U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 04/06/98 - 04/07/98 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 34023 34024 34025 34026 34027 34028 +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |GENERAL INFORMATION or OTHER | |EVENT NUMBER: 34023 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: SONOCO FIBER DRUM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/06/98 | | CITY: CARTERET REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:41 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: NJ |EVENT DATE: 03/16/98 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: 07:00[EDT]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/06/98 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |GLENN MEYER RDO | | |DON COOL/NMSS EO | +------------------------------------------------+FEMA, DOE, DOA, HHS FAX | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: HERMAN GRAFF |EPA, DOT (VIA NRC) FAX | |HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |BAB1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LOST STATIC ELIMINATOR WITH A POLONIUM-210 SEALED SOURCE | | | | PERSONNEL REPORTED THE STATIC ELIMINATOR MISSING ON MONDAY MORNING | | (03/16/98) AT THE START OF THE WORK DAY. THE STATIC ELIMINATOR IS USED TO | | ELIMINATE STATIC BY IONIZING THE AIR FROM A COMPRESSED AIR SOURCE USED TO | | BLOW OUT ANY LOOSE DEBRIS SUCH AS LINT OR DUST FROM THE MANUFACTURED | | BARRELS BEFORE SHIPPING. THE DEVICE IS LEASED FROM NRD CORPORATION AND IS A | | MODEL P-2051 WITH SERIAL NUMBER 96442 AND LEASE NUMBER 061957. IT CONTAINS | | A SMALL SEALED POLONIUM (PO-210) SOURCE (PROBABLY 10 mCi). THE DEVICE WAS | | LAST USED ON FRIDAY (03/13/98), AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE DISAPPEARED DURING | | PLANT CLEANUP ON SATURDAY (03/14/98). A CAREFUL SEARCH OF THE PLANT AND | | TRASH DISPOSAL AREAS DID NOT TURN UP THE DEVICE. A NOTICE WAS POSTED TO | | WARN EMPLOYEES IN CASE THEY FOUND THE DEVICE. IN THE FUTURE THE DEVICE | | WILL BE DISCONNECTED AND STORED IN A LOCKED CABINET WHEN NOT IN USE. | | | | SONOCO FIBER DRUM HAS CONTACTED NRC REGION 1 (JOHN McGRATH). (REFER TO THE | | HOO LOG FOR A SITE CONTACT ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER.) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 34024 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: HATCH REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/06/98 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:00 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 04/06/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 10:15[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: AL DEES |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/06/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |THOMAS PEEBLES 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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LOOP 'A' HALF GROUP II ISOLATION (AN ESF SIGNAL) DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE | | | | DURING PERFORMANCE OF A MAIN STEAM LINE RADIATION MONITOR FUNCTIONAL TEST, | | FUSE A71B-F21 BLEW RESULTING IN A LOOP 'A' HALF GROUP II ISOLATION. THIS | | IS AN ENGINEERING SAFEGUARDS SIGNAL (ESF) REQUIRING A 4-HOUR EVENT REPORT. | | ALL GROUP II LOOP 'A' VALVES THAT WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE DID CLOSE. THE | | FUSE WAS REPLACED, AND THE SYSTEM WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL. THIS EVENT IS | | UNDER REVIEW TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BLOWN FUSE. | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 34025 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: COMANCHE PEAK REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/06/98 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: TX |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:33 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 04/06/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 09:30[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: T. CLOUSER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/06/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |CHARLES CAIN 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 | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | GREATER THAN 1% OF STEAM GENERATOR TUBES ARE DEFECTIVE. | | | | THE LICENSEE'S 100% INSPECTION OF TUBES IN THE #2 STEAM GENERATOR | | DETERMINED THAT GREATER THAN 1% OF THE TUBES ARE DEFECTIVE. THE LICENSEE | | STATED THAT ALL DEFECTIVE TUBES HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE PLUGGED. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |FUEL CYCLE FACILITY | |EVENT NUMBER: 34026 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/06/98 | | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:52 [ET]| |COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 04/05/98 | | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 16:00[EDT]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/06/98 | | CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION| |LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |MARK RING RDO | | DOCKET: 0707002 |LARRY CAMPER, NMSS EO | +------------------------------------------------+FRANK CONGEL, AEOD IRD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: ERIC SPAETH | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NRC BULLETIN 91-01 RESPONSE (24-HOUR REPORT) | | | | DURING A WALKDOWN OF THE X-326 PROCESS BUILDING, AN EMPTY MOP BUCKET WAS | | DISCOVERED IN A POSTED CONTAMINATION AREA. THE MOP BUCKET DID NOT HAVE AT | | LEAST TWO SLOTS CUT INTO PARALLEL SIDES SUCH THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOTS | | WOULD NOT BE MORE THAN 2.7 INCHES FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE INTERIOR OF THE | | MOP BUCKET. THIS IS A VIOLATION OF CONTROL 'A' (GEOMETRY--PASSIVE DESIGN) | | OF NUCLEAR CRITICALITY SAFETY APPROVAL NCSA_PLANT066.A02, REQUIREMENT 2. | | | | THE MOP BUCKET WAS BAGGED AND LABELED AS DRY ACTIVE WASTE. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY PORTSMOUTH PERSONNEL. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |FUEL CYCLE FACILITY | |EVENT NUMBER: 34027 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/06/98 | | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:52 [ET]| |COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 04/05/98 | | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 16:00[EDT]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/06/98 | | CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION| |LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |MARK RING RDO | | DOCKET: 0707002 |LARRY CAMPER, NMSS EO | +------------------------------------------------+FRANK CONGEL, AEOD IRD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: ERIC SPAETH | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NRC BULLETIN 91-01 RESPONSE (24-HOUR REPORT) | | | | A BAG OF DRY ACTIVE WASTE IN THE X-326 BUILDING WAS DISCOVERED TO BE CLOSER | | THAN THE MINIMUM TWO-FOOT EDGE-TO-EDGE SPACING REQUIREMENT FROM OTHER | | URANIUM-BEARING MATERIAL. THIS IS A VIOLATION OF NUCLEAR CRITICALITY SAFETY | | APPROVAL NCSA_PLANT016.A01, REQUIREMENT 5. CORRECT SPACING WAS RESTORED | | UPON DISCOVERY. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY PORTSMOUTH PERSONNEL. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 34028 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: OYSTER CREEK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/06/98 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:47 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-2 |EVENT DATE: 04/06/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 17:00[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: GLEN HUTTON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/06/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |GLENN MEYER 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 | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PIPING SUPPORTS DO NOT MEET ASME REQUIREMENTS. | | | | THE LICENSEE HAS DETERMINED THAT SOME OF THE PIPING SUPPORTS ASSOCIATED | | WITH THE SHUTDOWN COOLING SYSTEM DO NOT MEET PLANT DESIGN BASIS | | REQUIREMENTS AS SPECIFIED IN AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS | | (ASME) CODE SECTION B31.1. HOWEVER, THE LICENSEE REANALYZED THE SUPPORTS IN | | QUESTION AND DETERMINED THAT THEY ARE OPERABLE (USING GUIDANCE CONTAINED IN | | NRC GENERIC LETTER 91-18, ENCLOSURE 2, AND IE BULLETINS 79-02 AND 79-14). | | THE LICENSEE REPORTED THAT THESE SUPPORTS WILL BE MODIFIED TO COMPLY WITH | | ASME B31.1 DURING THE NEXT REFUELING OUTAGE. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+