U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
01/30/2002 - 01/31/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38627 38659 38660 38661 38662
!!!!!!!!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED !!!!!!!
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 38627 |
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| FACILITY: PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE:
01/11/2002|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:03[EST]|
| COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 01/11/2002|
| 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 18:07[CST]|
| BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/30/2002|
| CITY: PADUCAH REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: McCRACKEN STATE: KY |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: GDP-1 AGREEMENT: Y |DAVID HILLS R3 |
| DOCKET: 0707001 |E. WILLIAM BRACH NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEVIN BEASLEY | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NONR OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT | |
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| 24 HOUR REPORT - VALID ACTIVATION OF A TSR REQUIRED SAFETY SYSTEM |
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| "At 1807 CST, on 1-11-02 the Plant Shift Superintendent (PSS) was notified |
| of an activation of the Water Inventory Control System (WICS) on #4 |
| autoclave In the C-360 building. Approximately seven minutes into the heat |
| cycle the Hi Primary and HI Secondary Condensate alarms were received, and |
| the autoclave went into containment as designed. The operators investigated |
| the alarm with assistance from the Shift Engineer. Due to the alarm being |
| received on the redundant Primary and Secondary probes at a point in the |
| heat cycle when there is a high steam demand. Engineering determined this to |
| be a valid activation of the system. The autoclave was removed from service |
| and the WICS was declared inoperable. Further investigation will be |
| performed by the System Engineer and Instrument Maintenance to determine the |
| exact cause of the alarm. The purpose of the WICS is to limit the amount of |
| water In the autoclave and is a safety system required by TSR 2.1.4.3. |
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| "The PSS determined that this event is a 24 Hour Event Report due to the |
| valid activation of a TSR required safety system. |
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| "The NRC Senior Resident Inspector has been notified of this event." |
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| * * * UPDATE ON 1/30/02 @ 1357 BY BEASLEY TO GOULD * * * RETRACTION |
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| UPDATE 1-30-02: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RETRACTED. Subsequent troubleshooting |
| and analysis, led by the system engineer concluded that the WICS activation |
| was initiated by an invalid signal (electrical short), and therefore the |
| reporting criteria is not met. During troubleshooting It was discovered |
| that the shielding on the primary probe's wire connector was worn. This |
| allowed the wire to come into contact with the side of the connector causing |
| it to short and actuate the WICS alarm. |
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| The NRC Senior Resident Inspector has been notified of this event. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 38659 |
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| REP ORG: EARTH ENGINEERING |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/30/2002|
|LICENSEE: EARTH ENGINEERING |NOTIFICATION TIME: 07:08[EST]|
| CITY: PHILADEPHIA REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 01/30/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: PA |EVENT TIME: [EST]|
|LICENSE#: AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/30/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CURTIS COWGILL R1 |
| |FRED BROWN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: EUGENE SZYMANSKY | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAB1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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| STOLEN TROXLER DENSITY GAUGE |
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| A Troxler density gauge was stolen from the technician's car. A report has |
| been made to the Philadelphia Police Department. More information to follow |
| from the company. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38660 |
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| REP ORG: MA RADIATION CONTROL PROGRAM |NOTIFICATION DATE:
01/30/2002|
|LICENSEE: AEA TECHNOLOGY QSA, INC. |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:12[EST]|
| CITY: REGION: 1 |EVENT DATE: 01/29/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: MA |EVENT TIME: 12:00[EST]|
|LICENSE#: 12-8361 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/30/2002|
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| |CURTIS COWGILL R1 |
| |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE WHALEN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - RECEIPT OF PACKAGES EXCEEDING SURFACE
RADIATION |
| LIMIT |
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| "AEA Technology QSA, Inc., license number 12-8361, reported that on January |
| 29, 2002 they received nine Type A packages that exceeded the external |
| surface radiation regulatory limit and exceeded their labeled Transport |
| Indexes (T.I.). All of the packages originated from Russia and were shipped |
| to the U.S. by Reviss Services of the U.K. using Federal Express as the |
| carrier. |
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| "Each package contained 1.4 to 2.4 TBq of Selenium 75 and had surface |
| external radiation measurements of up to 577 mR/hr and 1 meter measurements |
| of up to 6.0 mR/hr. All the highest readings were found at the bottom of |
| each package. |
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| "Preliminary investigation of the Type A packages indicate they may be |
| missing an inner shield which affected the bottom area dose rates. |
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| "The dose to the shippers is not expected to be greater that normal because |
| all of the highest readings were found at the bottom of the packages and all |
| the TI's were below the regulatory limits." |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38661 |
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| FACILITY: BEAVER VALLEY REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/30/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: PA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:09[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP |EVENT DATE: 01/30/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: SENA |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/30/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |CURTIS COWGILL R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION | |
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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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| PLANT MADE AN OFFSITE NOTIFICATION OF AN OIL SPILL |
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| On 1/30/02, at 1054, the Beaver Valley Control Room received notification of |
| a fuel oil spill from a tractor trailer truck outside the owner controlled |
| protected area, at the basin of the Unit 2 cooling tower. At 1056, the |
| control room staff entered abnormal operating procedure 1/2AOP-75.6, "Oil |
| Spill Response." Assessment by the Beaver Valley response personnel |
| determined that the fuel oil side saddle tank of the tractor trailer had |
| ruptured. Approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel oil was released down a |
| storm sewer. An unknown quantity of oil entered the Ohio River. The |
| remaining oil is being contained and removed from the "Peggs Run" area. |
| Offsite notifications have been made to the Pennsylvania Department of |
| Environmental Protection (DEP), the Pennsylvania Emergency Management |
| Agency, and downstream Public Water Authorities. Weavertown Environmental |
| Services has been contacted and is assisting in clean-up activities. |
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| The NRC resident has been notified. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38662 |
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| FACILITY: OYSTER CREEK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/30/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:46[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-2 |EVENT DATE: 01/30/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: FREEMAN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/30/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |CURTIS COWGILL R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |MIKE ERNSTES R2 |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(xi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
| |TIM MCGINTY IRO |
| |BENNETT DOT |
| |BAILEY DOE |
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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 |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION TO STATE POLICE OF ACCIDENT INVOLVING A RADIOACTIVE
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| SHIPMENT. |
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| At 12:30 on 1/30/02, the NC State Police Department was notified that a |
| radioactive shipment (OC-9004-02) was involved in an accident. The shipment |
| enroute from Oyster Creek to Oak, Ridge TN for disposal, was involved in a |
| vehicular accident in North Carolina on Route 40. The shipment was an empty |
| office trailer which contained some fixed contamination on the inside. The |
| trailer struck a bridge on Route 40 at approximate mile marker 116. The |
| roof of the trailer peeled back about 15' to 30'. There was no spread of |
| contamination and the trailer was taken to the side of the road. Additional |
| vehicles have been dispatched for assistance. The trailer will be torn |
| down a bit, covered with tarps and the continue to TN. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. |
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