ENS 48555
ENS Event | |
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15:42 Dec 4, 2012 | |
Title | Licensee No Longer Has Control of Emergency Sirens |
Event Description | At time 0942 [CST] telecommunications technicians reported to the Main Control Room that the site no longer has the ability to control offsite sirens. This was apparently caused by lightning strike in the area prohibiting the ability of the siren control computers to communicate with the sirens. This lost capability to alert a large segment of the population for one hour (by sirens and/or tone alert radios) requires a report per 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii).
Technicians are currently attempting to repair and correct this issue by moving another computer to the affected radio repeater in an effort to reestablish control of offsite sirens. At time 1057 the station began contacting offsite sirens agencies including the Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Planning as well as all parishes within the 10 mile EPZ in order to initiate contingency actions for this issue. All agencies were notified as of time 1125. This constitutes a reportable notification of offsite agencies in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi). Plant status remains Mode 1, 100% power, with no grid restrictions to report or radiological releases in progress. A follow up notification will be made to the NRC after the ability to control offsite sirens is restored. Contingency actions are in place until the sirens are restored. The licensee notified state and local governmental agencies as well as the NRC Resident Inspector.
On 12/6/12 at time 0200, River Bend Station was able to restore control to offsite sirens. Silent testing was performed to ensure all necessary controls were regained for all 93 sirens. This testing was performed satisfactorily. Plant status remains Mode 1, 100% with no grid restrictions to report or radiological releases in progress. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R4DO (Drake). |
Where | |
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River Bend Louisiana (NRC Region 4) | |
Reporting | |
10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii), Loss of Emergency Preparedness | |
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-1.83 h-0.0763 days <br />-0.0109 weeks <br />-0.00251 months <br />) | |
Opened: | James Henderson 13:52 Dec 4, 2012 |
NRC Officer: | Pete Snyder |
Last Updated: | Dec 6, 2012 |
48555 - 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 %) |
River Bend with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release, 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii), Loss of Emergency Preparedness | |
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439162008-01-18T16:15:00018 January 2008 16:15:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release Offsite Notification of Tritium Identified in Water Samples from Piping Leak ENS 439112008-01-17T15:17:00017 January 2008 15:17:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii), Loss of Emergency Preparedness Control Room Annunciators Removed from Service for Planned Maintenance ENS 439042008-01-14T22:10:00014 January 2008 22:10:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii), Loss of Emergency Preparedness Planned Loss of Main Control Room Annunciator System ENS 439012008-01-13T16:36:00013 January 2008 16:36:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii), Loss of Emergency Preparedness Loss of Emergency Assessment Capabilities Due to Planned Maintenance Activities ENS 437592007-10-30T18:42:00030 October 2007 18:42:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release Inadvertent Activation of Offsite Emergency Sirens ENS 424152006-03-13T23:40:00013 March 2006 23:40:00 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), 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