ENS 43764
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ENS Event | |
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14:44 Nov 2, 2007 | |
| Title | Suspicious Explosive Device Discovered in Vehicle at Oca Access Checkpoint |
| Event Description | On November 2, 2007 at 0744 [MST], Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Units 1, 2 and 3 declared a Notification of an Unusual Event as specified in the Emergency Plan. The basis for the Emergency Class declaration was detection of a credible threat: an explosive device was detected during a vehicle search at the site access check point. The site has entered its Deliberate Acts procedure. The device was discovered in a contract employee's vehicle at 0525 MST. It was confirmed to be an explosive device at 0730 MST by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO). The explosive device was removed from the site by MCSO and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at 0852. The individual driving the vehicle has been detained by MCSO. No other individuals were in the vehicle at the time.
Palo Verde Unit 1 is in Mode 2 at approximately 2% power. Unit 2 is in Mode 1 at 100% power. Unit 3 is defueled undergoing steam generator replacement. No reactor protection system or engineered safety feature system actuations have occurred and none are required. No major structures, systems, or components are inoperable impacting the continued safe operation of the units. Plans are to continue Mode 2 operations in Unit 1 and Mode 1 full power operation in Unit 2. Further investigation is ongoing in cooperation with MCSO and the FBI. Security is conducting searches of the site. No additional concerns have been identified at this time. The security event has not resulted in any challenges to the fission product barrier or result in any releases of radioactive materials. There were no adverse safety consequences or implications as a result of the security event declaration. A news release was made at 11:10 a.m. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.
At 1447 MST site security posture has changed from Code Red to Code Yellow Heightened Awareness, and at 1504 MST licensee exited the Unusual Event,. The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector, state and local agencies, and will be issuing a press release this evening. Notifications were given to the following: R4 (Art Howell), R4DO(Powers), NRR EO (Bateman), IRD Manager (Blount), ILTAB (Sandler), DHS (York), FEMA (Dunker), DOE (Wyatt), FBI-SIOC (Curry), HHS (White), USDA (Phillip).
The licensee downgraded the security posture at the site from Code Yellow Heightened Awareness to Code Yellow. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R4DO (Powers) and ILTAB (Sandler).
Arizona Public Service Company (APS) is retracting security-related Event Notification#43764 and notification of unusual event (NUE) reported on November 2, 2007. Based upon investigations performed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) and Palo Verde Security department, APS has determined that there was no explicit nor credible threatened action as described in 10 CFR 73.71, Appendix G, Paragraph I. These investigations revealed that the previously reported explosive device was placed in the owner's truck bed without his knowledge. Therefore, there is no reason to believe that a person has committed or caused, or attempted to commit or cause, or has made a credible threat to commit or cause: theft or unlawful diversion of special nuclear material; or significant physical damage to a power reactor; or interruption of normal operation of a licensed nuclear power reactor. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. R4DO (Farnholtz) has been notified and an e-mail sent to ILTAB and the 73.71 group. |
| Where | |
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Palo Verde  Arizona (NRC Region 4) | |
| Reporting | |
| Emergency class: | Unusual Event |
| 10 CFR 50.72(a) (1) (i), Emergency Class Declaration 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.82 h-0.159 days <br />-0.0227 weeks <br />-0.00523 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Brian Ferguson 10:55 Nov 2, 2007 |
| NRC Officer: | Karl Diederich |
| Last Updated: | Dec 19, 2007 |
| 43764 - NRC Website
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Unit 2 | |
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| Reactor critical | Critical |
| Scram | No |
| Before | Power Operation (100 %) |
| After | Power Operation (100 %) |
Palo Verde with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release, 10 CFR 50.72(a)(1)(i), Emergency Class Declaration | |
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