U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 01/05/96 - 01/11/96 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 29799 29800 29801 29802 29803 29804 29805 29806 29807 29808 29809 29810 29811 29812 29813 29814 29815 29816 29817 29818 29819 29820 29821 29822 +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29799 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: CATAWBA REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/05/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:49 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 01/05/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:30[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: BRISSON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/05/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |CHRIS CHRISTENSEN RDO | |ASHU 50.72(b)(1)(i)(A) PLANT S/D REQD BY TS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 95 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE LICENSEE IS SHUTTING THE PLANT DOWN DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH A REACTOR | | TRIP BREAKER RELAY CONTACT. | | | | THE LICENSEE WAS PERFORMING A REACTOR TRIP BREAKER TEST, AND WHILE | | VERIFYING THE AUXILIARY RELAY CONTACT IN THE TRIP BREAKER, THEY MEASURED | | VOLTAGES ACROSS THE CONTACTS GREATER THAN THE TEST PROCEDURE ALLOWED. THE | | TEST PROCEDURE ALLOWS 0-1 VOLT, BUT THEY WERE MEASURING 2-6 VOLTS. THE | | REACTOR TRIP BREAKER IS OPERABLE, BUT THEY CAN NOT COME OUT OF THEIR | | PRESENT CONDITION WITH THE BREAKER IN BYPASS DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A | | MAIN FEEDWATER PUMP RUNBACK OCCURRING BECAUSE OF THE CONTACT PROBLEM. THEY | | ARE CURRENTLY TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONTACT AND REDUCING | | POWER AT THE RATE OF 25%/HR. ALL EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT IS OPERABLE. THE RI | | WAS INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |HOSPITAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 29800 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/05/96 | | CITY: DURHAM REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:29 [ET]| | COUNTY: DURHAM STATE: NC |EVENT DATE: 01/05/96 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 09:00[EST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/05/96 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |CHRIS CHRISTENSEN RDO | | |ROBERT PIERSON EO | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES(N.C. DIV.RAD.PROT.) | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF RADIATION PROTECTION INFORMED THE NRC OF A | | LOAD OF WASTE THAT SET OFF THE RADIATION ALARM AT THE DURHAM COUNTY | | LANDFILL. | | | | THIS WASTE HAD BEEN TRUCKED FROM DUKE HOSPITAL AND TWO OF THE BAGS IN THE | | LOAD HAD READINGS AS HIGH AS 100 æR/HR. AFTER THE SURVEY, HOSPITAL | | PERSONNEL TOOK THE TWO BAGS BACK TO THE HOSPITAL. THERE IS SOME MEDIA | | INTEREST IN THIS EVENT. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHAT TYPE OF WASTE IS IN THE BAGS. | | | | NOTE: ALSO SEE RELATED EVENT #29802 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29801 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: NINE MILE POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/05/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:12 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-2,[2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 01/05/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:29[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MORR |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/05/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |FRANK COSTELLO RDO | |ASHU 50.72(b)(1)(i)(A) PLANT S/D REQD BY TS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 96 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE LICENSEE IS SHUTTING THE PLANT DOWN DUE TO THE INOPERABILITY OF MSIV | | "01-02". | | | | DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF A PARTIAL CLOSURE TEST OF MOTOR OPERATED | | MSIV(01-02) THE CONTROL POWER FUSE BLEW. THIS CONDITION RESULTED IN VALVE | | INOPERABILITY REQUIRING A PLANT SHUTDOWN WHICH STARTED AT 15:28. THE | | CONTROL POWER FUSE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND SUBSEQUENTLY TESTED | | SATISFACTORILY. AN OPERABILITY REVIEW IS IN PROGRESS. THE RI WAS INFORMED. | | | | ***UPDATE AT 16:44 BY MORR TO GOULD*** THE MSIV HAS BEEN DECLARED OPERABLE | | AT 16:05 UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE OPERATIONAL REVIEW. POWER REDUCTION | | WAS TERMINATED AT 95%. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |HOSPITAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 29802 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: V.A. HOSPITAL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/05/96 | | CITY: DURHAM REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:50 [ET]| | COUNTY: DURHAM STATE: NC |EVENT DATE: 01/05/96 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 16:00[EST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/05/96 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |CHRIS CHRISTENSEN RDO | | |ROBERT PIERSON EO | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES(N.C. DEPT.RAD.PROT) | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF RADIATION PROTECTION INFORMED THE NRC OF A | | LOAD OF WASTE THAT SET OFF THE RADIATION ALARM AT THE DURHAM COUNTY | | LANDFILL. | | | | THIS LOAD OF WASTE HAD BEEN TRUCKED FROM THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION | | HOSPITAL IN DURHAM N.C. TO THE LANDFILL, WHERE IT SET OFF THE ALARM. THE | | HOSPITAL WAS CONTACTED AND REQUESTED THAT THE TRUCK LOAD OF WASTE BE | | RETURNED. THE WASTE WILL BE SURVEYED AT THE HOSPITAL. | | | | ***UPDATE AT 19:15 BY FURR TO GOULD*** THE V.A. HOSPITAL FOUND 2 BAGS IN | | THE WASTE THAT MEASURED APPROX 5 æR/HR. THEY HAVE NOT YET DETERMINED THE | | ISOTOPE. | | | | | | NOTE: ALSO SEE RELATED EVENT #29800 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29803 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: SAINT LUCIE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/05/96 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:12 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 01/05/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 16:36[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: SMITH |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/05/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |CHRIS CHRISTENSEN RDO | |ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(ii) RPS ACTUATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | 2 | M/R Y 35 POWER OPERATION | 0 HOT STANDBY | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE PLANT HAD A MANUAL REACTOR/TURBINE TRIP FROM 35% POWER DUE TO | | INCREASING COOLING GAS TEMPERATURE. | | | | THE LICENSEE MANUALLY TRIPPED THE REACTOR AND TURBINE BECAUSE THE AVERAGE | | COOLING (HYDROGEN) GAS TEMPERATURE IN THE MAIN GENERATOR WAS INCREASING. | | THE OFF-NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR THE MAIN GENERATOR REQUIRES A | | REACTOR/TURBINE TRIP IF AVERAGE COOLING GAS TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 52øC. THE | | MAXIMUM MEASURED COOLING GAS TEMPERATURE WAS 52.3øC. ALL RODS FULLY | | INSERTED AND NO SAFETY VALVES LIFTED. THE CAUSE OF THE INCREASING | | TEMPERATURE WAS DUE TO A FAILED TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE IN THE TURBINE | | COOLING WATER SYSTEM WHICH COOLS THE HYDROGEN COOLERS. THE LICENSEE TRIED | | TO MANUALLY CONTROL THE VALVE, BUT COULD NOT LOWER THE TEMPERATURE. NO LCO | | ACTION STATEMENTS WERE ENTERED. THE LICENSEE ENTERED AND EXITED BOTH EOP 1 | | AND EOP 2. THE RI WAS INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29804 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: BIG ROCK POINT REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/05/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 21:52 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-1 |EVENT DATE: 01/05/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 18:30[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: WITHROW |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/05/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |MICHAEL J. JORDAN RDO | |ADEG 50.72(b)(1)(ii) DEGRAD COND DURING OP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE LICENSEE DISCOVERED MINOR THRU-WALL LEAKS IN THE REACTOR CLEANUP SYSTEM | | | | DURING REACTOR SHUTDOWN FOR A REFUELING OUTAGE, A PLANNED LEAKAGE | | INSPECTION WAS BEING CONDUCTED AT A REACTOR PRESSURE OF 1000 PSIG. THIS | | INSPECTION IDENTIFIED TWO MINOR THRU-WALL LEAKS IN THE REACTOR CLEANUP | | SYSTEM, WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE PRIMARY COOLANT SYSTEM WITHOUT REMOTE | | ISOLATION CAPABILITY. PCS LEAK RATES WERE NORMAL PRIOR TO THE SHUTDOWN AT | | APPROXIMATELY 30% OF TS LIMITS AND REMAIN UNCHANGED. BOTH LEAKS ARE IN A 3" | | PIPE LINE THAT ATTACHES TO ONE OF THE RECIRCULATION LOOPS. ONE LEAK IS A | | PINHOLE LEAK IN A WELD NEAR AN ISOLATION VALVE (VCU-2) AND THE OTHER IS | | LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 8' FROM THE SAME VALVE. THE PLANT CONTINUES ITS | | COOLDOWN WITH COLD S/D ANTICIPATED AT 12:00 ON 1/6/96. THE RI WAS INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29805 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: WATTS BAR REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/06/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: TN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:02 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 01/06/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 08:45[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: BAKER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/06/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |CHRIS CHRISTENSEN RDO | |AIND 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | | |NLCO TECH SPEC LCO A/S | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N N 0 HOT STANDBY | 0 HOT STANDBY | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE LICENSEE DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBCOOLING MONITORS HAD BEEN PROGRAMMED TO | | DISPLAY VALUES THAT WERE NONCONSERVATIVE. | | | | THE LICENSEE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE SUBCOOLING MARGIN MONITORS WERE | | PROGRAMMED TO MONITOR T-hot TEMPERATURES INSTEAD OF CORE EXIT THERMOCOUPLES | | ON BOTH TRAINS. THESE MONITORS ARE POST ACCIDENT MONITORS AND ARE USED IN | | THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES IN EVALUATING AND OPERATING (STARTING & STOPPING) | | EMERGENCY CORE COOLING EQUIPMENT AND IN ACCIDENT MITIGATION ACTIONS. BY | | MONITORING T-hot INSTEAD OF CORE EXIT THERMOCOUPLES, THE SUBCOOLING MARGIN | | MONITORS DISPLAY VALUES THAT ARE NON-CONSERVATIVE, AND, IN SOME POST | | ACCIDENT CONDITIONS, CAN BE VERY DIFFERENT FROM CORE EXIT SUBCOOLING. | | | | A 7 DAY TS LCO WAS IMMEDIATELY ENTERED AND ACTIONS WERE TAKEN TO REPROGRAM | | TRAIN "A" AND RESTORE IT TO SERVICE. AT THIS POINT, THE 7 DAY LCO WAS | | EXITED; HOWEVER, THE UNIT REMAINS IN A 30 DAY LCO. WORK TO CORRECT TRAIN | | "B" IS BEING PLANNED. MAIN CONTROL ROOM PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN BRIEFED NOT TO | | RELY ON THE TRAIN "B" SUBCOOLING MONITOR. THE LICENSEE IS CONTINUING THE | | INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSE OF THIS EVENT. THE RI WAS INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29806 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: SALEM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/07/96 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 03:02 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 01/07/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 00:35[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: SAUER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/07/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |COSTELLO 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 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | 2 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LICENSEE NOTIFIED STATE OF NEW JERSEY REGARDING DISCHARGE OF SODIUM | | HYPOCHLORITE INTO DELAWARE RIVER. | | | | THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | | REGARDING AN UNPLANNED DISCHARGE OF APPROXIMATELY 115 GALLONS OF SODIUM | | HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTION INTO THE DELAWARE RIVER. THE DISCHARGE WAS CAUSED BY | | THE FAILURE OF A FILTER GASKET ON A CHLORINE PUMP IN THE PLANT INTAKE | | STRUCTURE. THE SOLUTION WAS COLLECTED INTO A SUMP WHICH DRAINS INTO THE | | DELAWARE RIVER. THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE INFORMED BY THE | | LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29807 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PERRY REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/07/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: OH |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:14 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-6 |EVENT DATE: 01/07/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 03:45[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: RABENOLD |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/07/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |MICHAEL J. JORDAN 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 74 POWER OPERATION | 74 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LICENSEE NOTIFIED US EPA REGARDING UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF WATER INTO | | LAKE ERIE. | | | | THE FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF A FACSIMILE SUBMITTED BY THE LICENSEE: | | | | "FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM (P54) LEAK OCCURRED, WHICH CAUSED LEAKAGE TO FLOW | | INTO THE STORM DRAINS, WHICH GO INTO LAKE ERIE. EPA NOTIFICATION WAS | | REQUIRED BECAUSE THIS WAS CONSIDERED AN UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE. NRC | | NOTIFICATION IS REQUIRED DUE TO AN UNUSUAL AND IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL | | EVENT." | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS EVENT. THE LICENSEE | | HAS MADE A PRESS RELEASE REGARDING THIS EVENT. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29808 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: BIG ROCK POINT REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/07/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 22:43 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-1 |EVENT DATE: 01/07/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 19:00[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE RUHLMAN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/07/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |MICHAEL J. JORDAN RDO | |NLCO TECH SPEC LCO A/S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - LOCAL LEAK RATE OF PORTION OF MAIN STEAM SYSTEM EXCEEDS TECH SPEC LIMIT - | | | | THE MAIN STEAM SYSTEM DOWNSTREAM OF THE MAIN STEAM ISOLATION VALVE LEAKED | | AT THE RATE OF 633 PSIG PER DAY DURING A LOCAL LEAK RATE TEST. THIS LEAK | | RATE CORRESPONDS TO A LEAK RATE VALUE OF 1.4. TECH SPEC LEAK RATE LIMIT | | IS 1.O. | | | | TECH SPEC LCO A/S 3.7 REQUIRES LICENSEE TO PLACE THE PLANT IN HOT SHUTDOWN | | CONDITION WITHIN 12 HOURS AND COLD SHUTDOWN CONDITION WITHIN THE FOLLOWING | | 24 HOURS WITH THE LEAK RATE ABOVE 1.0. | | | | THE PLANT IS PRESENTLY IN CONDITION 4 (COLD SHUTDOWN) IN A REFUELING | | OUTAGE. | | | | LICENSEE IS DETERMINING THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. | | | | LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29809 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: LIMERICK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/07/96 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 22:49 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 01/07/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 22:00[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: GREG SOSSON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/07/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |FRANK COSTELLO RDO | |ANOT 50.72(b)(1)(iii) OTHER NATURL/EXT COND | | |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 | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 70 POWER OPERATION | 70 POWER OPERATION | | 2 | N Y 69 POWER OPERATION | 69 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | -STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY DUTIES IMPAIRED DUE TO CLOSED ROADS- | | | | AT 2200, THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE AUTHORITIES RESTRICTED ACCESS TO ALL STATE | | AND LOCAL ROADS UNTIL 1200 ON 01/08/96. HOWEVER, EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND | | UTILITY WORKERS ARE BEING PERMITTED TO USE THESE ROADS. | | | | THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO THE NRC DUE TO THE IMPAIRMENT OF THE | | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ABILITY TO PERFORM THEIR EMERGENCY | | RESPONSIBILITIES (i.e., EVACUATION OF PEOPLE). | | | | THIS REPORT IS ALSO BEING SUBMITTED TO THE NRC DUE TO NATURAL PHENOMENON | | (HEAVY SNOWFALL) THAT HAMPERS PERSONNEL FROM PERFORMING THEIR DUTIES | | (GETTING TO THE PLANT) DUE TO MAJOR ROADS BEING CLOSED. | | | | LICENSEE WILL INFORM THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | | | | (See Event 29810 & 29811) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29810 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PEACH BOTTOM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/07/96 | |UNIT: [2] [3] [ ] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:39 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [2] GE-4,[3] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 01/07/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 23:30[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: LEWIS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/07/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |COSTELLO 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 Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | 3 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA HAS DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY AND CLOSED ROADS DUE | | TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. | | | | THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA HAS CLOSED ROADS NEAR THE SITE UNTIL 1200 1/8/96. | | THE LICENSEE REPORTED THAT SUFFICIENT CREWS ARE AVAILABLE ONSITE TO OPERATE | | THE PLANT UNTIL ROADS ARE REOPENED. THIS EVENT IS SIMILAR TO #29809 & | | #29811. THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29811 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: THREE MILE ISLAND REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/08/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 02:44 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] B&W-L-LP,[2] B&W-L-LP |EVENT DATE: 01/08/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 02:30[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: PAULES |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/08/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |COSTELLO 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 | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OFFSITE RESPONSE CAPABILITY DIMINISHED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS | | | | THE LICENSEE REPORTED THAT OFFSITE RESPONSE CAPABILITY HAS BEEN DIMINISHED | | DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA HAS DECLARED A STATE OF | | EMERGENCY AND CLOSED ROADWAYS DUE TO THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. (ALSO | | SEE RELATED EVENTS 29809 AND 29810.) THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE | | INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29812 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: MILLSTONE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/08/96 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: CT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:19 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 01/08/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 09:00[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: BONNER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/08/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |COSTELLO 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 Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SERVICE WATER STRAINER BACKWASH PIPING BECAME CLOGGED WITH ICE | | | | THE LICENSEE REPORTED THAT THE COMMON SERVICE WATER STRAINER BACKWASH | | PIPING BECAME CLOGGED WITH ICE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 1/2 HOURS. THE LICENSEE | | WAS ABLE TO UNCLOG THE PIPING, AND COMPENSATORY ACTIONS HAVE BEEN PUT INTO | | PLACE TO PREVENT RECURRENCE. SERVICE WATER STRAINER PRESSURE DROP AND | | SYSTEM FLOW REMAINED NORMAL. THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29813 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: INDIAN POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/08/96 | |UNIT: [2] [ ] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:37 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 01/08/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 09:00[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: READY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/08/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |FRANK COSTELLO 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 Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LICENSEE NOTIFIED NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION | | THAT THEY HAD SPILLED BETWEEN 5 TO 10 GALLONS OF #2 FUEL OIL. OIL HAS NOT | | BEEN IDENTIFIED AS GOING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. | | | | FIVE TO TEN GALLONS OF #2 FUEL OIL LEAKED FROM WHERE THE FUEL RECIRCULATION | | PRESSURE GAUGE TAPS INTO THE LINE. THE GAUGE IS LOCATED IN THE IGNITION OIL | | PUMP ROOM (PROVIDES OIL TO THE HOUSE SERVICE BOILER) WHICH IS LOCATED ON | | THE 53' LEVEL. THE OIL MIGRATED FROM THE 53' ELEVATION TO THE 15' | | ELEVATION. NO OIL HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS GOING INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. OIL | | IS BEING CLEANED UP AT THIS TIME. THE RECIRCULATION OIL GAUGE HAD BEEN | | ISOLATED BACK IN JANUARY OF 1995. IT APPEARS THAT THE ISOLATION VALVE HAD | | REOPENED DUE TO VIBRATION. THE ISOLATION VALVE HAS BEEN REISOLATED. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL NOTIFIED BY THE LICENSEE. | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29814 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: CALVERT CLIFFS REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/08/96 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: MD |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:47 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 01/08/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:05[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES GROOMS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/08/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |FRANK COSTELLO RDO | |AENS 50.72(b)(1)(v) ENS INOPERABLE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LICENSEE'S DEDICATED PHONE SYSTEM TO THE STATE IS INOPERABLE. | | | | AT 1305 EST, THE LICENSEE DISCOVERED THAT THEIR DEDICATED PHONE SYSTEM TO | | THE STATE AGENCIES IS INOPERABLE. THEY CAN CALL ALL OF THE STATE AGENCIES | | USING C&P TELEPHONE SYSTEM. ALSO, THEIR MICROWAVE SYSTEM IS OPERABLE. | | AT THIS TIME, THE LICENSEE DOES NOT KNOW WHY THE DEDICATED SYSTEM IS | | INOPERABLE; HOWEVER, THE LICENSEE IS INVESTIGATING. UPPER CALVERT COUNTY | | C&P TELEPHONE LINES ARE OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | | | | ***UPDATE 1934ET 01/08/96 BY DENTON TAKEN BY MACKINNON*** | | | | STATE AND COUNTY DEDICATED PHONE SYSTEM RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 1930ET. | | LICENSEE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD CAUSED THE DEDICATED PHONE SYSTEM TO BECOME | | INOPERABLE. R1DO (FRANK COSTELLO) NOTIFIED. | | | | RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE NOTIFIED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29815 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: GINNA REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/08/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:51 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-2-LP |EVENT DATE: 01/08/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:00[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MOSTERT |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/08/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |FRANK COSTELLO 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 97 POWER OPERATION | 97 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL | | CONSERVATION THAT APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS OF OIL WAS SPILLED AND CLEANED | | UP. | | | | APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS OF HYDRAULIC OIL LEAKED FROM THE LAMPSON CRANE | | REAR CRAWLER (CRANE ASSEMBLY WHICH WILL BE USED TO REMOVE/INSTALL STEAM | | GENERATORS). THE SITE CHEMICAL CONTROL COORDINATOR NOTIFIED THE CORPORATE | | ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GROUP, WHO NOTIFIED THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT | | OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. NO OFFSITE ASSISTANCE WAS REQUIRED. THE | | SPILL WAS CLEANED UP. | | | | RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |HOSPITAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 29816 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: VA MEDICAL CENTER, CHARLESTON, SC |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/09/96 | | CITY: CHARLESTON REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:50 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: SC |EVENT DATE: 01/09/96 | |LICENSE#: 39-121-30-02 AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 10:00[EST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/09/96 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |JACK CRLENJAK RDO | | |BOB PIERSON (NMSS) EO | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: M KAISER | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |LADM 35.33(a) MED MISADMINISTRATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PATIENT RECEIVED LESS THAN PRESCRIBED DOSE. | | | | 15mci OF IODINE-131 WAS PRESCRIBED TO BE ADMINISTERED TO A PATIENT. | | THE PATIENT DRANK TO CONTENTS OF THE VIAL THROUGH A STRAW. AFTER THE | | PATIENT HAD FINISHED TAKING HIS DOSE THE VIAL WAS CHECKED FOR ACTIVITY. THE | | CAP WHICH COVERED THE VIAL WAS FOUND TO HAVE 8.7mci OF IODINE-131 STUCK TO | | THE BOTTOM OF THE CAP. THEREFORE THE PATIENT HAD ONLY RECEIVED 6.8mci OF | | IODINE-131. THE PATIENT HAD BEEN DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL WHEN THE | | ABOVE PROBLEM HAD BEEN DISCOVERED. LICENSEE PLANS TO HAVE THE PATIENT COME | | BACK IN AND TAKE THE BALANCE OF WHAT BEEN PRESCRIBED TO HIM (8.7mci OF | | IODINE-131). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29817 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: OCONEE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/09/96 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:55 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] B&W-L-LP,[2] B&W-L-LP,[3] B&W-L-LP |EVENT DATE: 01/09/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 17:00[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: NOEL CLARKSON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/09/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JACK CRLENJAK RDO | |AUNA 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(A) UNANALYZED COND OP |BILL BATEMAN EO | | |ED JORDAN AEOD | | |RICH BARRETT AEOD | | |HENRY BAILEY AEOD | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 N 0 | 0 | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FUEL ASSEMBLY WAS DISCOVERED TO BE SUSPENDED AND UNATTENDED (SINCE | | 12/14/95) IN THE UNITS 1 & 2 SPENT FUEL POOL (SFP) FUEL HANDLING BRIDGE | | MAST. | | | | AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 ON 01/08/96, A FUEL ASSEMBLY WAS DISCOVERED TO BE | | SUSPENDED AND UNATTENDED IN THE UNITS 1 & 2 SFP FUEL HANDLING BRIDGE MAST. | | IT WAS DISCOVERED WHEN IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GRAPPLE INDICATION ON THE FUEL | | HANDLING BRIDGE MAST INDICATED THAT IT WAS GRAPPLED TO SOME OBJECT AND ALSO | | THE LOAD CELL INDICATED THE FUEL HANDLING BRIDGE HAD A FUEL ASSEMBLY IN IT. | | THE FUEL ASSEMBLY WAS SUSPENDED OVER ITS RESPECTIVE STORAGE POSITION IN THE | | SFP WITH THE LOWER END FITTING APPROXIMATELY FLUSH WITH THE TOP OF THE | | STORAGE LOCATION (10' OF WATER ABOVE THE TOP OF THE FUEL ASSEMBLY). | | PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THIS FUEL ASSEMBLY MAY HAVE BEEN IN | | THE SUSPENDED POSITION SINCE 12/14/95 (LAST TIME THE FUEL HANDLING BRIDGE | | MAST HAD BEEN USED). IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION UPON DISCOVERY WAS TO | | LOWER THE FUEL ASSEMBLY BACK INTO ITS SFP LOCATION. ON 01/09/96 AT 1700 | | HOURS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS CONDITION CONSTITUTED AN UNANALYZED | | CONDITION. THIS EVENT IS BEING CONSERVATIVELY REPORTED AS AN UNANALYZED | | CONDITION THAT MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY COMPROMISED PLANT SAFETY IN THE | | UNLIKELY EVENT THAT THE STANDBY SHUTDOWN FACILITY (SSF) WAS REQUIRED. FOR | | THIS EVENT TO SIGNIFICANTLY COMPROMISE PLANT SAFETY, AN SSF EVENT WOULD | | HAVE TO OCCUR CONCURRENTLY WITH THE FUEL ASSEMBLY BEING SUSPENDED IN THE | | SFP HANDLING BRIDGE MAST ABOVE THE SFP RACKS. EXAMPLES OF EVENTS REQUIRING | | SSF ACTIVATION ARE FIRE, FLOOD OR SABOTAGE. IN THESE EXAMPLES THE SSF IS | | REQUIRED TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE UNIT IN A HOT SHUTDOWN CONDITION FOR 72 | | HOURS. DURING THIS 72 HOUR PERIOD, WATER IS DRAWN FROM THE SFP AND INJECTED | | INTO THE REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM. THE SFP INVENTORY DEPLETION DURING THIS | | OPERATION CAUSES SFP LEVEL TO DECREASE. THIS LEVEL DECREASE WOULD UNCOVER | | THE FUEL ASSEMBLY SUSPENDED IN THE SFP BRIDGE MAST WITHIN 72 HOURS. IT IS | | CURRENTLY NOT KNOWN WHAT THE DOSE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FUEL ASSEMBLY | | UNCOVERING WOULD HAVE BEEN. THE CURRENT OCONEE NUCLEAR STATION LICENSING | | BASIS DOES NOT CONSIDER A SUSPENDED FUEL ASSEMBLY DURING AN EVENT WHICH | | WOULD REQUIRE USE OF THE SSF. WHILE THIS CONDITION IS KNOWN TO BE | | UNANALYZED, AN ANALYSIS IS IN PROGRESS AND IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE | | SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS SITUATION. A SIGNIFICANT INVESTIGATION TEAM | | WILL BE FORMED TO DISCOVER HOW THIS EVENT OCCURRED. | | LICENSEE SAID THAT A COMMITMENT TO MEMORY PROCEDURE IS USED WHEN A FUEL | | ASSEMBLY IS JUST RAISED/INSPECTED/LOWERED BACK INTO IT PROPER PLACE (FUEL | | ASSEMBLY IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE USING A | | COMMITMENT TO MEMORY PROCEDURE). LICENSEE DID NOT THINK THAT THERE ARE ANY | | SIGN OFFS IN THE PROCEDURE FOR MAKING SURE THAT THE FUEL ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN | | PLACED BACK IN ITS PROPER STORAGE SPACE. LICENSEE ALSO THOUGHT THAT THE | | GRAPPLE INDICATION AND THE LOAD CELL INDICATION DID NOT HAVE TO BE LOOKED | | AT DURING THE END OF THE PROCEDURE TO INSURE THAT THE FUEL ASSEMBLY HAD | | BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FUEL HANDLING BRIDGE MAST. | | | | RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29818 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: FERMI REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/10/96 | |UNIT: [2] [ ] [ ] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 00:17 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 01/09/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 23:15[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: EDWARD STEHULAK |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/10/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: RUDY KARSCH +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JIM MCCORMICKBARGER 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 Y 96 POWER OPERATION | 96 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY | | REGARDING A LEAK OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL. | | | | TUBING ON THE SOUTH COOLING TOWER DE-ICING SYSTEM RUPTURED RELEASING 834 | | POUNDS OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL, SOME OF WHICH MAY HAVE REACHED LAKE ERIE. THE | | LICENSEE WILL INFORM THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29819 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PRAIRIE ISLAND REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/10/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: MN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 02:14 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-2-LP,[2] W-2-LP |EVENT DATE: 01/09/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 22:33[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: DENNIS HERLING |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/10/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: RUDY KARSCH +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JIM MCCORMICKBARGER RDO | |AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii) ESF ACTUATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AN OPERATOR MISTAKENLY OPENED A DISCONNECT WHICH DEENERGIZED ONE PHASE OF A | | SAFEGUARDS BUS. | | | | AN OPERATOR WITH A HOT STICK OPENED THE "C" PHASE OF THE "1RY" DISCONNECT, | | RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ONE PHASE OF 4160 VAC TO SAFEGUARDS BUS "15" (TRAIN | | "A"). TRAIN "B" WAS PROVIDING DECAY HEAT REMOVAL AND WAS NOT INTERRUPTED. | | LOADS ON BUS "15" AT THE TIME OF LOSS WERE FEEDS TO 480 VAC SAFEGUARDS | | BUSES "111" AND "112" (RESULTING IN LOSS OF ONE INSTRUMENT AIR COMPRESSOR | | AND ONE CONTAINMENT FAN COOLER). DUE TO ONLY ONE PHASE BEING LOST, | | AUTOMATIC OPERATION OF THE SEQUENCER DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE "1R" FEEDER | | BREAKER TO BUS "15" WAS MANUALLY OPENED THREE MINUTES LATER. ALTERNATE | | POWER WAS THEN CONNECTED TO THE BUS VIA THE LOAD SEQUENCER. POWER WAS | | RESTORED TO ALL LOST LOADS. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE ESF ACTUATION WAS | | THE UNPLANNED MANUAL LOAD REJECTION ON BUS "15" , AND MANUAL OPENING OF THE | | "1R" SOURCE BREAKER. THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29820 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: BRAIDWOOD REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/10/96 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:59 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 01/09/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:50[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: DALE WALDSCHMIDT |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/10/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JIM MCCORMICKBARGER RDO | |DSAF 73.71(b)(1) SECURITY DEGRADATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SAFEGUARDS SYSTEM DEGRADATION RELATED TO AN OPENING UNDERNEATH A FENCE | | EXCEEDING THE 96 SQUARE INCH CRITERION. | | IMMEDIATE COMPENSATORY MEASURES WERE TAKEN UPON DISCOVERY. | | EVENT WAS DETERMINED REPORTABLE AT 1101 CST 01/10/96. | | | | LICENSEE NOTIFICATION OF THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | | | | SEE HOO LOG FOR DETAILS. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |TRANSPORTATION EVENT | |EVENT NUMBER: 29821 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: ALPHA OMEGA |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/10/96 | | CITY: SANTA FE SPRING REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:52 [ET]| | COUNTY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA |EVENT DATE: 01/10/96 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 12:00[PST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/10/96 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |BLAIR SPITZBERG RDO | | |BOB PIERCE EO | +------------------------------------------------+LINDA HOWELL REG4 | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: BRIGHT |RICH WALSH DOE | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NTRA TRANSPORTATION EVENT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FEDERAL EXPRESS VAN CARRYING 4.13 GBQ OF IRIDIUM-192 CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED | | UP. NO DAMAGE TO THE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL. | | | | A FEDERAL EXPRESS VAN CARRYING 4.13 GBQ (112mci) OF IRIDIUM-192 CAUGHT FIRE | | AND THE VAN BURNED UP. THE VAN WAS DELIVERING THE IRIDIUM-192 TO A COMPANY | | NAMED ALPHA OMEGA LOCATED IN LOS ANGELES. FEDERAL EXPRESS NOTIFIED ALPHA | | OMEGA OF THE INCIDENT AND A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE CAME OUT AND RECOVERED | | THE METAL CONTAINER CONTAINING THE IRIDIUM-192 SOURCE. THE CONTAINER WAS | | NOT BREACHED. THERE WAS NO RELEASE OR SPREAD OF CONTAMINATION TO THE | | ENVIRONMENT FROM THE IRIDIUM-192 SOURCE. THIS EVENT WAS REPORTED TO THE | | NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER BY FEDERAL EXPRESS OFFICE LOCATED IN BATON ROUGE, | | LA. SEE HOO LOG FOR MORE DETAIL. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 29822 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: SALEM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/10/96 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 19:32 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 01/10/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 17:30[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: GWIRTZ |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/10/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |MOHAMED SHANBAKY RDO | |ADAS 50.72(b)(2)(i) DEG/UNANALYZED COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | 2 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LICENSEE DISCOVERED SEVERAL MOTOR OPERATED VALVES WHICH WOULD NOT BE | | CAPABLE OF FULFILLING THEIR SAFETY RELATED FUNCTION OF MOVING TO THE OPEN | | POSITION DUE TO PRESSURE LOCKING OR THERMAL BINDING. | | | | AN INVESTIGATION IN RESPONSE TO NRC GENERIC LETTER 95-07, DISCOVERED | | SEVERAL MOTOR OPERATED VALVES WHICH WOULD NOT BE CAPABLE OF FULFILLING | | THEIR SAFETY RELATED FUNCTION OF MOVING TO THE OPEN POSITION DUE TO | | PRESSURE LOCKING OR THERMAL BINDING. THE VALVES ARE 11, 12, 21, & 22 CS2's, | | (CONTAINMENT SPRAY PUMP DISCHARGE VALVES), 1 & 2 SJ2, 1 & 2 SJ1, (HIGH HEAD | | CENTRIFUGAL CHARGING PUMP DISCHARGE VALVES), AND 11, 12, 21, & 22 SJ113's, | | (RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL PUMP CROSS TIE VALVES TO THE SUCTION SIDE OF THE | | INTERMEDIATE PUMPS AND HIGH HEAD PUMPS). ALL OF THESE VALVES ARE NORMALLY | | CLOSED AND ARE REQUIRED TO OPEN DURING ACCIDENT CONDITIONS. TRACKING | | TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ACTION STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN ENTERED AND EVALUATION | | ON THIS CONDITION IS CONTINUING. THESE PROBLEMS MENTIONED ABOVE WILL BE | | CORRECTED BEFORE STARTUP. LICENSEE IS CONTINUING THEIR INVESTIGATION FOR | | OTHER VALVES WHICH COULD BECOME PRESSURE LOCKED OR THERMALLY BOUND. | | LICENSEE NOTIFIED LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK TOWNSHIP OF THIS EVENT. | | | | RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+