ML12023A218

Email from Thomas Farnholtz to Linda Howell, Subject: Fw: Daily Event Status at Fort Calhoun - Wednesday, July 6

ML12023A218
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	07/06/2011
From:	Thomas Farnholtz Region 4 Engineering Branch 1
To:	Linda Howell NRC Region 4
References
FOIA/PA-2011-0339
Download: ML12023A218 (2)

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From: tdoml Thmas l To: 3ow a

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FV:*Daily event status at:Fort Calhoun - Wednesday, July 6 Date: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 8:20:34 AM Linda:-

The daily, event statusý report for Wednesday :July 6. The liver level has: come down again (1i0061"). I heard.onthe: radio thiSemorning that highway 30 across the river at:Blair will be c*losed starting todayfor additional sandbagging. They expect: it to reopen on Friday July 8.

Thank yu :and have :a great day.

Tom.

From: BERCK, ALLEN [1]

Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 8:07 AM To: MBill Pook; Dan; Eric Plautz; Jeff Theulen; Jon Schwarz; Kirkland, John; Larry Oliver; Laurel Ryan; Paul Johnson; Whitney Shipley; 'Rasmusson, Melanie'; kathy.stodola@iowa.gov; Farnholtz, Thomas Cc: GEBERS,. STEVEN W; DEANGELIS, PETER A; MOELLER, CHRISTOPHER J; HANKINS, RHONDA R; BERCK, ALLEN; SILKE, DEENA L; RELLER, MARK H

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Daily event status at Fort Calhoun - Wednesday, July 6 Fort Calhoun Flooding Status (changes from yesterday's report are in bold)

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 1006' 1" at Fort Calhoun Station (stable over last 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />).

7. Current Blair gauge level is 31.97 ft., which is a slightly lower in the last 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br />.

NWS/USACE predictions are for a stable river level over the next 4 days.

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 6/6/11.

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

12. Total sirens affected/disabled = 10. Power has been removed from siren 257 and 260 in Pottawattamie Co. IA, which is just on the edge of the 10-mile EPZ south east of the plant.

7 Siren 75, 76 in Desoto National Wildlife Refuge have no power. Currently the refuge is closed due to flooding. Siren 1 east of Fort Calhoun on county road 34 between Fort Calhoun and Boyer Chute Recreational Area is without power. This. area is closed due to flooding. Power was removed to one additional siren in Washington County -7:sirens 69 was 0 removed from service due to flooding and may require route alerting for any inon-evacuated residents. Power was removed from Siren 259. This siren is located in Pottawattamie County on DeSoto Trail, west of 11 0 th street. Counties to verify evacuation route alerting capability if needed. Power has been. removed fro .sirens 143 and 144 in:Pottawattarnie Co. IA due to

- flooding. This area has been evacuated. Power has been'removed from Siren 135 (located on Hiway 30, approximately 1 miles east of NE/IA border). This area is not occupied.

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13. The Reception and CareCenter in: Fremnt now o.fiialI ois replacing Be 1evue. This has been planned for quite some time,. but also provides us with greater protection for:the public, as no evacuation routes to that location are affected at this time.

14. At this time no known major:evacuation roultes: are affected without contingency actions planned. Interstate 29 in both directions: from Exit 54A (G Avenue) to Exit: 71 (1-680 exit): I-680 roadclosed to traffic because of flooding. -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. Highway 30 from Blair to Missouri Valley will be closed this morning to continue flood harrier work, but does not impact evacuation routes, and is scheduled to be reopened on Friday,

.*Requested Information from statesl and counlties.

1.:,When olffsite evacuation routes. ai affecte please contact emergency planning

2. Wtert the: Blairý Water piant is afeýdp:- ecoI rl~gnyplanriing Z, Authorized power oulages that affect or -ctild..affeTtsiren operab4iity, please contact emergency planning.

The river flow rate and level have been relatively, constant at Blair NE. The Corp of Engineers is releasing Gavin's Point dam tat 160,'300 cubic feet per second (cfs).

Emergency Planning Contacts atVFCS:

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Omaha Public PowerDistrict phone: 402-533-6064  :..

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