U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 02/24/98 - 02/25/98 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 33746 33773 33774 33775 33776 33777 33778 33779 33780 33781 33782 +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |OTHER NUCLEAR MATERIAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 33746 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: U.S.ARMY (ACALA) |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/19/98 | | CITY: ROCK ISLAND REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:04 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: IL |EVENT DATE: 02/12/98 | |LICENSE#: 12-00722-13 AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 00:00[CST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/98 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |JIM MCCORMICKBARGER RDO | | |FRED COMBS EO | +------------------------------------------------+JOSEPH GIITTER IRD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: HAVENNER | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE ARMY ARMAMENT AND CHEMICAL ACQUISITION AND LOGISTICS ACTIVITY (ACALA) | | REPORTED THAT COMPANY "B" OF THE 226TH MEDICAL BATTALION LOST A "M43A1" | | CHEMICAL AGENT DETECTOR CONTAINING 250 MICROCURIES OF AMERICIUM-241 | | AT A TRAINING FACILITY IN BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY. THIS SOURCE WAS DISCOVERED | | LOST DURING AN INVENTORY CHECK MADE ON 2/12/98. THEY BELIEVE THE SOURCE | | MAY HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN LOST ON 7/97. THE DETECTOR SERIAL NUMBER IS | | Z03-D-157857 AND THE SOURCE CONTAINER SERIAL NUMBER IS Z03-C-17272. | | | | * * * UPDATED AT 0950 ON 02/24/98, ENTERED BY FANGIE JONES * * * | | | | ACALA REPORTED THAT THE LOST "M43A1" HAS BEEN FOUND. ACALA HAS INFORMED | | REGION 3. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |FUEL CYCLE FACILITY | |EVENT NUMBER: 33773 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/98 | | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:08 [ET]| |COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 02/23/98 | | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 12:20[EST]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/98 | | CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION| |LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |GEOFFREY WRIGHT RDO | | DOCKET: 0707002 |DON COOL EO | +------------------------------------------------+RICHARD BARRETT IRD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEITH VANDERPOOL | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 24-HOUR NRC 91-01 BULLETIN NOTIFICATION. | | | | OPERATIONS DISCOVERED THAT A NUCLEAR CRITICALITY SAFETY APPROVAL (NCSA) | | REQUIREMENT WAS NOT BEING MAINTAINED IN THE X-705 DECONTAMINATION FACILITY. | | NCSA-0705_0706.A00 REQUIREMENT #2, CONTINGENCY EVENT A/B.3.1 CONTROL "A", | | WHICH STATES "INADVERTENT CONTAINERS (WITH INTERNAL DIAMETERS GREATER THAN | | 5 INCHES) SHALL BE CONTROLLED SUCH THAT ANY URANIUM-BEARING LIQUID COULD BE | | COLLECTED IS GEOMETRICALLY FAVORABLE", WAS LOST DUE TO THE CHANCE OF | | SOLUTION ACCUMULATING ABOVE 1.5 INCHES IN A CONCRETE DUCT DUE TO LEAKS FROM | | THE OVERHEAD OR VESSELS. CONTROL "B" WHICH IS "THE INTEGRITY OF THE | | OVERHEAD AND OTHER VESSELS CONTAINING URANIUM-BEARING LIQUIDS" WAS | | MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THIS EVENT. | | | | THIS LOSS OF ONE CONTROL (CONTROL "A") IN THE DOUBLE CONTINGENCY MATRIX | | WITH MAINTENANCE OF THE SECOND CONTROL (CONTROL "B") THROUGHOUT THE EVENT | | CONSTITUTES BASES FOR 24 HOUR NOTIFICATION. THE LOSS OF CONTROL "A" WAS | | IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED BY COVERING THE DUCT TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF | | ACCUMULATION OF LIQUID. | | | | THERE WAS NO LOSS OF HAZARDOUS OR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIOACTIVE OR | | RADIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION OR EXPOSURE AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR AND THE ON SITE DOE | | REPRESENTATIVE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |FUEL CYCLE FACILITY | |EVENT NUMBER: 33774 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/98 | | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:18 [ET]| |COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 02/23/98 | | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 13:31[EST]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/98 | | CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION| |LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |GEOFFREY WRIGHT RDO | | DOCKET: 0707002 |DON COOL EO | +------------------------------------------------+RICHARD BARRETT IRD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEITH VANDERPOOL | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 24-HOUR NRC 91-01 BULLETIN NOTIFICATION. | | | | IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A NUCLEAR CRITICALITY SAFETY APPROVAL (NCSA) | | REQUIREMENT WAS NOT BEING MAINTAINED IN AN AREA WITHIN THE X-330 PROCESS | | BUILDING. NCSA PLANT 018.A01, PART "B", REQUIREMENT STATES THAT DRY ACTIVE | | WASTE (DAW) CONTAINERS WITH A CAPACITY OF 55 GALLONS OR LESS SHALL BE | | SPACED AT LEAST TWO FOOT EDGE-TO-EDGE FROM URANIUM BEARING | | EQUIPMENT/MATERIAL. A DRY ACTIVE WASTE BAG WAS DISCOVERED LESS THAN THE | | TWO FOOT MINIMUM SPACING FROM ONE CONTAMINATED LAUNDRY BAG. | | | | THIS LOSS OF SPACING CONSTITUTES A LOSS OF ONE CONTROL ("A") IN THE DOUBLE | | CONTINGENCY MATRIX. THE SECOND CONTROL ("B"), NO VISIBLE URANIUM AND BAGS | | NOT STACKED, WAS MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THIS EVENT. THE LOSS OF ONE CONTROL | | IS REPORTABLE AS A 24 HOUR NOTIFICATION. THE LOSS OF CONTROL "A" WAS | | IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED. | | | | THERE WAS NOT LOSS OF HAZARDOUS OR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR RADIOACTIVE OR | | RADIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION OR EXPOSURE AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR AND THE ON SITE DOE | | REPRESENTATIVE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |GENERAL INFORMATION or OTHER | |EVENT NUMBER: 33775 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: STATE OF TEXAS |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/98 | | CITY: TYLER REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:39 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT DATE: 02/24/98 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 08:30[CST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/98 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |CHARLES CAIN RDO | | |DON COOL EO | +------------------------------------------------+RICHARD BARRETT IRD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: BRAD CASKEY |ROSS SCARANO R4 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE NOTIFICATION FROM TEXAS REGARDING MISSING CESIUM-137 | | SOURCE. | | | | THE TEXAS DIVISION OF RADIATION CONTROL REPORTED THAT A 500 MILLICURIE | | CESIUM-137 SOURCE WAS LOST SOMETIME BETWEEN 12/06/97 AND 2/21/98 FROM THE | | LAGORIA GAS COMPANY LOCATED IN TYLER, TX. THE SOURCE SOLDERED ON THE END | | OF A REACH ROD ON A T.N. TECHNOLOGIES GAUGE BROKE OFF. IT WAS VERIFIED BY | | THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT THE SOURCE WAS MISSING AS OF 0830 CST ON 2/24/98. | | THE SOURCE MAY HAVE BEEN SENT TO EITHER REYNOLDS ALUMINUM IN BATON ROUGE, | | LA, OR GREAT LAKES CARBON IN PORT ARTHUR, TX. | | | | THE STATE HAS DISPATCHED AN INSPECTOR TO THE PORT ARTHUR LOCATION TO MEET | | WITH THE GREAT LAKE COAL EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. REGION 4 IS MONITORING THIS | | EVENT WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 33776 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: MCGUIRE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/98 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: NC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:55 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/23/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:52[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: JUDY HINSON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |EDWARD MCALPINE 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 | | 2 | N N 0 HOT STANDBY | 0 HOT STANDBY | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FITNESS FOR DUTY REPORT. | | | | A LICENSED EMPLOYEE (INACTIVE LICENSE) WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE AN ALCOHOL | | PROBLEM AND WAS REFERRED TO THE EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BY MANAGEMENT. | | THE EMPLOYEE'S ACCESS TO THE PLANT HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD WHILE IN TREATMENT. | | REFER TO HOO LOG FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ !!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!! +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 33777 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: DIABLO CANYON REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/98 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: CA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:54 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/24/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 05:30[PST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOSEPHINE BROWN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |CHARLES CAIN 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 N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SECURITY EVENT RELATED TO UNINSPECTED PACKAGE BROUGHT INTO PROTECTED AREA. | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE INFORMED. SEE HOO LOG FOR ADDITIONAL | | DETAILS. | | | | * * * 1800EST ON 2/24/98 FROM JO BROWN TO S.SANDIN * * * | | | | THE LICENSEE IS RETRACTING THIS EVENT AFTER FURTHER REVIEW OF THEIR | | SECURITY PLAN AND A MANAGEMENT REVIEW WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NO | | SIGNIFICANT BREAKDOWN IN SAFEGUARDS. THIS WAS DISCUSSED WITH THE REGION 4 | | SAFEGUARDS INSPECTOR (BRUCE ERNST). THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT | | INSPECTOR. NOTIFIED R4DO(CAIN). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |FUEL CYCLE FACILITY | |EVENT NUMBER: 33778 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/98 | | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:20 [ET]| |COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 02/23/98 | | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 12:00[CST]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/98 | | CITY: PADUCAH REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: McCRACKEN STATE: KY |PERSON ORGANIZATION| |LICENSE#: GDP-1 AGREEMENT: Y |GEOFFREY WRIGHT RDO | | DOCKET: 0707001 |DON COOL EO | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: KURT SISLER | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 24-HOUR NRC 91-01 BULLETIN NOTIFICATION. | | | | OPERATIONS PERSONNEL DISCOVERED IN PROCESS BUILDING X-333 LEGACY | | CONTAMINATED CASCADE EQUIPMENT BEING STORED LESS THAN 2 FEET APART. THIS | | VIOLATED REQUIREMENTS #5b AND #6 OF NUCLEAR CRITICALITY SAFETY APPROVAL | | (NCSA) PLANT048.A02 THIS VIOLATION OF SPACING (REQUIREMENTS #5b AND #6) | | RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL A (INTERACTION). CONTROL B (MODERATION) | | WAS MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THIS EVENT. THIS CONSTITUTES THE LOSS OF ONE (1) | | CONTROL IN THE DOUBLE CONTINGENCY MATRIX FOR CONTINGENCY EVENT A/B.7.1. | | SPACING WAS CORRECTED RE-ESTABLISHING CONTROL A. | | | | THERE WAS NO LOSS OF HAZARDOUS/RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL OR | | RADIOACTIVE/RADIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION EXPOSURE AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS EVENT BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 33779 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: VERMONT YANKEE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/98 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: VT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:35 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 02/24/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 16:15[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: DENNIS MAY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |CLIFFORD ANDERSON 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 92 POWER OPERATION | 92 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LICENSEE IDENTIFIED AN ELECTRICAL CABLE WHICH DID NOT MEET CABLE SEPARATION | | CRITERIA. | | | | "DURING THE PREPARATION OF VARIOUS CABLE SEPARATION MINOR MODIFICATIONS | | (MMs), THE FIELD ROUTING FOR CABLE C1351B WAS DISCOVERED NOT TO MATCH THE | | ROUTING SHOWN ON THE CABLE AND CONDUIT LIST (C&CL). SUBSEQUENT | | HAND-OVER-HAND VERIFICATION OF THE CABLE ROUTING FOUND THAT THE CABLE IS | | ROUTED IN BOTH SI AND SII DIVISIONAL RACEWAY, WHICH IS PROHIBITED BY FSAR | | SECTION 8.4.6 AND THE SEPARATION CRITERIA (VYS-027). THE CABLE IS PART OF | | THE PLANT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND IS USED FOR NIGHTTIME SILENCING OF THE | | OUTDOOR SPEAKERS. THE C&CL HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE CURRENT CABLE | | ROUTING." | | | | THE LICENSEE'S CORRECTIVE ACTIONS INCLUDE RE-ROUTING THIS CABLE AS PART OF | | A MM WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING PREPARED. ALSO, AN OPERABILITY DETERMINATION | | (INCLUDED IN BMO 97-13, REV 4) WAS PERFORMED WHICH CONCLUDED THAT OPERATION | | COULD CONTINUE. THE LICENSEE INFORMED VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICES AND THE NRC | | RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |GENERAL INFORMATION or OTHER | |EVENT NUMBER: 33780 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/98 | | CITY: TORRANCE REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:45 [ET]| | COUNTY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA |EVENT DATE: 02/24/98 | |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 14:20[PST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/98 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |CHARLES CAIN RDO | | |JOE HOLONICH EO | +------------------------------------------------+ | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: QMC CONNOLLY (NRC) | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (NRC) REPORT #425899. | | | | THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED AT 1720EST THAT A WOMAN CLEANING A HOUSE FOR AN | | ELDERLY MAN IN THE HOSPITAL IN TORRANCE, CA, ENCOUNTERED 4 SILVER TUBES | | MARKED "RADIATION." ONE OF THE TUBES BROKE WHEN SHE PICKED IT UP SPILLING | | AN UNKNOWN LIQUID. THE MATERIAL WAS LEFT ON THE PORCH AND THE WOMAN | | CONTACTED THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE NRC NOTIFIED EPA REGION IX AND DOI. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 33781 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: ZION REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/98 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:16 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/24/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:15[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAN KLOPSTEIN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |GEOFFREY WRIGHT 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 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | 2 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SECURITY REPORT. | | | | ATTEMPTED INTRODUCTION OF FIREARM INTO THE PROTECTED AREA BY OFF-DUTY | | SECURITY OFFICER. IMMEDIATE COMPENSATORY MEASURES TAKEN UPON DISCOVERY. | | SEE HOO LOG FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 33782 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: KEWAUNEE REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/24/98 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: WI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 19:15 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] W-2-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/24/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 15:04[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: CRAIG BYALL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/24/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |GEOFFREY WRIGHT RDO | |ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(ii) RPS ACTUATION | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | 1 | A/R Y 97 POWER OPERATION | 0 HOT SHUTDOWN | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNEXPECTED TURBINE TRIP/REACTOR TRIP DURING SURVEILLANCE TESTING. | | | | "DURING SURVEILLANCE TESTING OF THE 'B' TRAIN ENGINEERED SAFETY FEATURES | | (ESF) LOGIC, A FEEDWATER ISOLATION SIGNAL WAS INITIATED WHICH CAUSE A | | TURBINE TRIP/REACTOR TRIP. | | | | "A FEEDWATER ISOLATION ACTUATION RELAY LATCHED DURING THE TEST. HOWEVER, | | NO CONCLUSIVE REASON [FOR RELAY LATCHING] HAS BEEN DETERMINED." | | | | THE FEEDWATER ISOLATION ACTUATION CAUSED BOTH MAIN FEEDWATER PUMPS TO TRIP | | WHICH, SINCE THE UNIT WAS >10% POWER, CAUSED THE TURBINE TRIP/REACTOR TRIP. | | ALL SYSTEMS FUNCTIONED AS EXPECTED. ALL CONTROL RODS FULLY INSERTED WITH | | NO PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SAFETIES OR RELIEFS LIFTING DURING THE TRANSIENT. | | OFFSITE POWER REMAINED STABLE. AUXILIARY FEEDWATER AUTOMATICALLY ACTUATED | | TO RESTORE STEAM GENERATOR WATER LEVELS FOLLOWING THE REACTOR TRIP. THE | | UNIT IS CURRENTLY STABLE IN HOT SHUTDOWN AND THE LICENSEE TENTATIVELY | | ESTIMATES RESTART ON 2/25 FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE ROOT CAUSE | | INVESTIGATION. THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+