U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 05/06/96 - 05/07/96 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 30420 30421 30422 30423 30424 +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 30420 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: SALEM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/06/96 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 00:45 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 05/05/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 23:35[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: HAMILTON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/06/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |MICHAEL MODES RDO | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 PERSONNEL RESCUED THREE PEOPLE FROM THE DELAWARE RIVER AFTER THEIR | | BOAT BECAME PARTIALLY SUBMERGED. | | | | A SMALL PLEASURE CRAFT EITHER EXPERIENCED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OR RAN OUT OF | | GAS ON THE DELAWARE RIVER IN FRONT OF THE LICENSEE'S CIRCULATING WATER | | STRUCTURE, AND BEGAN TO SINK AFTER TAKING ON WATER DUE TO ROUGH RIVER | | CONDITIONS. THE LICENSEE'S ON SITE PERSONNEL SET OUT TO SUCCESSFULLY RESCUE | | THREE PERSONS FROM THE WATER. AFTER BEING RESCUED, THE THREE INDIVIDUALS | | WERE THEN SENT TO OFF SITE MEDICAL FACILITIES. THE VESSEL IS CURRENTLY TIED | | TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE CIRC WATER STRUCTURE AND IS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED. | | THEY WILL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO REMOVE THE VESSEL FROM THE FRONT OF THE CIRC | | WATER STRUCTURE. DUE TO THE VESSEL'S LOCATION, THE PLANT HAD TO SECURE | | THEIR ONLY RUNNING CIRC WATER PUMP UNTIL THE VESSEL IS REMOVED FROM THE | | FRONT OF THE CIRC WATER STRUCTURE. SECURING THIS PUMP WILL NOT HAVE ANY | | ADVERSE AFFECT ON THE PLANT. THE RI WILL BE INFORMED AND LOCAL AGENCIES | | HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 30421 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: BRAIDWOOD REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/06/96 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 07:16 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 05/06/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 05:26[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: ACKERMAN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/06/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |MARK RING RDO | |AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii) ESF ACTUATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | 2 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE PLANT HAD AUTO START OF THE "2A" AUXILIARY FEEDWATER PUMP DURING A | | SURVEILLANCE TEST. | | | | THIS ESF ACTUATION OCCURRED WHILE THE LICENSEE WAS PERFORMING A | | SURVEILLANCE ON THE REMOTE SHUTDOWN PANEL. DURING THIS SURVEILLANCE, THE | | "2A" AUX FEEDWATER PUMP AUTO STARTED ON LOW STEAM GENERATOR LEVEL SIGNAL | | WHEN THE OPERATOR PLACED THE LOCAL/REMOTE SWITCH ON THE REMOTE S/D PANEL | | INTO LOCAL TO VERIFY THAT AN ANNUNCIATOR WAS RECEIVED IN THE CONTROL ROOM. | | PRIOR TO THIS EVOLUTION, THE "2A" AUX FEEDWATER PUMP CONTROL SWITCH ON THE | | MAIN CONTROL BOARD HAD BEEN PLACED IN PULL TO LOCK TO PREVENT AN AUTO START | | DUE TO LOW STEAM GENERATOR LEVEL. WHEN THE LOCAL/REMOTE SWITCH ON THE | | REMOTE S/D PANEL WAS TAKEN BACK TO REMOTE POSITION THE AUX FEEDWATER PUMP | | STOPPED. THE CAUSE IS BEING INVESTIGATED, BUT THE CONTROL SWITCH ON THE | | REMOTE S/D PANEL ONLY HAS A START/STOP POSITION AND DOES NOT HAVE A PULL TO | | LOCK POSITION, SO AS SOON AS YOU TAKE IT TO LOCAL, THE AUX FEEDWATER PUMP | | GETS AN AUTO START SIGNAL ON LOW STEAM GENERATOR LEVEL. THE RI WAS | | NOTIFIED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |GENERAL INFORMATION or OTHER | |EVENT NUMBER: 30422 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: OLIN BRASS CO, INDIANAPOLIS, IN |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/06/96 | | CITY: INDIANAPOLIS REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:09 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: IN |EVENT DATE: 05/04/96 | |LICENSE#: 13-260-78-01 AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: 05:30[EDT]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/06/96 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |JAMES CREED RDO | | | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: SCOTT STONER | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - METAL THICKNESS GAUGE HOUSING DAMAGED; SOURCE AND LEAD SHIELD UNDAMAGED - | | | | SCOTT STONER, MANAGER OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, OLIN BRASS COMPANY, | | INDIANAPOLIS, IN, REPORTED THAT A GAUGE USED TO MEASURE THE THICKNESS OF | | ROLLED BRASS ON THE #12 ROLLING MILL WAS DAMAGED. THE GAUGE HOUSING WAS | | DAMAGED BUT THE 1000 MILLICURIE Am-241 SOURCE AND ITS LEAD SHIELD WERE | | UNDAMAGED. THE LICENSEE SURVEYED THE AREA AROUND THE THICKNESS GAUGE; | | READINGS WERE NORMAL. THE LICENSEE LOCKED THE SOURCE, INSIDE ITS LEAD | | SHIELD, INTO A SAFE AND WILL RETURN IT TO THEIR SUPPLIER, INTEGRATED | | INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS, INC, YALESVILLE, CT. | | | | SEE THE HOO LOG FOR THE LICENSEE'S TELEPHONE NUMBER. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 30423 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: BEAVER VALLEY REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/06/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:23 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 05/06/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 16:21[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOHN THOMAS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/06/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |MICHAEL MODES 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 HOT STANDBY | 0 HOT STANDBY | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - BOTH AFW PUMPS AUTO STARTED DURING A TEST DUE TO PROCEDURE INADEQUACY - | | | | MAIN FEEDWATER (MFW) PUMP (#FW-P-1B) HAS TWO MOTORS ON ITS COMMON SHAFT, #1 | | MOTOR AND #2 MOTOR. | | | | WHILE PERFORMING A RUNNING TEST WITH #2 MOTOR UNCOUPLED FROM #1B MFW PUMP, | | BOTH MOTOR DRIVEN AUXILIARY FEEDWATER (AFW) PUMPS AUTO STARTED 10 SECONDS | | AFTER THE #2 MOTOR WAS STARTED. | | | | THE TEST PROCEDURE REQUIRES THE INSTALLATION OF AN ELECTRICAL JUMPER | | ACROSS THE BREAKER CELL SWITCH CONTACTS TO ENSURE THAT THE AUTO START | | OF THE AUXILIARY FEEDWATER (AFW) PUMPS IS NOT DEFEATED DURING THE TEST. | | HOWEVER, WITH THE OTHER OPERABLE MFW PUMP (#FW-P-1A) NOT RUNNING, THE | | JUMPER INSTALLATION CAUSED BOTH MOTOR DRIVEN AFW PUMPS TO START WHEN THE | | CONTROL SWITCH FOR #1B MFW PUMP WAS PLACED IN THE START POSITION. THE | | TEST PROCEDURE INITIAL CONDITIONS DO NOT SPECIFY THAT THE #1A MFW PUMP IS | | RUNNING AND DOES NOT ADDRESS THE CONDITION WHEN THE #1A MFW PUMP IS NOT | | RUNNING. | | | | THE LICENSEE PLANS TO REVIEW THE TEST PROCEDURE AND REVISE IT AS NECESSARY. | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 30424 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: CATAWBA REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/06/96 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 19:59 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 05/06/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 19:40[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: GARY CLEMENTS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/06/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |PIERCE SKINNER RDO | |AOUT 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(B) OUTSIDE DESIGN BASIS | | |NLCO TECH SPEC LCO A/S | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 50 POWER OPERATION | 50 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AMOUNT OF SUPPLY WATER ASSUMED FOR SAFE SHUTDOWN SYSTEMS IN DESIGN | | CALCULATIONS IS INAPPROPRIATE. | | | | DURING AN ENGINEERING REVIEW, THE LICENSEE DETERMINED THAT THE AMOUNT OF | | WATER AVAILABLE FROM THE NON-SAFETY RELATED MAIN CONDENSER COOLING WATER | | SUPPLY FROM THE COOLING TOWERS TO THE AUXILIARY FEEDWATER (AFW) SYSTEM | | ASSUMED IN THE DESIGN CALCULATIONS IS INAPPROPRIATE. | | | | THE AMOUNT OF SUPPLY WATER IS NEEDED FOR A MINIMUM OF 72 HOURS FOR THE SAFE | | SHUTDOWN SYSTEMS FOR THE REMOTE SAFE SHUTDOWN FACILITY LOCATED IN A | | SEPARATE BUILDING INSIDE THE PLANT PROTECTED AREA. THIS WATER IS SUPPLIED | | TO THE UNIT 1 #1 TURBINE DRIVEN AFW PUMP AND THE UNIT 2 #2 TURBINE DRIVEN | | AFW PUMP. | | | | LICENSEE DECLARED UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 SAFE SHUTDOWN SYSTEMS INOPERABLE. | | TECH SPEC LCO A/S 3.7.13 REQUIRES THE LICENSEE TO RESTORE THE SAFE SHUTDOWN | | SYSTEMS TO OPERABLE STATUS WITHIN 7 DAYS OR TO PLACE UNITS 1 AND 2 IN AT | | LEAST HOT STANDBY MODE WITHIN THE NEXT 6 HOURS AND HOT SHUTDOWN MODE WITHIN | | THE FOLLOWING 6 HOURS. | | | | THE LICENSEE IS DETERMINING CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. | | | | THE SAFE SHUTDOWN FACILITY IS A 10CFR50, APPENDIX R FACILITY UNIQUE TO DUKE | | POWER COMPANY PLANTS CATAWBA, McGUIRE, AND OCONEE. | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+