U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 11/02/1998 - 11/03/1998 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 34965 34980 34981 34982 34983 34984 34985 34986 34987 34988 34989 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 34965 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LICENSEE: ARKANSAS DEPT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 10/28/1998| | CITY: N. LITTLE ROCK REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:00[CST]| | COUNTY: STATE: AR |EVENT DATE: 10/28/1998| |LICENSE#: ARK519BP1095 AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 08:00[CST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/02/1998| | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |PELLET, JOHN R4 | | |COMBS, FRED NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: CATHY BRADLEY | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Troxler Moisture Density Gauge Stolen | | | | The licensee (Anderson Engineering Consultants, Inc. of Little Rock, | | Arkansas) discovered that a Troxler Model #3411 Moisture Density Gauge was | | stolen from a locked storage building at a construction site in North Little | | Rock, Arkansas. The source was stored in the locked position. The Troxler | | Model #3411 source contains 8 mCi of Cesium-137 and 44 mCi | | AmericiumBeryllium. The authorities have been notified and information is | | being sent to the surrounding states. | | | | The Arkansas Dept of Health has notified NRC Region 4, Charles Cain. | | | | *** UPDATE on 11/02/98 at 0943 ET by Snellings taken by MacKinnon *** | | | | Update reported by Arkansas Department of Health individual. | | | | Local Newspaper article reported that a Moisture Density Gauge was missing. | | A homeless person reported that he knew where the Moisture Density Gauge was | | to someone working for Anderson Engineering Consultants, Inc. of Little | | Rock, Arkansas. The Moisture Density Gauge was found locked up in its case. | | The Radiation Safety Officer for Anderson Engineering Consultants, Inc. | | performed a radiation survey of the Moisture Density Gauge and found all | | radiation levels of the Moisture Density Gauge to be within their expected | | values. The Moisture Density Gauge was returned to the owner last weekend. | | R4DO (Chuck Cain) and NMSS EO (Fred Combs) notified. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 34980 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: SURRY REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/02/1998| | UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: VA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 06:00[EST]| | RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 11/02/1998| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 06:00[EST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: J KUBOVICK |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/02/1998| | HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: UNU |THOMAS PEEBLES R2 | |10 CFR SECTION: |ED GOODWIN EO | |AAEC 50.72(a)(1)(i) EMERGENCY DECLARED |SULLIVAN FEMA | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N 0 0 Refueling |0 Refueling | |2 N -1 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION IN A REMOTE | | EXCITATION CABINET. | | | | DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF A QUARTERLY SURVEILLANCE TEST OF THE # 3 EMERGENCY | | DIESEL GENERATOR AN ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN ITS REMOTE EXCITATION | | CABINET. EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATOR # 3 WAS PROPERLY SECURED AFTER ITS | | BREAKER TRIPPED OPEN DUE TO THE EXCITATION CABINET EXPLOSION. THERE WERE NO | | FIRES, SMOKE, OR INJURIES DUE TO THE EXPLOSION IN THE REMOTE EXCITATION | | CABINET. THE ONLY DAMAGE IS TO THE CABINET (IT IS BLOWN OUTWARD). THE | | LICENSEE DECLARED EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATOR # 3 INOPERABLE AND ENTERED A 7 | | DAY LIMITING CONDITION FOR OPERATION PER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 3.16. (B) | | ITEM 3. | | | | EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATORS # 1 AND # 2 ARE FULLY OPERABLE IF NEEDED. | | | | UNUSUAL EVENT WILL BE TERMINATED AFTER THE LICENSEE COMPLETES AN INITIAL | | INVESTIGATION OF THIS EVENT. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR, STATE, AND LOCAL OFFICIALS WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS | | EVENT BY THE LICENSEE. | | | | ***UPDATE ON 11/02/98 AT 0901 ET BY MOZO TAKEN BY MACKINNON*** | | | | UNUSUAL EVENT WAS TERMINATED AT 0857 ET AFTER EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATOR # 3 | | WAS TAGGED OUT OF SERVICE AT 0855ET. IT APPEARS THAT AN ELECTRICAL FAULT | | OCCURRED ON A POTENTIAL TRANSFORMER IN THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR SECTION OF THE | | REMOTE EXCITATION CABINET. THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS | | OF THE TERMINATION OF THE UNUSUAL EVENT CLASSIFICATION. R2DO (TOM | | PEEBLES), NRR EO (JOHN STOLZ), & FEMA (SULLIVAN) NOTIFIED. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED OF THE UNUSUAL EVENT TERMINATION BY | | THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 34981 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: QUAD CITIES REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/02/1998| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 07:00[CST]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-3,[2] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 11/02/1998| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 03:00[CST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: CURT STEFFES |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/02/1998| | HQ OPS OFFICER: DICK JOLLIFFE +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |JAMES CREED R3 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |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 -1 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | - HPCI SYSTEM INOPERABLE DUE TO INOPERABLE DRAIN TRAP ISOLATION VALVE - | | | | DURING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES WITH UNIT 1 AT 100% POWER, PLANT TECHNICIANS | | DISCOVERED HIGH PRESSURE COOLANT INJECTION (HPCI) SYSTEM DRAIN TRAP | | ISOLATION VALVE #1-2301-71 IN THE OPEN POSITION. THIS STOP CHECK PRIMARY | | CONTAINMENT ISOLATION VALVE IS REQUIRED TO BE IN THE CLOSED POSITION FOR THE | | CONTAINMENT ISOLATION FUNCTION. | | | | PLANT TECHNICIANS CLOSED AN IN-SERIES MANUAL ISOLATION VALVE TO SATISFY | | CONTAINMENT INTEGRITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH TECH SPEC 3.7.D. CLOSURE OF THIS | | VALVE RENDERS THE HPCI SYSTEM INOPERABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 DAY TECH SPEC | | 3.5.A. | | | | THE LICENSEE IS INVESTIGATING THIS CONDITION AND INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT | | INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 34982 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: LIMERICK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/02/1998| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:00[EST]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 11/02/1998| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 06:00[EST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: JOHN HUNTER |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/02/1998| | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |CLIFFORD ANDERSON R1 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N -1 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE SPILL | | | | A SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE SPILL OF ABOUT 500 GALLONS OCCURRED DUE TO A LEAK ON A | | HOSE CONNECTION WITH A SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF AN INSTALLED DIKE. THE SPILL | | WAS CONTAINED AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CLEANED UP. THE PENNSYLVANIA | | DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER WERE | | NOTIFIED BY THE LICENSEE AS REQUIRED BY THEIR PROCEDURES. | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 34983 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LICENSEE: NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/02/1998| | CITY: TOOELE REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:00[MST]| | COUNTY: TOOELE STATE: UT |EVENT DATE: 11/01/1998| |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: Y |EVENT TIME: 11:00[MST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/02/1998| | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |CHARLES CAIN R4 | | | | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: WINTERS | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NINF INFORMATION ONLY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SPILL OF MIXED WASTE AT WASTE PROCESSING FACILITY | | | | AT THE ENVIROCARE CLIVE FACILITY, TOOELE, UTAH, A PLASTIC BAG BROKE WHEN | | THE BOX IT WAS IN TIPPED OVER DUE TO THE BOX UNDERNEATH IT COLLAPSING. | | APPROXIMATELY 2000 POUNDS OF MIXED WASTE, MAINLY RADIOACTIVE SOIL, WAS | | SPILLED. THE MATERIAL WAS IMMEDIATELY RETRIEVED AND PLACED INTO THE MIXED | | WASTE TREATMENT BUILDING. THE AREA WAS SURVEYED TO ENSURE TOTAL CLEANUP OF | | THE MATERIAL. | | | | MICHELLE LITTLE OF ENVIROCARE UTAH (SALT LAKE, UTAH) MADE THE REPORT TO THE | | NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER. | | | | NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER REPORT #462286 WAS SENT TO THE CENTER FOR DISEASE | | CONTROL (SNOW) AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION VIII (MAKI). | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 34984 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: INDIAN POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/02/1998| | UNIT: [] [3] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:00[EST]| | RXTYPE: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 11/02/1998| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:00[EST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: CHARLES KOCSIS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/02/1998| | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |CLIFFORD ANDERSON R1 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |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 -1 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | IMPROPER SHIPMENT OF MIXED WASTE | | | | THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL | | CONSERVATION OF AN IMPROPER SHIPMENT OF MIXED (HAZARDOUS AND LOW-LEVEL | | RADIOACTIVE WASTE) WASTE TO A LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING | | FACILITY. THE WASTE HAD BEEN PROPERLY HANDLED AS A RADIOACTIVE WASTE, BUT | | DID NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED HAZARDOUS WASTE LABELS AND PAPERWORK. | | ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE TO HAVE THE WASTE RETURNED TO INDIAN POINT 3. | | | | THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 34985 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LICENSEE: ABB COMBUSTION ENGINEERING |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/02/1998| | CITY: WINDSOR REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:00[EST]| | COUNTY: HARTFORD STATE: CT |EVENT DATE: 11/02/1998| |LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |EVENT TIME: 14:00[EST]| | DOCKET: |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/02/1998| | +-----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |CLIFFORD ANDERSON R1 | | |CHARLES CAIN R4 | +------------------------------------------------+VERN HODGE NRR | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: VIRGIL PAGGEN | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |CCCC 21.21 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 10 CFR PART 21 REPORT | | | | A defect was discovered in an input option for the BWR Fast Transient | | Analysis Code BISON-SLAVE. The defect could lead to the establishment of | | non-conservative Minimum Critical Power Ratio (MCPR) Operating Limits in | | certain Boiling Water Reactor plant technical specifications. The input | | option error in the BISON-SLAVE code is not applicable to analysis performed | | for Pressurized Water Reactors. | | | | The defect identified involves an input option that was incorrectly | | described in the code's user manual and not in the program coding itself. | | The incorrect description leads an analyst to use an incorrect option when | | modeling the radial power distribution which leads to the calculation of | | non-conservative MCPR Operating Limits in some situations. | | | | An evaluation of the defect by ABB-CE has shown that there is currently no | | safety problem for either of the involved reactors, Washington Public Power | | Supply System Project Unit-2 or Pennsylvania Power and Light Susquehanna | | Unit-1. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 34986 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: INDIAN POINT REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/02/1998| | UNIT: [2] [] [] STATE: NY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:00[EST]| | RXTYPE: [2] W-4-LP,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 11/02/1998| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 15:00[EST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: DENNIS CARNAX |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/02/1998| | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |CLIFFORD ANDERSON R1 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |DDDD 73.71 UNSPECIFIED PARAGRAPH | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |2 N -1 99 Power Operation |99 Power Operation | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | PLANT SECURITY EVENT | | | | There was an unauthorized entry into part of the Protected Area and | | immediate compensatory measures were taken upon discovery. The event and | | is being investigated. | | | | The licensee will inform the Resident Inspector. | | | | Refer to the HOO Log for additional details. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 34987 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: SURRY REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/02/1998| | UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: VA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:00[EST]| | RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 11/02/1998| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:00[EST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: WILLIAM GOODHOPE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/02/1998| | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |THOMAS PEEBLES R2 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |AINA 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(A) POT UNABLE TO SAFE SD | | |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 -1 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | BOTH EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATORS INOPERABLE | | | | The #3 Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG) failed at 0554 on 11/2/98, due to an | | electrical fault in the remote excitation cabinet. Later, at 1311, a 2 hour | | Technical Specification Limiting Condition for Operation (3.16.B.1.a.2) was | | entered to perform required daily operability testing on the #2 EDG. This | | condition resulted in both Unit-2 EDGs being in an inoperable condition and | | reportable. Operability of the two offsite AC circuits was verified prior | | to testing. The testing was completed satisfactorily at 1453 and the #2 | | EDG was returned to operable condition. Work is in progress to restore #3 | | EDG to operable status. | | | | The licensee will inform the Resident Inspector. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 34988 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/02/1998| | RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:00[CST]| | COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 11/02/1998| | 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: [CST]| | BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/02/1998| | CITY: PADUCAH REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: McCRACKEN STATE: KY |PERSON ORGANIZATION | |LICENSE#: GDP-1 AGREEMENT: Y |RONALD GARDNER R3 | | DOCKET: 0707001 |VANESSA GILES ADM | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: W. F. CAGE | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |PAAA 95.57(b) LOSS OF CLASS INFO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1-HOUR INCIDENT REPORT | | | | The licensee reported a security compromise. See the HOO log for details. | | | | The licensee notified the Resident Inspector and Region 3 Administrative | | Duty Officer. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 34989 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: SURRY REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/03/1998| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: VA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 00:00[EST]| | RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 11/02/1998| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 22:00[EST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: M SMITH |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/03/1998| | HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: |THOMAS PEEBLES R2 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |AMED 50.72(b)(2)(v) OFFSITE MEDICAL | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N 0 0 Refueling |0 Refueling | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | INJURED CONTAMINATED PERSON TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITAL | | | | A CONTRACT WORKER IN UNIT 1 CONTAINMENT FELL FROM THE OPERATING DECK (47 | | FOOT ELEVATION) TO THE "C" REACTOR COOLANT PUMP CUBICAL FLOOR ( 18 FOOT | | ELEVATION). THE FIRST AID TEAM WAS DISPATCHED AND ADMINISTERED ASSISTANCE | | TO THE INDIVIDUAL. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE A HEAD INJURY AND | | SOME BLEEDING OBSERVED FROM ONE EAR. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE | | MINOR CONTAMINATION OF 1500 COUNTS ABOVE HIS EYE. 100 COUNTS ABOVE | | BACKGROUND IS CONSIDERED "DETECTABLE CONTAMINATION". EFFORTS ARE ON GOING | | TO DECONTAMINATE THE INDIVIDUAL EN ROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE INDIVIDUAL | | WAS TRANSPORTED TO RIVERSIDE REGIONAL HOSPITAL VIA STATION AMBULANCE AT 2316 | | HOURS. AT 0010, THE INDIVIDUAL ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL. DECONTAMINATION | | EFFORTS EN ROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL WERE SUCCESSFUL. NO OVEREXPOSURE EVENTS | | OCCURRED. | | | | THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS EVENT BY THE LICENSEE. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+