Event Notification Report for January 16, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
01/15/2002 - 01/16/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38630
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38630 |
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| FACILITY: MCGUIRE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/15/2002|
| UNIT: [] [2] [] STATE: NC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 10:14[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 01/15/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 09:55[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: WAYNE HOYLE |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/15/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: BOB STRANSKY +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: UNUSUAL EVENT |BRIAN BONSER R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: |ROBERT DENNIG NRR |
|AAEC 50.72(a) (1) (i) EMERGENCY DECLARED |TONY CEGIELSKI FEMA |
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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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EVENT TEXT
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| UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED AND EXITED |
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| The licensee entered and exited an Unusual Event due to a leak from the |
| Chemical and Volume Control System (CVCS) that was caused by the lifting of |
| a relief valve. During valve maintenance on a line tagged out as isolated, |
| the opening of a valve caused pressure in the line to exceed that of a |
| relief valve, causing flow to the Unit 1 Boric Acid Storage Tank (BAST). The |
| licensee is sampling the tank to ensure operability of the tank. The NRC |
| resident inspector has been informed of this event by the licensee. |
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