ENS Event | |
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17:48 Aug 28, 2008 | |
| Title | Unusual Event Declared Due to Loss of Communications with Offsite Agencies |
| Event Description | At 1348 EST the licensee declared an Unusual Event and entered EAL 7.3.2 due to the loss of the ability to communicate with offsite organizations. The loss of communications was due to a maintenance worker opening the wrong breaker. This caused the loss of all land based phone lines in the control room, the satellite phones and ERDS. The power was restored and the EAL was exited at 1414.
The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.
Ginna Station is updating the Unusual Event classification and declaration made at 1348 hours0.0156 days <br />0.374 hours <br />0.00223 weeks <br />5.12914e-4 months <br /> on August 28th, 2008. Information received following termination of the event at 1414 hours0.0164 days <br />0.393 hours <br />0.00234 weeks <br />5.38027e-4 months <br />, shows that two telephones were available in the Control Room during the entire event. At the time of the classification, the Shift Manager did not have this information. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
| Where | |
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Ginna  New York (NRC Region 1) | |
| Reporting | |
| Emergency class: | Unusual Event |
| 10 CFR 50.72(a) (1) (i), Emergency Class Declaration | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.58 h-0.149 days <br />-0.0213 weeks <br />-0.0049 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Ken Charland 14:13 Aug 28, 2008 |
| NRC Officer: | Jason Kozal |
| Last Updated: | Aug 28, 2008 |
| 44446 - NRC Website
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Unit 1 | |
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| Reactor critical | Critical |
| Scram | No |
| Before | Power Operation (100 %) |
| After | Power Operation (100 %) |
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