Event Notification Report for December 10, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
12/09/2002 - 12/10/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
39430 39431
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 39430 |
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| FACILITY: ZION REGION: 3 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/09/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [2] [] STATE: IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:42[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 12/09/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 10:20[CST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MARK BITTMANN |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/10/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ERIC THOMAS +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |KENNETH REIMER 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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|1 N N 0 Decommissioned |0 Decommissioned |
|2 N N 0 Decommissioned |0 Decommissioned |
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EVENT TEXT
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| LOSS OF ENS AND COMMERCIAL TELEPHONE LINES |
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| At 10:20 CST on 12/9/2002, experienced a major loss of offsite |
| communications ability on the ENS, NARS, and commercial telephone systems. |
| Repair personnel have been dispatched to the site by Ameritech. The |
| licensee is continually manning a cell phone until the lines are restored. |
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| Internal communications on site are still available, as well as microwave |
| communications to the EOF. |
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| A trouble ticket was generated for the FTS lines, ticket number 3612. |
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| The licensee notified the State and stated that the NRC Resident Inspector |
| will be notified. |
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| * * * * UPDATE FROM MARK RODE TO MIKE RIPLEY AT 2325 EST 12/9/02 * * * |
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| Repair crews have pinpointed the telephone line problem and anticipate |
| completing repairs by mid-day Tuesday, 12/10/02. The licensee continues to |
| man a cell phone until the lines are restored. |
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| Notified the R3 DO (P. Hiland) |
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| ***UPDATE FROM ZION TO HOWIE CROUCH AT 0509 EST ON 12/10/02 *** |
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| Licensee reported that all commercial and ENS lines have been repaired and |
| returned to service. |
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| Notified the R3 DO (P. Hiland) |
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|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 39431 |
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| REP ORG: THRASHER ENGINEERING |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/09/2002|
|LICENSEE: THRASHER ENGINEERING |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:14[EST]|
| CITY: CLARKSBURG REGION: 2 |EVENT DATE: 12/09/2002|
| COUNTY: STATE: WV |EVENT TIME: 21:00[EST]|
|LICENSE#: 47-23065-01 AGREEMENT: N |LAST UPDATE DATE: 12/09/2002|
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| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |BRIAN BONSER R2 |
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: STEVE HARMAN | |
| HQ OPS OFFICER: ARLON COSTA | |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY | |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|BLO1 20.2201(a)(1)(i) LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X | |
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EVENT TEXT
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| MOISTURE DENSITY GAUGE STOLEN FROM VEHICLE |
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| On 12/09/02, between 2100 EST and 2200 EST, a Troxler moisture density |
| gauge, Model # 3430, serial # 23602, belonging to Thrasher Engineering, was |
| stolen from the back of the company's pick-up truck while parked at the |
| Middlebrook Mall in Bridgeport, WV. The chain securing the gauge was cut |
| and the gauge was taken. The gauge contained 8 millicuries of Cs-137 and 40 |
| millicuries of Am-241/Be. |
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| The Licensee reported the stolen Troxler gauge to the Bridgeport, WV City |
| Police (Case No. 0267811). |
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| Notified R2DO (B. Bonser). |
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