Event Notification Report for September 24, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
09/23/2002 - 09/24/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39201 39208 39209 39211 39212
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|General Information or Other |Event Number: 39201 |
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| REP ORG: ALABAMA RADIATION CONTROL |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/19/2002|
|LICENSEE: BUILDING AND EARTH SCIENCES |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:28[EDT]|
| CITY: REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 09/18/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: AL |EVENT TIME: [CDT]|
|LICENSE#: 1266 AGREEMENT: Y |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/19/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |PAUL FREDRICKSON R2 |
| |FRED BROWN NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: DAVID WALTER | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: MIKE RIPLEY | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NAGR AGREEMENT STATE | |
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| MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE STOLEN FROM THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK |
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| "The writer received a call from [an employee] of Building and Earth |
| Sciences at approximately 9:00 AM on September 19, 2002. The employee |
| reported that a Troxler Model 3430 gauge (S/N 30199) had been stolen |
| sometime during the night of September 18, 2002, from their truck working |
| under reciprocity in Memphis, Tennessee. |
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| "The gauge had been left chained in the back of the truck overnight at [ . . |
| . . . ]. The chain had been cut, and the gauge taken. The licensee's |
| employee had contacted both the State of Tennessee and had filed a report |
| with the local police. |
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| "The licensee is continuing their investigation, and considering additional |
| methods to expedite recovery of the gauge." |
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| Contact the Headquarters Operations Officer for additional information. |
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 39208 |
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| FACILITY: PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/23/2002|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 00:08[EDT]|
| COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 09/22/2002|
| 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 16:42[CDT]|
| BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/23/2002|
| CITY: PADUCAH REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: McCRACKEN STATE: KY |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: GDP-1 AGREEMENT: Y |MARK RING R3 |
| DOCKET: 0707001 |SUSAN FRANT NMSS |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: K.A. BEASLEY | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NONR OTHER UNSPEC REQMNT | |
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| 24 HOUR REPORT INVOLVING A VALID ACTUATION OF A "Q" SAFETY SYSTEM DUE TO A |
| UF6 RELEASE |
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| "At 1642, on 9-22-02 the Plant Shift Superintendent (PSS) was notified of an |
| activation of a Q safety system in the C-333 process building. Operations |
| personnel reported receiving a Process Gas Leak Detection (PGLD) alarm at |
| Unit 5 Cell 9. The operators responded to the area according to their |
| emergency response procedure and reported that a haze was visible in the |
| area. Building personnel then reported that multiple PGLD alarms were |
| received from other cells in the area. The location of the PGLD detectors |
| that were alarming indicated that the UF6 release was located at the Unit 5 |
| cell bypass housing. All cells in Unit 5 were shutdown to reduce the process |
| pressure to below atmosphere. Following shutdown of the equipment, air |
| sampling in multiple locations through out the building were obtained by the |
| plant emergency squad. After it was determined that all air samples showed |
| no indication of an ongoing release, an all clear on the emergency was given |
| by the PSS. Trouble shooting by building personnel is in progress to |
| determine the location of the system breach. |
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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 Q safety system. |
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| "The NRC Resident inspector has been notified of this event." |
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| The duration of the release was estimated as approximately 10 minutes. |
| Urine samples for four (4) maintenance personnel and ten (10) operators |
| working in the area will be processed as a precautionary measure. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39209 |
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| FACILITY: OYSTER CREEK REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/23/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: NJ |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:14[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-2 |EVENT DATE: 09/23/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: GEORGE VOISHNIS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/23/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: FANGIE JONES +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |JOHN KINNEMAN 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 |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO DISCHARGE PERMIT VIOLATION |
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| The licensee notified the State of New Jersey due to a fish kill of greater |
| than 100 fish killed, this is a violation of their discharge permit. The |
| licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
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|Fuel Cycle Facility |Event Number: 39211 |
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| FACILITY: PORTSMOUTH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANT |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/23/2002|
| RXTYPE: URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY |NOTIFICATION TIME: 21:50[EDT]|
| COMMENTS: 2 DEMOCRACY CENTER |EVENT DATE: 09/23/2002|
| 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE |EVENT TIME: 17:55[EDT]|
| BETHESDA, MD 20817 (301)564-3200 |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/23/2002|
| CITY: PIKETON REGION: 3 +-----------------------------+
| COUNTY: PIKE STATE: OH |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
|LICENSE#: GDP-2 AGREEMENT: N |KENNETH RIEMER R3 |
| DOCKET: 0707002 |NADER MAMISH IRO |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: GARY SALYERS | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: RICH LAURA | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|NBNL RESPONSE-BULLETIN | |
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| 4-HOUR NRC BULLETIN 91-01 REPORT INVOLVING LOSS OF CRITICALITY CONTROLS |
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| "EVENT DESCRIPTION: On 09/23/02, The Plant Shift Superintendent (PSS) was |
| notified of a violation of NCSA-705_ 039 Control # 10 related to analysis of |
| solution transferred to the Oil and Grease Removal Unit (OGRU) in the X-705 |
| building. Specifically, the sample results utilized did meet control # 10 of |
| the Nuclear Critically Safety Analysis (NCSA) did not coincide with the |
| material transferred. This represents the Loss of both controls for MASS |
| which is a loss of double contingency controls applicable to the Fissile |
| Material Operation (FMO). The material transferred was determined to be from |
| a Non-Fissile Operation. |
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| "SAFETY SIGNIFICANCE OF EVENTS: The safety significance of this event is |
| low. The container that was processed was from the motor cleaning operation |
| in the X-720 Building which has determined to be a Non-Fissile Material |
| Operation. |
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| "POTENTIAL CRITICALITY PATHWAYS INVOLVED (BRIEF SCENARIO[S] OF HOW |
| CRITICALITY COULD OCCUR): Criticality could occur by processing material |
| with a U235 mass greater than a critical mass into a unfavorable geometry |
| container. |
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| "CONTROLLED PARAMETERS (MASS, MODERATION, GEOMETRY, CONCENTRATION, ETC.): |
| The controlled parameter in this operation is mass. |
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| "ESTIMATED AMOUNT, ENRICHMENT, FORM OF LICENSED MATERIAL (INCLUDE PROCESS |
| LIMIT AND % WORST CASE CRITICAL MASS): The maximum amount of material in |
| this event is 15 grams U235. The controlled enrichment is less than or equal |
| to 20 wt. % U235. The form of the material is a water based solution that |
| is contaminated with oil. |
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| "NUCLEAR CRITICALITY SAFETY CONTROL(S) OR CONTROL SYSTEM(S) AND DESCRIPTION |
| OF THE FAILURES OR DEFICIENCIES: The NCS control that was lost is mass. The |
| NCSA requires that before a container processed two independent samples are |
| obtained a batch calculation is performed with the data which is verified by |
| a second operator and then checked by a member of supervision. Since the |
| container which was processed did not match the container both checks were |
| not correct. |
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| "CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO RESTORE SAFETY SYSTEMS AND WHEN EACH WAS IMPLEMENTED: |
| The Oil and Grease Removal Unit was declared inoperable by the Plant Shift |
| Superintendent on 09/23/2002." |
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| Operations will inform the DOE Site Representative and has informed the NRC |
| Resident Inspector. |
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39212 |
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| FACILITY: MILLSTONE REGION: 1 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/23/2002|
| UNIT: [] [] [3] STATE: CT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:58[EDT]|
| RXTYPE: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 09/23/2002|
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: ROBERT MALONEY |LAST UPDATE DATE: 09/24/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: STEVE SANDIN +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |PETE ESELGROTH R1 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AMED 50.72(b)(3)(xii) OFFSITE MEDICAL | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|3 N N 0 Refueling |0 Refueling |
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| CONTAMINATED WORKER TRANSPORTED OFFSITE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE |
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| At 2335EDT on 9/23/02 a worker involved in decontamination activities inside |
| the Unit 3 containment was transported offsite to Lawrence and Memorial |
| Hospital in New London, CT for medical assistance. EMTs administered oxygen |
| to the worker who they believed was suffering from heat stress and |
| hypertension. A rad survey conducted onsite showed contamination levels of |
| 1000 ccpm on his right thigh. An HP technician and supervisor accompanied |
| the worker to the hospital where he was decontaminated. |
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| * * * UPDATE 0035EDT ON 9/24/02 FROM MALONEY TO S. SANDIN * * * |
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| The HP supervisor who accompanied the contaminated worker to the hospital |
| notified the site that rad surveys completed at 0015EDT confirmed that the |
| ambulance, the ambulance travel path and the hospital treatment room were |
| free of contamination and free released. |
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| The licensee will inform state/local agencies and the NRC Resident |
| Inspector. |
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