At 0941 the licensee declared an unusual event at the site due to a fire in the protected area not extinguished in less than 15 minutes (
EAL HU-6). The fire is located in the Unit 3 Turbine Area Load Center cubicle. The fire has affected Unit 3 bus duct cooling so the licensee is currently reducing power. The fire is currently out but the licensee is assessing conditions in the area. The licensee will do a thorough analysis of the affected load center to determine the extent of damage before officially exiting the unusual event.
All emergency diesel generators and emergency core cooling systems are fully-operable and available if needed.
The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector.
- * * UPDATE ON 02/27/07 AT 1147 EST BY ADAM FRAIN TO MACKINNON * * *
Unusual Event exited at 1137 EST. R1DO (Rogge),
NRR EO (M.J. Ross-Lee),
IRD Manager (T. Blount),
FEMA (Fuller) and
DHS SWO (Haselton) notified.