U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 04/13/98 - 04/14/98 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 33902 33944 34007 34054 34063 34064 34065 34066 34067 34068 !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |FUEL CYCLE FACILITY | |EVENT NUMBER: 33902 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/15/98 | | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:26 [ET]| |COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 03/14/98 | | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 22:00[EST]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/13/98 | | CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION| |LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |GARY SHEAR RDO | | DOCKET: 0707002 |ROBERT PIERSON EO | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEITH VANDERPOOL | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |OCBB 76.120(c)(2)(ii) EQUIP DISABLED/FAILS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FAILURE TO DECLARE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM INOPERABLE IN X-333 PROCESS | | BUILDING AS REQUIRED BY TSR DUE TO PERSONNEL ERROR. | | | | "ON MARCH 14, 1998 AT 2200 HOURS, FIRE PROTECTION PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THAT | | A TECHNICAL SAFETY REQUIREMENT (TSR) LIMITING CONDITION OF OPERATIONS (LCO) | | ACTION HAD NOT BEEN ENTERED AS REQUIRED ON SPRINKLER SYSTEM #163. THE | | SUPERVISORY ALARM ACTUATED AT 1039 HOURS, BUT IT WAS NOT UNTIL 1615 HOURS | | WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS DECLARED INOPERABLE AND THE LCO ACTIONS WERE | | IMPLEMENTED. THIS ALARM AFFECTED SYSTEMS #151 THRU #163. THE SYSTEMS | | SHOULD HAVE BEEN DECLARED INOPERABLE AT THE TIME OF THE ALARM ACTUATION AND | | THE LCO ENTERED. THIS TSR NON-COMPLIANCE IS REPORTABLE PER 10CFR76. THERE | | WAS NO LOSS OF HAZARDOUS/RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIOACTIVE/RADIOLOGICAL | | CONTAMINATION EXPOSURE AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT." | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR AND THE DOE SITE | | REPRESENTATIVE. | | | | * * * RETRACTION 1239 4/13/1998 FROM SISLER TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * * | | | | UPON REVIEW, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE TAMPER ALARM FULFILLED ITS | | INTENDED FUNCTION OF ALERTING FIRE SERVICE PERSONNEL. THE ALARM FAILED IN A | | SAFE CONDITION AND THE POST INDICATOR VALVE WOULD HAVE PROVIDED WATER FLOW | | CAPABILITY TO THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IF REQUIRED. SINCE THERE WAS NO FAILURE | | OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED, THIS EVENT NOTIFICATION IS | | BEING RETRACTED. THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED. NOTIFIED | | R3DO (JACOBSON). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 33944 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: LASALLE REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/23/98 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:04 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-5,[2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 03/23/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 10:15[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVE SHELDON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/13/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |MIKE JORDAN 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 | | 2 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FAILURE OF STEAM TUNNEL DAMPERS TO CLOSE DUE TO WRONG SPRINGS. | | | | A FAILURE OF THE STEAM TUNNEL CHECK DAMPER 1VR10Y TO CLOSE, ON 1/31/98, | | UPON SHUTDOWN OF THE REACTOR BUILDING VENTILATION SYSTEM LED TO GATHERING | | FURTHER INFORMATION FROM TECHNO (THE VENDOR). THE SEISMIC QUALIFICATION | | REPORT 378A, DATED 3/20/98, IDENTIFIES THAT 85.5 LBS OF FORCE IS REQUIRED | | TO CLOSE THE DAMPER. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE 2 SPRINGS THAT ACT TO | | HELP THE CHECK DAMPER CLOSE WERE REPLACED IN THE EARLY 90'S WITH THE WRONG | | SIZE, 40.9 LBS EACH INSTEAD OF 45.5 LBS. THE SPRINGS WERE OBTAINED FROM | | VULCAN, THE VULCAN CATALOGS OF VARIOUS VINTAGES IDENTIFIES DIFFERENT FORCES | | FOR THE EXACT SAME PART NUMBER. | | | | THE PURPOSE OF THE CHECK DAMPER IS TO CLOSE ON A HIGH ENERGY LINE BREAK | | (HELB) IN THE STEAM TUNNEL. THE SPRINGS SERVE TO START THE DAMPERS CLOSING | | ON THE LOSS OF AIR VENTILATION AIR FLOW INTO THE STEAM TUNNEL. SINCE | | CURRENT PLANT CONDITIONS, COLD SHUTDOWN AND DEFUELED, PRECLUDE THE | | POSSIBILITY OF A HELB, THIS HAS NO EFFECT ON CURRENT PLANT OPERATIONS. | | HOWEVER, WITH THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUPPLIED FROM THE VENDOR, IT | | APPEARS THAT THIS CONDITION MAY HAVE EXISTED FOR SOME TIME. THE EFFECTS OF | | THIS DAMPER FAILURE IS NOT BOUNDED BY THE MAIN STEAM LINE BREAK OUTSIDE OF | | CONTAINMENT ACCIDENT ANALYSIS. THE SPRINGS WILL BE REPLACED PRIOR TO PLANT | | STARTUP. | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | | | | *** RETRACTION 1949 4/13/1998 FROM JEFFREY WILLIAMS TAKEN BY STRANSKY *** | | UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE LICENSEE HAS CONCLUDED THAT EFFLUENT FROM A | | MAIN STEAM LINE BREAK WOULD RAPIDLY CLOSE THE DAMPER; THEREFORE, THE DAMPER | | IS NOT OUTSIDE OF THE PLANT DESIGN BASIS. THE NRC RESIENT INSPECTOR HAS | | BEEN INFORMED. NOTIFIED R3DO (JACOBSON). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 34007 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: CRYSTAL RIVER REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/02/98 | |UNIT: [3] [ ] [ ] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:49 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [3] B&W-L-LP |EVENT DATE: 04/02/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 10:10[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: RICKY RAWLS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/13/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |TOM PEEBLES 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 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OFFSITE NOTIFICATION REGARDING ANOTHER SEA TURTLE AT THE INTAKE STRUCTURE | | (REFER TO EVENT NUMBERS 33979 AND 33988 FOR PAST PROBLEMS WITH TURTLES.) | | | | FLORIDA POWER CORPORATION FOUND A DISTRESSED SEA TURTLE AT THE INTAKE | | STRUCTURE FOR CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT 3. THE TURTLE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A | | KEMP'S RIDLEY SEA TURTLE, WHICH IS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES. AT 1400 ON | | 04/02/98, THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL | | PROTECTION (FDEP) AND THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE OF THE DISCOVERY | | OF THE TURTLE. THE LICENSEE IS CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE FDEP AND THE | | U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE INCREASED | | NUMBER OF DEAD AND DISTRESSED SEA TURTLES THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND AT THE | | CRYSTAL RIVER SITE IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED OF THE OFFSITE NOTIFICATION BY THE | | LICENSEE. | | | | ***UPDATE ON 04/02/98 AT 1753 FROM RAWLS TAKEN BY MACKINNON*** | | | | AT 1658 ON 04/02/98, THE LICENSEE FOUND ANOTHER KEMP'S RIDLEY SEA TURTLE IN | | DISTRESS AT THE INTAKE STRUCTURE. THE FDEP WAS NOTIFIED BY THE LICENSEE AT | | 1658. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THIS EVENT UPDATE BY THE | | LICENSEE. THE NRC OPERATIONS CENTER NOTIFIED THE R2DO (PEEBLES). | | | | ***UPDATE ON 04/03/98 AT 1132 FROM R. SWEENEY TAKEN BY MACKINNON*** | | | | AT 0634 ON 04/03/98, A DISTRESSED KEMP'S RIDLEY SEA TURTLE WAS FOUND AT THE | | INTAKE STRUCTURE FOR CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT 3. AT 0720, A DECEASED KEMP'S | | RIDLEY SEA TURTLE WAS FOUND IN THE INTAKE STRUCTURE. KEMP'S RIDLEY SEA | | TURTLES ARE ON THE ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST. THE SEA TURTLES HAVE BEEN | | TURNED OVER TO THE CLEARWATER MARINE SCIENCE CENTER PER THE DIRECTION OF | | THE FDEP. THE LICENSEE IS CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE FDEP, U.S. FISH AND | | WILDLIFE SERVICE, AND NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE TO DETERMINE THE | | REASON FOR THE INCREASED NUMBER OF DEAD AND DISTRESSED SEA TURTLES THAT | | HAVE BEEN FOUND AT THE CRYSTAL RIVER UNIT 3 SITE DURING THE PAST FEW WEEKS. | | THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE FDEP OF THE ABOVE EVENT. THE LICENSEE PLANS TO | | ROUTINELY NOTIFY THE FDEP FOR FUTURE CAPTURE OF LIVE TURTLES; HOWEVER, THE | | LICENSEE DOES NOT PLAN TO REPORT TO THE NRC EACH INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATION OF | | THE FDEP. NOTIFICATION WILL BE MADE TO THE NRC WHEN FDEP IS NOTIFIED OF A | | DECEASED TURTLE. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE OF THIS EVENT | | UPDATE. THE NRC OPERATIONS CENTER NOTIFIED THE R2DO (PEEBLES). | | | | ***UPDATE ON 04/03/98 AT 1722 FROM RAWLS TAKEN BY MACKINNON*** | | | | AT 1450 ON 04/03/98, THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE FDEP THAT A DECEASED SEA | | TURTLE WAS FOUND IN THE INTAKE STRUCTURE AT 1310. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS EVENT NOTIFICATION BY THE | | LICENSEE. THE NRC OPERATIONS CENTER NOTIFIED THE R2DO (PEEBLES). | | | | ***UPDATE ON 04/04/98 AT 1320 FROM RAWLS TAKEN BY MACKINNON*** | | | | AT 0945 ON 04/04/98, THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE FDEP THAT ANOTHER DEAD | | KEMP'S RIDLEY SEA TURTLE WAS FOUND IN THE INTAKE STRUCTURE AT 0530. THE | | LICENSEE STATED THAT THE MORTALITY OF ENDANGERED SPECIES IS LIKELY IN PART | | TO BE RELATED TO THE PLANTS OPERATION AND IS, THEREFORE, ALSO REPORTABLE TO | | THE NRC UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PLAN. THE LICENSEE IS STILL | | WORKING WITH THE FDEP, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICES, AND THE NATIONAL | | FISHERIES SERVICE TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE INCREASED NUMBER OF DEAD | | AND DISTRESSED SEA TURTLES THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND AT THE CRYSTAL RIVER SITE | | DURING THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THE LICENSEE PLANS TO ROUTINELY NOTIFY THE FDEP | | FOR FUTURE CAPTURE OF LIVE TURTLES; HOWEVER, THE LICENSEE DOES NOT PLAN TO | | REPORT TO THE NRC EACH INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATION OF THE FDEP. NOTIFICATION | | WILL BE MADE TO THE NRC WHEN FDEP IS NOTIFIED OF A DECEASED TURTLE. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS EVENT NOTIFICATION BY THE | | LICENSEE. THE NRC OPERATIONS CENTER NOTIFIED THE R2DO (PEEBLES). | | | | * * * UPDATE 1815 4/13/1998 FROM BILL BANHAUER TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * * | | | | AT 1600 ON 4/13/1998, ANOTHER DEAD KEMP'S RIDLEY SEA TURTLE WAS FOUND IN | | THE COMMON INTAKE FOR CRYSTAL RIVER UNITS 1, 2, AND 3. THE TURTLE'S DEATH | | DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO PLANT OPERATION. THE NRC RESIDENT | | INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED. NOTIFIED R2DO (SKINNER). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 34054 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: CALVERT CLIFFS REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/10/98 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: MD |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:25 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 04/10/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 16:25[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MARK GECKLE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/13/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |GLENN MEYER RDO | |DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | | 2 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - PLANT SECURITY EVENT - | | | | GRANTING OF PLANT ACCESS AUTHORIZATION TO TWO UNAUTHORIZED CONTRACTORS. | | IMMEDIATE COMPENSATORY MEASURES WERE TAKEN UPON DISCOVERY. THE LICENSEE | | INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. REFER TO THE HOO LOG FOR ADDITIONAL | | DETAILS. | | | | * * * UPDATE 1114EDT 4/13/98 FROM MONTY SECKENS TO S.SANDIN * * * | | | | A THIRD CONTRACTOR WAS IDENTIFIED WHO WAS GRANTED ACCESS AUTHORIZATION | | BASED ON ERRONEOUS PREACCESS TEST RESULTS. IMMEDIATE COMPENSATORY MEASURES | | WERE TAKEN UPON DISCOVERY. THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT | | INSPECTOR. REFER TO THE HOO LOG FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. NOTIFIED | | R1DO(DOERFLEIN). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 34063 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: DUANE ARNOLD REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/13/98 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: IA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 06:37 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 04/13/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 03:21[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEVIN STEIMER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/13/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |MARK RING 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 N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNIT EXPERIENCED A PCIS GROUP 3A ISOLATION DURING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. | | | | "THE DAEC PCIS GROUP 3 CONTAINMENT ATMOSPHERE CONTROL ISOLATION LOGIC IS | | COMPRISED OF 5 INPUTS WHICH ARE DRYWELL PRESSURE HIGH, REACTOR VESSEL LEVEL | | LOW WATER LEVEL, OFFGAS STACK HIGH RADIATION, FUEL POOL EXHAUST RADIATION | | HIGH, AND REACTOR BUILDING VENT SHAFT RADIATION HIGH. THE LAST SIGNAL IS | | PROVIDED FROM REACTOR BUILDING VENT SHAFT RADIATION MONITOR AUXILIARY RELAY | | (95-K134A) WHICH RESIDES IN 'A' STANDBY GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM LOGIC. THIS | | NORMALLY ENERGIZED RELAY DE-ENERGIZES ON HIGH RADIATION, DOWNSCALE, OR | | INOPERABLE CONDITION. | | | | "DAEC WAS MAKING PREPARATIONS TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS ON THE 125 | | VDC DIVISION 1 ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BY DE-ENERGIZING THE | | INDIVIDUAL LOADS ONE AT A TIME. WHEN THE SUPPLY BREAKER (1D1119) TO THE | | 'A' STANDBY GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF, IT DE-ENERGIZED 95-K134A | | WHICH CAUSED A PCIS GROUP 3A ISOLATION. THIS SIGNAL CAUSED THE FOLLOWING | | VALVES TO CLOSE: | | | | CV-4300 INBOARD TORUS VENT ISOLATION | | CV-4302 INBOARD DRYWELL VENT ISOLATION | | CV-4307 INBOARD DRYWELL PURGE ISOLATION | | CV-4308 INBOARD TORUS PURGE INLET ISOLATION | | CV-4309 INBOARD TORUS VENT BYPASS ISOLATION | | CV-4310 INBOARD DRYWELL VENT BYPASS ISOLATION | | | | "THIS EVENT IS BEING CONSIDERED A 4-HOUR NON-EMERGENCY REPORT PER | | 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(ii)." | | | | THE LICENSEE WILL INFORM THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |GENERAL INFORMATION or OTHER | |EVENT NUMBER: 34064 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: GEORGIA RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL PGM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/13/98 | | CITY: MARIETTA REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:25 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: GA |EVENT DATE: 04/04/98 | |LICENSE#: GA 665-1 AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 11:20[EDT]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/13/98 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |PIERCE SKINNER RDO | | |DON COOL EO | +------------------------------------------------+FEMA, DOE, USDA FAX | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: NEIL MARYLAND |HHS, EPA, DOT(NRC) FAX | |HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | STOLEN MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE | | | | A PARKED TRUCK OWNED BY ATEC ASSOCIATES (1300 WILLIAMS DRIVE, MARIETTA, GA | | 30066) CONTAINING A CAMPBELL PACIFIC NUCLEAR MC-1 MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE | | (Cs-137 10 mCi AND Am-Be 241 50 mCi SOURCE) WAS STOLEN FROM A CONSTRUCTION | | SITE (3451 PEACHTREE ROAD, ATLANTA, GA) AT APPROXIMATELY 1120EST ON 4/4/98. | | THE TRUCK WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RECOVERED AT APPROXIMATELY 1430EDT ON 4/6/98. | | HOWEVER, THE TRUCK'S CONTENTS WERE MISSING. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS | | NOTIFIED. THE STATE OF GEORGIA INCIDENT REPORT IS GA-90A-011-I. SEE THE | | HOO LOG FOR CONTACT INFORMATION. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 34065 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: COOPER REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/13/98 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: NE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:18 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 04/13/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 10:30[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE HAM |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/13/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |BLAINE MURRAY 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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LICENSED OPERATOR TESTED POSITIVE FOR AMPHETAMINE USAGE DURING A FOR-CAUSE | | TEST. THE INDIVIDUAL'S SITE ACCESS HAS BEEN SUSPENDED AND THE INDIVIDUAL | | HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE NRC RESIDENT | | INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 34066 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: BEAVER VALLEY REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/13/98 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:20 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 04/13/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 17:00[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: DANIEL MURRAY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/13/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |LAWRENCE DOERFLEIN 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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DEGRADED SEAL BETWEEN ROOMS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF AUXILIARY FEEDWATER | | | | ON 3/29/1998, THE LICENSEE DISCOVERED A TEAR IN A VERTICAL SECTION OF A | | ROOM WALL SEAL BETWEEN TWO ROOMS HOUSING SAFETY RELATED EQUIPMENT. THE SEAL | | PROVIDES BOTH FIRE AND FLOOD PROTECTION BETWEEN THE ROOMS. IF A FEEDWATER | | LINE BREAK WERE TO OCCUR, THE LICENSEE HAS DETERMINED THAT WATER COULD | | DRAIN THROUGH THE DEGRADED WALL SEAL AND ENTER THE AUXILIARY FEEDWATER | | (AFW) PUMP ROOM BELOW, POTENTIALLY INCREASING AREA TEMPERATURES AND | | DISABLING BOTH MOTOR DRIVEN AFW PUMPS. THE FSAR STATES THAT THE STEAM | | SUPPLY LINE TO THE TURBINE DRIVEN AFW PUMP IS VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE FROM A | | FEEDWATER LINE BREAK. THUS, THE AFW PUMPS COULD BECOME UNAVAILABLE. THE | | LICENSEE STATED THAT THIS CONDITION IS OUTSIDE OF THE DESIGN BASIS OF THE | | PLANT. | | | | A REPLACEMENT SEAL IS CURRENTLY BEING INSTALLED. THE LICENSEE NOTED THAT | | THE DEDICATED "APPENDIX R" AFW PUMP WAS UNAFFECTED BY THIS CONDITION. THE | | NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 34067 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: MCGUIRE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/13/98 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: NC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:21 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 04/13/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 17:25[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: GRADY PICKLER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/13/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |PIERCE SKINNER RDO | |DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY INTO THE PROTECTED AREA BY FORMER EMPLOYEE. IMMEDIATE | | COMPENSATORY ACTIONS WERE TAKEN UPON DISCOVERY. REFER TO HOO LOG FOR | | ADDITIONAL DETAILS. THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE INFORMED. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 34068 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PALISADES REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 04/13/98 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:27 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] CE |EVENT DATE: 04/13/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 17:40[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT VINCENT |LAST UPDATE DATE: 04/13/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JOHN JACOBSON RDO | |AIND 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 96 POWER OPERATION | 96 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | BOTH TRAINS OF HPSI DISABLED DURING SYSTEM TESTING | | | | DURING PERFORMANCE OF HIGH PRESSURE SAFETY INJECTION (HPSI) SYSTEM PRESSURE | | TESTING ON 4/10/1998, THE TEST CONFIGURATION COULD HAVE DISABLED BOTH | | TRAINS OF HPSI SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE LICENSEE REPORTED THAT BOTH TRAINS OF | | HPSI WERE LINED UP FOR RCS HOT LEG INJECTION, WHICH INTERCONNECTS BOTH | | TRAINS AT THE COMMON HOT LEG INJECTION LINE. IF A LOSS OF COOLANT ACCIDENT | | WERE TO HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE 1.5 HOUR TIME THAT THE TRAINS WERE IN | | THEIR TEST CONFIGURATION, HPSI FLOW COULD HAVE BEEN DIVERTED THROUGH THE | | BREAK, RESULTING IN LESS FLOW TO THE REACTOR VESSEL THAN ANALYZED. | | | | THE LICENSEE BECAME AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AT 1740 ON 4/13/1998. AN INCIDENT | | RESPONSE TEAM IS BEING FORMED TO ASSESS THE EVENT. THE NRC RESIDENT | | INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED. | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+