U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
07/03/2003 - 07/07/2003
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39964 39972 39974 39977
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39964 |
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| REP ORG: LOUISIANA RADIATION PROTECTION DIV |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/30/2003|
|LICENSEE: GULF ENGINEERING CO |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:10[EDT]|
| CITY: CONVENT REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 06/26/2003|
| COUNTY: STATE: LA |EVENT TIME: 19:17[CDT]|
|LICENSE#: LA-7415-L01 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/30/2003|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CHARLES MARSCHALL R4 |
| |FRED BROWN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: SCOTT BLACKWELL | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BILL GOTT | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT FROM LOUISIANA |
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| The following was faxed from the Louisiana Department of Environmental |
| Quality: |
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| "During industrial radiography, the crank-out assembly got in contact with |
| some hot pipe while the source was cranked out. The heat from the pipe |
| melted the rubber housing on the crank-out assembly. Could not mechanically |
| retract the source. The radiographers isolated the area and kept personnel |
| out until AEA Technology could arrive to retrieve the source. There was no |
| damage to the exposure device or the source. There was no exposure to |
| individuals of the public. The source was 85 curies of Ir-192." |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39972 |
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| FACILITY: SEQUOYAH REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/02/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: TN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 00:17[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 07/01/2003|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEN STEVENS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/03/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JOEL MUNDAY R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |HAROLD CHRISTENSEN R2 |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION |ROBERTA WARREN TAS |
|NINF INFORMATION ONLY | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| UNACCOUNTED FOR SECURITY WEAPON |
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| Unaccounted for security weapon. Immediate compensatory measures taken upon |
| discovery. TVA security and NRC Resident Inspector notified. Refer to HOO |
| Log for additional details. |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 07/02/03 AT 0150 FROM HERBERT EAVES TO ARLON COSTA * * * |
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| TVA Police made offsite notification on 07/01/03 at 2300 EDT to the National |
| Crime Information Center pertaining to the unaccounted for security weapon. |
| The NRC Resident Inspector will be notified of this event update. |
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| * * * UPDATE on 07/03/03 AT 1526 EDT FROM BONNIE SCHMETZLER TO MACKINNON * * |
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| Security weapon not found on site. Investigation being continued by TVA |
| police. The NRC Resident Inspector will be notified of this update. R2DO |
| (Joel Munday) & NSIR (Roberta Warren) notified. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39974 |
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| FACILITY: SEQUOYAH REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/03/2003|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: TN |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:41[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 06/15/2003|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: C. REEVES |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/03/2003|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JOEL MUNDAY R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AINV 50.73(a)(1) INVALID SPECIF SYSTEM A| |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|1 N Y 1 Startup |1 Startup |
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| INVALID START OF THE AUXILARY FEEDWATER SYSTEM |
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| "On 06/15/2003 at 1453 an invalid start of the auxiliary feedwater system |
| occurred. The actuation was caused by a maintenance activity on a common |
| high pressure turbine impulse pressure transmitter. |
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| "Both the Train A and B motor-driven auxiliary feedwater pumps were running |
| and the turbine-driven auxiliary feedwater pump started. |
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| "Complete train actuation occurred. |
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| "The turbine-driven auxiliary feedwater pump start was successful." |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector will be notified of this event by the licensee. |
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 39977 |
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| FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 07/06/2003|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 20:10[EDT]|
| COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 07/06/2003|
| 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 12:50[EDT]|
| BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/06/2003|
| CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |BRENT CLAYTON R3 |
| DOCKET: 0707002 |THOMAS ESSIG NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: McCleery | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|OSAF 76.120(c)(2) SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILUR| |
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| AIR SUPPLY LINE TO CYLINDER SAFETY VALVE ON AN AUTOCLAVE WAS FOUND TO BE |
| DAMAGED |
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| "On 07/06/03 at 1250 hrs. The Plant Shift Superintendent's (PSS) office was |
| notified by operations personnel at the X-344 facility, that the air supply |
| line to the Parent Cylinder Safety Valve on Autoclave #4 (Q safety system |
| component) appeared to be severely damaged. The assistant PSS on duty and |
| the Shift Engineer (SE) responded to assess the condition, and determined |
| that the Parent Cylinder Safety Valve air supply line was damaged and would |
| not or could not have performed its intended safety function. At 1310hrs |
| the PSS declared the Parent Cylinder Safety Valve inoperable and directed |
| operations personnel at the X-344 facility to initiate TSR-LCO required |
| actions to place autoclave #4 into mode VII (Shutdown). |
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| "The damaged air line had apparently been present during applicable TSR |
| modes, II (Heating), III (Cylinder/Pigtail Operations) and IV (Feeling, |
| Transfer of Sampling). This condition is reportable under 76.120 (c)(2)(ii) |
| and 76.120 (d)(2). The equipment is required by Technical Safety |
| Requirements (TSR) to be available and operable and either should have been |
| operating or should have operated on demand." |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the certificate |
| holder. |
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