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Category:PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR OCCURRENCE (PNO
MONTHYEARPNO-III-99-045, on 991001,brush Fire Was Reported on Licensee Site in Unused Area one-fourth to one-half Mile from Plant Itself.Massac County Fire Dept Responded with Two Trucks & Tanker & Extinguished Fire in About 1 H1999-10-0101 October 1999
PNO-III-99-045:on 991001,brush Fire Was Reported on Licensee Site in Unused Area one-fourth to one-half Mile from Plant Itself.Massac County Fire Dept Responded with Two Trucks & Tanker & Extinguished Fire in About 1 H
PNO-III-96-073, on 961216,alert Declared by Licensee When Matl Release Sighted Coming from Feed Matls Bldg.Bad Pump Motor Connection on Scrubber Sys Caused Electrical Short, Tripped Breaker.Licensee Notified NRC Operations Ctr1996-12-17017 December 1996
PNO-III-96-073:on 961216,alert Declared by Licensee When Matl Release Sighted Coming from Feed Matls Bldg.Bad Pump Motor Connection on Scrubber Sys Caused Electrical Short, Tripped Breaker.Licensee Notified NRC Operations Ctr
PNO-III-88-007, on 880206,300 Lbs of Calciner U3O8 Spilled Onto Concrete Pad as Result of Seal Leak from Calciner.Spill Occurred While Plant in Shutdown Mode for Weekend.Matl Cleaned Up within 45 Minutes of Discovery1988-02-0808 February 1988
PNO-III-88-007:on 880206,300 Lbs of Calciner U3O8 Spilled Onto Concrete Pad as Result of Seal Leak from Calciner.Spill Occurred While Plant in Shutdown Mode for Weekend.Matl Cleaned Up within 45 Minutes of Discovery
PNO-II-87-051, on 870724,DOE,Oak Ridge Operations Ofc Notified NRC of Potential for Cracks in 1-inch Valves Used on UF6 Cylinders.Seven Valves Cracked Upon Installation Onto Cylinder.Doe Recommends That Valves Be Replaced1987-07-27027 July 1987
PNO-II-87-051:on 870724,DOE,Oak Ridge Operations Ofc Notified NRC of Potential for Cracks in 1-inch Valves Used on UF6 Cylinders.Seven Valves Cracked Upon Installation Onto Cylinder.Doe Recommends That Valves Be Replaced
PNO-III-86-113, on 861009,three Licensee Employees Received Minor Facial Burns from Small Release of UF6 from Process Equipment Inside Plant.Workers Treated Onsite & Returned to Work.No Offsite Release of UF6 Occurred1986-10-10010 October 1986
PNO-III-86-113:on 861009,three Licensee Employees Received Minor Facial Burns from Small Release of UF6 from Process Equipment Inside Plant.Workers Treated Onsite & Returned to Work.No Offsite Release of UF6 Occurred
PNO-III-86-029, on 860322,UF6 Cylinder Overfilled Due to Operator Error During Loading Operation.Excess UF6 Removed W/O Reheating Cylinder.No Cylinder Damage Occurred. Procedures Revised1986-03-24024 March 1986
PNO-III-86-029:on 860322,UF6 Cylinder Overfilled Due to Operator Error During Loading Operation.Excess UF6 Removed W/O Reheating Cylinder.No Cylinder Damage Occurred. Procedures Revised
PNO-III-86-006A, on 860126-30,inspectors Onsite to Continue Special Insp of Dec 1984 U Hexafluoride Cylinder Overfill Incident.Inspectors Plan to Return on 860210 for Further Review.Plant Manager Relieved of Duties Pending Insp1986-02-0303 February 1986
PNO-III-86-006A:on 860126-30,inspectors Onsite to Continue Special Insp of Dec 1984 U Hexafluoride Cylinder Overfill Incident.Inspectors Plan to Return on 860210 for Further Review.Plant Manager Relieved of Duties Pending Insp
PNO-III-86-006, on 860123,licensee Informed NRC of Overfilled U Hexafluoride Cylinder Damaged During Removal of Excess Matl on 841207.No Release Occurred.Load Cells Replaced W/Different Alarm Point1986-01-23023 January 1986
PNO-III-86-006:on 860123,licensee Informed NRC of Overfilled U Hexafluoride Cylinder Damaged During Removal of Excess Matl on 841207.No Release Occurred.Load Cells Replaced W/Different Alarm Point
PNO-III-80-022, on 800131,oxide Calciner Failed.Caused by Explosion of Natural Gas.No Injuries,Personnel Exposure or Release to Environ1980-02-0101 February 1980
PNO-III-80-022:on 800131,oxide Calciner Failed.Caused by Explosion of Natural Gas.No Injuries,Personnel Exposure or Release to Environ
1999-10-01
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MONTHYEARPNO-III-99-045, on 991001,brush Fire Was Reported on Licensee Site in Unused Area one-fourth to one-half Mile from Plant Itself.Massac County Fire Dept Responded with Two Trucks & Tanker & Extinguished Fire in About 1 H1999-10-0101 October 1999
PNO-III-99-045:on 991001,brush Fire Was Reported on Licensee Site in Unused Area one-fourth to one-half Mile from Plant Itself.Massac County Fire Dept Responded with Two Trucks & Tanker & Extinguished Fire in About 1 H
PNO-III-96-073, on 961216,alert Declared by Licensee When Matl Release Sighted Coming from Feed Matls Bldg.Bad Pump Motor Connection on Scrubber Sys Caused Electrical Short, Tripped Breaker.Licensee Notified NRC Operations Ctr1996-12-17017 December 1996
PNO-III-96-073:on 961216,alert Declared by Licensee When Matl Release Sighted Coming from Feed Matls Bldg.Bad Pump Motor Connection on Scrubber Sys Caused Electrical Short, Tripped Breaker.Licensee Notified NRC Operations Ctr
PNO-III-88-007, on 880206,300 Lbs of Calciner U3O8 Spilled Onto Concrete Pad as Result of Seal Leak from Calciner.Spill Occurred While Plant in Shutdown Mode for Weekend.Matl Cleaned Up within 45 Minutes of Discovery1988-02-0808 February 1988
PNO-III-88-007:on 880206,300 Lbs of Calciner U3O8 Spilled Onto Concrete Pad as Result of Seal Leak from Calciner.Spill Occurred While Plant in Shutdown Mode for Weekend.Matl Cleaned Up within 45 Minutes of Discovery
PNO-II-87-051, on 870724,DOE,Oak Ridge Operations Ofc Notified NRC of Potential for Cracks in 1-inch Valves Used on UF6 Cylinders.Seven Valves Cracked Upon Installation Onto Cylinder.Doe Recommends That Valves Be Replaced1987-07-27027 July 1987
PNO-II-87-051:on 870724,DOE,Oak Ridge Operations Ofc Notified NRC of Potential for Cracks in 1-inch Valves Used on UF6 Cylinders.Seven Valves Cracked Upon Installation Onto Cylinder.Doe Recommends That Valves Be Replaced
PNO-III-86-113, on 861009,three Licensee Employees Received Minor Facial Burns from Small Release of UF6 from Process Equipment Inside Plant.Workers Treated Onsite & Returned to Work.No Offsite Release of UF6 Occurred1986-10-10010 October 1986
PNO-III-86-113:on 861009,three Licensee Employees Received Minor Facial Burns from Small Release of UF6 from Process Equipment Inside Plant.Workers Treated Onsite & Returned to Work.No Offsite Release of UF6 Occurred
PNO-III-86-029, on 860322,UF6 Cylinder Overfilled Due to Operator Error During Loading Operation.Excess UF6 Removed W/O Reheating Cylinder.No Cylinder Damage Occurred. Procedures Revised1986-03-24024 March 1986
PNO-III-86-029:on 860322,UF6 Cylinder Overfilled Due to Operator Error During Loading Operation.Excess UF6 Removed W/O Reheating Cylinder.No Cylinder Damage Occurred. Procedures Revised
PNO-III-86-006A, on 860126-30,inspectors Onsite to Continue Special Insp of Dec 1984 U Hexafluoride Cylinder Overfill Incident.Inspectors Plan to Return on 860210 for Further Review.Plant Manager Relieved of Duties Pending Insp1986-02-0303 February 1986
PNO-III-86-006A:on 860126-30,inspectors Onsite to Continue Special Insp of Dec 1984 U Hexafluoride Cylinder Overfill Incident.Inspectors Plan to Return on 860210 for Further Review.Plant Manager Relieved of Duties Pending Insp
PNO-III-86-006, on 860123,licensee Informed NRC of Overfilled U Hexafluoride Cylinder Damaged During Removal of Excess Matl on 841207.No Release Occurred.Load Cells Replaced W/Different Alarm Point1986-01-23023 January 1986
PNO-III-86-006:on 860123,licensee Informed NRC of Overfilled U Hexafluoride Cylinder Damaged During Removal of Excess Matl on 841207.No Release Occurred.Load Cells Replaced W/Different Alarm Point
IR 05000729/20080151985-08-23023 August 1985
Insp Rept 40-3392/85-03 on 850729-0815.No Noncompliance Noted.Major Areas Inspected:Organization,Internal Reviews & Audits,Procedure Control,Operations Review & Radiation Protection Program
PNO-III-80-022, on 800131,oxide Calciner Failed.Caused by Explosion of Natural Gas.No Injuries,Personnel Exposure or Release to Environ1980-02-0101 February 1980
PNO-III-80-022:on 800131,oxide Calciner Failed.Caused by Explosion of Natural Gas.No Injuries,Personnel Exposure or Release to Environ
1999-10-01
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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PN0-III-86-29 Date March'24, 1986
, i This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without v rification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region III staff on this date. #
Facility: Allied Chemical Company Licensee Emergency Classification:
Metropolis, IL 62960 Notification of an Unusual Event Alert License No: 040-003392 Site Area Emergency General Emergency XX Not Applicable
Subject:
URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE CYLINDER OVERFILL On March 23, 1986, the licensee notified the NRC that a uranium hexafluoride cylinder had be:n overfilled due to operator error during loading operations at the Metropolis uranium conversion plant. There was no significant increased potential for release of uranium hexafluoride due to the incident. The excess uranium hexafluoride was successfully removed without reheating the cylinder. There was no damage to the cylinder.
An operator failed to correctly "zero out" the load scale before he began filling a Model 48H cylinder with uranium hexafluoride on March 22, 1986. Because the load scale had previously been "zer'oed cut" for a heavier Mo' del 48Y cylinder, the scale read approximately 2000 pounds too light. The operator realized his error shortly after he began to fill the cylinder. It was then decided to control the cylinder filling based on the flow rate, which is not as accurate as the load scale. Based on the flow rate, personnel calculated that the cylinder would be filled to the administrative limit of 26,500 pounds at 4:30 a.m. on March 23, 1986.
The operator on shift at 4:30 a.m. on March 23 recalculated the cylinder fill time and d:termined that the cylinder would not reach 26,500 pounds until 5:00 a.m. He therefore continued to fill the cylinder until 5:00 a.m., without notifying his supervision.
The overfill was detected when the cylinder was lifted off the load cell. The lifting crane includes a scale, which showed the cylinder to contain 28,207 pounds of uranium hexafluoride. (This scale was one of the improvements made at the plant after a 1984 ov rfill incident.) The cylinder was returned to the load cell, and the excess uranium hexafluoride was withdrawn without incident. (In January 1986 Region III (Chicago)
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issued.a Confirmatory Action Letter to the licensee, documenting the licensee's agreement not to reheat an overfilled cylinder without Region III's review and concurrence. Reheating was not necessary in this incident.)
Region III has dispatched an inspector to review the circumstances of this overfill incident. The licensee has now changed its operating procedures to require shift supervisors to observe all principal cylinder tilling activities and to have a process engincer on all shifts until plant operators are thoroughly retrained in cylinder handling activities.
Region III will document these measures with a Confirmatory Action Letter.
The State of Illinois will be informed.
The licensee notified the Headquarters Duty Officer of this incident at 2:52 p.m.,
March 23, 1986. This information is current as of 11:00 a.m., March 24, 1986.
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