ENS Event | |
|---|---|
19:18 Apr 19, 2013 | |
| Title | Notification of Unusual Event Declared Due to Inability to Confirm a Fire in the Protected Area within 15 Minutes |
| Event Description | Fire within the Protected Area not verified within 15 minutes. Emergency Action Level HU 2.1 declared at 1518 EDT. Confirmation of no fire completed at 1526 EDT.
The fire alarm occurred in the Rad Waste Building. Due to the location of the alarm, the licensee was not able to validate alarm within 15 minutes which led to the emergency declaration. Once access to the area was obtained, there was no fire observed. The cause of the inadvertent fire alarm is under investigation. The licensee has notified Lower Alloways Creek Township, the State of New Jersey, the State of Delaware and the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified DHS, FEMA, NICC and NuclearSSA via email.
At 1725 EDT, the licensee terminated the Notification of Unusual Event. The affected fire alarm was placed out of service and a fire watch has been established. The licensee has notified Lower Alloways Creek Township, the State of New Jersey, the State of Delaware and the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R1DO (Cook), IRD (Grant), NRR EO (Skeen), DHS, FEMA, NICC, and NuclearSSA via email. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
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:+-3.37 h-0.14 days <br />-0.0201 weeks <br />-0.00462 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Jim Butler 15:56 Apr 19, 2013 |
| NRC Officer: | Howie Crouch |
| Last Updated: | Apr 19, 2013 |
| 48947 - 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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