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Event Notification Report for December 8, 2003

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

Event Reports For
12/05/2003 - 12/08/2003

** EVENT NUMBERS **


40369 40378

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General Information or Other Event Number: 40369
Rep Org: CALIFORNIA RADIATION CONTROL PRGM
Licensee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC
Region: 4
City: Santa Clara State: CA
County:
License #: N/A
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: ROBERT GREGER
HQ OPS Officer: BILL GOTT
Notification Date: 12/02/2003
Notification Time: 23:15 [ET]
Event Date: 09/01/2003
Event Time: [PST]
Last Update Date: 12/02/2003
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
AGREEMENT STATE
Person (Organization):
CLAUDE JOHNSON (R4)
E. WILLIAM BRACH (NMSS)

Event Text

AGREEMENT STATE REPORT OF LOST TRITIUM EXIT SIGNS

During major construction, five out of eight exit signs were discovered missing in September 2003. Each exit sign contained 20 Curies Tritium as of 12 years ago. As of today each sign contains about 10 Curies Tritium. These exit signs are Generally Licensed devices and were manufactured by Fisher. The owner investigated and interviewed several employees within the last 30 days and advised them that if they find the signs they should bring them to him. As of today, the signs have not been recovered. The owner also reported that the facility brought about 100 dumpsters to the facility for inspection of debris and that the exit signs were not picked-up with the debris.

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Power Reactor Event Number: 40378
Facility: HOPE CREEK
Region: 1 State: NJ
Unit: [1] [ ] [ ]
RX Type: [1] GE-4
NRC Notified By: DARON ZAKARIAN
HQ OPS Officer: CHAUNCEY GOULD
Notification Date: 12/06/2003
Notification Time: 04:44 [ET]
Event Date: 12/05/2003
Event Time: 23:49 [EST]
Last Update Date: 12/06/2003
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) - VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUATION
Person (Organization):
RICHARD CONTE (R1)

Unit SCRAM Code RX CRIT Initial PWR Initial RX Mode Current PWR Current RX Mode
1 N N 0 Hot Shutdown 0 Hot Shutdown

Event Text

A LEVEL 3 LOW REACTOR WATER LEVEL WAS REACHED DURING A REACTOR WATER LEVEL TRANSIENT

The reactor was being shutdown as part of a planned evolution to allow repairs on the Reactor Water Cleanup flange leak. After the Reactor Protection System Mode Select Switch had been placed in shutdown, the resulting reactor level transient caused the Level 3 low reactor level set point to be reached. The Reactor Protection System had already been de-energized and the lowest level reached during the transient was +2 inches. This level transient is a normal occurrence on a reactor shutdown, and level was restored to the normal operating band. There was no effect on the plant due to reaching the low level set point. No other abnormal plant response was noted.

The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector



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