U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 07/16/98 - 07/17/98 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 34342 34519 34520 34521 34522 34523 34524 34525 34526 34527 !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 34342 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: FITZPATRICK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/04/98 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 04:01 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 06/04/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 03:15[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: K. SHAWN ALLEN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/16/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |LAURIE PELUSO RDO | |ASHU 50.72(b)(1)(i)(A) PLANT S/D REQD BY TS | | |NLCO TECH SPEC LCO A/S | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 98 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION REQUIRED SHUTDOWN DUE TO THE FAILURE OF A SCRAM | | DISCHARGE VOLUME DRAIN VALVE TO MEET THE CLOSING TIME REQUIRED BY THE | | INSERVICE TEST PROCEDURE | | | | DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF A PLANNED QUARTERLY SURVEILLANCE, SCRAM DISCHARGE | | VOLUME DRAIN VALVE 03-AOV-37 STROKED IN 20.9 SECONDS IN LIEU OF 20.8 | | SECONDS AS REQUIRED BY THE INSERVICE TEST PROCEDURE. (TECHNICAL | | SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRE THE VALVE TO STROKE IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS.) | | BECAUSE THE VALVE FAILED TO MEET THE STROKE TIME REQUIRED BY THE PROCEDURE, | | THE LICENSEE DECLARED THE VALVE INOPERABLE. ACCORDINGLY, THE UNIT ENTERED | | A 24-HOUR TO COLD SHUTDOWN TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION LIMITING CONDITION FOR | | OPERATION. | | | | INSERVICE TESTING ENGINEERS ARE CURRENTLY EN ROUTE TO THE SITE TO EVALUATE | | THE OPERABILITY OF THE VALVE. | | | | THE LICENSEE PLANS TO NOTIFY THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | | | | * * * RETRACTION AT 1417 ON 07/16/98 FROM ZAREMBA TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * * | | | | THE LICENSEE IS RETRACTING THIS NOTIFICATION. THE SHUTDOWN WAS NOT | | REQUIRED BY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS, AND THE SHUTDOWN WAS NOT COMPLETED. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. THE NRC | | OPERATIONS OFFICER NOTIFIED THE R1DO (ESELGROTH). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |HOSPITAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 34519 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/16/98 | | CITY: SIOUX FALLS REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:25 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: SD |EVENT DATE: 07/15/98 | |LICENSE#: 40-16336-01 AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: 09:00[CDT]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/16/98 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |JEFF SHACKELFORD RDO | | |STEVE BAGGATT, NMSS EO | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: PAGE | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |LADM 35.33(a) MED MISADMINISTRATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL REPORTED A MEDICAL MISADMINISTRATION. | | | | A PATIENT WAS GIVEN THE WRONG PHARMACEUTICAL BY A HOSPITAL ATTENDANT. THE | | PATIENT HAD BEEN PRESCRIBED 10 MILLICURIES OF TECHNICIUM CARDIOLITE BUT WAS | | ACTUALLY ADMINISTERED 21.5 MILLICURIES OF TECHNICIUM MDP. THE CAUSE OF | | THIS OCCURRENCE WAS THE LACK OF VERIFICATION OF DOSAGE PRIOR TO ITS | | ADMINISTRATION. THE PRESCRIBING PHYSICIAN AND RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER | | WERE NOTIFIED. THE PATIENT HAS ALSO BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE SHOULD BE NO | | ADVERSE AFFECTS TO THE PATIENT. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 34520 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: INDIAN POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/16/98 | |UNIT: [2] [ ] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:26 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 07/15/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 18:45[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: BALLETTA |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/16/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |PETER ESELGROTH RDO | |AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii) ESF ACTUATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MANUAL INITIATION OF THE CENTRAL CONTROL ROOM (CCR) VENTILATION SYSTEM INTO | | THE RECIRCULATION MODE | | | | THE CCR VENTILATION SYSTEM WAS MANUALLY SWITCHED TO THE RECIRCULATION MODE | | DUE TO AN ODOR IN THE CONTROL ROOM FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE. HOWEVER, THE | | LICENSEE BELIEVES THE ODOR SOURCE WAS A LIGHTING BALLAST, BUT THE LOCATION | | WAS UNKNOWN AT THAT TIME. WHEN THE CCR VENT SYSTEM RECIRCULATION MODE WAS | | INITIATED, THE ODOR BECAME STRONGER BECAUSE THE FAILED BALLAST WAS IN THE | | CCR AND BECAUSE CONTROL ROOM AIR WAS BEING RECIRCULATED IN THIS MODE. THE | | CONTROL ROOM AIR HAD TO BE CLEARED BY USING A BLOWER TO REMOVE THE BAD AIR. | | THE CCR VENTILATION SYSTEM WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL AT 2315 ON 07/15/98. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE NOTIFIED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 34521 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: SALEM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/16/98 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:15 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 07/16/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 10:20[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: PETE JONES |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/16/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |PETER ESELGROTH RDO | |AUNA 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(A) UNANALYZED COND OP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | DISCOVERY OF POTENTIAL TO EXCEED THE ANALYZED RATING OF PIPING DUE TO | | ISOLATION OF AN OVERPRESSURE PROTECTION LINE | | | | THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS A PORTION OF A FACSIMILE RECEIVED FROM THE LICENSEE: | | | | "AT 1618 HOURS ON 15 JULY 1998, THE 13 CONTAINMENT FAN COIL UNIT (CFCU) | | FLOW CONTROL VALVE (13SW57) WAS BEING STROKED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF A | | SUSPECTED LIMIT SWITCH PROBLEM. THIS TROUBLESHOOTING EFFORT WAS BEING | | CONDUCTED TO RESOLVE AN ISSUE WITH THE STARTING OF THE 13 CFCU. THIS | | TROUBLESHOOTING EFFORT WOULD CAUSE [VALVE] 13SW57 TO BECOME INOPERABLE | | WHICH REQUIRES THE OUTLET AND INLET ISOLATION VALVES TO BE CLOSED. HOWEVER, | | THE DESIGN OF THE 13 CFCU IS DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER FOUR FAN COIL UNITS | | AND REQUIRES THE ISOLATION OF TWO MANUAL OUTLET VALVES SINCE [THIS] CFCU | | CAN BE FED FROM EITHER SERVICE WATER HEADER. THE CLOSURE OF THE TWO | | ISOLATION VALVES ALSO ISOLATES THE OVERPRESSURE PROTECTION LINE THAT WAS | | INSTALLED IN RESPONSE TO NRC GENERIC LETTER 96-06. WITHOUT DRAINING THE 13 | | CFCU COOLING LINE, THERE WOULD BE A POTENTIAL TO EXCEED THE ANALYZED RATING | | OF THE PIPING IN THIS CONFIGURATION. THE 13 CFCU HAS BEEN SUBSEQUENTLY | | DRAINED, AND THERE IS NO OVERPRESSURE CONCERN AT THIS TIME. THIS [1-]HOUR | | REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NUREG-1022, SECTION 3.2.4, AS | | A CONDITION DURING POWER OPERATION THAT RESULTS IN THE PLANT BEING IN AN | | UNANALYZED CONDITION. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON HEALTH AND SAFETY | | OF THE PUBLIC AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION. ENGINEERING [PERSONNEL ARE] | | EVALUATING THE VARIOUS OPTIONS TO RESOLVE THIS DESIGN ISSUE." | | | | THE LICENSEE PLANS TO NOTIFY THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 34522 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: DIABLO CANYON REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/16/98 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: CA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:15 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 07/16/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 01:30[PDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: PAUL ROLLER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/16/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JEFF SHACKELFORD RDO | |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 | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | INABILITY TO MEASURE AIR TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL AT METEOROLOGICAL TOWERS | | | | THE LICENSEE HAS LOST THE ABILITY TO MEASURE DIFFERENTIAL AIR TEMPERATURE | | FROM BOTH METEOROLOGICAL TOWERS. THE PRIMARY MET TOWER IS CURRENTLY OUT OF | | SERVICE FOR MAINTENANCE. AT 0130 PDT, TEMPERATURE INDICATION FOR THE 60m | | ELEVATION OF THE BACKUP TOWER WAS LOST. THE LICENSEE HAS 8 HOURS TO RESTORE | | THE TEMPERATURE INDICATION BUT MADE THE REPORT EARLY AFTER DETERMINING THAT | | THE TEMPERATURE INDICATION WOULD NOT BE RESTORED WITHIN THE ALLOWED TIME. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |OTHER NUCLEAR MATERIAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 34523 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/16/98 | | CITY: MADISON REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:48 [ET]| | COUNTY: DANE STATE: WI |EVENT DATE: 07/14/98 | |LICENSE#: 480984318 AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: : [CDT]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/16/98 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |JOHN MADERA RDO | | |STEVE BAGGETT, NMSS EO | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: RON BRESELL | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |BAB2 20.2201(a)(1)(ii) LOST/STOLEN LNM>10X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 4.5 mCi OF C-14 DISCOVERED MISSING | | | | THE LICENSEE REPORTED THAT A GLASS VIAL CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 4.5 mCi OF | | CARBON-14 LIQUID WAS MISSING FROM A LABORATORY. THE MATERIAL WAS LAST SEEN | | ON 07/14/98 WHEN IT WAS DELIVERED TO THE RESEARCHER. THE LICENSEE HAS | | SEARCHED THE RESEARCH LABS, OFFICES, AND THE RESEARCHER'S CAR BUT FOUND NO | | TRACE OF THE MATERIAL. | | | | THE LICENSEE PLANS TO CONTACT THE NRC REGION 3 OFFICE REGARDING THIS EVENT. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 34524 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PERRY REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/16/98 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: OH |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:34 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-6 |EVENT DATE: 07/15/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 19:15[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: ODONNELL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/16/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JOHN MADERA RDO | |NLTR LICENSEE 24 HR REPORT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | INCORRECT METHODOLOGY USED TO MEASURE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE OF HYDROGEN | | RECOMBINER HEATERS. | | | | THE LICENSEE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE METHODOLOGY USED TO TAKE ELECTRICAL | | RESISTANCE MEASUREMENTS OF THE HYDROGEN RECOMBINER HEATERS IS INCORRECT. | | SINCE INITIAL PLANT OPERATION, TECHNICIANS HAVE USED A DIGITAL MULTIMETER | | TO TAKE RESISTANCE MEASUREMENTS OF THE TWO RECOMBINER HEATERS IN ACCORDANCE | | WITH SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENT 3.6.3.1.3. RECENTLY, ONE OF THE HEATERS | | FAILED THE SURVEILLANCE TEST, AND DURING A SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION, THE | | LICENSEE DETERMINED THAT THE MEASUREMENTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN OBTAINED USING A | | MEGGER. THE LICENSEE IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF TESTING THE HEATERS | | USING THE CORRECT METHODOLOGY. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |GENERAL INFORMATION or OTHER | |EVENT NUMBER: 34525 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: STATE OF KANSAS |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/16/98 | | CITY: WICHITA REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:42 [ET]| | COUNTY: BUTLER STATE: KS |EVENT DATE: 07/15/98 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 00:00[CDT]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/16/98 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |JEFF SHACKELFORD RDO | | | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: VIC COOPER | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - PORTAL MONITOR ALARM AT LANDFILL | | | | MR. COOPER FROM THE RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM OF THE STATE OF KANSAS | | REPORTED THAT REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM RESPONDED | | AFTER A PORTAL MONITOR AT THE BROOKS LANDFILL IN WICHITA ALARMED. AT THE | | LANDFILL, THEY DISCOVERED THE DEPLETED CORE FROM A Tc-99m GENERATOR IN THE | | TRASH, WHICH WAS TRACED TO LINE MEDICAL OF WICHITA, A STATE OF KANSAS | | LICENSEE. THE STATE PLANS TO INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE | | IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF THIS DEVICE. | | | | NRC REGION 4 (L. HOWELL) HAS BEEN CONTACTED REGARDING THIS EVENT. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 34526 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: WATERFORD REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/16/98 | |UNIT: [3] [ ] [ ] STATE: LA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:48 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [3] CE |EVENT DATE: 07/16/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:01[CDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: BILL CROWLEY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/16/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |JEFF SHACKELFORD RDO | |ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(ii) RPS ACTUATION | | |AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii) ESF ACTUATION | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 3 | M/R Y 92 POWER OPERATION | 0 HOT STANDBY | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOW STEAM GENERATOR LEVELS | | | | AT 1101 CDT, THE LICENSEE REDUCED REACTOR POWER FROM 100% TO 92% IN ORDER | | TO MAKE REPAIRS TO A MAIN TURBINE GOVERNOR VALVE. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES | | LATER, THE SPEED OF MAIN FEEDWATER PUMP "A" DROPPED DUE TO EQUIPMENT | | MALFUNCTION. AS A RESULT, STEAM GENERATOR (S/G) LEVELS BEGAN TO DECREASE, | | AND OPERATORS MANUALLY TRIPPED THE REACTOR WHEN S/G LEVELS REACHED 30% | | NARROW RANGE. ALL CONTROL RODS INSERTED FOLLOWING THE TRIP. THE EMERGENCY | | FEEDWATER (EFW) SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY STARTED DUE TO LOW S/G LEVELS. THE | | UNIT IS CURRENTLY STABLE IN MODE 3. | | | | THE LICENSEE REPORTED THAT ALL EQUIPMENT FUNCTIONED AS EXPECTED WITH ONE | | EXCEPTION. THE CONTROL LOGIC FOR EFW PUMP "A" INITIATED FULL FLOW TO S/G | | "A" EVEN THOUGH FULL FLOW WAS NOT REQUIRED. (THE CONTROL LOGIC FOR EFW PUMP | | "B" OPERATED PROPERLY.) THE LICENSEE TOOK MANUAL CONTROL OF EFW PUMP "A" | | AND HAS DECLARED THE AUTOMATIC LOGIC FOR THAT PUMP TO BE INOPERABLE. STEAM | | GENERATOR LEVELS ARE BEING MAINTAINED USING THE MAIN FEEDWATER SYSTEM. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THIS EVENT BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 34527 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: CATAWBA REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/16/98 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 19:37 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 07/16/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 17:05[EDT]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: J. BURGESS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/16/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |THOMAS DECKER RDO | |NLTR LICENSEE 24 HR REPORT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 24-HOUR REPORT REQUIRED BY PLANT OPERATING LICENSE | | | | THREE ELECTRICAL PENETRATIONS AND ONE MECHANICAL PENETRATION BETWEEN THE | | AUXILIARY BUILDING (A SAFETY-RELATED AREA) AND THE AUXILIARY SERVICE | | BUILDING (A NON-SAFETY-RELATED AREA) WERE DISCOVERED TO HAVE CABLES PASSING | | THROUGH THEM IN UNAPPROVED CONFIGURATIONS. THESE CONFIGURATIONS DEGRADE THE | | PENETRATIONS' ABILITY TO FUNCTION AS FIRE BARRIERS. FIRE WATCHES HAVE BEEN | | ESTABLISHED IN THESE AREAS UNTIL REPAIRS CAN BE MADE TO THE PENETRATIONS. | | | | FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE CONDITIONS 2.C(8) FOR UNIT 1 AND 2.C(6) FOR UNIT | | 2 REQUIRE THAT THE LICENSEE IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN ALL PROVISIONS OF THE | | APPROVED FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM AS DESCRIBED IN THE UPDATED FINAL SAFETY | | ANALYSIS REPORT. THE LICENSEE HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS CONDITION IS A | | VIOLATION OF THE FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM AND IS, THEREFORE, REPORTABLE TO | | THE NRC WITHIN 24 HOURS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LICENSE CONDITION 2.F. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+