ENS 45504
ENS Event | |
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22:40 Nov 17, 2009 | |
Title | Loss of National Weather Service Tone Alert Radio System |
Event Description | At 1819 on November 17, 2009, with James A. FitzPatrick (JAF) nuclear Power Plant operating at 100% power, Oswego County Emergency Management notified JAF that the National Weather Service had notified them that the Tone Alert Radios had been out of service since 1740.
This impacts the ability to readily notify a portion of the Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) population for the Nine Mile Point and JAF Nuclear Power Plants. This failure meets NRC 8-hour reporting criteria per 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii). The National Weather Service is currently working to determine the cause of the failure and time frame for system restoration. The County Alert Sirens which also function as part of the Public Prompt Notification System remain operable. The loss of the Tone Alert Radios constitutes a significant loss of emergency off-site communications ability. Compensatory measures have been verified to be available should the Prompt Notification System be needed. This consists of utilizing the hyper reach system which is a reverse 911 feature available from the county 911 center. Local law enforcement personnel are also available for 'Route Alerting' of the affected areas of the EPZ. The event has been entered into the corrective action program and the NRC Resident Inspector has been briefed and the state PSC will also be notified. See EN 45503 for Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant.
Notified by Oswego County 911 operator that the Tone Alert radios were restored at 0318 on 11/18/09. The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. Notified R1DO(McKinley). |
Where | |
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FitzPatrick ![]() New York (NRC Region 1) | |
Reporting | |
10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii), Loss of Emergency Preparedness | |
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-1.08 h-0.045 days <br />-0.00643 weeks <br />-0.00148 months <br />) | |
Opened: | Thomas Yurkon 21:35 Nov 17, 2009 |
NRC Officer: | Donald Norwood |
Last Updated: | Nov 18, 2009 |
45504 - 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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