ENS 53754
ENS Event | |
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05:00 Nov 26, 2018 | |
| Title | Unusual Event Declared for Excessive Smoke in Containment |
| Event Description | At 0816 EST, a Notification of Unusual Event was declared for Unit 2 under Emergency Action Level H.U.4 for excessive smoke in the lower level of containment with a heat signal. Onsite fire brigade is responding to the event. A command post is established. Offsite support is requested by the fire brigade. No flames have been observed as of this report.
The NRC Resident Inspector and State and Local government agencies will be notified. Notified DHS SWO, FEMA Operations Center, DHS NICC, FEMA NWC (email), DHS Nuclear SSA (email), and FEMA NRCC SASC (email).
At 1036 EST, Sequoyah Nuclear Station Unit 2 terminated the Notice of Unusual Event. The licensee determined that the source of the smoke in containment was oil on the pressurizer beneath the insulation, that heated up during plant heatup. The licensee did not see visible flame during the event. The licensee is still working to determine if there was any damage to the pressurizer. The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R2DO (Rose), R2RA (Haney), NRR (Nieh), IRD MOC (Gott), DHS SWO, FEMA Operations Center, DHS NICC, FEMA NWC (email), DHS Nuclear SSA (email), and FEMA NRCC SASC (email).
Following declaration of the Notification of Unusual Event, TVA media relations communicated with the local media regarding the event. The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R2DO (Rose).
At 1036 EDT, Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (SQN) terminated the Notification Of Unusual Event (NOUE) due to initial report of heat and smoke in Unit 2 Lower Containment. At 1000 EDT, it was determined that no fire had occurred. Due to difficulty of access to some of the areas being searched, the source could not be identified prior to 1000 EDT. No visible flame (heat or light) was observed. The source of the smoke was determined to be residual oil from a hydraulic tool oil in contact with pressurizer piping. The pressurizer piping was being heated up to support Unit 2 start-up following U2R22 refueling outage. Once the residual oil dissipated, the smoke stopped. It has been concluded that no fire or emergency condition existed. Unit 2 is currently in Mode 5, maintaining reactor coolant temperature 160F-170F and pressure 325psig-350psig with 2A Residual Heat Removal (RHR) system in service in accordance with U2R22 refueling outage plan. The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R2DO (Rose).
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (SQN) is retracting this notification based on the following additional information not available at the time of the notification: Following a full Reactor Building inspection, it was concluded that a fire did not exist. The source of the smoke originally reported was later determined to be residual oil from a hydraulic tool in contact with pressurizer piping. Once the residual oil dissipated, the smoke stopped. The source of heat originally reported was normal heated conditions associated with the pressurizer commensurate with plant conditions. SQN reported initially based on the available information at the time and to ensure timeliness with emergency declaration and reporting notification requirements. The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R2DO (Shaeffer). |
| Where | |
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Sequoyah  Tennessee (NRC Region 2) | |
| Reporting | |
| Emergency class: | Unusual Event |
| 10 CFR 50.72(a) (1) (i), Emergency Class Declaration 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+3.52 h0.147 days <br />0.021 weeks <br />0.00482 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Stephen Friese 08:31 Nov 26, 2018 |
| NRC Officer: | Bethany Cecere |
| Last Updated: | Nov 29, 2018 |
| 53754 - NRC Website
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Unit 2 | |
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| Reactor critical | Not Critical |
| Scram | No |
| Before | Cold Shutdown (0 %) |
| After | Cold Shutdown (0 %) |
Sequoyah with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release, 10 CFR 50.72(a)(1)(i), Emergency Class Declaration | ||
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