U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 05/13/97 - 05/14/97 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 32310 32321 32322 32323 32324 +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |GENERAL INFORMATION or OTHER | |EVENT NUMBER: 32310 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: NJ DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/10/97 | | CITY: CREAM RIDGE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:24 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: NJ |EVENT DATE: 05/10/97 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: 15:14[EDT]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/13/97 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |JIM TRAPP RDO | | |SUSAN SHANKMAN EO | +------------------------------------------------+FRANK CONGEL, AEOD IRD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: FEENEY |CINDY JONES NMSS | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - INDIVIDUAL INGESTED TRITIUM GAS OR LIQUID FROM EXIT SIGN TRITIUM TUBES - | | | | THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (DEP) WAS NOTIFIED | | THAT AN INDIVIDUAL IN UNION, NJ, FOUND A 20-CURIE TRITIUM EXIT SIGN AND | | BROKE OPEN TWO OR THREE OF THE TUBES IN THE SIGN WHILE EATING SUNFLOWER | | SEEDS. THE INDIVIDUAL MAY HAVE INGESTED SOME OF THE TRITIUM GAS OR LIQUID | | WHEN THE TUBES BROKE OPEN. THE DEP IS SENDING A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SITE | | OF THE INCIDENT TO OBTAIN SAMPLES OF URINE FOR ANALYSIS. | | | | * * * UPDATE AT 1710 ON 05/10/97, ENTERED BY GOULD * * * | | | | A CONFERENCE CALL WAS HELD AMONG NRC (COOL, BLOUGH, SHANKMAN, KNAPP, JONES, | | CONGEL, TRAPP, AND BELLAMY); EPA (DALOIA AND TANADROS); NJ DEP (NICHOLLS | | AND LIPOTI); BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABS (LINSLEY); AND REAC (DR. GOANS). | | | | * * * UPDATE AT 2200 ON 05/10/97, ENTERED BY GOULD * * * | | | | A CONFERENCE CALL WAS HELD AMONG NRC (COOL, BLOUGH, SHANKMAN, KNAPP, JONES, | | LANDAU, CONGEL, BELLAMY, AND COSTELLO); EPA (TANADROS); NJ DEP (LIPOTI, | | NICHOLLS, AND STERN); BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABS (CENTORE AND LINSLEY); AND | | REAC (DR. GOANS). | | | | * * * UPDATE AT 2359 ON 05/10/97, ENTERED BY GOULD * * * | | | | AT 2359 ON 05/10/97, A COMMISSIONERS' ASSISTANTS BRIEFING WAS CONDUCTED | | BY NMSS (KNAPP). THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE BRIEFING: | | AEOD IRD (CONGEL), NMSS (COOL AND SHANKMAN), STATE PROGRAMS (BANGART), EDO | | (STABLEIN), SECY (HART), R1DO (TRAPP), REGION 1 (COSTELLO), CHAIRMAN | | JACKSON (HOLIAN), ROGERS (SORENSEN), DICUS (TAYLOR), DIAS (DAVIS), AND | | McGAFFIGAN (SHARKEY). THE NONPARTICIPANTS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING | | INDIVIDUALS: AEOD (ROSS), OPA (LANDAU), AND OCA (MADDEN). | | | | * * UPDATE AT 0220 ON 05/11/97, FROM BROOKHAVEN (LINSLEY) TO JOLLIFFE * * | | | | BIOASSAY RESULTS FROM BROOKHAVEN ARE AS FOLLOWS: | | | | LOUIS, AGE 16 - 28.6 MICROCURIES PER LITER (EQUIVALENT TO APPROX 300 MR) | | MIKE, AGE 18 - 0.07 MICROCURIES PER LITER | | NICK, AGE UNKNOWN - 0.15 MICROCURIES PER LITER. | | | | DR. GOANS (REAC) SUGGESTED THAT INDIVIDUALS DRINK 3 TO 4 QUARTS OF WATER | | PER DAY. AN ADDITIONAL BIOASSAY WILL BE TAKEN LATER ON 05/11/97. | | | | THE NRC OPERATIONS CENTER NOTIFIED NMSS (KNAPP) AND AEOD IRD (CONGEL). | | | | * * * UPDATE AT 0915 ON 05/11/97, ENTERED BY JOLLIFFE * * * | | | | A CONFERENCE CALL WAS HELD AMONG NRC (COOL, SHANKMAN, AND ROSS); DOE | | (CENTORE); EPA (TANADROS); AND NJ DEP (NICHOLLS). | | | | * * * UPDATE AT 1400 ON 05/11/97, ENTERED BY MACKINNON * * * | | | | AT 1400 ON 05/11/97, A COMMISSIONERS' ASSISTANTS BRIEFING WAS CONDUCTED BY | | NMSS EO (COOL). THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPANTS IN THE BRIEFING: | | AEOD (ROSS), IRD (CONGEL), EDO (STABLEIN), OCA (MADDEN), REGION 1 (BLOUGH), | | REGION 1 PAO (SCRENCI), CHAIRMAN JACKSON (HOLIAN), DICUS (TAYLOR), AND | | McGAFFIGAN (SHARKEY). THE NONPARTICIPANTS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING | | INDIVIDUALS: PAO (LANDAU), OSP (BANGART), OIP (UPSHAW), NMSS EO | | (SHANKMAN), ROGERS (SORENSON), AND DIAZ (DAVIS). THE HOO COULD NOT CONTACT | | SECY (BATES AND HART). | | | | * * UPDATE - CONFERENCE CALL AT 2000 ON 05/11/97, ENTERED BY MACKINNON * * | | | | BRIEFERS: BROOKHAVEN (LINSLEY) AND DOE RAP TEAM (KUEHNER). | | PARTICIPANTS: NJ DEP (STERNE, NICHOLLS, CAMARGO, AND LIPOTI); NMSS (KNAPP | | AND COOL); AND NRC REGION 1 (AXELSON, BLOUGH, ULLRICH, WHITE, COSTELLO, | | KOTTAN, AND CHAWAGA). | | | | A TOTAL OF 52 SMEARS WERE TAKEN INSIDE THE HOME WHERE THE TRITIUM SPILL | | OCCURRED, AND IT WILL BE A FEW HOURS BEFORE ALL THE SMEARS ARE COUNTED. SO | | FAR, 19 SMEARS FROM UPSTAIRS WERE COUNTED AT LESS THAN 10,000 DPM. ONLY 6 | | OF THE SMEARS COUNTED WERE GREATER THAN 1,000 DPM. THE HIGHEST READING | | SMEAR SO FAR WAS 9,000 DPM TAKEN FROM THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR. FIVE MORE | | URINE SAMPLES WERE TAKEN INCLUDING A SAMPLE FROM A FIRE CHIEF WHO HAD | | ENTERED THE BEDROOM WHERE THE TRITIUM SPILL OCCURRED. | | | | * * UPDATE - CONFERENCE CALL AT 0915 ON 05/12/97, ENTERED BY JOLLIFFE * * | | | | PARTICIPANTS: DOE (CENTORE, WYATT, WILLIAMS, CHILTON, AND GIESSING); NJ | | DEP (BOYLE, GIMELLO, PEARSER, AND NICKOLLS); REAC (DR. GOANS AND DR. | | RICKS); NMSS (COOL AND KNAPP); NRC REGION 1 (ULLRICH); OPA (BEECHER AND | | LANDAU); AND OSP (BANGART). | | | | LOUIS (AGE 16) WAS RECONTAMINATED WHEN HE SLEPT IN HIS BASEMENT BEDROOM. | | THE LATEST URINE SAMPLE WAS 24.8 MICROCURIES PER LITER. SWIPES OF THE | | HOUSE TESTED AS FOLLOWS: BASEMENT - 240,000 DPM; LOUIS' DESK - 100,000 | | DPM; LOUIS' CLOTHING - 60,000 DPM; AND REFRIGERATOR - 9,400 DPM. | | | | THE NRC PLANS TO ISSUE A PRESS RELEASE. | | | | * * * UPDATE AT 1300 ON 05/12/97, ENTERED BY TROCINE * * * | | | | AT 1300 ON 05/12/97, A COMMISSIONERS' ASSISTANTS BRIEFING WAS CONDUCTED. | | THE FOLLOWING NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE (*INDICATES OFFICE DID NOT | | PARTICIPATE): AEOD (*ROSS), IRD (CONGEL), CHAIRMAN JACKSON (HOLIAN AND | | McOSKER), ROGERS (COPLAN), DICUS (TAYLOR), DIAZ (RADDATZ), McGAFFIGAN | | (SCHLUETER), DEDR (STABLEIN), EO (*CHAFFEE AND COOL), R1DO (*CARUSO), | | REGION 1 (ULLRICH), REGION 1 PAO (SCRENCI), HQ PAO (*BEECHER), CAO | | (MADDEN), AND STATE PROGRAMS (BANGART). THE BRIEFER WAS NMSS EO (COOL). | | | | * * * UPDATE AT 0930 ON 05/13/97, ENTERED BY JOLLIFFE * * * | | | | A CONFERENCE CALL WAS HELD AMONG THE FOLLOWING PARTICIPANTS: NMSS (COOL); | | NRC REGION 1 (ULLRICH); STATE PROGRAMS (BANGART); NJ DEP (BOYLE, LAPODI, | | STERN, AND FEENEY); DOE (CENTORE AND CHAPMAN); EPA (DALOIA); AND REAC (DR. | | RICKS). THE UPSTAIRS PORTION OF THE CONTAMINATED HOUSE HAS BEEN | | DECONTAMINATED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 32321 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: NINE MILE POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/13/97 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:57 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-2,[2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 05/13/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 15:30[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: RAYMOND ALEJANDRO |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/13/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JOHN CARUSO 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 18 POWER OPERATION | 18 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED LIGHTING TO FULLY ILLUMINATE SAFE SHUTDOWN | | ACCESS/EGRESS PATHS AND EQUIPMENT USED FOR APPENDIX R IN DAMAGE REPAIR | | PROCEDURES (THIS IS SIMILAR TO AN EVENT REPORTED BY POINT BEACH ON MAY 8, | | 1997. REFER TO EVENT #32302 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.) | | | | 10 CFR PART 50, APPENDIX R, REQUIRES THAT EMERGENCY LIGHTING UNITS WITH AT | | LEAST AN 8-HOUR BATTERY POWER SUPPLY BE PROVIDED IN ALL AREAS NEEDED FOR | | OPERATION OF SAFE SHUTDOWN EQUIPMENT AND ACCESS/EGRESS ROUTES TO THESE | | AREAS. IN ADDITION, SECTION 10A OF THE UPDATED FINAL SAFETY ANALYSIS | | REPORT REQUIRES 8-HOUR LIGHTS FOR THESE AREAS. | | | | THE LICENSEE'S ENGINEERING STAFF HAS COMPLETED A REVIEW OF THE DAMAGE | | REPAIR PROCEDURES AND THE SPECIAL OPERATING PROCEDURES, AND IT HAS | | DETERMINED THAT CERTAIN AREAS DO NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED LIGHTS TO FULLY | | ILLUMINATE SAFE SHUTDOWN ACCESS AND EGRESS PATHS OR EQUIPMENT USED FOR | | APPENDIX R IN THE DAMAGE REPAIR PROCEDURES. FOR OPERATOR/REPAIR ACTIVITY | | AREAS FOUND WITHOUT IMMEDIATE PROXIMITY LIGHTING OR ACCESS/EGRESS PATHS OR | | WHERE EQUIPMENT REPAIRS ARE REQUIRED INSIDE CABINETS, THE USE OF HAND HELD | | FLASHLIGHTS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL LIGHTING WILL COMPENSATE FOR THIS DEFICIENCY | | UNTIL A MODIFICATION IS PERFORMED. THEREFORE, THE LIGHTING SYSTEM IS | | CONSIDERED TO BE OPERABLE. ADDITIONAL ACTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN TO PROVIDE | | 8-HOUR BATTERY PACKS ON PORTABLE CARTS TO FACILITATE DAMAGE REPAIR | | ACTIVITIES IF NEEDED. | | | | AT THIS TIME, SAFE SHUTDOWN OF THE PLANT CAN BE ASSURED. THIS MATTER IS | | UNDER REVIEW AND MAY BE RESCINDED BASED UPON FURTHER CONSIDERATION. | | | | THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 32322 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: INDIAN POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/13/97 | |UNIT: [ ] [3] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:20 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 05/13/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 18:36[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: THOMAS McKEE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/13/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JOHN CARUSO RDO | |APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | 3 | N Y 91 POWER OPERATION | 91 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OFFSITE NOTIFICATION OF SMALL OIL SPILL TO DISCHARGE CANAL | | | | WHILE DRAINING WATER FROM THE DIRTY OIL STORAGE TANK VIA THE SEPARATION | | TANK, THERE WAS SLIGHT OIL CARRYOVER TO THE PLANT DISCHARGE CANAL. THE | | LICENSEE ESTIMATED THE AMOUNT OF OIL CARRYOVER TO BE LESS THAN ONE PINT. | | THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHEN AN OPERATOR NOTICED A SHEEN ON THE SURFACE OF THE | | WATER IN THE DISCHARGE CANAL. AS A RESULT, THE LICENSEE STOPPED DRAINING | | WATER FROM THE DIRTY OIL STORAGE TANK, AND CLEANUP ACTIVITIES ARE CURRENTLY | | IN PROGRESS. THE LICENSEE BELIEVES THAT ALL OF THE OIL WAS CONTAINED IN | | THE DISCHARGE CANAL AND THAT NONE REACHED THE HUDSON RIVER. | | | | THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL | | CONSERVATION AND PLANS TO NOTIFY THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 32323 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: NINE MILE POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/13/97 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:45 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-2,[2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 05/13/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 18:00[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROGER ORZELL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/13/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JOHN CARUSO RDO | |AINA 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(A) POT UNABLE TO SAFE SD | | |NLCO TECH SPEC LCO A/S | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DISCOVERY THAT A CONTROL ROOM FIRE COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE MINIMUM FLOW | | PROTECTION MOTOR-OPERATED VALVES FOR TWO LOW PRESSURE COOLANT INJECTION | | PUMPS OPERATED FROM THE REMOTE SHUTDOWN PANEL | | | | DURING AN ENGINEERING DESIGN REVIEW, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THE MINIMUM | | FLOW PROTECTION MOTOR-OPERATED VALVES FOR TWO EMERGENCY CORE COOLING SYSTEM | | (ECCS) PUMPS OPERATED FROM THE REMOTE SHUTDOWN PANEL, 2RHS*MOV4A(B), COULD | | BE POTENTIALLY ADVERSELY AFFECTED DURING A CONTROL ROOM FIRE. (THIS ISSUE | | INVOLVES THE 'A' AND 'B' LOW PRESSURE COOLANT INJECTION PUMPS WHICH ARE | | USED FOR SHUTDOWN COOLING.) THE POSTULATED SCENARIO (A SMART FIRE) REQUIRES | | CONTROL ROOM EVACUATION AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER OF CONTROLS TO THE REMOTE | | SHUTDOWN ROOM. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN ANALYZED AGAINST VARIOUS DESIGN | | BASES, AND ENGINEERING HAS CONCLUDED THAT ALTERNATE MEANS OF ENSURING THE | | ECCS PUMP MINIMUM FLOW PROTECTION EXIST. | | | | THE BASIS FOR THIS NOTIFICATION IS DUE TO STATION PROCEDURES NOT ADEQUATELY | | ADDRESSING THIS CONTINGENCY. PROCEDURE CHANGES ARE BEING PROCESSED AT THIS | | TIME. BASED ON THE LACK OF PROCEDURES, THE PLANT IS CURRENTLY IN DAY FIVE | | OF A SEVEN-DAY SHUTDOWN LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH | | REMOTE SHUTDOWN TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ACTION STATEMENTS. IMMEDIATE | | CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY TOMORROW. | | | | THE LICENSEE PLANS TO NOTIFY THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |FUEL CYCLE FACILITY | |EVENT NUMBER: 32324 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/13/97 | | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 22:44 [ET]| |COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 05/13/97 | | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 13:50[CDT]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/13/97 | | CITY: PADUCAH REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: McCRACKEN STATE: KY |PERSON ORGANIZATION| |LICENSE#: GDP-1 AGREEMENT: Y |JIM MCCORMICKBARGER RDO | | DOCKET: 0707001 | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: W. F. CAGE | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |OCBA 76.120(c)(2)(i) ACCID MT EQUIP FAILS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILURE (24-HOUR REPORT) | | | | AT 1350 ON MAY 13, 1997, FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS DISCOVERED IN A SPRINKLER | | PIPING DROP WHICH HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM SPRINKLER SYSTEM D-5 IN THE C-337 | | PROCESS BUILDING. THE REMOVED SECTION OF PIPE HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN AN | | AREA WHERE THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM DROPPED INTO A VENTILATION DUCT. SINCE | | OTHER SIMILAR DROPS EXIST ON SYSTEM D-7, THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIMILAR | | PROBLEMS TO THESE AREAS. SPRINKLER SYSTEM D-7 WAS IMMEDIATELY DECLARED | | INOPERABLE, AND AN HOURLY FIRE PATROL WAS INITIATED AS REQUIRED BY | | TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENT 2.4.4.5.B.1. ENGINEERING PERSONNEL ARE | | EVALUATING THIS CONDITION. | | | | PADUCAH NOTIFIED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+