U-601219, Ro:On 880623,maint Technician Badly Burned in 762-ft Radwaste Evaporator Vapor Body Room.Caused by Performing Work on Wrong Evaporator.Evaporator Secured & Technician Given Medical Attention

Ro:On 880623,maint Technician Badly Burned in 762-ft Radwaste Evaporator Vapor Body Room.Caused by Performing Work on Wrong Evaporator.Evaporator Secured & Technician Given Medical Attention

ML20195G704
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	06/24/1988
From:	Spangenberg F ILLINOIS POWER CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
References
U-601219, NUDOCS 8806280107
Download: ML20195G704 (2)

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N U-601219 L30-88(06-24)-LP IA**

• ILLINDIS POWER OOMPANY IP CLINTON POWER STAf ton. P.O. BOX 678. CLINTON. ILLINOIS 61727 June 24, 1988 Docket No. 50-461 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20535

Subject:

Clinton Power Station Notificatiot of Unusual Event

Dear Sir:

Please find attached a summary report of the "Notification of Unusual Event (NC JE)" which occurred at Clinton Power Station on June 23, 1988. This summary report is submitted pursuant to Appendix 1 of NUREG-0654 (Revis:.on 1) and Clinton Power Station Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure AP-03. If you have any questions concerning this summary report, please contact me.

Sincerely yours, h

F. A. Spangenberg, III Manager Licensing and Safety-SPH/krm Attachment cc: Regional Administrator, Region III, USNRC W. Snell, Chief Emergency Preparedness Section NRC Clinton Licensing Project Manager NRC Pesident Office Illirois Department of Nuclear Safety

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Clinton Power Station Notification of Unusual Event on Thursday, June 23, 1988, at approximately 1330 hours0.0154 days <br />0.369 hours <br />0.0022 weeks <br />5.06065e-4 months <br />, a Notification of Unusual Event (NOUE) was declared in accordance with Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure EC-02, Emergency Classifications. This procedure requires that a NOUE be declared for transportation of contaminated injured person (s) from site to an offsite hospital.

Clinton Power Station was operating at approximately 100% power in Mode 1.

On Thursday, June 23, 1988, at approximately 1313 the shift supervisor was notified that a maintenance technician was badly burned in the 762' Radwaste evaporator vapor body room. The injured individual, assisted by another maintenance technician and a radiation protection technician, was replacing a seal on a sight glass on Unit 2 Radwaste evaporator at the time of the accident. As the flange was broken free, scalding water was released. This incident occurred because work was inadvertently performed on the Unit 2 evaporator instead of the Unit 1 evaporator which had been appropriately drained and secured. One person was seriously injured with first and second degree burns covering approximately 30% to 40% of his body. One had minor first degree burns ,

on his leg and the third irdividual received minor first degree burns on his arm. Both individuals were treated at Dr. John Warner Hospital and j released. The seriously injured man had low levels of contamination .j measuring approximately 250 counts per minute with a frisker on his thighs. He was transported to Dr. John Warner Hospital where he l received immediate medical attention and was decontaninated. He was I then transported to the Springfield Memorial Burn Unit for further treatment. 1 l

The State of Illinois was notified of the NOUE at 1340 hours0.0155 days <br />0.372 hours <br />0.00222 weeks <br />5.0987e-4 months <br /> on l Thursday, June 23, 1988, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)  ;

representative was notified at 1410 hours0.0163 days <br />0.392 hours <br />0.00233 weeks <br />5.36505e-4 months <br />, and the NRC Resident l Inspector was briefed at 1545 hours0.0179 days <br />0.429 hours <br />0.00255 weeks <br />5.878725e-4 months <br />.

The plant responded by securing the evaporator, providing immediate on-site medical attention to the accident victims, and providing support services during transportation and treatment of the victims at Dr. John Warner Hospital.

The shif t supervisor terminated the NOUE at 1418 hours0.0164 days <br />0.394 hours <br />0.00234 weeks <br />5.39549e-4 months <br />. The State of Illinois was notified at 1430 hours0.0166 days <br />0.397 hours <br />0.00236 weeks <br />5.44115e-4 months <br /> and the h2C Incident Response Center was notified at 1445 hours0.0167 days <br />0.401 hours <br />0.00239 weeks <br />5.498225e-4 months <br /> that the NOUE was terminated.

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