Event Notification Report for November 15, 2001
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
11/14/2001 - 11/15/2001
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38500 38502 38503 38504
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 38500 |
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| REP ORG: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/13/2001|
|LICENSEE: TEXAS DOT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:21[EST]|
| CITY: CROSSLANDS REGION: 4 |EVENT DATE: 11/09/2001|
| COUNTY: STATE: TX |EVENT TIME: [CST]|
|LICENSE#: L00197-075 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/13/2001|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |CHARLES MARSCHALL R4 |
| |JOHN HICKEY NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: JAMES H. OGDEN, JR | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT INVOLVING A TROXLER GAUGE STOLEN FROM A TxDOT
FIELD |
| OFFICE |
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| "The gauge is suspected of being stolen during the hours of darkness on the |
| evening of November 9, 2001. The site was discovered vandalized by a |
| contractor on the morning of November 10, 2001. However, it was thought that |
| only the contractors equipment had been broken into. A portable generator |
| was stolen, as was a water truck which had been driven through the front |
| (locked) gate. The truck was found abandoned approximately 2 to 2 � miles |
| from the site abandoned in a field. When TxDOT personnel arrived on site |
| Monday November 12, 2001, they discovered that their site trailer had also |
| been broken into. The door lock and knob were broken as was a rear window to |
| the trailer. Inside, the locked closet had it's hasp and lock pried from the |
| door. The only thing missing was the gauge and it's transportation case, |
| although other high dollar equipment was also locked in the closet and |
| computers/printer, etc were located in the trailer. The gauge was in a |
| locked trailer, locked in it's transportation container and had the control |
| rod locked. A police report was filed with the Denton County Sheriff's |
| Office. This gauge was ... transferred to TxDOT under contract September 12, |
| 2001. The gauge has been maintain at the temporary job site since that |
| date." |
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| "Texas Incident No.: I-7827 |
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| "Licensee: Texas Department of Transportation, McKinney Area Office |
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| "Event Location: 12000 Highway 380, Crossroads, Texas 76227 (TxDOT - Field |
| Office) a locked Field Office Trailer |
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| "Event Type: Stolen Radioactive Material - Troxler Nuclear Gauge |
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| "Notifications: CRCPD, surrounding states, Troxler R.S.O., Texas Public |
| Health Region #3 (Arlington)." |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38502 |
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| FACILITY: HADDAM NECK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/14/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: CT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:59[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 11/14/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: C. REID |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/14/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |R1 IRC TEAM MANAGER 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 N 0 Decommissioned |0 Decommissioned |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION MADE TO LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| Portable propane cylinder (100 lbs) found to be leaking inside the Turbine |
| Building which is currently under demolition. Estimate approximately 60 lbs |
| of propane released. 19 people evacuated from the Turbine Building at |
| 0855ET. Local Fire Department was called to the site and is investigating |
| the reason why the propane cylinder leaked. Nobody was injured. NRC |
| Region 1 (John Wray) notified by the licensee. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38503 |
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| FACILITY: SAINT LUCIE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/14/2001|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:05[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE |EVENT DATE: 11/14/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: STEVEN MERRILL |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/14/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |BRIAN BONSER, REG 2 IRC |
|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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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE RECOVERY OF AN INJURED SEA TURTLE
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
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| "At approximately 0900 on 11/14/01, a report was made to the Florida |
| Department of Fish and Wildlife concerning the recovery of an injured sea |
| turtle from the plant's intake canal. The turtle was a loggerhead found |
| impinged at the top of the barrier net. It will be transferred to the |
| turtle hospital in Marathon, Florida, for rehabilitation." |
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| The licensee plans to notify the NRC resident inspector. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38504 |
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| FACILITY: FERMI REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 11/14/2001|
| UNIT: [2] [] [] STATE: MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 17:53[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [2] GE-4 |EVENT DATE: 11/14/2001|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: KEVIN DAHM |LAST UPDATE DATE: 11/14/2001|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |R3 IRC TEAM MANAGER R3 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE| |
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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 N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling |
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| SPDS/ERIS TURNED OFF DUE TO REFUEL OUTAGE WORK |
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| "On November 14, 2001, both SPDS/ERIS systems were turned off due to refuel |
| outage work. Power to these systems will remain off for approximately 36 |
| hours. |
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| "This report is being made in accordance to 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(xiii). |
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| "Loss of Emergency preparedness Capabilities -Safety Parameter Display |
| System (SPDS) |
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| "Loss of Communications Capability - ERDS modem will be out of service |
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| "All other capabilities and communications are available." |
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| The licensee informed the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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