U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 02/24/97 - 02/25/97 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 31638 31835 31836 31837 31838 31839 31840 31841 31842 31843 !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31638 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: WASHINGTON NUCLEAR REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/23/97 | |UNIT: [2] [ ] [ ] STATE: WA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:20 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 01/23/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 04:35[PST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: J. SIMS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |SPITZBERG RDO | |ACNC 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(C) COND OUTSIDE EOPS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 2 | N Y 68 POWER OPERATION | 68 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LOSS OF PRIMARY CONTAINMENT DURING OPERATION | | | | WHILE RESTORING THE VALVE LINEUP FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE ON THE CONTAINMENT | | ATMOSPHERIC CONTROL (CAC) 'B' SUBSYSTEM, THE LICENSEE DISCOVERED THAT A | | VALVE THAT HAD BEEN DANGER TAGGED CLOSED WAS ACTUALLY FULLY OPEN. THIS | | CONFIGURATION RESULTED IN A LOSS OF PRIMARY CONTAINMENT INTEGRITY WHEN | | ANOTHER VALVE, WHICH WAS UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE, WAS CYCLED. THE LICENSEE | | STATED THAT THE MISPOSITIONED VALVE WAS OPENED AGAINST ITS BACK SEAT, AND | | THE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS MAY HAVE MISTAKEN THE VALVE HANDLE'S RESISTANCE | | TO MOVEMENT AS INDICATING FULL CLOSURE. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | | | | * * * UPDATE 1445 2/24/97 FROM PFITZER TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * * | | | | THE LICENSEE IS RETRACTING THIS EVENT NOTIFICATION. THE LICENSEE DOES NOT | | BELIEVE THAT THIS EVENT IS REPORTABLE BECAUSE IT OCCURRED WHILE THE VALVE | | WAS UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL AS ALLOWED BY PLANT TECHNICAL | | SPECIFICATIONS. THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE INFORMED. NOTIFIED R4DO | | (MURRAY). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31835 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: OCONEE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/97 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [3] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:43 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] B&W-L-LP,[2] B&W-L-LP,[3] B&W-L-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/24/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:00[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: HILL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |LANDIS RDO | |AENS 50.72(b)(1)(v) ENS INOPERABLE | | |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 | | 3 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | TELEPHONE CABLE TO SITE SEVERED | | | | THE LICENSEE REPORTED THAT A TELEPHONE CABLE TO THE SITE HAS BEEN CUT AND | | THAT THE LOCAL TELEPHONE COMPANY IS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR IT. ALL FTS-2000 | | COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE NRC HAVE BEEN LOST. THE LICENSEE HAS VERIFIED | | OFFSITE COMMUNICATIONS TO LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS VIA ALTERNATE MEANS | | (DUKE POWER MICROWAVE LINK). THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED | | BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |OTHER NUCLEAR MATERIAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 31836 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: TN DIVISION OF RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/97 | | CITY: MILLINGTON REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:30 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: TN |EVENT DATE: 02/24/97 | |LICENSE#: R-A1009 AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 00:00[EST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/97 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |LANDIS RDO | | |COOL NMSS EO | +------------------------------------------------+RUBIN IRD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: R. WOODRUFF (REGION 2) | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT REGARDING THEFT OF PORTABLE GAUGES | | | | THE TENNESSEE DIVISION OF RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH NOTIFIED REGION 2 THAT A | | STATE LICENSEE REPORTED THE THEFT OF TWO PORTABLE GAUGES. THE DEVICES ARE | | HUMBOLDT MODEL-5001P GAUGES (SERIAL NUMBERS SN-124 AND SN-160) EACH | | CONTAINING 10mCi OF Cs-137 AND 40 mCi OF Am-241/Be. | | | | THE LICENSEE (BHATE ENGINEERING CORPORATION OF BIRMINGHAM, AL) REPORTED | | THAT THE SOURCES WERE STOLEN FROM A CONSTRUCTION TRAILER AT THE SITE OF A | | WAL-MART STORE NEAR MILLINGTON, TN. THE DEVICES WERE TAKEN SOMETIME BETWEEN | | THE AFTERNOON OF 02/21/97, AND THE MORNING OF 02/24/97. THE STATUS OF THE | | DEVICE KEYS IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. | | | | THE STATE OF TENNESSEE IS PREPARING A PRESS RELEASE REGARDING THIS EVENT. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |OTHER NUCLEAR MATERIAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 31837 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/97 | | CITY: PITTSBURGH REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:56 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: PA |EVENT DATE: 02/24/97 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: 00:00[EST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/97 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |DURR RDO | | | | +------------------------------------------------+CAMPER NMSS | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: J. ROSEN | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NTRA TRANSPORTATION EVENT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DAMAGED SHIPMENT RECEIVED FROM GE NUCLEAR ENERGY IN VALLECITOS, CA | | | | THE CALLER REPORTED THAT A DAMAGED SHIPMENT WAS DELIVERED BY FEDERAL | | EXPRESS THIS MORNING FROM GE NUCLEAR ENERGY. THE SHIPMENT INITIALLY | | CONTAINED 1.7 Ci OF I-133. THE SHIPMENT USUALLY CONSISTS OF AN AMPULE OF | | MATERIAL IN A SEALED CAN PLACED INSIDE A CARDBOARD BOX. HOWEVER, TODAY'S | | SHIPMENT WAS DELIVERED INSIDE OF A 5 GALLON STEEL DRUM. THE SHIPMENT HAD | | BEEN DAMAGED IN TRANSIT AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE RETURNED TO GE (THE DRUM WAS | | CLEARLY MARKED "DAMAGED SHIPMENT - RETURN TO SENDER"), BUT IT WAS DELIVERED | | TO THE UNIVERSITY NEVERTHELESS. | | | | THE SHIPMENT WAS REPACKAGED, AND FEDERAL EXPRESS HAS PICKED IT UP FOR | | RETURN. THE CALLER REPORTED THAT THE INNER CAN HAD BEEN FLATTENED AND THAT | | NO RADIOACTIVITY COULD BE DETECTED ON THE PACKAGE. | | | | * * * UPDATE 1720 FROM SHANBACKY (REGION I) TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * * | | | | REGION I HAS CONTACTED THE UNIVERSITY, AND THE MATERIAL INVOLVED IN THE | | EVENT WAS ACTUALLY Xe-135, NOT I-133, AS REPORTED. REGION I WILL FOLLOW UP | | WITH FEDERAL EXPRESS AND GE NUCLEAR ENERGY. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31838 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: MILLSTONE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/97 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: CT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:00 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/24/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 15:35[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: LOWETH |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |DURR 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 | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | TORQUE SWITCH BYPASS LIMIT SWITCHES MAY HAVE BEEN SET INCORRECTLY. | | | | THE LICENSEE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE LIMIT SWITCHES FOR TORQUE SWITCH | | BYPASS ON FOUR LIMITORQUE MOTOR OPERATORS MAY HAVE BEEN SET INCORRECTLY. | | THE AFFECTED VALVES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REACTOR WATER CLEANUP (RWCU) | | SYSTEM AND THE ISOLATION CONDENSER. THE AFFECTED MOTOR-OPERATED VALVES USE | | LIMITORQUE TYPE-SB OPERATORS WITH AN ADDITIONAL BELLEVILLE SPRING | | COMPENSATOR INSTALLED TO ABSORB VALVE STEM THRUST. (TYPE-SB OPERATORS ARE | | TYPICALLY USED IN HIGH SPEED AND HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS.) | | | | THE LICENSEE REPORTED THAT THE TORQUE SWITCH BYPASS ROTORS ARE TYPICALLY | | SET TO TURN WHEN THE VALVE IS 1/4" OFF OF THE BACKSEAT AND THAT THE LIMIT | | SWITCH ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE ADDITIONAL 1/2" OF | | VALVE STEM MOVEMENT THAT IS PERMITTED BY THE COMPENSATOR. THUS, UNDER | | DESIGN BASIS DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE, THE TORQUE SWITCH BYPASS FEATURE COULD | | BE DEFEATED BEFORE THE VALVE HAD CLEARED THE BACKSEAT. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THIS EVENT BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31839 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: THREE MILE ISLAND REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/97 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:40 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] B&W-L-LP,[2] B&W-L-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/24/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 16:10[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: NELSON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |DURR 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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SUCTION PIPING OF IDLE HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION (MAKEUP) PUMP MAY HAVE BEEN | | OVER PRESSURIZED DURING ESFAS TESTING. | | | | THE LICENSEE HAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUCTION PIPING ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF | | THE MAKEUP PUMPS MAY HAVE BEEN OVER PRESSURIZED DURING TESTING OF THE OTHER | | PUMP DUE TO BACK LEAKAGE THROUGH THE PUMP DISCHARGE CHECK VALVE. THIS | | SECTION OF SUCTION PIPING (FROM THE PUMP CASING TO THE SUCTION ISOLATION | | VALVE) DOES NOT HAVE ANY PRESSURE RELIEF CAPABILITY. THE LICENSEE'S | | PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT THIS PIPING MAY HAVE EXCEEDED ASME CODE | | ALLOWABLE STRESSES BUT THAT IT IS OPERABLE BECAUSE THE STRESSES DO NOT | | EXCEED THOSE FOR A LEVEL 'D' UPSET CONDITION. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31840 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: POINT BEACH REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/97 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: WI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:02 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-2-LP,[2] W-2-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/24/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:45[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: WINGATE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |WRIGHT RDO | |ADAS 50.72(b)(2)(i) DEG/UNANALYZED COND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | S/G HEAD DUCT WORK SUPPORTS COULD BECOME DISLODGED DURING A SEISMIC EVENT. | | | | DURING INSPECTION OF THE 'A' STEAM GENERATOR CHANNEL HEAD BLOWER DUCT WORK, | | A 16-INCH DIAMETER DUCT SUPPORTED BY THE BLOWER SUPPORT STRUCTURE WAS | | VISIBLY DEFORMED FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE DUCT. THE CHANNEL HEAD BLOWER IS | | NOT SAFETY RELATED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OF THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE DURING A | | SEISMIC EVENT COULD IMPACT SAFETY-RELATED EQUIPMENT. THIS CONDITION IS NOT | | APPLICABLE TO UNIT 1. THE LICENSEE INTENDS TO MAKE APPROPRIATE DESIGN | | CHANGES BEFORE STARTUP. THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |FUEL CYCLE FACILITY | |EVENT NUMBER: 31841 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/97 | | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:52 [ET]| |COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 02/24/97 | | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 09:47[CST]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/97 | | CITY: PADUCAH REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: McCRACKEN STATE: KY |PERSON ORGANIZATION| |LICENSE#: GDP-1 AGREEMENT: Y |WRIGHT RDO | | DOCKET: 0707001 |PIERSON EO | +------------------------------------------------+RUBIN IRD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: W. F. CAGE | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SOME FIRE SPRINKLER PIPING SMALLER THAN NFPA REQUIRED MINIMUM DIAMETER | | | | THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS FROM A FACSIMILE RECEIVED BY THE LICENSEE: | | | | "AT 0947 ON 2/24/97, FIRE SPRINKLER PIPING ON SYSTEMS C-2, D-7, D-10, AND | | B-9 IN C-337 PROCESS BUILDING GROUND FLOOR WAS IDENTIFIED TO THE PLANT | | SHIFT SUPERINTENDENT AS HAVING ONE SECTION OF LINE IN EACH SYSTEM INSTALLED | | WITH 1/2-INCH PIPE SUPPLYING ONE SPRINKLER HEAD. NFPA 13 REQUIRES 1-INCH | | MINIMUM PIPE SIZE FOR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SUCH AS THESE. THE SPRINKLER HEAD | | ON C-2 PROVIDES PROTECTION FOR WOOD FILTER COVERS AND APPROXIMATELY 30 | | PALLETS OF MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS, ON D-7 PROVIDES PROTECTION FOR | | TRANSFORMERS AND CONTROL PANELS, ON D-10 PROVIDES PROTECTION OF FLOOR AREA, | | AND ON B-9 PROVIDES PROTECTION FOR FLOOR AREA AND ELECTRICAL CONDUIT. THE | | SUBJECT SPRINKLERS ARE REQUIRED TO BE OPERABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH | | TSR.2.4.4.5. LCO ACTION 2.4.4.5.B1. HOURLY FIRE PATROL OF AFFECTED AREAS | | WAS INITIATED AT 1055 ON 2/24/97. LCO ACTION 2.4.4.5.B2 [TO] CONFIRM AT | | LEAST ONE HIGH PRESSURE FIRE WATER HYDRANT ADJACENT TO [THE] AFFECTED | | BUILDING OPERABLE WAS COMPLETED AT 1015 ON 2/24/97. THIS DEFICIENCY IS | | REPORTABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 10 CFR 76.120(2)(i), 24-HOUR REPORT." | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31842 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: SOUTH TEXAS REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/97 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: TX |NOTIFICATION TIME: 19:40 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/24/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 07:15[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: VALAGURA |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |MURRAY RDO | |NLTR LICENSEE 24 HR REPORT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | 2 | N N 0 HOT STANDBY | 0 HOT STANDBY | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 24-HOUR LICENSEE REPORT | | | | THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS FROM A FACSIMILE RECEIVED BY THE LICENSEE: | | | | "CONTRARY TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 4.5.3.C, LOOSE | | DEBRIS (THREE PLASTIC BAGS CONTAINING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING) WAS DISCOVERED | | UNATTENDED INSIDE THE REACTOR CONTAINMENT BUILDING WHILE THE PLANT WAS IN | | MODE 3. THE DEBRIS WAS PROMPTLY REMOVED FROM THE REACTOR CONTAINMENT | | BUILDING, AND SURVEILLANCE TEST OP5PO3-XC-0002 (CONTAINMENT INSPECTION) WAS | | SUBSEQUENTLY PERFORMED FOR THE ENTIRE BUILDING SATISFACTORY." | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 31843 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: ZION REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/97 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:31 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/24/97 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 19:00[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: SCHULLER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/97 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: UNUSUAL EVENT +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |WRIGHT RDO | |AAEC 50.72(a)(1)(i) EMERGENCY DECLARED |ADENSAM EO | |ADEV 50.72(b)(1)(i)(B) DEVIATION FROM T SPEC |RUBIN IRD | | |SULLIVAN FEMA | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N N 0 HOT SHUTDOWN | 0 HOT SHUTDOWN | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MINIMUM NUMBER OF RCS FLOW TRANSMITTERS NOT OPERABLE | | | | ON 2/22/97, RCS LOOP 'A' FLOW TRANSMITTERS 1FI-414, 415, AND 416 WERE TAKEN | | OUT OF SERVICE FOR WORK ON ONE OF THE TRANSMITTERS. (THE INSTRUMENTS SHARE | | A COMMON LOW PRESSURE HEADER.) THIS PLACED THE UNIT INTO A LIMITING | | CONDITION FOR OPERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 3.1.3 | | BECAUSE THE UNIT DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM DEGREE OF REDUNDANCY FOR RCS | | LOOP 'A' NOR THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF OPERABLE CHANNELS. THE LCO PERMITTED THE | | UNIT TO REMAIN IN MODE 3 FOR 24 HOURS AND THEN PERMITTED THE UNIT PROCEED | | TO MODE 5 WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE UNIT HAS NOW EXCEEDED THE LCO TIME | | CLOCK. | | | | PLANT PROCEDURES REQUIRE THE DECLARATION OF AN UNUSUAL EVENT WHENEVER AN | | LCO TIME CLOCK IS EXCEEDED. THE LICENSEE IS ATTEMPTING TO RETURN THE FLOW | | TRANSMITTERS TO SERVICE. THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+