ENS Event | |
|---|---|
18:36 Oct 6, 2014 | |
| Title | Alert Declared - Fire in a Diesel Generator Potential Transformer |
| Event Description | At 1336 CDT, Wolf Creek declared an Alert due to a fire. The fire in the "B" Emergency Diesel Generator potential transformer was extinguished using a portable CO2 fire extinguisher. Plant personnel were exposed to the smoke and were evaluated with no injuries noted. The plant continued to operate at 100% power throughout the event.
The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector, State of Kansas Division of Emergency Management, and the Coffey County Sheriff Notified DHS SWO, DOE Ops Center, FEMA Ops Center, HHS Ops Center, NICC Watch Officer, USDA OPS Center, EPA EOC, FDA EOC, and Nuclear SSA via email.
The Alert was terminated at 1542 CDT because the fire had been terminated within fifteen minutes and a walkdown of the area was clear. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified the R4DO (Allen), IRD (Grant), NRR (Lee), DHS SWO, DOE Ops Center, FEMA Ops Center, HHS Ops Center, NICC Watch Officer, USDA OPS Center, EPA EOC, FDA EOC, and Nuclear SSA via email.. |
| Where | |
|---|---|
Wolf Creek  Kansas (NRC Region 4) | |
| Reporting | |
| Emergency class: | Alert |
| 10 CFR 50.72(a) (1) (i), Emergency Class Declaration | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.6 h-0.15 days <br />-0.0214 weeks <br />-0.00493 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Mike Norris 15:00 Oct 6, 2014 |
| NRC Officer: | Mark Abramovitz |
| Last Updated: | Oct 6, 2014 |
| 50510 - NRC Website
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Unit 1 | |
|---|---|
| Reactor critical | Critical |
| Scram | No |
| Before | Power Operation (100 %) |
| After | Power Operation (100 %) |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 505102014-10-06T18:36:0006 October 2014 18:36:00
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