ENS 49290
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ENS Event | |
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17:13 Aug 19, 2013 | |
| Title | Increasing Background Noise in Stack Radiation Monitor Renders It Non-Functional |
| Event Description | At 1013 hours0.0117 days <br />0.281 hours <br />0.00167 weeks <br />3.854465e-4 months <br /> PDT on August 19, 2013 the Reactor Building Stack Radiation Monitor High Range Detector was declared nonfunctional due to increasing background noise. The Reactor Building Stack Radiation Monitor Intermediate Range Detector remains functional and shows no increase in effluent radioactivity.
To compensate for the loss of assessment capability due to the nonfunctioning radiation monitoring equipment, an additional Health Physics (HP) Technician trained to acquire offsite dose assessment information on offsite releases will be available. The additional personnel will be pre-staged in support of the Radiation Monitoring System outage and will be mobilized in accordance with guidance in the compensatory measure instructions. This event is being reported as a loss of emergency assessment capability in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii). A follow-up notification will be made when the equipment has been returned to service. The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector.
Initial investigation into the cause of the malfunction of the Reactor Building Stack Radiation Monitor High Range Detector revealed that the condition also affected the Reactor Building Stack Radiation Monitor Intermediate Range Detector. Therefore, this monitor has also been declared non-functional as of 1633 hours0.0189 days <br />0.454 hours <br />0.0027 weeks <br />6.213565e-4 months <br /> PDT on August 19, 2013. Compensatory measures remain in effect to provide emergency response capability for assessing and monitoring actual or potential offsite consequences of a radiological release through this pathway. Corrective actions are being pursued to restore the affected monitors to functional status. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R4DO (Werner).
The cause of the increased background noise for the Reactor Building Stack Radiation Monitor-High Range was due to failing cooling components for the instrumentation, resulting in increased electronic background noise in the instrumentation. There has been no change in the radiation levels at the plant. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. Notified R4DO (Werner).
Repairs have been completed and both the Intermediate and High Range Reactor Building Stack Radiation Monitors have been returned to service. The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified the R4DO (Werner). |
| Where | |
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Columbia Generating Station  Washington (NRC Region 4) | |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii), Loss of Emergency Preparedness | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+0.17 h0.00708 days <br />0.00101 weeks <br />2.32866e-4 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Michael Stodick 17:23 Aug 19, 2013 |
| NRC Officer: | Pete Snyder |
| Last Updated: | Aug 22, 2013 |
| 49290 - NRC Website | |
Unit 2 | |
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| Reactor critical | Critical |
| Scram | No |
| Before | Power Operation (100 %) |
| After | Power Operation (100 %) |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 544662020-01-08T02:55:0008 January 2020 02:55:00
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