U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 10/28/96 - 10/29/96 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 31074 31120 31226 31227 31228 31229 31230 31231 31232 31233 31234 31235 31236 31237 !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31074 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: FERMI REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/29/96 | |UNIT: [2] [ ] [ ] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:59 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 09/29/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:30[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: BOB GAILLIEZ |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/28/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: RUDY KARSCH +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |GEOFFREY WRIGHT 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 | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 2 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE AS FOUND MAIN STEAM ISOLATION VALVE (MSIV) LEAKAGE FOR THE "A" MAIN | | STEAM LINE EXCEEDED THE TECH SPEC ALLOWABLE LEAK RATE. | | | | THE "A" MSIVs HAD AN AS FOUND LEAK RATE OF 196.2 STANDARD CUBIC FEET PER | | HOUR (SCFH). THE MAXIMUM LEAK RATE ALLOWED BY TECH SPECS IS 100 SCFH FOR | | ALL FOUR MSIVs. THE LICENSEE IS CONTINUING TO TROUBLESHOOT TO IDENTIFY THE | | SOURCE OF THE LEAKAGE. THE TECH SPEC LCO REQUIRES REMAINING IN MODE 4 | | UNTIL THE LEAKAGE IS BELOW 100 SCFH. THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC | | RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | | | | ***UPDATE ON 10/28/96 @ 18:15 BY GROFF TO GOULD*** THE LICENSEE IS | | RETRACTING THIS EVENT. FURTHER EVALUATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THE CONDITION | | WAS NOT REPORTABLE. THE MAIN STEAM LINES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A MAIN STEAM | | LINE ISOLATION VALVE LEAKAGE CONTROL SYSTEM (MSIVLCS) WHICH IS DESIGNED TO | | MAINTAIN THE PRESSURE BETWEEN THE MSIVs SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE PRIMARY | | CONTAINMENT PRESSURE. THE CAPACITY OF THE MSIVLCS IDENTIFIED IN THE UFSAR | | IS 3000 SCFH WHICH IS WELL ABOVE THE MSIV LEAKAGE IDENTIFIED. CONSEQUENTLY, | | MSIV LEAKAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN INTO, RATHER THAN OUT OF, PRIMARY CONTAINMENT. | | | | CALCULATIONS AND UFSAR CHAPTER 15 WERE DETERMINED TO BOUND MSIV LEAKAGE | | PROVIDED THE LEAKAGE RATE IS LESS THAN 700 SCFH. UFSAR CHAPTER 6 ON SPECTRA | | OF POSTULATED PIPE BREAKS WAS REVIEWED AND DETERMINED TO BE BOUNDED BY | | CHAPTER 15 ANALYSIS. THEREFORE, THIS REPORTED CONDITION DOES NOT AFFECT | | EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO CONTROL THE RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR TO | | MITIGATE THE CONSEQUENCES OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS CONDITION DOES NOT | | CONSTITUTE SERIOUS DEGRADATION AND IS NEITHER UNANALYZED OR OUTSIDE THE | | DESIGN BASIS. | | | | TS 3.6.1.2.C LIMITS COMBINED LEAKAGE FOR ALL 4 MSIVs TO LESS THAN OR EQUAL | | TO 100 SCFH WHEN TESTED AT 25PSIG, HOWEVER, THIS TS IS NOT APPLICABLE WHILE | | IN OP CON 4, WHICH WAS WHEN THIS CONDITION WAS DISCOVERED. | | | | TOTAL AS FOUND MINIMUM PATH LEAKAGE FOR ALL FOUR MAIN STEAM LINES WAS | | DETERMINED TO BE 51.39 SCFH, WHICH IS NOT IN EXCESS OF TS 3.6.1.2.C. | | | | THE RI WAS INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31120 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: NINE MILE POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/09/96 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:04 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-2,[2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 10/09/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 05:21[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: BRIAN BOOTH |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/28/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |PETER ESELGROTH 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 | A N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DURING TRANSFER OF THE DIVISION 1 UPS TO ITS BACKUP POWER SUPPLY A VOLTAGE | | SURGE CAUSED A FULL SCRAM SIGNAL WITH NO ROD MOTION. | | | | DURING OUTAGE MAINTENANCE THE UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY (UPS) FOR THE | | DIVISION 2 REACTOR PROTECTION SYSTEM (RPS) AND NUCLEAR STEAM SUPPLY SHUTOFF | | (NSSS) LOGIC WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR PLANNED MODIFICATION. | | CONCURRENTLY, A NON-INTRUSIVE INSPECTION AND TROUBLESHOOTING WAS IN | | PROGRESS ON THE DIVISION 1 UPS. THE INSPECTION IDENTIFIED A FAULT, AND | | SUBSEQUENT PERMISSION WAS GRANTED FROM THE CONTROL ROOM TO TRANSFER THE | | DIVISION 1 UPS TO ITS BACKUP POWER SOURCE. DURING THE TRANSFER, THE UPS | | MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED A VOLTAGE SURGE ON THE ASSOCIATED DOWNSTREAM | | LOADS. THE SAFETY RELATED DOWNSTREAM LOAD PROTECTORS (EPAs) TRIPPED ON AN | | OVERLOAD CONDITION AND DEENERGIZED THE DIVISION 1 RPS AND NSSS LOGIC. THE | | FULL SCRAM IS NOT REPORTABLE BECAUSE ALL THE RODS HAVE ALREADY INSERTED | | INTO THE CORE AND THE ROD CONTROL SYSTEM HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE. | | HOWEVER, THIS NOTIFICATION IS BEING MADE BASED ON THE CONTAINMENT ISOLATION | | SIGNAL THAT WAS SENT TO VARIOUS VALVES WHICH MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY | | REMOVED FROM SERVICE. A FOLLOWUP INVESTIGATION WILL DETERMINE WHICH | | CONTAINMENT VALVES REPOSITIONED, IF ANY, AND A NOTIFICATION RETRACTION MAY | | BE PURSUED. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE NOTIFIED BY THE LICENSEE OF THIS EVENT. | | | | ***UPDATE ON 10/28/96 AT 20:00 BY CONWAY TO GOULD*** THE LICENSEE IS | | RETRACTING THIS EVENT AFTER FURTHER REVIEW, SINCE IT WAS DETERMINED NOT TO | | BE REPORTABLE PER NUREG 1022 REV 1 3.3.2 EXAMPLE (9). THIS ACTUATION WAS | | PART OF A MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING ACTIVITY AND WAS 1) RECOGNIZED AS | | HAVING A HIGH PROBABILITY OF OCCURRING AND WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE | | PROCEDURES, 2) CONTROL ROOM STAFF BRIEFED ON THE POTENTIALS AND 3) | | CONFIRMED THAT NO OTHER UNEXPECTED ESF ACTUATIONS OCCURRED WHICH WERE NOT | | RECOGNIZED IN THE PROCEDURE. THE RI WILL BE INFORMED. THE RDO(SHANBAKY) | | WAS NOTIFIED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31226 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: BIG ROCK POINT REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/27/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:16 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-1 |EVENT DATE: 10/27/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 23:00[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: NICE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/28/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: UNUSUAL EVENT +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JORGENSON RDO | |AAEC 50.72(a)(1)(i) EMERGENCY DECLARED |ADENSAM EO | |DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH |AUSTIN FEMA | | |BARRETT IRD | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED DUE TO BOMB THREAT. IMMEDIATE COMPENSATORY MEASURES | | TAKEN. THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY LICENSEE. SEE HOO | | LOG FOR DETAILS. | | | | * * * UPDATE AT 0106 EST ON 10/28/96 FROM CSER TAKEN BY KARSCH * * * | | THE UNUSUAL EVENT WAS TERMINATED AT 0105 EST BECAUSE NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE | | LICENSEE WILL INFORM THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. R3DO (JORGENSEN), NRR EO | | (ADENSAM), AND FEMA (AUSTIN) NOTIFIED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31227 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: QUAD CITIES REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/28/96 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 03:03 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-3,[2] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 10/28/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 01:10[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: RON RUSTICK |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/28/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: RUDY KARSCH +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |BRUCE JORGENSEN 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 | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | 2 | N Y 24 POWER OPERATION | 24 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | "B" TRAIN OF CONTROL ROOM HVAC IS INOPERABLE. | | | | WHILE OPERATING THE "B" TRAIN OF CONTROL ROOM HVAC, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE | | CONTROL ROOM WAS NOT GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1/8 INCH OF WATER POSITIVE | | PRESSURE WITH RESPECT TO THE CABLE SPREADING ROOM AND ADJACENT AREAS. THE | | "B" TRAIN CONTROL ROOM HVAC WAS DECLARED INOPERABLE AND A 7 DAY LCO PER | | TECH SPEC 3.8.D.1 WAS ENTERED. THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT | | INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31228 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: OYSTER CREEK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/28/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 03:04 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-2 |EVENT DATE: 10/28/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 00:00[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: FRANK CIGANIK |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/28/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: RUDY KARSCH +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |BLAKE WELLING RDO | |AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii) ESF ACTUATION | | |NLTR LICENSEE 24 HR REPORT | | |ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(ii) RPS ACTUATION | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | A N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REACTOR SCRAM AND CONTAINMENT ISOLATION. | | | | LOSS OF POWER TO THE "D" 4160 VOLT BUS RESULTED IN A REACTOR SCRAM (NO | | CONTROL ROD MOTION, RODS WERE ALREADY INSERTED) AND A CONTROL ROOM | | ISOLATION. THE CONTROL ROOM ISOLATION CAUSED THE LOSS OF THE REACTOR | | VESSEL VENT PATH FOR 13 MINUTES. COLD SHUTDOWN REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY THAT A | | VENT PATH MUST BE MAINTAINED. THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT | | INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |GENERAL INFORMATION or OTHER | |EVENT NUMBER: 31229 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: AUTOMATIC VALVE |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/28/96 | | CITY: NOVI REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:13 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: MI |EVENT DATE: 10/28/96 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: 00:00[EST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/28/96 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: HUTCHINS |VERN HODGE | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | |CCCC 21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AUTOMATIC VALVE WAS NOTIFIED BY COMMONWEALTH EDISON-QUAD CITIES THAT A MAIN | | STEAM ISOLATION VALVED FAILED TO CLOSE WITHIN THE 3-5 SECONDS REQUIRED BY | | THEIR TS. FURTHER INSPECTION BY AUTOMATIC VALVE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THAT | | THE "6910-0X0" SOLENOID PLUNGER WAS TOO LONG. THE PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THE | | INCORRECT LENGTH APPEARED TO BE A MISSED MACHINING OPERATION AT TIME OF | | MANUFACTURE. | | | | AUTOMATIC VALVE VERIFIED THAT ALL SOLENOID PLUNGERS OF THIS TYPE IN THEIR | | STOCK WERE THE CORRECT LENGTH AND ADDED A SPECIFIC INSPECTION REQUIREMENT | | FOR ALL FUTURE PLUNGERS. AUTOMATIC VALVE REQUESTED THAT ALL CUSTOMERS WHO | | RECEIVED KITS WITHIN THE LAST 2 YEARS CONTAINING THIS TYPE PLUNGER TO | | VERIFY THE PLUNGER LENGTH. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31230 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: HATCH REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/28/96 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:37 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 10/28/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:20[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: URQUHART |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/28/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: UNUSUAL EVENT +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |KERRY LANDIS RDO | |AAEC 50.72(a)(1)(i) EMERGENCY DECLARED |DENNIG EO | |ACHE 50.72(b)(1)(vi) CHEM HAZ(TOX GAS REL) |RISHE FEMA | | |BARRETT ERB | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE LICENSEE REPORTED AN UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO THE RELEASE OF A TOXIC GAS. | | | | THIS OCCURRED WHILE A VENDOR WAS FILLING THE NITROGEN TANKS IN THE NITROGEN | | STORAGE AND TANK ROOM. THE NITROGEN WAS OVER PRESSURIZED TO THE RELIEF | | VALVE SETPOINT AND THE VALVE OPENED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINS. THE NITROGEN | | WAS SECURED, THE RELIEF VALVE CLOSED AND THE AREA WAS PURGED. THE RESIDENT | | INSPECTOR, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES WERE NOTIFIED. | | | | ***UPDATE @ 13:06 BY URQUHART TO GOULD*** THE NOUE WAS TERMINATED AT 13:00 | | DUE TO THE TERMINATION OF THE RELEASE AND THE PURGING OF THE AREA OF ALL | | NITROGEN. THE RI WAS NOTIFIED ALONG WITH OTHER AGENCIES. THE RDO, EO AND | | FEMA WERE NOTIFIED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31231 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: MILLSTONE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/28/96 | |UNIT: [ ] [ ] [3] STATE: CT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:04 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 10/28/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:52[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROTHGEB |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/28/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |MOHAMED SHANBAKY RDO | |AINB 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(B) POT RHR INOP | | |AIND 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | RECIRCULATION SPRAY SYSTEM SUMP COVERS HAVE GAPS | | | | GAPS IN THE RECIRCULATION SPRAY SYSTEM SUMP COVERS COULD CAUSE POST | | ACCIDENT DEBRIS TO CLOG THE CONTAINMENT RECIRCULATION SPRAY SYSTEM NOZZLES | | AND THE SAFETY INJECTION SYSTEM THROTTLE VALVES. GAP SIZES ARE AS LARGE AS | | 2" X 8". | | | | THIS DEFICIENCY WILL BE CORRECTED PRIOR TO RESTART. THE LICENSEE INFORMED | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR AS WELL AS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |GENERAL INFORMATION or OTHER | |EVENT NUMBER: 31232 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: UNIV. OF S FLA. RESEARCH COMP. OFF. |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/28/96 | | CITY: TAMPA REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:09 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: FL |EVENT DATE: 10/28/96 | |LICENSE#: 806-1 AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 14:00[EST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/28/96 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |KERRY LANDIS RDO | | |COOL EO | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: WOODRUFF(NRC REG 2) | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE STATE OF FLORIDA NOTIFIED REG 2 OF A CONTAMINATION EVENT THAT OCCURRED | | AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA RESEARCH COMPLIANCE OFFICE IN TAMPA. | | | | ON 10/24/96, THE LICENSEE DISCOVERED P-32 CONTAMINATION MEASURING | | APPROXIMATELY 50 MILLIREM/HR AT 1" ABOVE THE SURFACE ON THE FLOOR OF A 8X10 | | ROOM (APPROX 65-70 SQ FT). THERE ALSO WAS SOME CONTAMINATION ON THE HALLWAY | | FLOOR. THE LICENSEE COVERED THE CONTAMINATED FLOOR AREA WITH PLEXIGLAS AND | | NOTIFIED THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE STATE WILL RESPOND. | | | | ***UPDATE AT 16:14 BY WOODRUFF TO GOULD*** THE STATE OF FLORIDA REPORTED TO | | REG 2 THAT THERE WAS NO PERSONNEL CONTAMINATION AND THAT THE CONTAMINATION | | WAS CONFINED TO A WASTE STORAGE AREA. THEY ESTIMATED 100 MICROCURIES WAS | | SPILLED IN THE WASTE ROOM. | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31233 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: DUANE ARNOLD REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/28/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: IA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:14 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 10/28/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:49[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: BERGMAN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/28/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: UNUSUAL EVENT +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JORGENSEN RDO | |AAEC 50.72(a)(1)(i) EMERGENCY DECLARED |DENNIG EO | | |CARR FEMA | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNUSUAL EVENT - POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED INDIVIDUAL TRANSPORTED OFFSITE | | | | AN INDIVIDUAL WORKING IN THE PRIMARY CONTAINMENT GOT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN | | HIS EYE THAT MAY BE RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED. THE WORKER WAS TRANSPORTED | | TO MERCY HOSPITAL IN CEDAR RAPIDS. | | | | ***UPDATE AT 15:09 BY BERGMAN TO GOULD*** THE NOUE WAS TERMINATED AT 13:58 | | CT. THE FOREIGN OBJECT WAS RECOVERED AND IT WAS NOT CONTAMINATED. THE | | RESIDENT WAS NOTIFIED. | | | | ***UPDATE AT 17:38 BY KUZELLA TO GOULD*** THE LICENSEE IS RETRACTING THIS | | EVENT DUE TO THE INDIVIDUAL NOT BEING CONTAMINATED. THE RI WAS INFORMED. | | REGION 3 DO(JORGENSEN) WAS NOTIFIED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31234 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: CATAWBA REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/28/96 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:53 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 10/28/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:00[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE LEE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/28/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |KERRY LANDIS 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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SAFE SHUTDOWN SYSTEM WAS OUTSIDE ITS DESIGN BASIS | | | | THE SAFE SHUTDOWN SYSTEM (SSS) CONDENSER CIRCULATING WATER SUPPLY TO THE | | TURBINE DRIVEN AUX FEEDWATER PUMP (AFWP) COULD NOT BE ASSURED DUE TO A | | MALFUNCTIONING (CORRODED) AUTOMATIC VENT VALVE IN THE ASSOCIATED PIPING | | SYSTEM. THE CIRCULATING WATER SYSTEM SUPPLIES WATER TO THE TURBINE DRIVEN | | AFWP WHEN THE NORMAL SUPPLY IS EXHAUSTED OR UNAVAILABLE. THE AUTOMATIC | | VENT VALVE IS REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT THE SUCTION SOURCE FOR THE AFWP | | REMAINS AVAILABLE AND FREE OF AIR. THE MALFUNCTIONING VENT VALVE WAS | | DISCOVERED ON JULY 10, 1996, AND LATER REPAIRED. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT | | DETERMINED UNTIL TODAY THAT THIS CAUSED THE SSS TO BE OUTSIDE ITS DESIGN | | BASIS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |OTHER NUCLEAR MATERIAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 31235 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/28/96 | | CITY: TEMPE REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 22:07 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: AZ |EVENT DATE: 10/28/96 | |LICENSE#: 07-037 AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 09:45[MST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/28/96 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |JOESEPH TAPIA RDO | | |MARGARET FEDERLINE EO | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: PITCHFORD | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY REPORTED THAT A 20 CURIE TRITIUM SOURCE WAS | | DISCOVERED STOLEN FROM THE RADIATION PROTECTION FACILITY ON 10/28/96. A | | SECURITY CAMERA REVEALED THAT THE THEFT OCCURRED AT 22:30 ON 10/26/96. THE | | FILM SHOWS 5 COLLEGE AGED MALES DISASSEMBLING THE ILLUMINATED SIGN | | ENCLOSURE AND REMOVING THE SOURCE ENCAPSULATION. THE ITEM WAS A SRB LIGHTED | | BOX SIGN, 20 CURIES MAXIMUM, MANUFACTURED ON 09/90. IT CONTAINED GASEOUS | | TRITIUM IN A BOROSILICATE GLASS AMPULE. THE PHYSICS DEPARTMENT HAS THE | | TAPE. THE STATE OF ARIZONA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31236 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: SURRY REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/29/96 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: VA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 01:12 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 10/28/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 23:45[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: ALAN BIALOWAS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/29/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: RUDY KARSCH +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |KERRY LANDIS 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 | | 2 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMPUTER SAFETY PARAMETER DISPLAY SYSTEM (SPDS) WAS | | DECLARED INOPERABLE. | | | | THE LICENSEE'S REPORTABILITY REQUIREMENTS SPECIFY THAT THE COMPUTER'S | | INTERNAL TIME CLOCK GIVE THE CORRECT TIME. THE COMPUTER REVERTED TO | | DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME. ATTEMPTS TO MANUALLY RESET THE TIME HAVE BEEN | | UNSUCCESSFUL. OTHER THAN THE TIME ERROR THE SYSTEM IS OPERATING PROPERLY. | | THE LICENSEE WILL INFORM THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31237 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: SUSQUEHANNA REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/29/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 05:48 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 10/29/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 05:20[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVE STEFFANAUER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 10/29/96 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: RUDY KARSCH +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |MOHAMED SHANBAKY RDO | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 0 STARTUP | 0 HOT SHUTDOWN | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNIT 1 WAS MANUALLY SHUT DOWN FROM 0% POWER TO ALLOW FOR REPLACEMENT OF A | | MAIN STEAM LINE DRAIN PIPE IDENTIFIED AS HAVING A PIN HOLE LEAK. THIS WAS | | NOT A TECH SPEC REQUIRED SHUT DOWN. THE LICENSEE WILL INFORM THE NRC | | RESIDENT INSPECTOR AND ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+