30623 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PEACH BOTTOM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/12/96 | |UNIT: [ ] [3] [ ] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:24 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [2] GE-4,[3] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 06/12/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:00[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: DOUG CREMER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/02/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |KENNETH JENISON RDO | |AINC 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(C) POT UNCNTRL RAD REL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - REFUEL FLOOR ACCESS DOOR PROPPED OPEN VIOLATING SECONDARY CONTAINMENT - | | | | THE LICENSEE DISCOVERED THAT THE REFUEL FLOOR ROOF ACCESS DOOR HAD BEEN | | PROPPED OPEN FROM 1000 UNTIL 1100 BY PERSONNEL PERFORMING TESTING IN THE | | AREA. | | | | WITH THIS DOOR OPEN, IT WOULD NOT BE EXPECTED THAT SECONDARY CONTAINMENT | | COULD FULFILL ITS DESIGN FUNCTION. | | | | PLANT OPERATION WAS UNAFFECTED BY THIS EVENT. | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | | | | ***UPDATE ON 07/02/96 @ 09:27 BY FOSS TO GOULD*** THE LICENSEE IS | | RETRACTING THIS EVENT BECAUSE FURTHER EVALUATION HAS DETERMINED THAT | | OPENING THE DOOR DID NOT AFFECT CONTAINMENT'S NEGATIVE PRESSURE, SO THEIR | | SAFETY FUNCTION WAS MAINTAINED AND THIS WAS NOT A REPORTABLE EVENT. THE RI | | WAS INFORMED. REG 1 (PASCIAK) WAS INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 30700 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: BYRON REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/02/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 04:56 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 07/02/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 03:16[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE WINTER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/02/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |BRENT CLAYTON 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 | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | M/R Y 15 STARTUP | 0 HOT STANDBY | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MANUAL REACTOR TRIP FROM 15% POWER (WITH THE UNIT OFF LINE) DUE TO THE | | CLOSURE OF A STEAM GENERATOR FEEDWATER ISOLATION VALVE WHICH RESULTED FROM | | A BROKEN INSTRUMENT AIR SUPPLY LINE | | | | AT APPROXIMATELY 0312 CDT, THE '1B' STEAM GENERATOR FEEDWATER ISOLATION | | VALVE (1FW039B) FAILED CLOSED DUE TO A BROKEN INSTRUMENT AIR SUPPLY LINE. | | THIS VALVE FAILURE RESULTED IN INADEQUATE FEEDWATER FLOW TO THE '1B' STEAM | | GENERATOR. AS A RESULT, THE UNIT 1 REACTOR WAS MANUALLY TRIPPED AT 0316 | | CDT PRIOR STEAM GENERATOR LEVEL REACHING THE AUTOMATIC TRIP SETPOINT OF | | LOW-2 STEAM GENERATOR LEVEL. LEVEL DECREASED TO THE LOW-2 STEAM GENERATOR | | LEVEL SETPOINT FOLLOWING THE MANUAL REACTOR TRIP RESULTING IN AUTOMATIC | | INITIATION OF AUXILIARY FEEDWATER. A FEEDWATER ISOLATION WAS ALSO | | RECEIVED. ALL RODS FULLY INSERTED FOLLOWING THE TRIP, AND ALL EQUIPMENT | | RESPONDED AND OPERATED AS EXPECTED. | | | | THE UNIT IS CURRENTLY STABLE IN HOT STANDBY. IN ORDER TO SECURE AUXILIARY | | FEEDWATER, THE LICENSEE IS IN THE PROCESS OF RESTORING NORMAL FEEDWATER TO | | THE STEAM GENERATORS. THE CONDENSER IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS A HEAT SINK. IN | | ADDITION, NORMAL CHARGING AND MAKEUP, PRESSURIZER HEATERS AND SPRAYS, AND | | THE REACTOR COOLANT PUMPS ARE BEING UTILIZED FOR PRIMARY SYSTEM INVENTORY, | | PRESSURE, AND TRANSPORT CONTROL. THE LICENSEE PLANS TO REPAIR THE BROKEN | | INSTRUMENT AIR SUPPLY LINE, AND UNIT RESTART IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR | | LATER TODAY. | | | | THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 30701 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: COOPER REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/02/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: NE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:30 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 07/02/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:00[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: RATZLAFF |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/02/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |CHARLES CAIN 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 | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (NDEQ) | | OF A SLUDGE DISCHARGE OFFSITE EXCEEDING THE ALLOWABLE SUSPENDED SOLIDS | | LIMITS. | | | | "ON JULY 1, 1996, AT 1400 DISCHARGE OF THE SLUDGE POND, NPDES OUTFALL 004, | | WAS STARTED. THE SAMPLE WAS TAKEN AT 1425 AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS | | FOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS. THE VALUE FOUND WAS 209 MG/L. AT 1600 A SECOND | | SAMPLE WAS TAKEN TO DETERMINE IF THE SUSPENDED SOLIDS VALUE WAS DECREASING | | AND FOUND TO BE 6 MG/L. FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN 1400 AND 1600, | | 5,760 GALLONS WAS DISCHARGED. FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN 1600 AND | | 2400, 19,200 GALLONS WAS DISCHARGED. | | | | THE CAUSE FOR THE NON-COMPLIANCE WAS THE INGRESS OF RIVER WATER TO THE | | SLUDGE POND DURING FLOODING THAT OCCURRED DURING THE WEEK OF JUNE 24, 1996. | | THE RIVER WATER COLLECTED IN THE SOUTH END OF THE POND AND WAS THE FIRST | | WATER DISCHARGED DURING THIS LETDOWN. THE NDEQ HAD BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS | | CONDITION PRIOR TO THE OCCURRENCE." | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |OTHER NUCLEAR MATERIAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 30702 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: CERTIFIED TESTING, INC. |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/02/96 | | CITY: HARVEY REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:45 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: LA |EVENT DATE: 07/02/96 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 12:30[CDT]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/02/96 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |THOMAS DECKER RDO | | |JOE HOLONICH EO | +------------------------------------------------+STU RUBIN IRD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: KIRK WHATLEY (ALABAMA) | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | A RADIOGRAPHER AND ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WERE OVEREXPOSED TO A RADIOGRAPHY | | SOURCE DUE TO PERSONNEL ERROR. | | | | AT 1230CDT ON JULY 2, 1996, THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, | | DIVISION OF RADIATION CONTROL WAS NOTIFIED BY CERTIFIED TESTING, INC. THAT | | ONE OF THEIR LICENSED RADIOGRAPHERS WAS OVEREXPOSED AT 1730CDT ON JULY 1, | | 1996, WHILE RADIOGRAPHING A CRANE CABLE AT THE WOLF CREEK MINE IN OAKMAN, | | AL. | | | | CERTIFIED TESTING, INC. IS A SUBCONTRACTOR OF ULTRON WHO HAS THE NDT | | CONTRACT FOR WOLF CREEK MINE. BOTH THE RADIOGRAPHER AND AN EMPLOYEE OF | | ULTRON WERE ON A CATWALK AT A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 175 FT. SHOOTING A | | CABLE ON AN OVERHEAD CRANE USING A 104 Ci IRIDIUM-192 SOURCE WITHOUT A | | COLLIMATOR (MAKE AND MODEL OF CAMERA UNKNOWN). BOTH INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE OF | | THE LOCATION REMAINED IN POSITION AFTER THE SOURCE WAS CRANKED OUT FOR THE | | 1 MINUTE EXPOSURE OF THE FILM. THE FILM WAS THEN LOWERED AND PROCESSED | | WHICH REQUIRED ABOUT 15 MINUTES. AN ADDITIONAL SHOT WAS REQUIRED SINCE THE | | FIRST FILM WAS TOO DARK TO PROCESS. WHEN THE RADIOGRAPHER PLACED THE | | SECOND FILM IN POSITION HE DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD NOT RETRACTED THE SOURCE. | | | | A CONSULTANT, DR. ROY PARKER OF LOUISIANA, ESTIMATES THE FOLLOWING | | EXPOSURES BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY BOTH INDIVIDUALS: | | | | CERTIFIED TESTING EMPLOYEE (RADIOGRAPHER) - 166 REM TO THE HEAD BASED ON 5 | | MINUTES EXPOSURE AT A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 6 IN. WITH 8-12 REM FILM | | BADGE EXPOSURE. | | | | ULTRON EMPLOYEE - 40-50 REM TO THE HEAD BASED ON EXPOSURE AT A DISTANCE OF | | 1 FT. (TIME NOT PROVIDED) WITH NO FILM BADGE WORN. | | | | NEITHER INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN REFERRED FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. | | | | ALABAMA RADIATION CONTROL PERSONNEL WILL BE AT WOLF CREEK MINE EARLY IN THE | | MORNING TO CONDUCT THEIR INVESTIGATION. THE STATE MADE A COURTESY | | NOTIFICATION TO REGION II ATLANTA AND OSP (JIM MYERS). | | | | SEE HOO LOG FOR EMPLOYEE NAMES AND CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS. | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 30703 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: MAINE YANKEE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/02/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: ME |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:55 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] CE |EVENT DATE: 07/02/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 18:20[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: PAUL WILLOUGHBY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/02/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |WALTER PASCIAK 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 Y 90 POWER OPERATION | 90 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF FIRE BARRIER PENETRATION SEALS NOT INSTALLED PER | | DESIGN DOCUMENTS PLACING UNIT OUTSIDE OF DESIGN BASIS. | | | | "FIRE BARRIER PENETRATION SEAL DISCREPANCY. SOME FIRE BARRIER PENETRATION | | SEALS ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY AVAILABLE TEST REPORTS. AVAILABLE TEST | | INFORMATION INDICATES DAMMING MATERIAL IS REQUIRED ON BOTH SIDES OF A WALL | | PENETRATION. IN SOME CASES THE SEALS DO NOT HAVE DAMMING MATERIAL IN | | PLACE." | | | | THE LICENSEE HAS NOT FULLY IDENTIFIED THE EXTENT OF THIS DISCREPANCY. | | THIS CONDITION WAS DISCOVERED DURING A REVIEW OF DOCUMENTATION AS PART OF | | PREPARATION FOR A FIRE BARRIER INSPECTION. THE LICENSEE HAS ESTABLISHED | | ROVING FIRE WATCHES AS A COMPENSATORY MEASURE PENDING LONG TERM CORRECTIVE | | ACTIONS. THE LICENSEE WILL INFORM THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 30704 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: LIMERICK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/02/96 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 21:57 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 07/02/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 21:10[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVID NEFF |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/02/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |WALTER PASCIAK 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 | | 2 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DISCOVERY OF COMPROMISED CLASSIFIED SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION. IMMEDIATE | | COMPENSATORY MEASURES TAKEN UPON DISCOVERY. THE LICENSEE WILL INFORM THE | | NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. SEE HOO LOG FOR DETAILS. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |TRANSPORTATION EVENT | |EVENT NUMBER: 30705 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: UNKNOWN |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/03/96 | | CITY: DENVER REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 00:47 [ET]| | COUNTY: DENVER STATE: CO |EVENT DATE: 07/02/96 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 22:30[MDT]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/03/96 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |CHARLES CAIN RDO | | |JOE HOLONICH EO | +------------------------------------------------+STU RUBIN AEOD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NTRA TRANSPORTATION EVENT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER NOTIFIED THE NRC OPERATIONS CENTER AT 0047 ON | | 7/3/96, OF A SPILL OF 1 GALLON OF Ra-226 IN THE UPS STORAGE AREA AT THE | | DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. TWO PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND AN | | UNKNOWN NUMBER WERE EVACUATED. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT HAZMAT TEAM | | RESPONDED. | | | | THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER ALSO NOTIFIED EPA AND DOE. | | | | * * UPDATE AT 0151 ON 7/3/96 BY BLANCHARD OF THE NAT'L RESPONSE CENTER * * | | THERE WAS NO ACTUAL RELEASE OF Ra-226, ONLY THE OUTSIDE OF THE PACKAGE WAS | | DAMAGED. THE PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |TRANSPORTATION EVENT | |EVENT NUMBER: 30706 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: UNKNOWN |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/03/96 | | CITY: GALT REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 04:46 [ET]| | COUNTY: WHITESIDE STATE: IL |EVENT DATE: 07/03/96 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 02:00[CDT]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/03/96 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |BRENT CLAYTON RDO | | |JOE HOLONICH EO | +------------------------------------------------+STUART RUBIN AEOD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: NAT'L RESPONSE CENTER | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DOUG WEAVER | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NTRA TRANSPORTATION EVENT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER NOTIFIED THE NRC OPERATIONS CENTER OF A TRAIN | | DERAILMENT NEAR GALT, IL. THE DERAILMENT OCCURRED AT 0200 CDT NEAR | | MILEPOST 113. THE TRAIN IS OWNED BY UNION PACIFIC AND THE TRAIN NUMBER IS | | ELMT02. EIGHTEEN CARS DERAILED, FOUR OF WHICH CONTAINED LOW LEVEL | | RADIOACTIVE SOIL. NO OTHER DETAILS WERE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE. | | | | THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER ALSO NOTIFIED EPA AND DOE. A CONTACT NAME AND | | NUMBER ARE AVAILABLE IN THE OPERATIONS CENTER. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+