ML082520970

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PNO-IV-2008-007A, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Notice of Unusual Event at Diablo Canyon, Unit 2 - Update
ML082520970
Person / Time
Site: Diablo Canyon Pacific Gas & Electric icon.png
Issue date: 09/08/2008
From: Vincent Gaddy, Peck M
NRC/RGN-IV/DRP
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References
PNO-IV-2008-007A
Download: ML082520970 (1)


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September 8, 2008 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE - PNO-IV-2008-007A This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information is as initially received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region IV, Arlington, Texas, staff on this date.

Facility Licensee Emergency Classification Pacific Gas and Electric Company X Notification of Unusual Event Diablo Canyon Power Plant Alert P.O. Box 3 Site Area Emergency Avila Beach, CA 93424 General Emergency Not Applicable Docket: 50-323 License No.: DPR-82

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF UNUSUAL EVENT AT DIABLO CANYON, UNIT 2 - UPDATE DESCRIPTION: On September 6, 2008, Diablo Canyon Unit 2 resumed operation after the main transformer was repaired. Pacific Gas and Electric had shutdown Unit 2 and declared a Notification of Unusual Event (NOUE) at Diablo Canyon, following a fire in that units main transformer on August 17, 2008. Damage was limited to the main transformer and several windows in adjacent buildings, which were broken as a result of the fire. No safety related equipment was affected by the event. Unit 1 was also unaffected by the fire.

NRC staff inspected licensee corrective actions to repair the Unit 2 main transformer and monitored licensee restart activities.

The State of California has been notified. The information in this preliminary notification update has been discussed with the licensee and is current as of September 8, 2008.

ADAMS ACCESSION NUMBER : ML082520970 CONTACTS: Vincent Gaddy, (817) 860-8141, Vincent.Gaddy@NRC.GOV Michael Peck, (805) 595-2354, Michael.Peck@NRC.GOV