Event Notification Report for November 27, 2000
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
11/24/2000 - 11/27/2000
** EVENT NUMBERS **
37548 37549 37550 37551 37552 37553
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37548 |
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| FACILITY: FERMI REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/24/2000|
| UNIT: [2] [] [] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:19[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 11/24/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAHM |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/24/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |JAMES CREED R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii) ESF ACTUATION | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| TORUS TO DRYWELL VACUUM BREAKER OPENED FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES. |
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| At 1232 CT on 11-24-00, Reactor Building Closed Cooling Water (RBCCW) |
| temperature control valve failed open due to the feedback arm vibrating off |
| of the controller. |
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| RBCCW temperature dropped from 70 degrees to 50 degrees and caused drywell |
| temperature and pressure to lower. Drywell temperature decreased from 136 |
| to 132 degrees and drywell pressure decreased from 15 to 10.5" of water |
| column. |
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| Drywell pressure lowering caused T2300F400C (Torus to Drywell vacuum |
| breaker) to open for approximately 4 minutes. After pressure stabilized, |
| the vacuum breaker closed. |
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| This event only altered containment parameters, and the reactor was not |
| affected. |
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| The feedback arm was reinstalled. RBCCW temperature and containment |
| parameters were restored to normal. |
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| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. |
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 37549 |
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| REP ORG: OHIO BUREAU OF RADIATION PROTECTION |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/24/2000|
|LICENSEE: SYNCOR |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:32[EST]|
| CITY: HARPERSFIELD REGION: 3 |EVENT DATE: 11/24/2000|
| COUNTY: ASHTABULA STATE: OH |EVENT TIME: 13:30[EST]|
|LICENSE#: 02500180000 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/24/2000|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |JAMES CREED R3 |
| |BRIAN SMITH NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MIKE SNEE | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| SYNCOR TRUCK CARRYING TECHNETIUM-99M INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. |
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| At approximately 1300 hours ET time today, 11/24/00, a SYNCOR |
| Radiopharmaceutical truck was involved in a one vehicle accident near |
| Harpersfield, Ohio, which is located in Ashtabula County. The truck hit an |
| icy patch on the road and the truck flipped over. The SYNCOR truck was |
| carrying two ammo boxes containing Technetium-99m. One ammo box contained |
| 158 millicuries of Tc-99m and the other ammo box contained 441 millicuries |
| of Tc-99m. The driver of the truck was not injured but was transported to |
| an area hospital as a precaution. The local fire department on scene |
| determined that the boxes were not damaged and their surveys around the |
| outside of the truck did not show any abnormal radiation readings. SYNCOR |
| Corporation Pharmacy out of Oakwood Village, Ohio, dispatched personnel to |
| the scene. When they arrived they performed contamination surveys of the |
| ammo boxes and the vehicle and determined that the packages were not |
| damaged. |
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| The ammo boxes were labeled "Radioactive White 1" |
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| Ohio State report number assigned to this event is 00-044. |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 37550 |
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| REP ORG: LAW ENVIRONMENTAL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/24/2000|
|LICENSEE: LAW ENVIRONMENTAL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 18:59[EST]|
| CITY: DORADO REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 11/24/2000|
| COUNTY: ARECIBO STATE: PR |EVENT TIME: 14:45[EST]|
|LICENSE#: 52-25461-0 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/24/2000|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |WALTER RODGERS R2 |
| |PHILIP TING NMSS |
+------------------------------------------------+JOSIE PICCONE NMSS |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: BORIS BERNSTEIN |FRANK CONGEL IRO |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BAD1 20.2202(a)(1) PERS OVEREXPOSURE | |
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| OVEREXPOSURE TO EXTREMITIES (HANDS/FINGERS) |
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| Radiation Safety Officer (RSO) for Law Environmental located in Dorado, |
| Puerto Rico reported the following event which occurred today, 11/24/00, |
| around 1445 hours ET. |
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| The RSO and another individual were performing a source exchange on a |
| Sentinel Technology model number 660B Iridium-192 (Ir-192) Radiography |
| camera. They were performing a source exchange, replacing their old Ir-192 |
| source with a new Ir-192 source without realizing that the old source had |
| not been retracted. One person had his hand on the guide tube and the other |
| person unplugged the guide tube. The RSO said that their fingers were |
| approximately 0.25" (material between fingers and source) from the Ir-192 |
| 6.3 (or 6.03) -curie source for about 30 seconds. The combined calculated |
| total extremity dose to both person hands (fingers) is 628 Rems. The RSO |
| had not calculated the whole body dose to himself and the other person at |
| the time of the event notification. |
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| The original source strength of the radiography camera was 115 curies as of |
| January or February of this year. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37551 |
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| FACILITY: SEABROOK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/26/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NH |NOTIFICATION TIME: 03:34[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 11/26/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: GARY KILBY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/26/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |CURTIS COWGILL R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |FEMA, DOE, USDA, HHS FAX |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi) OFFSITE NOTIFICATION |EPA, DOT (via NRC) FAX |
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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 N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION OF A DIESEL FUEL OIL SPILL |
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| While flushing diesel generator lube oil to a skid outdoors, one of the |
| hoses came loose, and approximately 500 gallons of diesel lube oil spilled. |
| The spill is now isolated and contained. Some of the oil entered a storm |
| drain, but it is currently believed that none of the oil discharged to the |
| ocean. The spill was reported to the control room at 0153 on 11/26/00. |
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| The licensee notified the New Hampshire State Police, the U.S. Coast Guard, |
| and the National Response Center. The licensee plans to notify the NRC |
| resident inspector. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37552 |
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| FACILITY: COOPER REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/26/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 06:13[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 11/26/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: WILLIAM GREEN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/26/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |GAIL GOOD R4 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AINB 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(B) POT RHR INOP | |
|AIND 50.72(b)(2)(iii)(D) ACCIDENT MITIGATION | |
|NLCO TECH SPEC LCO A/S | |
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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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| DISCOVERY OF LOOSE SERVICE WATER PUMP FOUNDATION BOLTS |
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
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| "At 0154 [CST] on 11/26/00, a station operator noticed that 2 foundation |
| bolts on service water pump (SWP) C were loose and 3 foundation bolts on |
| [SWP] D were loose. Both service water loops were declared inoperable, and |
| [limiting condition for operation (LCO)] 3.7.2, condition A, was entered |
| twice and condition B once. This required placing the plant in Mode 3 |
| within 12 hours and Mode 4 within 36 hours. Personnel were called to the |
| site, and all foundation bolts on all 4 [SWPs] were torqued. No loose bolts |
| were found on SWP A, 4 loose bolts were found on SWP B, and 5 loose bolts |
| were found on SWPs C [and] D. An operability determination was written to |
| justify operability of the service water system, and all LCOs were exited at |
| 0428 [CST]. Engineering [personnel are] evaluation the condition." |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 37553 |
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| FACILITY: COOK REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/26/2000|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:43[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 11/25/2000|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DUANE COBB |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/26/2000|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |JAMES CREED R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|HFIT 26.73 FITNESS FOR DUTY | |
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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 N 0 Cold Shutdown |0 Cold Shutdown |
|2 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| FITNESS-FOR-DUTY ISSUE |
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| A fitness-for-duty issue occurred at 2007 on 11/25/00. A contract |
| engineering supervisor tested positive for THC (marijuana) during a followup |
| test. The individual's access to the plant has been terminated. The |
| licensee plans to perform a review of the individual's work. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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