ENS Event | |
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12:33 Mar 2, 2021 | |
| Title | Safety Limit Exceeded |
| Event Description | Based on video surveillance and radiation readings, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has determined they violated Safety Limit 2.1 - greater than 450 degrees Celsius in a single fuel element. This event notification relates to Event Notification#55094, from 2/3/21.
The following is a summary of an update notification received via telephone: This notification was made per Technical Specification 6.7.2 The investigation related to the February 3, 2021 NIST event (EN 55094) found administrative and procedural inadequacies including: The fuel element was unlatched prior to reactor start up. Inadequate training and proficiencies in latching of fuel. Limiting Conditions for Operations 3.1.3 and 3.9.2.1 were not met. Procedural compliance was not enforced. Inadequate implementation of verification methods for latching fuel. A written report will be submitted within 14 days. Notified R1DO (Young), NRR EO (Miller), IR MOC (Gott), NRR PM (Montgomery), NRR PM (Torres), NPR ENC (Takacs), OPA (Burnell). |
| Where | |
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| National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, Maryland (NRC Region 0) | |
| License number: | TR-5 |
| Reporting | |
| Non | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-5 h-0.208 days <br />-0.0298 weeks <br />-0.00685 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Tom Newton 07:33 Mar 2, 2021 |
| NRC Officer: | Bethany Cecere |
| Last Updated: | May 6, 2021 |
| 55120 - NRC Website
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