ML12012A246
| ML12012A246 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Fort Calhoun  |
| Issue date: | 07/20/2011 |
| From: | Schwarz J State of NE, Emergency Mgmt Agency |
| To: | Berndt A, Guy M, Jensen D, Mccabe R, George Wilson State of NE, Emergency Mgmt Agency, NRC Region 4 |
| References | |
| FOIA/PA-2011-0339 | |
| Download: ML12012A246 (5) | |
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FW: OPPD Flood Update -- FW: [macchusers] Be Safe Attachments:
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[macchusers] Be Safe Attached is the latest issue of Flood Update from your OPPD Corporate Communications team.
Please visit http:/ioppdstorminfo.blogspot.com/ or www.oppd.com for additional flood information Judi Martin Coordinator, community support & consumer relations Omaha Public Power District 444 South 16th Street, 3EIEP1, Omaha, NE 68102 (402) 636-3654 iamartinaoppd,com This Mail contains Omah u ic Power District' Rtdential and pro ietary formation and is for use only by tb in ided recipient, niess e licitly stat otherwis this e-m is not a cc tract offer, amenrm*nt, nor acc ptance. f you are/9t the intende reci nt you are noti t disclosing, cop ng, dist ting or taking an action in
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Rissa:ConnerEd Jackson, Jim Ramirez and Dave PerE busy procuring materials to help fight the flooding.
Many have asked if OPPD will increase rates to help cover its flood-related costs. It would be premature to try to answer that question today.
It is too early to project what the final costs will be, due to the unknown duration of the Missouri River flooding.
We continue to put pressure on ourselves internally to take costs out of the business where we can - without jeopardizing safety or customer service.
To date, we've committed to $9 mil-lion in internal budget cuts or project deferments. Going forward, we're asking employees companywide to continue to look for ways to reduce costs to help offset the costs of the flooding.
We also are working closely with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Nebraska Emergency Management Agency and our insurance providers to determine what OPPD's reimbursements will be.
Such reimbursements are important variables that will help offset the financial impact, and we will not know the amounts of these reimbursements until later.
In the face of this challenge, our employ-ees have done a great job of protecting the health and safety of the public, and protect-ing the assets of OPPD and its customer-owners.
Once the numbers are in that enable us to determine whether there will be an impact on rates or on the Fuel & Purchased Power Adjustment line item on customers' bills, we will let them know so they can plan and budget accordingly.
Gary Gates President & CEO Waest Updiit~s Fort Calhoun Station
- The river at FCS is at 1,005 feet, 10 inches.
a Employees continue to monitor all flood-protection barriers to ensure their effectiveness.
a Personnel remain focused on safety and attention to detail.
Nebraska City Station
- The river level is at 921 feet, 7 inches, down nearly 3 feet from peak.
~Extremne Heat Wýarninlg I-tte appro~ipite measures.
- Work continues on raising the main line of track into the station. The staging tracks have been raised and coal delivery continues.
North Omaha Station 9 The river level is at 990 feet, 9 inches, down nearly I foot from peak.
e Sandbagging for the EOF Building and access road are complete. Access road is open.
- Pumping continues down the drainage ditch and Power-Park ball fields during daylight hours.
- Rail delivery to the plant remains in service.
- Levee inspections are ongoing.
Transmission & Distribution and Substation
- T&D is doing transmission flood inspections.
7 71 July 15, 2011 a page:1 Corps of Engineers t The Corps of Engineers continues its re-lease from Gavins Point Dam at 160,000 cubic feet per second and expects to maintain this release rate until July 30.
e On July 30, the release rate will be low-ered to 155,000 cubic feet per second.
The release rate will again be lowered on August 1 to 150,000 cubic feet per second.
- The Corps is doing hydrological model-ing to determine how much and when to perform further release reductions.
- River flows and levels at the power plants are expected to remain steady through the weekend and into early next week.
- Mountain snow that feeds into the upper reservoirs has melted. The Corps is moni-toring for any upstream rain that could cause river levels to increase.
Media
- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a news release announcing that it will meet with OPPD officials in Omaha on July 27 to discuss post-flooding recov-ery actions as well as ongoing actions to keep Fort Calhoun Station safe during flooding at the site. The meeting will be open to the public for observation and is expected to be attended by local media.
The meeting is scheduled to be held at the Doubletree Inn in Omaha beginning at 9 a.m. After the business portion of the meeting, members of the NRC staff will be available to answer questions.
Heat.Safetv:
When working in hot weatherconditions, take steps to avoid heat-related illnesses.
o Drink plenty of water. Avoid caffeine, which dehydrates the body.
Eat small meals and eat more often.
Avoid foods that are high in protein, To provide feedback on Corporate Communications' flood news coverage, email floodnewsfeedbac.k.@oppd.:com.
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0 : Can you provide a formal. respo n se regarding the vulnerabiliity of OPPD's gen-eration and the potent!ialiimpact to power supply due:to a levy or barrier breach?
This would include North Omaha Station, Nebraska City 1 1& 2, or any electrical:
facilities (transmission.) next to the river.
A:. Since notified by the :ArmyCorps of Engineers of increasedlrelease rates at Gavins Point Dam, OPPD has been working hard. to harden its facilities along the Missouri River to protect against rising river levels. We used Corps inundation maps to identify which facilities should have hardening measures applied,. including our generation plants, substations, transmission and critical distribution. Where necessary, OPPD used earthen berms and sandbag berms around plants, substations 6 and critical equipment, plugged ducts.o and installed pumps.
In addition to hardening.efforts, we have employed some water-detection systems, and created pumping.maintenance and inspection plans. Contingency planning :is also under way to address potentialflooded substations due to' bernm or levee breaches, so that generation can continue to be delivered to meet customer load.
OPPD has been coordinating with external agencies and other utilities in our plan-ning, hardening and inspection efforts, Lastly, we are working to develop post-flood recovery strategiesto ensure a return to normal operations as soon as reasonably possible. Taken-together, all these efforts will ensure minimal impact on the OPPD grid and its ability to ensure:generation:is available to serve customer load.
In additionhto Missouri, River efforts, wiehave been monitoring OPPD facilities that could be impacted by other area:rivers or creeks. At this time, this risk remains low, As far as our. power plantsvare-concerned, we have done a great deal of work at both Fort Calh.oun Station and Nebraska City Station, providing berms and sandbag wallsýaround criticaliinfrastructure,.such as the:substations.
At.Nebraska City Station, we have raised the rail ines going into the station several feet: to, stay above water.and keep :the coal trains running.. We also raised the track at North Omaha Station.' Both coali.plants (Nebraska Ciiy:Station and North Omaha,.
Statio.nh)havie several weeks of coal in their coal pilIes, sothe:plants would be able to.
continue :operaing:through the expected duratn of thecincreased river flows. We.eare conducting levee inspections around the clock at bo0th North Omaha and Nebraska.
City:stations.:Should:an issue developi we will addriessýit as quickly as possible.
- @ Can increased flood levels take out the Jones Street substation? I know the downtown grid is fed from more than one substation, but what are the OPPD:
.plans if Jones Street has to be shut down? How much spare capacity is there?
- What other substation s are connected to the downtown network grid?
A::. There are multipleesubistations.:and transmissioni lines in the downtown area that servelload. OPPO has taken efforts to harden the Jones Street facilities, where needecdl:,
and the adjacent subs, which are atriisk to flooding should levees breach. If Jones Street must be shut down, there are other sources of OPPD generation that could be used, to serve customners from the gricld. Not all substations in the downtown area are at risk of flooding. Subs.at risk have been hardened and are being monitored regularly.
(See answer:1 above.)
July 15,' 2011
- paj 3 which increases metabolic heat.
- Take regular breaks, in the shade, if possible.
If you recognize that you or someone else is showing signs of heat-related illness, stop all activity and get help, as needed.
Recognizing Heat Stroke Also known as sunstroke, heat stroke is life-,threatening. The victim's temperature-control system, which produces sweating to cool the body, stops working.
The body temperature can rise so high that:brain damage and death may result if the body is not cooled quickly.
Symptoms of heat stroke:
9 Hot, red and dry skin
- Changes in consciousness
@ Rapid, weak pulse
- Rapid, shallow breathing
, Body temperatures can be very high, as high as 105 degrees Symptoms of heat exhaustion:
- Cool, moist, pale, flushed or red skin
- Heavy sweating
@ Headache C:What is the coal lavaillability at North Omaha Station? I drive by the power plant! daily and have noticed no. coal deliveries for some time. I had heard that a coaltrainr was diverted becauseqit Couldn't get to the generator. What is the out-Ilookfor coal deliveries to North Omaha Station? What is the number of days you have in.stock at the generator?What happens if coal deliveries cannot be made?
A: North Omaha Station is currently receiving shipments of coal, and OPPD does not anticipate any major interruption in: coal deliveries at this time. Coal deliveries at the plant were: delayed temporarily between. June 25 and July 1 due to flooding in the Bur-lington Northern Sainte Fe Gibson yard and city of Omaha flood-related work under
- jthe alternate Union Pacific tracks.No~rth Omaha Station, like OPPD's other coal-fired plhai, Nebraska City Station, has several weeks' supply of coal to allow for these types ofisituations. In addition to the two coal plants, OPPD currently has the ability to use its5three peaking plants to add addit*ional generation or to purchase power from other sources.
Q. How is Nebraska City Station faring7 This plant: is threatened, and it has been published that an 18-inch rise in the :river will necessitate shutting it down. How much power do we get from Nebraska City with Fort Calhoun Station offline?
How will this affectaus if it happens?
A-.: Nebraska City :Station.is operating: safely at full capacity. The current river level at the plant is 92.1 feet, 7 inches. The levee is built to 927 feet, 6 inches. Plant person-nel. have built primary and secondayibarriers around.the plant so more than four feet remain:before waterwould breach,the primary levee. Nebraska City Units I and 2 provide a significant amount of the electricity to OPPlD customers. More than 1,350 megawatts of electricity is.generated at the plant. While Fort Calhoun Station is offline, OPPD's:North Omaha Station, Nebraska City Station and its peaking units are provid-ing the power that is required by its customers. OPPD is also acquiring short-term power purchases as needed to meet customer demand.
Q* Rate Impact(s) - Is there going to be a rate increase to cover flood costs incurred by OPPO?D Do you have a percentage so I can budget? If so, when will this hit my monthly bill?
A*:*. li': too. erly to tell. We've got costs associated with flooding, but we just don't know whattAh9 full impact will be. A lot depends on the duration of the flooding.
We've 6ut costs internally, and we may be getting disaster reimbursement, but we just don't know the entire financial impact at this time.
s Nausea or vomiting o Dizziness
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- Body temperature will be near normal
- The disconnect policy for customers with homes being affected remains in force.
Currently, there are 488 disconnections due to the flood situation. The policy is detailed here.
- It's important to note that the govern-ing authorities, not OPPD, are deter-mining evacuation needs.
o To ensure public safety, if a customer living along the river requests that we disconnect their power due to the flooding, and our crews are able to get to the residence and -they are the only residence impacted, we will disconnect the power. In these situa-tions, we will be setting the expecta-tion that the customer will need to get a permit/inspection to get the power reconnected. We will commu-nicate to these customers that if there is a concern prior to our crew arriving, they can shut off their main breaker.
- Under no circumstances should anyone attempt to turn off power at the main electrical panel if they must stand in water or even on a wet floor to do so.
Reconnections will only occur when an approval is received from the proper authorities who preside over the area.
We will also disconnect power if a city official or other government entity requests that we do so or if they officially evacuate an area.
OPPD reserves the right to disconnect power if OPPD crews detect an unsafe environment.