ENS 56374
ENS Event | |
|---|---|
21:18 Feb 20, 2023 | |
| Title | Offsite Notification to State Agency |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by the licensee via fax:
At 1618 EST on February 20, 2023, North Anna Power Station notified the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) that water discharged into Lake Anna following hydrostatic testing of tanks associated with a new on-site sewage treatment plant had exceeded the project's general permit (VAG83) pH value. Hydrostatic test water discharge activities to Lake Anna began on February 20, 2023 at 0900 EST. A pH sample was collected at 0955 EST on February 20, 2023 and determined to have a pH of 9.1 which exceeded the maximum permit pH of 9.0. Discharge ceased after the reading was collected. Approximately 354 gallons were discharged to Lake Anna. A follow-up ambient pH sample result of 7.8 was collected on February 20, 2023 at 1401 EST from Lake Anna in the vicinity of the discharge pipe. No evidence of dead fish, foam, or other negative environmental impacts were observed. This event is reportable in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi) for 'Any event or situation, related to the health and safety of the public or on-site personnel, or protection of the environment, for which a news release is planned or notification to other government agencies has been or will be made. Such an event may include an on-site fatality or inadvertent release of radioactively contaminated materials.'
The following is a summary of information provided by the licensee via telephone: The licensee called to correct the pH sample results from a pH of 9.1 to a pH of 9.93. Notified R2DO (Miller) via phone |
| Where | |
|---|---|
North Anna  Virginia (NRC Region 2) | |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-4.18 h-0.174 days <br />-0.0249 weeks <br />-0.00573 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Ken Anderson 17:07 Feb 20, 2023 |
| NRC Officer: | Adam Koziol |
| Last Updated: | Feb 23, 2023 |
| 56374 - NRC Website | |
Unit 1 | |
|---|---|
| Reactor critical | Critical |
| Scram | No |
| Before | Power Operation (100 %) |
| After | Power Operation (100 %) |
Unit 2 | |
|---|---|
| Reactor critical | Critical |
| Scram | No |
| Before | Power Operation (100 %) |
| After | Power Operation (100 %) |
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