U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 03/26/98 - 03/27/98 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 33961 33965 33966 33967 33968 33969 33970 33971 33972 33973 33974 +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |OTHER NUCLEAR MATERIAL | |EVENT NUMBER: 33961 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |LICENSEE: OWENSBY AND KRITIKOS |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/25/98 | | CITY: GRETNA REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:30 [ET]| | COUNTY: STATE: LA |EVENT DATE: 03/25/98 | |LICENSE#: LA2234-L01 AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 14:00[CST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/26/98 | | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION| | |BILL JONES RDO | | |JOHN SURMEIER, NMSS EO | +------------------------------------------------+DON COOL, DMSS EO | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MICHAEL HENRY |LINDA HOWELL, DNMS REG4 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES |FEMA, DOE, DOA, HHS FAX | +------------------------------------------------+EPA, DOT (VIA NRC) FAX | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |BAB1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | A RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA FELL OVERBOARD FROM DRILLING PLATFORM. | | | | MICHAEL HENRY OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA NOTIFIED THE NRC THAT HE HAD | | RECEIVED A REPORT FROM OWENSBY AND KRITIKOS THAT AN INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY | | CAMERA (SPEC MODEL 150) FELL OVERBOARD FROM AN OIL RIG IN THE GULF OF | | MEXICO. THE CAMERA CONTAINS 82 CURIES OF IRIDIUM-192, AND THE OIL RIG IS | | LOCATED AT EUGENE ISLAND, BLOCK 150, ABOUT 70 MILES OFF SHORE FROM | | LOUISIANA. THE CAMERA WAS BEING MOVED TO MAKE ANOTHER WELD EXAMINATION, | | AND THE HANDLE BROKE DUMPING THE CAMERA AND ALL ATTACHMENTS OVER THE SIDE | | INTO THE WATER. THE SOURCE WAS IN THE SHIELDED AND SECURED POSITION, BUT | | IT WAS NOT KEY LOCKED. | | | | AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER THE CAMERA WILL BE MADE BY DIVERS AFTER A WORK | | PROCEDURE IS DEVELOPED AND APPROVED. THE MAXIMUM DEPTH OF WATER IS 89 | | FEET, AND RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TO BE MADE. | | | | * * * UPDATE AT 1010 ON 03/26/98 BY TROCINE * * * | | | | AT 1010 ON 03/26/98, A CONFERENCE CALL WAS CONDUCTED WITH PERSONNEL FROM | | NRC REGION 4 (CHARLES HACKNEY AND LINDA HOWELL), THE STATE OF LOUISIANA | | (MICHAEL HENRY), AND OWENSBY AND KRITIKOS (STEVE ERCOLI). THE PURPOSE OF | | THIS CALL WAS TO ALLOW DISCUSSION OF THE CONTROLS AND ACTIONS BEING TAKEN | | FOR RETRIEVAL OF THE RADIOGRAPHY CAMERA. | | | | THE NRC OPERATIONS CENTER NOTIFIED THE R4DO (JONES) AND NMSS EO (COMBS). | | (REFER TO THE HOO LOG FOR CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS.) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 33965 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: WASHINGTON NUCLEAR REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/26/98 | |UNIT: [2] [ ] [ ] STATE: WA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:15 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [2] GE-5 |EVENT DATE: 03/26/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 01:41[PST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT JOHNSON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/26/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |BILL JONES 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 Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REACTOR CORE ISOLATION COOLING SYSTEM ISOLATION DUE TO TURBINE LOW STEAM | | SUPPLY PRESSURE IN LIEU OF STEAM LINE HIGH FLOW (DURING TESTING) | | | | THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS A PORTION OF A FACSIMILE RECEIVED FROM THE LICENSEE: | | | | "AT 0141 PST, DURING PERFORMANCE OF SURVEILLANCE TESTING OF THE REACTOR | | CORE ISOLATION COOLING (RCIC) SYSTEM STEAM LINE [HIGH]-FLOW ISOLATION | | INSTRUMENTATION, AN ISOLATION SIGNAL WAS RECEIVED FOR RCIC TURBINE LOW | | STEAM SUPPLY PRESSURE. THIS RESULTED IN AUTOMATIC CLOSURE OF RCIC STEAM | | SUPPLY OUTBOARD ISOLATION VALVE RCIC-V-8. ALTHOUGH THE RCIC TURBINE LOW | | STEAM SUPPLY PRESSURE WAS DOCUMENTED AS AN EXPECTED CONDITION IN THE | | GOVERNING SURVEILLANCE TEST PROCEDURE, THE RCIC STEAM LINE [HIGH]-FLOW | | ISOLATION INSTRUMENTATION WAS EXPECTED TO CAUSE THE ISOLATION." | | | | "THIS IS BEING REPORTED AS A 4-[HOUR] NON-EMERGENCY 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(ii) | | [ENGINEERED SAFETY FEATURE (ESF)] ACTUATION. [THE UNIT (WNP-2)] WAS | | OPERATING AT 100% POWER WITH THE RCIC SYSTEM REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR A | | PLANNED SYSTEM MAINTENANCE OUTAGE AT THE TIME THE ISOLATION OCCURRED. THIS | | EVENT WAS DETERMINED TO BE REPORTABLE AT 0351 PST. THE SURVEILLANCE | | PROCEDURE AND WNP-2 DESIGN BASIS DOCUMENTATION ARE [CURRENTLY] BEING | | REVIEWED TO CONFIRM THE REPORTABILITY OF THIS EVENT AS AN ESF ACTUATION IN | | RESPONSE TO A VALID SIGNAL." | | | | THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 33966 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: INDIAN POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/26/98 | |UNIT: [2] [ ] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:15 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 03/26/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 11:45[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: MICEHELLE SAVINO |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/26/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |ROBERT SUMMERS RDO | |APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | |FEMA, DOE, DOA, HHS FAX | | |EPA, DOT (VIA NRC) FAX | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |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 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO TWO OIL SPILLS | | | | THE LICENSEE CONTACTED THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL | | CONSERVATION REGARDING TWO OIL SPILLS THAT OCCURRED ONSITE. ONE SPILL | | OCCURRED WHEN WORKERS OVERFILLED A 55-GALLON DRUM WITHIN AN OIL STORAGE | | TRAILER. APPROXIMATELY 15 GALLONS OF EXCESS OIL SPILLED INTO A CATCH BASIN | | AND WERE CONTAINED. THE OTHER SPILL OCCURRED WHEN WORKERS WERE REFILLING A | | TRANSFORMER ASSOCIATED WITH THE #1 GAS TURBINE. AFTER FILLING THE | | TRANSFORMER, WORKERS NOTICED A SMALL PUDDLE OF OIL (APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART) | | ON THE GRAVEL NEAR THE TRANSFORMER. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 33967 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: FITZPATRICK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/26/98 | |UNIT: [1] [ ] [ ] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:05 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 03/26/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:10[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: RICK PLASSE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/26/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |ROBERT SUMMERS 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 | | | | | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THERE WAS A DISCOVERY OF A POTENTIAL COMPROMISE OF SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION. | | IMMEDIATE COMPENSATORY MEASURES WERE TAKEN UPON DISCOVERY. (REFER TO THE | | HOO LOG FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.) | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |FUEL CYCLE FACILITY | |EVENT NUMBER: 33968 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/26/98 | | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:30 [ET]| |COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 03/26/98 | | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 10:30[CST]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/26/98 | | CITY: PADUCAH REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: McCRACKEN STATE: KY |PERSON ORGANIZATION| |LICENSE#: GDP-1 AGREEMENT: Y |MIKE JORDAN RDO | | DOCKET: 0707001 |DON COOL, NMSS EO | +------------------------------------------------+JOE GIITTER, AEOD IRD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: W.F. CAGE |FEMA, DOE, DOA, HHS FAX | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY |EPA, DOT (VIA NRC) FAX | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NCFR NON CFR REPORT REQMNT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO ASBESTOS SPILL | | | | THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER NOTIFIED THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | | (NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER) AND THE KENTUCKY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM OF AN | | EVENT INVOLVING ASBESTOS. APPROXIMATELY 500 SQUARE FEET OF ASBESTOS | | TRANSITE SIDING (700 LBS OF ASBESTOS) WAS BLOWN OFF OF THE EAST SIDE OF THE | | C-631-06 COOLING TOWER DURING HIGH WINDS. THE AREA HAS BEEN ROPED OFF, AND | | THE PLANT ASBESTOS ABATEMENT CREW WILL CLEAN UP THE SPILL. THIS EVENT WAS | | REPORTED TO THE NRC IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 6.9 OF THE SAFETY ANALYSIS | | REPORT DUE TO THE NOTIFICATION OF ANOTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY PLANT PERSONNEL. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 33969 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: MILLSTONE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/26/98 | |UNIT: [ ] [ ] [3] STATE: CT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:39 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/26/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 14:15[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: HOFFNER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/26/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |ROBERT SUMMERS RDO | |APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | |FEMA, DOE, DOA, HHS FAX | | |EPA, DOT (VIA NRC) FAX | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+--------------+--+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | | | | | 3 | N N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | THE LICENSEE REPORTED A DISCHARGE INTO LONG ISLAND SOUND TO THE CONNECTICUT | | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. | | | | THE PLANT HAD A DISCHARGE OF WATER CONTAINING HYDRAZINE AND ETA (A | | CHEMICAL) INTO LONG ISLAND SOUND THROUGH THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM. THE | | AMOUNT DISCHARGED IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 33970 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: SAINT LUCIE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/26/98 | |UNIT: [ ] [2] [ ] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:34 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 03/26/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:00[EST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: J. HURCHELLA |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/26/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |PAUL FREDRICKSON 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 | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ | | | | | 2 | N Y 100 POWER OPERATION | 100 POWER OPERATION | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | POTENTIAL FOR SINGLE FAILURE TO PREVENT RPS AND ESFAS ACTUATIONS | | | | THE LICENSEE HAS DISCOVERED THAT A SINGLE FAILURE (A BLOWN FUSE) COULD | | PREVENT CERTAIN CONTAINMENT PRESSURE TRIPS OF THE REACTOR PROTECTION SYSTEM | | (RPS) AND ENGINEERED SAFETY FEATURES ACTUATION SYSTEM (ESFAS) FROM | | OCCURRING. SPECIFICALLY, THE UNIT HAS FOUR CONTAINMENT PRESSURE | | TRANSMITTERS, EACH WITH AN ASSOCIATED DC POWERED ISOLATION VALVE. WITH ONE | | TRIP CHANNEL IN BYPASS, A SINGLE BLOWN FUSE COULD CAUSE THE ISOLATION OF | | TWO ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TRANSMITTERS. THIS COULD CAUSE THEM TO FAIL AS-IS | | AND PREVENT THE TRIP SYSTEM FROM COMPLETING ITS 2/4 LOGIC. | | | | THE LICENSEE IS USING ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS TO PREVENT TRIP CHANNELS FROM | | BEING BYPASSED WHILE DETERMINING A COURSE OF ACTION FOR THIS CONDITION. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |POWER REACTOR | |EVENT NUMBER: 33971 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: QUAD CITIES REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/26/98 | |UNIT: [1] [2] [ ] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:36 [ET]| |RX TYPE: [1] GE-3,[2] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 03/26/98 | +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:25[CST]| |NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEVIN CRAVENS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/26/98 | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+ NOTIFICATIONS | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE +-----------------------------+ |10 CFR SECTION: |MIKE JORDAN 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 N 0 REFUELING | 0 REFUELING | | 2 | N N 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | 0 COLD SHUTDOWN | | | | | +-----+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | CONTROL ROOM EMERGENCY VENTILATION SYSTEM (CREVS) DECLARED INOPERABLE. | | | | WHILE PERFORMING A FLOW TEST OF THE #23 RESIDUAL HEAT REMOVAL SERVICE WATER | | PUMP, THE LICENSEE DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY VALVE TO THE | | CREVS REFRIGERATION COOLER UNIT (RCU) WOULD ONLY OPEN TO 20% OF FULL | | STROKE. THE LICENSEE DETERMINED THAT ADEQUATE COOLING WATER FLOW TO THE RCU | | COULD NOT BE ASSURED IN THIS CONDITION. THE CREVS WAS DECLARED INOPERABLE | | AT 1225 CST. THE LICENSEE STATED THAT TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 3.8.D DOES | | NOT REQUIRE THE CREVS TO BE OPERABLE WITH THE UNITS IN THEIR CURRENT | | CONDITION. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WILL BE INFORMED BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |FUEL CYCLE FACILITY | |EVENT NUMBER: 33972 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/26/98 | | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 21:33 [ET]| |COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 03/26/98 | | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 08:55[EST]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/26/98 | | CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION| |LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |MIKE JORDAN RDO | | DOCKET: 0707002 |JOHN SURMEIER/NMSS EO | +------------------------------------------------+RICHARD BARRETT/AEOD IRD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: DALE NOEL | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 24-HOUR NRC BULLETIN 91-01 REPORT | | | | DURING SORTING OF DRY ACTIVE WASTE IN THE XT-847 CONSTRUCTION WAREHOUSE, | | WASTE MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL DISCOVERED A BLACK, GREASY, SLUDGE-LIKE MATERIAL | | INSIDE A DRY ACTIVE WASTE BAG ALONG WITH OTHER ABSORBENT MATERIAL (CLOTH). | | NCSA-PLANT018.A01, REQUIREMENT #2, STATES THAT ITEMS WITH SLUDGE-LIKE | | MATERIAL WITH CONTAMINATION SHALL BE STORED IN CONTAINERS WITH LESS THAN OR | | EQUAL TO 5.25 INCHES INTERNAL DIAMETER. THIS CONDITION CONSTITUTES THE LOSS | | OF CONTROL 'A' (MASS) OF THE DOUBLE CONTINGENCY MATRIX FOR EVENT B.1.1. | | CONTROL 'B' (MODERATION) WAS MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. THE SLUDGE | | CONTAINED NO U-235. CONTROL 'A' WAS REESTABLISHED AT 1130 HOURS. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY PLANT PERSONNEL. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |FUEL CYCLE FACILITY | |EVENT NUMBER: 33973 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/26/98 | | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 21:33 [ET]| |COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 03/26/98 | | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 13:40[EST]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/26/98 | | CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION| |LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |MIKE JORDAN RDO | | DOCKET: 0707002 |JOHN SURMEIER/NMSS EO | +------------------------------------------------+RICHARD BARRETT/AEOD IRD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: DALE NOEL | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 24-HOUR NRC BULLETIN 91-01 REPORT | | | | OPERATIONS PERSONNEL IN THE X-333 PROCESS BUILDING DISCOVERED A DRY ACTIVE | | WASTE BAG CONTAINING ABANDONED ELECTRONIC WIRING WHICH WAS PLACED 22 INCHES | | FROM SOME CONTAMINATED SCRAP METAL. NCSA-PLANT018.A01, REQUIREMENT #5, | | STATES THAT DRY ACTIVE WASTE BAGS SHALL BE STORED TWO FEET EDGE-TO-EDGE | | FROM ANY OTHER URANIUM-BEARING MATERIAL. THIS CONDITION CONSTITUTES A LOSS | | OF CONTROL 'A' (INTERACTION/SPACING) IN THE DOUBLE CONTINGENCY MATRIX FOR | | CONTINGENCY EVENT B.4.1. CONTROL 'B' (MASS) WAS MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE | | EVENT. THE MAXIMUM ENRICHMENT WAS <3% U-235 (BY WEIGHT). CONTROL 'A' WAS | | REESTABLISHED AT 1618 HOURS. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY PLANT PERSONNEL. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ |FUEL CYCLE FACILITY | |EVENT NUMBER: 33974 | +----------------------------------+ +-----------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ |FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 03/26/98 | | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 21:33 [ET]| |COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 03/26/98 | | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 13:30[EST]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 03/26/98 | | CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION| |LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |MIKE JORDAN RDO | | DOCKET: 0707002 |JOHN SURMEIER/NMSS EO | +------------------------------------------------+RICHARD BARRETT/AEOD IRD | |NRC NOTIFIED BY: DALE NOEL | | |HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NOT APPLICABLE | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 24-HOUR NRC BULLETIN 91-01 REPORT | | | | PLANT PERSONNEL IN THE XT-847 CONSTRUCTION WAREHOUSE DISCOVERED A SMALL | | AMOUNT OF FREE LIQUID IN A DRY ACTIVE WASTE CONTAINER. THIS CONDITION | | VIOLATES REQUIREMENT #1 OF NCSA-PLANT018.A00 AND CONSTITUTES A LOSS OF | | CONTROL 'B' (MODERATION) IN THE DOUBLE CONTINGENCY MATRIX FOR CONTINGENCY | | EVENT B.4.1. SAFE MASS OF U-235 AND CONTROL 'A' (SPACING) WERE MAINTAINED | | THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. THE MAXIMUM POSSIBLE ENRICHMENT WAS <5.5% U-235 (BY | | WEIGHT). CONTROL 'B' WAS RESTORED AT 1420 HOURS. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR HAS BEEN INFORMED BY PLANT PERSONNEL. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+