U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 01/02/97 - 01/03/97 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 31473 31509 31528 31531 31532 31533 31534 31535 31536 !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31473 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: COOPER REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/18/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: NE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:39 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 12/18/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:40[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: FRED SCHIZAS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/02/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |LINDA HOWELL 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 Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | -HIGH PRESSURE COOLANT INJECTION (HPCI) SYSTEM INOPERABLE DUE TO INOPERABLE | | HPCI FLOW INDICATING CONTROLLER- | | | | DURING A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION SURVEILLANCE TEST OF THE HPCI SYSTEM, THE | | HPCI SYSTEM DID NOT MEET THE TEST ACCEPTANCE FLOW RATE OF 3,700 TO 3,800 | | GPM. THE TEST FLOW RATE ACHIEVED DURING THE TEST WAS 3,650 TO 3,850 GPM. | | AT 1140 CST, THE LICENSEE DECLARED THE HPCI SYSTEM INOPERABLE DUE TO AN | | INOPERABLE HPCI FLOW INDICATING CONTROLLER (#HPCI-FIC-108). THE LICENSEE | | IS REPAIRING/REPLACING THE CONTROLLER. | | | | TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION ACTION STATEMENT | | 4.5.C.2 REQUIRES THE LICENSEE TO VERIFY THAT THE OTHER EMERGENCY CORE | | COOLING SYSTEMS ARE OPERABLE AND TO RESTORE THE HPCI SYSTEM TO OPERABLE | | STATUS WITHIN 7 DAYS OR PLACE THE PLANT IN AT LEAST A COLD SHUTDOWN | | CONDITION WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE LICENSEE VERIFIED THAT THE REACTOR | | CORE ISOLATION COOLING SYSTEM, BOTH LOW PRESSURE CORE INJECTION SUBSYSTEMS, | | AND BOTH CORE SPRAY SUBSYSTEMS WERE OPERABLE. THE LICENSEE IS ALSO | | VERIFYING THAT THE AUTOMATIC DEPRESSURIZATION SYSTEM LOGIC IS OPERABLE. | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | | | | * * * 1112 EST JANUARY 2, 1997, UPDATE FROM GREEN RECEIVED BY TROCINE * * * | | | | THE LICENSEE IS RETRACTING THIS EVENT NOTIFICATION. UPON FURTHER REVIEW OF | | THIS CONDITION, THE LICENSEE DETERMINED THAT THE HPCI SYSTEM WAS CAPABLE OF | | FULFILLING ITS SAFETY FUNCTION. THIS WAS EVIDENCED DURING THE SURVEILLANCE | | BY THE PUMP'S PROPER INITIATION, RAMP UP TO SPEED, AND DELIVERY OF STABLE | | RATED SYSTEM FLOW. TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE FLOW CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION | | IDENTIFIED THE EXISTENCE OF MINOR AMOUNTS OF AIR IN THE INSTRUMENT LINES AS | | WELL AS SLIGHT OUT-OF-TOLERANCES IN THE FLOW CONTROL CIRCUIT AS THE MOST | | PROBABLE CAUSES OF THE MARGINAL INSTABILITY SEEN UNDER LOWER FLOW | | CONDITIONS. HPCI WAS RESTORED TO OPERABILITY AT 2130 CST ON DECEMBER 18, | | 1996. THESE MAINTENANCE EFFORTS PROVIDED ADDITIONAL CONFIRMATION THAT, NOT | | WITHSTANDING ITS TECHNICAL INOPERABILITY, THE HPCI SYSTEM HAD BEEN CAPABLE | | OF PERFORMING ITS REQUIRED ACCIDENT MITIGATION FUNCTION. | | | | THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. THE NRC OPERATIONS | | CENTER NOTIFIED THE R4DO (MURRAY). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31509 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: GINNA REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/25/96 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:20 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-2-LP |EVENT DATE: 12/25/96 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:28[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEVIN McLAUGHLIN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/02/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |CURTIS COWGILL 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 Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ENGINEERED SAFETY FEATURE (ESF) ACTUATION INVOLVING THE MANUAL START OF A | | SERVICE WATER PUMP FOLLOWING THE TRIP OF A RUNNING SERVICE WATER PUMP | | | | PRIOR TO THIS EVENT, THE 'B' AND 'C' SERVICE WATER PUMPS WERE RUNNING, AND | | THE 'A' AND 'D' SERVICE WATER PUMPS WERE SELECTED FOR ESF ACTUATION. WHEN | | THE 'C' SERVICE WATER PUMP TRIPPED, AN OPERATOR MANUALLY STARTED THE 'D' | | SERVICE WATER PUMP TO RESTORE SERVICE WATER FLOW. BECAUSE THE 'D' SERVICE | | WATER PUMP WAS SELECTED FOR ESF ACTUATION, THE LICENSEE BELIEVES THAT THIS | | ACTION CONSTITUTED AN ESF ACTUATION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT | | THE 'C' SERVICE WATER PUMP HAD TRIPPED DUE TO A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE MOTOR. | | THE UNIT IS NOT IN A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION LIMITING CONDITION FOR | | OPERATION AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. | | | | THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | | | | * * * UPDATE AT 1428 ON 01/02/97, FROM WHITE TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * * | | | | THE LICENSEE IS RETRACTING THIS NOTIFICATION. THE MANUAL START OF THE | | SERVICE WATER PUMP WAS PERFORMED TO PROVIDE CONTINUED FLOW FOR NONSAFETY | | EQUIPMENT, AND THIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE A NORMAL PLANT EVOLUTION. | | THEREFORE, THE LICENSEE HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE EVENT WAS NOT REPORTABLE. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. THE NRC | | OPERATIONS CENTER NOTIFIED THE R1DO (ROGGE). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |OTHER NUCLEAR MATERIAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 31528 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: JACA & SIERRA TESTING LABS |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/31/96 | | CITY: CARRAIZO TRUJIL REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:05 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: PR |EVENT DATE: 12/31/96 | |LICENSE#: 52 19064 01 AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: 08:00[AT ]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/02/97 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |CHARLES CASTO RDO | | |JOHN GREEVES, NMSS EO | +------------------------------------------------+FRANK CONGEL, IRD AEOD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: JUAN RODRIGUEZ |DON COOL, NMSS EO | |HQ OPS OFFICER: RUDY KARSCH | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |BAB2 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | JACA & SIERRA TESTING LABS IN TRUJILLO ALTO, PUERTO RICO, REPORTED A STOLEN | | MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE. | | | | AN AUTOMOBILE WITH A CAMPBELL PACIFIC MODEL-131 MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE IN | | THE BACK SEAT WAS STOLEN FROM THE LICENSEE. THE STRIPPED AUTOMOBILE MINUS | | THE GAUGE WAS LATER FOUND IN GURABO, PUERTO RICO. THE GAUGE CONTAINED 10 | | MILLICURIES OF CESIUM-137 AND 15 MILLICURIES OF AMERICIUM-241. | | | | THE LICENSEE HAS INFORMED LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AS WELL AS RADIO AND | | TELEVISION STATIONS. | | | | *** 0650 EST JANUARY 2, 1997, UPDATE FROM RODRIGUEZ RECEIVED BY TROCINE *** | | | | THE MISSING GAUGE WAS FOUND ON DECEMBER 31, 1996. THE GAUGE WAS INTACT AND | | INSIDE ITS CASE. THE LICENSEE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE WERE ANY | | EXPOSURES AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. | | | | THE LICENSEE PLANS TO NOTIFY THE RADIO STATIONS. THE NRC OPERATIONS CENTER | | NOTIFIED THE R2DO (CASTO), AEOD IRD (CONGEL), AND NMSS EO (COOL). (REFER | | TO THE HOO LOG FOR A LICENSEE CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER.) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31531 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: VERMONT YANKEE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/02/97 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: VT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:31 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 01/02/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 09:50[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: ANDREW WISNIEWSKI |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/02/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JOHN ROGGE RDO | |AOUT 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(B) OUTSIDE DESIGN BASIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FAILURE TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE GUIDANCE TO ASSURE THAT ACTIONS TO SEPARATE | | FROM THE GRID (UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS) ARE CARRIED OUT WITHIN THE | | COMMITTED TIME FRAME | | | | AS PART OF THE ONGOING DESIGN BASIS DOCUMENT REVIEW PROGRAM, AN OPEN ITEM | | WAS IDENTIFIED IN THAT A COMMITMENT MADE IN LETTER NVY-86-66 TO CONTAIN | | SPECIFIC ACTIONS UPON RECEIPT OF A DEGRADED VOLTAGE ALARM WAS NOT PROPERLY | | IMPLEMENTED. SPECIFICALLY, THE ALARM RESPONSE PROCEDURE FOR ANNUNCIATOR | | 8-J-9, SAFETY BUS VOLTAGE LOW, WAS TO INCLUDED ACTIONS TO SEPARATE FROM THE | | GRID IF BUS VOLTAGE REMAINED BELOW 3,700 ñ 40 VOLTS FOR 15 MINUTES. WHILE | | THESE ACTIONS ARE CONTAINED IN PROCEDURE ON-3155, LOSS OF AUTO TRANSFORMER, | | THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT THESE ACTIONS WOULD BE CARRIED OUT WITHIN THE | | COMMITTED TIME FRAME. THIS COMMITMENT WAS PART OF THE TECHNICAL | | SPECIFICATION BASIS FOR THE ALARM SETPOINT. | | | | THE LICENSEE IS CURRENTLY TAKING MEASURES TO CHANGE THE ALARM RESPONSE | | SHEET TO CONTAIN APPROPRIATE GUIDANCE. THE UNIT IS NOT IN A TECHNICAL | | SPECIFICATION ACTION STATEMENT AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THE | | TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ALARM SETPOINT IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. | | | | THE LICENSEE HAS NOTIFIED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR AND PLANS TO NOTIFY | | THE STATE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |OTHER NUCLEAR MATERIAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 31532 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: CONNECTICUT DEPT OF ENVIRON. PROT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/02/97 | | CITY: HARTFORD REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:14 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: CT |EVENT DATE: 12/23/96 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: 13:00[EST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/02/97 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |ROGGE RDO | | |CHARLEY HAUGHNEY EO | +------------------------------------------------+CONGEL AEOD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MCCAHILL | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REPORTED THAT A | | SCALE RADIATION MONITOR ALARMED WHEN A WASTE TRUCK ENTERED THE LISBON | | INCINERATOR FACILITY IN TAFTVILLE, CT. | | | | THE READING ON THE TRUCK MEASURED 1 mR/HOUR, AND THE WASTE (5 CUBIC YARDS) | | REMOVED FROM THE TRUCK MEASURED 2 mR/HOUR. THE WASTE WAS IDENTIFIED AS | | IODINE-131 HOME GENERATED MEDICAL WASTE. IT WAS SENT BACK TO THE WASTE | | HAULER'S FACILITY IN MOOSUP, CT, FOR DECAY. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |OTHER NUCLEAR MATERIAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 31533 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: CONNECTICUT DEPT OF ENVIRON. PROT. |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/02/97 | | CITY: HARTFORD REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:14 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: CT |EVENT DATE: 12/30/96 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: 11:20[EST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/02/97 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |ROGGE RDO | | |CHARLEY HAUGHNEY EO | +------------------------------------------------+CONGEL AEOD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MCCAHILL | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REPORTED THAT A | | SCALE RADIATION MONITOR ALARMED WHEN A WASTE TRUCK ENTERED THE HARTFORD, | | CT, INCINERATOR FACILITY IN HARTFORD, CT. | | | | THE READING FROM THE TRUCK MEASURED 100 MICROREM, AND THE BAG OF WASTE | | MEASURED 1.5 mR/HOUR. THE WASTE WAS IDENTIFIED AS IODINE-131 HOME | | GENERATED MEDICAL WASTE. IT WAS SENT BACK TO THE HAULER'S FACILITY IN S. | | WINDSOR, CT, FOR DECAY. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |OTHER NUCLEAR MATERIAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 31534 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: CONNECTICUT DEPT OF ENVIRON. PROT. |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/02/97 | | CITY: HARTFORD REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:14 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: CT |EVENT DATE: 12/31/96 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: 11:00[EST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/02/97 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |ROGGE RDO | | |CHARLEY HAUGHNEY EO | +------------------------------------------------+CONGEL AEOD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MCCAHILL | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REPORTED THAT A | | SCALE RADIATION MONITOR ALARMED WHEN A WASTE TRUCK ENTERED THE LISBON | | INCINERATOR FACILITY IN TAFTVILLE, CT. | | | | THE READING ON THE TRUCK MEASURED 800 MICROREM, AND THE BAG OF WASTE | | MEASURED 1.5 mR/HOUR. THE WASTE WAS IDENTIFIED AS IODINE-131 HOME | | GENERATED MEDICAL WASTE. THE WASTE WAS SENT BACK TO THE NEW HAVEN, CT, | | TRANSFER STATION FOR DECAY. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |OTHER NUCLEAR MATERIAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 31535 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: COGEMA MINING COMPANY |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/02/97 | | CITY: CASPER REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:01 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: WY |EVENT DATE: 01/02/97 | |LICENSE#: SUA-1341 AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: 00:00[MST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/02/97 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |MURRAY RDO | | | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOHN VASELIN | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NLTR LICENSEE 24 HR REPORT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PERIMETER WELL AT THE CHRISTENSEN MINE IN EXCURSION STATUS | | | | THE LICENSEE REPORTED THAT A BIWEEKLY SAMPLE TAKEN FROM WELL #5MW52 ON | | 12/31/96, AS CONFIRMED BY A SAMPLE ANALYZED TODAY, IS CURRENTLY IN AN | | EXCURSION STATUS. THE MEASURED PARAMETERS AND UPPER LIMITS ARE AS FOLLOWS: | | | | LIMIT WELL READING CONF. SAMPLE | | | | CHLORIDES (mg/l) 22.7 30.1 29.6 | | | | CONDUCTIVITY (æmho/cm) 1004 1273 1302 | | | | ALKALINITY (mg/l) 134.3 315.9 345.2 | | | | URANIUM (mg/l) NONE <0.4 <0.4 | | | | THE LICENSEE INTENDS TO BRING THE WELL OUT OF EXCURSION STATUS BY | | OVER-RECOVERING THE PRODUCTION FIELD. A WRITTEN REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED TO | | THE NRC REGION 4 OFFICE WITHIN 7 DAYS. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31536 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: INDIAN POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/02/97 | |UNIT: [ ] [3] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 19:03 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 01/02/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 16:59[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVIS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/02/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |ROGGE RDO | |AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii) ESF ACTUATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | 3 | N Y 97 POWER OPERATION | 97 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AUTOMATIC START OF AUXILIARY FEEDWATER PUMP FOR UNKNOWN CAUSE | | | | THE FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF A FACSIMILE SUBMITTED BY THE LICENSEE: | | | | "AT 1659 HOURS ON JANUARY 2, 1997, OPERATIONS NOTED THAT AUXILIARY BOILER | | FEEDWATER PUMP (ABWF) 32 STEAM SUPPLY LOW PRESSURE ALARM CLEARED (NORMALLY | | LIT) AND THAT 32 ABFW PUMP WAS IN OPERATION. NO PLANT CONDITIONS REQUIRING | | THE OPERATION OF THE 32 ABFW PUMP WERE IDENTIFIED. HOWEVER, 31 EMERGENCY | | DIESEL GENERATOR HAD JUST BEEN TIED TO THE 480-VOLT BUS 2A DURING ITS | | MONTHLY TEST, AT THE TIME OF THE 32 ABFW PUMP AUTOSTART. INSTRUMENT AND | | CONTROLS ARE TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM. OUR CORRECTIVE ACTION PROGRAM | | REQUIRES INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT. NO IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE | | ACTION WAS REQUIRED. THE 32 ABFW PUMP WAS SHUT DOWN AND DID NOT RESTART. | | THE 32 ABFW PUMP WAS NOT DECLARED INOPERABLE. THE OPERATOR REALIZED THE 32 | | ABFW PUMP WAS RUNNING IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE STEAM SUPPLY LOW PRESSURE | | ALARM CLEARING. NO AUXILIARY FEEDWATER REACHED THE STEAM GENERATORS. A | | SIMILAR EVENT WAS REPORTED IN LOG NUMBER 31123." | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE INFORMED OF THIS EVENT BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+