ENS Event | |
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18:00 Aug 23, 2011 | |
| Title | Notification of an Unusual Event Due to a Seismic Event |
| Event Description | On 8/23/11 at 1400 hrs. EDT, Hope Creek and Salem generation stations declared a common site Unusual Event in accordance with EAL 9.5.1.a, due to an earthquake felt by onsite personnel within the protected area. The plant is operating at 100% power with no significant anomalies noted. Walkdowns of safety related areas are currently in progress. All ECCS systems are available and in standby alignment.
The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector and state and local authorities. (See also EN#47191).
Initial walkdowns are complete with no anomalies noted. Detailed walkdowns of all rooms and areas are in progress with estimated completion time of 1900 hrs. The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R1 IRC (Dentil).
Hope Creek and Salem have terminated their Notification of Unusual Event. The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector and state and local authorities. Notified R1DO (Krohn), IRD (Morris), DHS (Bean), FEMA (Via), USDA (Kraus), and DOE (Turner). |
| Where | |
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Hope Creek  New Jersey (NRC Region 1) | |
| Reporting | |
| Emergency class: | Unusual Event |
| 10 CFR 50.72(a) (1) (i), Emergency Class Declaration | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.3 h-0.138 days <br />-0.0196 weeks <br />-0.00452 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Mark Schwartz 14:42 Aug 23, 2011 |
| NRC Officer: | John Knoke |
| Last Updated: | Aug 23, 2011 |
| 47192 - 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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