ML12019A339

Email from Allen Berck to bill@region5-6... John Kirkland, Subject: Fort Calhoun Event Status-Friday

ML12019A339
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	07/29/2011
From:	Berck A Omaha Public Power District
To:	Oliver L, Schwartz J, Theulen J NRC Region 4
References
FOIA/PA-2011-0339
Download: ML12019A339 (2)

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Clay, Earnestine From: BERCK, ALLEN [aberck@oppd.com]

Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 7:14 AM To' bill@region5-6.org; dan@region5-6.org; eric.plautz@douglascounty-ne.gov; jeffrey.theulen@pottcounty.com; jon.schwarz@nebraska.gov; 'Larry Oliver'; 'Laurel Ryan';

paul.johnson@douglascounty-ne.gov; whitney.shipley@douglascounty-ne.gov; mrasmuss@idph.state.ia.us; kathy.stodola@iowa.gov; julia.schmitt@nebraska.gov; Presby, Peter; Wingebach, Jacob; Kirkland, John Cc- GEBERS, STEVEN W; RELLER, MARK H; DEANGELIS, PETER A; MOELLER, CHRISTOPHER J; HANKINS, RHONDA R; SILKE, DEENA L; BERCK, ALLEN

Subject:

Fort Calhoun event status - Friday Fort Calhoun Flooding Status

1. Reactor Status: Shutdown

2. Reactor is covered with > 23-ft of cooling water

3. Offsite power and Emergency Diesel Generators are available. Both vital buses are energized at this time.

4. Spent Fuel Pooling cooling is in service and protected.

5. Shutdown cooling is in service and protected

6. Current river level is 1005' 8" at Fort Calhoun Station. (1" lower than yesterday)

7. Current Blair gauge level is 31.1 ft.; According to the NWSIUSACE, level is predicted to remain stable over the next 4 days. We continue to be vigilant of changing river and weather conditions.

8. The site has implemented procedures to protect power supplies and vital equipment. Water is onsite, and flood barriers are protecting vital equipment.

9. No release of radioactivity has occurred.

10. Fort Calhoun has declared a Notification of Unusual Event at 08:00 6/6111.

11. Backup evacuation route onsite is inundated however the primary route onsite is passable and not expected to be affected.

12. 9 sirens remain with no AC power. Power has been removed from siren 259, 257 and 260 in Pottawattamie County IA. Power has been removed from sirens 143 and 135 in Harrison County, IA. Power has been removed from sirens 1, 69, 75, 76 in Washington County, NE. Power was removed from these sirens due to flooding in the surrounding areas. The coverage areas for these sirens has been reviewed with state and county agencies. For those residents that do remain in these areas, the counties are responsible for route alerting.

13. The Reception and Care Center in Fremont is now official, replacing Bellevue; no evacuation routes to that location are affected at this time.

14. At this time no known major evacuation routes are affected without contingency actions planned. Interstate 29 in both directions: from Exit 54A (G Avenue) to Exit 71 (1-680 exit): 1-680 road closed to traffic because of flooding.

1-680 is closed in both directions: from before Exit 1 130th Street to Exit 62: 1-29; Old Mormon Bridge Road ---

road closed because of flooding.

-The river flow rate and level have been relatively constant at Blair NE. The Corp of Engineers is releasing Gavin's Point dam at 160,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), and are predicting that they will reduce flows during the next week (projected releases at 150,000 cfs on August 1st).

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