ENS Event | |
|---|---|
16:02 Jul 8, 2012 | |
| Title | Unusual Event Declared for a Fire Alarm in the Reactor Building |
| Event Description | VC Summer operators declared an Unusual Event due to one fire detector being in alarm inside the reactor building 'B' steam generator cubicle. There are no other fire detectors in alarm nor are there any elevated containment temperatures. The licensee is making preparations to enter the reactor building to investigate. The reactor continues to operate at 100% power.
The licensee contacted the NRC Resident Inspector.
On 7/8/2012 at 1202 EDT, an Unusual Event was declared. The event was [declared based on] HU 2.1 'Fire within the Protected Area not extinguished within 15 minutes of detection' and was based on a single smoke detector alarm in the Reactor Building. There were no other indications of a fire. The NRC was initially notified at 1230 EDT. At 1542 personnel entered the Reactor Building and verified that no fire had occurred. A faulty smoke detector is suspected. At 1634 the Unusual Event was terminated. The smoke detector was declared inoperable. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified the IRD (Marshall), R2DO (Bonser), NRR (McGinty), DHS SWO, FEMA, and DHS NICC. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
Summer  South Carolina (NRC Region 2) | |
| Reporting | |
| Emergency class: | Unusual Event |
| 10 CFR 50.72(a) (1) (i), Emergency Class Declaration | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.53 h-0.147 days <br />-0.021 weeks <br />-0.00484 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Blair Wilson 12:30 Jul 8, 2012 |
| NRC Officer: | Mark Abramovitz |
| Last Updated: | Jul 8, 2012 |
| 48077 - 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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