ENS Event | |
|---|---|
07:22 Nov 16, 2011 | |
| Title | Alert Due to Fire in Electrical Bus Affecting Safety Related Equipment |
| Event Description | At 0222 EST on November 16, 2011, an ALERT was declared due to an electrical fire in the auxiliary building which houses safety related equipment. The apparent cause of the fire was due to an unknown source of water leaking on a breaker, thus causing an arc. The electrical fire is out. The plant was at 0% power and will remain shutdown in Mode 5. There was no impact on core cooling, or emergency power supplies.
The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector and state and local agencies.
At 0443 EST on November 16, 2011, Davis Besse, Unit 1 exited their ALERT. The electrical short affected the Control Room Emergency Ventilation Fan #1 Damper. The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R3DO (Hills) and Canada Nuclear Safety Commission (Jim Sandlef). |
| Where | |
|---|---|
Davis Besse  Ohio (NRC Region 3) | |
| Reporting | |
| Emergency class: | Alert |
| 10 CFR 50.72(a) (1) (i), Emergency Class Declaration | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-4.3 h-0.179 days <br />-0.0256 weeks <br />-0.00589 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Tom Cobbledick 03:04 Nov 16, 2011 |
| NRC Officer: | John Knoke |
| Last Updated: | Nov 16, 2011 |
| 47443 - NRC Website
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Unit 1 | |
|---|---|
| Reactor critical | Not Critical |
| Scram | No |
| Before | Cold Shutdown (0 %) |
| After | Cold Shutdown (0 %) |
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