PNO-I-10-003, Unusual Event Declarations Due to Seismic Activity (Vermont Yankee and D.C. Cook)

From kanterella
(Redirected from ML101740638)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
PNO-I-10-003: Unusual Event Declarations Due to Seismic Activity (Vermont Yankee and D.C. Cook)
ML101740638
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee, Cook  File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png
Issue date: 06/23/2010
From: Barkley R, Ramirez F
NRC Region 1, NRC/RGN-III
To:
Barkley R S/RGN-I/ORS/610-337-5065
References
PNO-I-10-003
Download: ML101740638 (3)


DCS No.: 0500027106232010 0500031506232010 0500031606232010 Date: June 23, 2010 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE - PNO-I-10-003 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 I staff on this date.

Facility Licensee Emergency Classification Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. X Notification of Unusual Event Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Alert Unit 1 Site Area Emergency Brattleboro, VT General Emergency Docket No.: 50-271 Not Applicable License No.: DPR-28 American Electric Power D.C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 & 2 Bridgman, MI Docket No.: 50-315; 50-316 License No.: DPR - 58; DPR - 74

SUBJECT:

UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARATIONS DUE TO SEISMIC ACTIVITY On June 23, 2010, the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee) located in Vernon, VT, declared an Unusual Event (UE) at 2:25 p.m. The declaration was made by Entergy in accordance with the plant specific emergency action guidelines after ground motion was felt by personnel on-site and the occurrence of an earthquake was confirmed by the National Earthquake Information Center. According to U.S. Geological Survey, an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred with a seismic epicenter located 33 miles north of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, near Ottawa and approximately 300 miles from the Vermont Yankee site.

Additionally, the D.C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant (D.C. Cook) located in Bridgman, MI, declared an UE at 2:28 p.m. The declaration was made by the licensee in accordance with the plant specific emergency action guidelines after ground motion was felt and reported by on-site staff to control room operators.

Vermont Yankee continues to operate normally at 100-percent power and there has been no evidence of damage based upon plant inspection of station equipment and structures. The NRC Resident Inspectors are on-site and independently verifying, by conducting inspection activities, that there is no evidence of damage to plant equipment. The NRC confirmed that VY operators notified the states of NH, VT, and MA regarding the UE emergency declaration.

D.C. Cook continues to operate normally at 100-percent power and there has been no damage based upon inspection of station equipment. The NRC Resident Inspectors are on-site providing independent review of the licensees response and inspection of plant equipment.

The NRC confirmed that D. C. Cook operators notified the State of MI regarding the UE emergency declaration.

2 The NRC is monitoring the impact of the seismic activity on other U.S. plants. Currently, no other plants have made an emergency declaration in accordance with their emergency action guidelines.

An Unusual Event is the lowest of four emergency classifications of events that apply to nuclear power plants as defined by the NRC. The NRC has not changed response posture due to this event.

The information presented herein has been discussed with Entergy and AEP and is current as of June 23, at 4:30 p.m. This preliminary notification is issued for information only.

NRC Public Affairs is prepared to respond to media inquiries.

ADAMS Accession Number: ML101740638

Contact:

Richard Barkley, 610-337-5065, Region I Frances Ramirez, 630-829-9616, Region III

3 DISTRIBUTIONS: (by email: Rl-DL-PN; PN_Distribution)

BY E-MAIL:

Chairman Jaczko Comm. Svinicki Comm. Apostolakis Comm. Magwood Comm. Ostendorff OIP OCA OGC EDO OE NRR NMSS OIG RES ACRS FSME NRO NSIR OPA SECY Regional Offices BY FAX:

DOT:Trans INPO NSAC Licensee: Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.

Vermont Yankee American Electric Power DC Cook SUNSI Review Complete: MXG (Reviewer=s Initials)

DOCUMENT NAME: G:\DRP\PNs\PNO-I-10-003 Vermont Yankee Sesmic Event.doc After declaring this document AAn Official Agency Record@ it will be released to the Public.

To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy ML101740638 OFFICE RI/DRP RI/ORA RI/SLO RI/DRP RI/ORA NAME MGray RBarkley DTifft* JClifford MDapas DATE 06/ 23 /10 06/ 23 /10 06/ 23 /10 06/ 23 /10 06/ 23 /10 OFFICE RIII/DRP NAME GShear*

DATE 06/ 23 /10 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

  • Concurrence via telecom Region I Form 83 (Rev. July 2, 2003)