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03:00 Jun 15, 2005 | |
| Title | Notification of Unusual Event Due to Tsunami Warning |
| Event Description | At 1951 PDT, an earthquake of magnitude 7.4 on the Richter scale was reported at a location near Crescent City, CA. This is approximately 85 miles NW of Humboldt Bay and about 300 miles NW of San Francisco, CA. Based on the earthquake, a Tsunami Warning was issued for California coastal sites by NOAA and promulgated by the California State Warning Center. Based on the Tsunami Warning, Humboldt declared an Unusual Event at 2000 PDT.
The licensee stated that the earthquake was not felt at Humboldt but that precautionary measures had been taken to move plant staff to higher ground for personnel safety based on the Tsunami Warning. During the initial notification call from the licensee, notification was received from the California State Warning Center that the Tsunami Warring had been canceled. The licensee has been coordinating with local authorities. The NRC remained in the Normal Mode.
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| Where | |
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| Humboldt Bay California (NRC Region 4) | |
| Reporting | |
| Emergency class: | Unusual Event |
| 10 CFR 50.72(a) (1) (i), Emergency Class Declaration | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3 h-0.125 days <br />-0.0179 weeks <br />-0.00411 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Zane Easley 00:00 Jun 15, 2005 |
| NRC Officer: | Bill Huffman |
| Last Updated: | Jun 15, 2005 |
| 41775 - NRC Website
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Unit 3 | |
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| Reactor critical | Not Critical |
| Scram | No |
| Before | Decommissioned (0 %) |
| After | Decommissioned (0 %) |
Humboldt Bay with 10 CFR 50.72(a)(1)(i), Emergency Class Declaration | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 417752005-06-15T03:00:00015 June 2005 03:00:00
[Table view]10 CFR 50.72(a)(1)(i), Emergency Class Declaration Notification of Unusual Event Due to Tsunami Warning 2005-06-15T03:00:00 | |