U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 09/09/96 - 09/10/96 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 30979 30984 30985 30986 !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 30979 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: BRAIDWOOD REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/07/96 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 04:18 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 09/07/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 02:20[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROYSTON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/09/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |ROGER LANKSBURY RDO | |DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | | |ANLI 50.72(b)(1)(iii) LIGHTNING | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 32 POWER OPERATION | 32 POWER OPERATION | | 2 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | A SECURITY SYSTEM DEGRADATION OCCURRED DUE TO A LIGHTNING STRIKE, AND | | COMPENSATORY ACTIONS WERE NOT TAKEN WITHIN TEN MINUTES. SEARCHES OF THE | | AFFECTED AREAS WERE COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE INFORMED OF THIS EVENT BY THE LICENSEE. | | | | * * * UPDATE ON 9/9/96 AT 1409 EDT FROM ROONEY TAKEN BY KARSCH * * * | | | | THE LICENSEE IS RETRACTING THIS EVENT. LICENSEE SECURITY PRECAUTIONS IN | | PLACE DURING THIS EVENT ARE BELIEVED TO BE SUFFICIENT TO ASSURE THAT NO | | UNAUTHORIZED OR UNDETECTED ACCESS COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE LICENSEE | | INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. R3DO (JORGENSEN) NOTIFIED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 30984 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: DRESDEN REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/09/96 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 05:47 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-1,[2] GE-3,[3] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 09/09/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 04:10[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: VERCELLI |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/09/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |ROGER LANKSBURY 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 | A/R Y 84 POWER OPERATION | 81 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CONTROL ROD J-13 FULLY INSERTED INTO THE CORE DURING 1/2 SCRAM TESTING. | | | | DURING 1/2 SCRAM TESTING OF THE UNIT 2 MAIN STEAM LINE RADIATION MONITOR | | REACTOR PROTECTION SYSTEM CHANNEL "A" CONTROL ROD DRIVE J-13 SCRAMMED FROM | | POSITION 48 TO 00. ALL SURVEILLANCES ARE ON HOLD UNTIL CAUSE OF THE SCRAM | | CAN BE DETERMINED. | | | | THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 30985 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: MILLSTONE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/09/96 | |UNIT: [ ] [ ] [3] STATE: CT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:51 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 09/09/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 15:45[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: RON ROTHGIB |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/09/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: RUDY KARSCH +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |FRANK COSTELLO 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 | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | | | | | 3 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SPENT FUEL POOL BORA-FLEX PANELS COULD BECOME DISLODGED AND Keff BECOME | | LESS THAN 0.95 (DESIGN BASIS) DURING A SEISMIC EVENT. THE LICENSEE WILL | | ASSURE THAT A MINIMUM BORON CONCENTRATION OF 1500 ppm WILL BE MAINTAINED. | | THE CURRENT CONCENTRATION IS 2600 ppm. THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC | | RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |FUEL CYCLE FACILITY | |EVENT NUMBER: 30986 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/09/96 | | RXTYPE: URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE PRODUCTION |NOTIFICATION TIME: 19:26 [ET]| |COMMENTS: UF6 CONVERSION (DRY PROCESS) |EVENT DATE: 09/09/96 | | |EVENT TIME: 17:15[CDT]| | |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/09/96 | | CITY: METROPOLIS REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: MASSAC STATE: IL |PERSON ORGANIZATION| |LICENSE#: SUB-526 AGREEMENT: Y |BRUCE JORGENSEN RDO | | DOCKET: 04003392 |FREDERICK COMBS EO | +------------------------------------------------+CHARLES DEPUY FEMA | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: SHELLY STEWART POWERS |FRANK CONGEL AEOD | |HQ OPS OFFICER: RUDY KARSCH |MOORE DOE | +------------------------------------------------+OGDEN EPA | |EMERGENCY CLASS: ALERT | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |AAEC 50.72(a)(1)(i) EMERGENCY DECLARED | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ALLIED-SIGNAL INC., METROPOLIS, ILL. | | | | ALERT DECLARED DUE TO A SMALL UF6 RELEASE IN THE BASEMENT OF THE MATERIALS | | BUILDING. THE ENTIRE RELEASE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE BUILDING AND NO ONE | | WAS INJURED. THE DURATION OF THE RELEASE WAS LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. THE | | QUANTITY OF MATERIAL RELEASED WAS SO SMALL THAT THERE WAS NO LOSS OF | | VISIBILITY AND NO RESIDUE TO CLEAN UP. THE ALERT WAS TERMINATED AT 1800 | | CDT. ALSO NOTIFIED WERE USDA (BICKERTON) AND HHS (GRAY). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+