U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 12/17/97 - 12/18/97 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 33420 33421 33422 33423 33424 +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |FUEL CYCLE FACILITY | |EVENT NUMBER: 33420 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/17/97 | | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:32 [ET]| |COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 12/16/97 | | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 11:50[EST]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/17/97 | | CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION| |LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |BRUCE JORGENSEN RDO | | DOCKET: 0707002 |FRED COMBS EO | +------------------------------------------------+FRANK CONGEL IRD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: SISLER | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT NUCLEAR CRITICALITY SAFETY APPROVAL(NCSA) | | REQUIREMENT WAS NOT BEING MAINTAINED IN AN AREA EAST OF THE "X-744J". | | | | NCSA-PLANT 018.A01 REQUIREMENT #7 OF CONTROL "A" STATES:(IN PART), "IF | | BARRELS ARE TO BE TRANSPORTED WHILE IT IS PRECIPITATING, THE COVERS SHALL | | BE MADE OF METAL OR HARD PLASTIC." VIOLATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT | | CONSTITUTES A COMPROMISE OF CONTROL "A". VIOLATION OF CONTROL "A" | | CONSTITUTES THE LOSS OF ONE CONTROL FOR CONTINGENCY EVENT B-6.2. CONTROL | | "B" WAS MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. UPON IDENTIFICATION OF THIS | | EVENT, COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENT #7 OF CONTROL "A" WAS RE-ESTABLISHED | | WHEN THEY REPLACED THE SOFT PLASTIC COVER(PLASTIC BAG) WITH A METAL/HARD | | PLASTIC LIDS. THE RESIDENT INSPECTOR AND DOE WERE NOTIFIED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |FUEL CYCLE FACILITY | |EVENT NUMBER: 33421 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/17/97 | | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:32 [ET]| |COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 12/17/97 | | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 10:45[EST]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/17/97 | | CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION| |LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |BRUCE JORGENSEN RDO | | DOCKET: 0707002 |DON COOL EO | +------------------------------------------------+FRANK CONGEL IRD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: SISLER | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4-HOUR NRC BULLETIN 91-01 REPORT | | | | PERSONNEL IN THE X-326 BUILDING DISCOVERED THAT COMPRESSOR SEALS | | CONTAMINATED WITH HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM (HEU) WERE BEING STORED IN | | ACCORDANCE WITH NCSA-PLANT_064.A00, ALTHOUGH THIS NCSA (NUCLEAR CRITICALITY | | SAFETY ASSESSMENT) ONLY APPLIES TO URANIUM ENRICHMENTS OF ó20% (BY WEIGHT) | | U-235. NO NCSA EXISTS FOR STORAGE OF SEALS CONTAMINATED WITH URANIUM | | ENRICHED TO >20% U-235. THIS CONDITION REPRESENTS A LOSS OF ONE OF TWO | | CONTINGENCY CONTROLS, ASSAY, WITH THE OTHER BEING MODERATION, WHICH WAS | | MAINTAINED. | | | | THE CALLER REPORTED THAT THE CRITICALITY CALCULATIONS SUPPORTING | | NCSA-PLANT_064.A00 ASSUME URANIUM ENRICHED TO 100% U-235, AND THE CURRENT | | CONFIGURATION WOULD HAVE BEEN SAFE AT THAT ENRICHMENT. THE NRC RESIDENT | | INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 33422 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: MONTICELLO REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/17/97 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: MN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:30 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 12/12/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 00:00[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: R. CLEVELAND |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/17/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |BRUCE JORGENSEN RDO | |HFIT 26.73 FITNESS FOR DUTY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FITNESS FOR DUTY REPORT | | | | A NONLICENSED SUPERVISOR TESTED POSITIVE FOR ILLEGAL DRUG USE DURING A | | RANDOM TEST PERFORMED ON 12/12/97. THE RESULTS WERE CONFIRMED BY THE | | MEDICAL REVIEW OFFICER TODAY, 12/17/97. THE INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN REMOVED | | FROM DUTY AND ENTERED INTO THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE NRC | | RESIDENT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |OTHER NUCLEAR MATERIAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 33423 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: NEW YORK CITY BUREAU OF RAD HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/17/97 | | CITY: MANHATTAN REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:36 [ET]| | COUNTY: NEW YORK STATE: NY |EVENT DATE: 12/17/97 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 00:00[EST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/17/97 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |JAMES NOGGLE RDO | | |DON COOL EO | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: RICHARD BORRI | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT | | | | A COURIER FOR MALLINCKRODT MEDICAL COMPANY LEFT A PACKAGE CONTAINING 1 mCi | | OF Tc-99m ON THE SIDEWALK OF 1ST AVENUE, BETWEEN E67TH AND E68TH STREETS. A | | SECURITY GUARD FROM A NEARBY HOSPITAL RECOGNIZED THE PLACARDS ON THE | | PACKAGE, RETRIEVED THE PACKAGE AND BROUGHT IT TO THE HOSPITAL RADIATION | | SAFETY OFFICER. THE RSO CONTACTED MALLINCKRODT FOR RETURN OF THE PACKAGE. | | | | THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC HEALTH PLANS TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND WILL | | PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO NRC REGION 1. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 33424 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PILGRIM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/17/97 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: MA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:06 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 12/17/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 16:45[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: V. FALLACARA |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/17/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JAMES NOGGLE 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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SERVICE WATER PUMP SCREENHOUSE TORNADO ANALYSIS MAY NOT BE VALID | | | | THE TORNADO ANALYSIS FOR THE SCREENHOUSE WAS PERFORMED WHEN THE BUILDING | | HAD ONLY ONE EXTERNAL ENTRANCE DOOR. IN THE LATE 1970s OR EARLY 1980s, A | | SECOND EXTERNAL DOOR WAS ADDED TO THE BUILDING, BUT THE TORNADO ANALYSIS | | WAS NOT REPERFORMED. | | | | THE LICENSEE STATED THAT, UNTIL AN OPERABILITY EVALUATION CAN BE COMPLETED, | | IF A TORNADO OR HURRICANE WARNING IS ISSUED FOR THE AREA SURROUNDING THE | | PLANT, THE CONTAINMENT COOLING SYSTEMS WILL BE DECLARED INOPERABLE AND THE | | UNIT WILL ENTER A 24-HOUR SHUTDOWN LCO. THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN | | INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+