ML070960393
| ML070960393 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Indian Point  |
| Issue date: | 04/06/2007 |
| From: | Office of Public Affairs Region I |
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| References | |
| Press Release-III-07-014 | |
| Download: ML070960393 (1) | |
See also: see also:Press Release-III-07-014
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NRC NEWS
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Office of Public Affairs, Region I
475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pa.
www.nrc.gov
No. I-07-014
April 6, 2007
Contact:
Diane Screnci, 610/337-5330
Email: opa1@nrc.gov
Neil Sheehan, 610/337-5331
NRC FOLLOWING UP ON UNUSUAL EVENT AT INDIAN POINT 3
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission was closely monitoring an Unusual Event at the Indian
Point 3 nuclear power plant earlier today. An Unusual Event, the lowest of four levels of emergency
classification, was declared at the Buchanan, N.Y., facility at 11:43 a.m. following a transformer failure
and fire. Entergy, which operates the plant, exited the Unusual Event at 12:47 p.m.
The fire was extinguished by the transformers deluge system and the plants fire brigade
responded. There was no radiation release associated with the event and no impact on public health
and safety. The reactor automatically shut down and is stable.
NRC Region I Administrator Samuel J. Collins said, Our on-site resident inspector staff was
on the site at the time of the event and closely followed the companys response to ensure that all
appropriate actions were taken.
In addition to the Resident Inspectors, the Incident Response Center in the agencys Region I
Office in King of Prussia, Pa., was activated to track developments and determine if plant operators
were responding appropriately. The incident was monitored from the NRCs Emergency Operations
Center in Rockville, Md., as well.
The transformer that failed carries electricity from the main generator to the electrical grid.
This is the fourth unplanned shutdown of Unit 3 since July. This will cause the NRC to
conduct additional inspections at the unit.
Unit 2 was unaffected by todays events and remains at 100 percent power.
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