Event Notification Report for June 2, 2003
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 05/30/2003 - 06/02/2003 ** EVENT NUMBERS ** 39883 39884 39891 39893 39894 39895 39896 39897 39898 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 39883 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/27/2003| |LICENSEE: GUIDANT CORPORATION |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:17[EDT]| | CITY: HOUSTON REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 05/23/2003| | COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: 15:50[CDT]| |LICENSE#: L05178-000 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/27/2003| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |WILLIAM JONES R4 | | |LAWRENCE DOERFLEIN R1 | +------------------------------------------------+TOM ESSIG NMSS | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: OGDEN | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MALFUNCTION OF A HIGH DOSE RATE AFTERLOADER | | | | During a heart procedure at the Union Memorial Hospital in Maryland with a | | Galileo III (HDR - High dose rate afterloader) device using a Phosphorus - | | 32 source wire, of up to 600 millicuries, a malfunction occurred with the | | active wire in place in the patient's heart. When the source was to be | | retracted the source would not retract. The physician utilized the machine | | interrupt to try to get the source to move to the shielded position and it | | failed. The physician then pushed the system STOP button to get the source | | to retract and it also failed to perform the retraction. The physician then | | moved to the hand-wheel to retract the source, but this function also | | malfunctioned. At this point the physician pulled the entire catheter and | | dropped it to the Operating Room floor. The power cord was then removed | | from the wall receptacle depriving the machine of power and then the source | | retracted to the fully shielded position. The licensee was informed that | | this would constitute a Therapy Event within the State of Texas and the | | state would need a complete report and an emergency read of all badged | | personnel in the OR during the procedure. The Licensee responded that the | | machine was not within the State of Texas. A report to the state of Texas | | is still required by License Condition # 16 due to failure of the drive | | mechanism of the GALILEO III to retract the source to safe storage until the | | fourth emergency procedure was performed. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |General Information or Other |Event Number: 39884 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REP ORG: NEW MEXICO RAD CONTROL PROGRAM |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/27/2003| |LICENSEE: SPECTRATEK SERVICES |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:49[EDT]| | CITY: ALBUQUERQUE REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 05/23/2003| | COUNTY: STATE: NM |EVENT TIME: 16:30[MDT]| |LICENSE#: TA-172-21 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/27/2003| | DOCKET: |+----------------------------+ | |PERSON ORGANIZATION | | |WILLIAM JONES R4 | | |DOUG BROADDUS NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+CAUDLE JULIAN R2 | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: WILLIAM FLOYD | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: ERIC THOMAS | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | AGREEMENT STATE REPORT | | | | On 5/22/2003, the licensee sent a shipment of radioactive material to Elite | | Airfreight in Houston, TX. On 5/23/2003 at approximately 1630 MDT, Elite | | Airfreight contacted the licensee to inform them that only 2 of the 3 boxes | | of radioactive material in the shipment had arrived in Houston. The | | licensee contacted Federal Express, who tracked the missing package to the | | Fedex facility in Memphis, TN. Fedex planned to send the missing package to | | Houston on 5/24/2003. As of 5/27/2003, the package still had not arrived in | | Houston. The licensee contacted Fedex again, and was told the package was | | still in Memphis, and would be shipped to Houston today (5/27/2003). | | | | The missing package is a 12X12X12 inch fiberboard box containing 40 | | millicuries of Antimony-124, and has a Transportation Index of 4. This | | event is state of New Mexico event number NM03-02. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39891 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: FT CALHOUN REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/30/2003| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 00:43[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] CE |EVENT DATE: 05/29/2003| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 21:18[CDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: DON KURTTI |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/30/2003| | HQ OPS OFFICER: HOWIE CROUCH +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |KRISS KENNEDY R4 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NONR OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 161 KV WAS DECLARED INOPERABLE DUE TO THE PREDICTED POST TRIP VOLTAGE BELOW | | SETPOINT | | | | The following information was obtained from the licensee via facsimile: | | | | " [Abnormal Operating Procedure] AOP-31 '161KV GRID MALFUNCTIONS' was | | entered due to the predicted post trip 161 KV voltage dropping to 160.6 KV | | on the PCMMINT [Personal Computer Monitoring of Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska | | Transmission] computer monitoring program. 161 KV was declared inoperable | | due to the predicted post trip voltage being below the 160.7 KV setpoint. | | Tech Spec 2.7(2)C, 72 hour LCO was entered. Both emergency diesel | | generators are operable. | | | | "Main generator VARS [Volt-Amperes Reactive] were raised from 100 to 150 | | MVARS lagging in an attempt to raise predicted post trip voltage. Predicted | | voltage rose above 161 KV for approx. 5 minutes and then lowered below 161 | | KV again to 160.8 KV and is now fluctuating. System Operations was notified | | and stated that 161 KV actual voltage remained at approx. 164 KV and that | | the electrical grid was stable. | | | | "Design Engineering was notified and hypothesizes that MAPP [Mid-America | | Power Pool] values into PCMMINT program may not be valid and that they will | | attempt to validate the inputs." | | | | The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39893 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: DUANE ARNOLD REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/30/2003| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: IA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:21[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 05/30/2003| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 13:30[CDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: EDWARD HARRISON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/30/2003| | HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |MARK RING R3 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NONR OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N Y 93 Power Operation |93 Power Operation | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | RECEIPT OF CONTAMINATED MATERIAL IN EXCESSOF 10 CFR 71.87 LIMITS | | | | "On May 30, 2003 at 1330 CDT Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) confirmed | | receipt of a material shipment with removable surface contamination that | | exceeded the limits of 10 CFR 71.87 (20.1906 d.1) of 22,000 dpm/100 square | | cm. The shipment, a transfer cask intended for future dry storage, had | | 23,496 dpm/100 square cm of non-fixed external contamination. The | | contamination was found upon receipt of the cask during routine receipt | | surveys. This shipment was a surface contaminated object (SCO), with less | | than type A quantity of radioactive material." | | | | The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39894 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: VERMONT YANKEE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/30/2003| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: VT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:54[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 05/30/2003| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 08:30[EDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEN ROBINSON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/30/2003| | HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |LAWRENCE DOERFLEIN R1 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |DDDD 73.71(b)(1) SAFEGUARDS REPORTS | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N Y 99 Power Operation |99 Power Operation | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | SECURITY GUARD POSTED WITHOUT PROPER EQUIPMENT | | | | A plant security officer was stationed at a security post without all | | equipment required to properly man that post. Immediate compensatory | | measures were taken upon discovery. The licensee notified the NRC Resident | | Inspector. Refer to the Headquarters Operations Officer Log for additional | | details. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39895 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: WOLF CREEK REGION: 4 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/30/2003| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: KS |NOTIFICATION TIME: 22:36[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 05/30/2003| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 18:55[CDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVE DEES |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/30/2003| | HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |KRISS KENNEDY R4 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LOSS OF OFF-SITE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SIRENS AT WOLF CREEK | | | | "At 1755 CST 5/30/2003 power was lost to the Otter Creek and Jacobs Creek | | Emergency Notification sirens. Lake Siren #2 has been out of service since | | 5/28/2003 due to lightning damage. Station procedures consider the loss of | | three or more Emergency Notification Sirens for greater than one hour a | | major loss of emergency assessment capability reportable under | | 50.72(b)(3)(xiii). | | | | "At 2108 CST station monitoring equipment indicated that power had been | | restored to the Otter Creek and Jacobs Creek Sirens." | | | | The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector and local authorities. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39896 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: CLINTON REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/31/2003| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 01:07[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-6 |EVENT DATE: 05/30/2003| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 22:00[CDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEN LEFFEL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/31/2003| | HQ OPS OFFICER: ARLON COSTA +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |MARK RING R3 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 N Y 92 Power Operation |92 Power Operation | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LOSS OF COMMUNICATION DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF SIRENS | | | | "At about 2200 [CDT] on 5/30/03, greater than 25% of the CPS [Clinton Power | | Station] notification sirens became unavailable due to a loss of AC power. | | Fourteen sirens are unavailable at this time [due to inclement weather], | | eleven constitutes 25% lost for greater than one hour." | | | | The licensee has notified the State Police, will notify the NRC Resident | | Inspector and is in the process of restoring availability of the inoperable | | sirens. | | | | *** UPDATE AT 0555 EDT ON 5/31/03 FROM KEN LEFFEL TO ARLON COSTA *** | | | | Availability was restored to all sirens, except four. The licensee will | | notify the NRC Resident Inspector. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 39897 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: WESTINGHOUSE HEMATITE |NOTIFICATION DATE: 05/31/2003| | RXTYPE: URANIUM FUEL FABRICATION |NOTIFICATION TIME: 13:40[EDT]| | COMMENTS: LEU CONVERSION (UF6 to UO2) |EVENT DATE: 05/28/2003| | COMMERCIAL LWR FUEL |EVENT TIME: 16:30[CDT]| | |LAST UPDATE DATE: 05/31/2003| | CITY: HEMATITE REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+ | COUNTY: JEFFERSON STATE: MO |PERSON ORGANIZATION | |LICENSE#: SNM-33 AGREEMENT: N |MARK RING R3 | | DOCKET: 07000036 |MELVYN LEACH NMSS | +------------------------------------------------+ | | NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEVIN HAYES | | | HQ OPS OFFICER: GERRY WAIG | | +------------------------------------------------+ | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | NRC BULLETIN 91-01, 4 HOUR REPORT | | | | The following is taken from a facsimile report from the licensee to the NRC | | Operations Center. | | | | "Short Description/Event Title: Enriched uranium rods mixed with Maine | | Yankee boron carbide poison rods. | | | | "Consequences - details: This material was always within our control. The | | identification and tracking of the material was deficient. Additionally, the | | necessary controlled parameters to assure nuclear safety were not | | established or maintained for the specific location and configuration in | | which the rods were stored. | | | | "Immediate action taken: Rod downloading personnel were instructed to obtain | | the pin-stamped number from each rod that is determined to contain uranium, | | which will aid subsequent investigation. The remaining rods in the storage | | box were evaluated for extent of condition, and the potentially containing | | uranium have been segregated to an approved location to further ensure their | | favorable configuration. Key personnel at Hematite and Columbia were also | | informed of the issue. | | | | "Full Description: Three uranium-bearing fuel rods were identified at | | approximately 1630 hours on May 28, 2003 as part of a zircaloy scrap | | recovery project. The scrap recovery effort is being conducted inside the | | rod loading room of Building 230, and involves tubing from a Maine Yankee | | fuel fabrication campaign conducted by the previous owner, ABB, in 1997. The | | fuel was never shipped to Maine Yankee due to that plant's subsequent | | shutdown. The fuel rods were opened by ABB, and the enriched uranium pellets | | were recovered during the first quarter of 1998. The boron carbide (B4C) | | poison rods were not opened at that time. The B4C rods are now being | | downloaded by a Westinghouse sub-contractor for recovery of the zircaloy | | cladding. When opened, three rods from the last box to be downloaded were | | found to contain uranium pellets rather than B4C, Because of the potential | | of finding at least some pellets, all operations were being conducted under | | appropriate radiological controls. An additional 21 rods from that last box | | that have been identified as suspect due to their weight difference. They | | have been put aside at an approved location, but not yet opened for | | verification. | | | | "Additionally, a separate box of rods containing what appears to be depleted | | uranium were also identified about two weeks ago. The preliminary | | determination of the contents being depleted uranium is based on their | | physical characteristics and markings. These rods are still under | | investigation to confirm that they contain depleted uranium. | | During the period of storage, this material was stored in the warehouse | | portion of Building 230, which is located within the fenced and protected | | area of the site. This material was always within our control, but the | | identification and tracking of the material was deficient. In response to | | this issue the following actions have been taken: | | | | "A review of the reporting requirements of 10 CFR Parts 70.50, 74.11, 73.71 | | and Appendix G of Part 73 established that this issue does not meet the | | requirements for formal reporting. Nevertheless, a courtesy call was placed | | this afternoon to the D&D Project Manager at NRC Region III. A high level | | CAPS item, has been established for tracking of all actions taken regarding | | this matter. A Root Cause Analysis will also be conducted. Consideration was | | given to whether this issue should be treated as an extension of the Kardex | | issue that was the subject of a separate report, but it appears that it | | would be appropriate to treat this matter separately due to the differing | | circumstances. Arrangements have been made to have an independent review | | conducted at the site to determine if additional measures should be taken in | | locating material. This is expected to occur next week. | | | | "Plant management initially assessed this situation as unreportable to the | | NRC for material control aspects as noted above. It was also assessed as not | | reportable under NRC Bulletin 91-01, Supplement 1, 'Reporting Loss of | | Criticality Safety Controls,' because of the following criticality safety | | aspects: | | | | "The as-found condition was bounded by existing analysis for rod channel | | boxes formerly used in the manufacture of fuel rods; The as-found condition | | was safe due to the extensive amount of absorber, in the form of B4C rods, | | surrounding the uranium rods; The as-found condition was safe due to the | | inability for introducing moderator because a lid was secured on the storage | | box. The box was stored on a cantilever rack that further precluded the | | possibility of flooding. | | | | "Nevertheless, a courtesy call was placed within 24-hours of discovery to | | the facility's Project Manager at NRC Region III. Further review has | | determined that the as-found condition was not bounded by the rod channel | | box analysis, but is bounded by fuel assembly analyses. Additionally, the | | situation is now assessed as reportable under Bulletin 91-01 because the | | necessary controlled parameters to assure nuclear safety were not | | established or maintained for the specific location and configuration in | | which the rods were stored. A formal 91-01 report, Number 39897, has | | therefore been made to the facility's NRC Project Manager and the NRC | | Operations Center." | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Power Reactor |Event Number: 39898 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | FACILITY: PILGRIM REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 06/01/2003| | UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: MA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 11:00[EDT]| | RXTYPE: [1] GE-3 |EVENT DATE: 06/01/2003| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 08:50[EDT]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: MCDONNELL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 06/01/2003| | HQ OPS OFFICER: CHAUNCEY GOULD +-----------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |LAWRENCE DOERFLEIN R1 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) RPS ACTUATION - CRITICA| | |AESF 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUAT| | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+ |1 A/R Y 98 Power Operation |0 Hot Shutdown | | | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ EVENT TEXT +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | REACTOR SCRAM FROM 98% POWER DUE TO LOAD REJECTION | | | | "At 0850 EST [6/1/03] Pilgrim Station received a full reactor scram from | | 98.5% power from the Main Generator lockout relay tripping. The Main | | Generator lockout relay caused both 345 KV output breakers to open and | | caused a load reject scram. | | | | "All systems operated as designed. Received expected alarms and isolations | | [as follows]: Group 2 C PCIS, Primary Containment Isolations, Reactor | | Building isolation, Group 6 (Reactor Water clean up isolation). Isolations | | [were] due to normal post scram level shrink to +2 inches. Isolations occur | | at +12. | | | | "Preliminary indications are a fault on Unit Aux. Transformer." | | | | All control rods fully inserted. There was no ECCS actuation and the lifted | | Safety Relief valves seated properly. The unit is currently stable in the | | hot standby mode of operation. | | | | The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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