PNO-I-85-071, on 850927,Hurricane Gloria Located 50 Miles East of Cape May,Nj.Reactor Facilities Located Along Coast Implementing Procedures Per Emergency Plans.Listed Plants Shutting Down.Oyster Creek Reduced Power Levels to 35%

PNO-I-85-071:on 850927,Hurricane Gloria Located 50 Miles East of Cape May,Nj.Reactor Facilities Located Along Coast Implementing Procedures Per Emergency Plans.Listed Plants Shutting Down.Oyster Creek Reduced Power Levels to 35%

ML20132E021
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Site:	Millstone, Indian Point, Oyster Creek, Haddam Neck, 05000000, Shoreham
Issue date:	09/27/1985
From:	Starostecki R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
References
PNO-I-85-071, PNO-I-85-71, NUDOCS 8509300364
Download: ML20132E021 (1)

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DCS No:

Date: September 27, 1985 PREllMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-I-85-71

.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: Various Region I Plants Licensee Emergency Classification:

Notification of Unusual Event Alert Site Area Emergency General Emergency Not Applicable X NONE

Subject:

. ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO HURRICA.NE GLORIA As of 10:00 a.m. today, Gloria was located about 50 miles east of Cape May, New Jersey and moving in a northerly direction at a speed of 30 miles per hour. Reactor facili-ties located along the coast have been implementing procedures in accordance with their emergency ' pl an s . A consolidated status report for potentially affected Region I

' facilities has been provided to the HQ IRC and is being periodically updated.

The 0yster Creek facility has reduced power levels (to 35%) commensurate with their plan and the hurricane is expected to move past the plant within the next two hours (i.e. by noon). The Indian Point and Shoreham units are shutdown. Millstone Units 1 and 2, and Haddam Neck are shutting down. Unusual event declarations have been made at

-these and several other plants further inland. Emergency response facilities have been

. staffed.

Region I has been tracking the progress of the hurricane and the status of the plants

-on a-con _tinuing basis by continuous manning of the regional IRC and 24 hour2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> coverage at'the sites. Extensive communications with State governments continues and the consolidated status report is being shared with emergency response officials.

This-information is current as of 10:00 a.m.

CONTACT: 'R. Starost'ecki

.488-1229 DISTRIBUTION:

H. St. MNBB Phillips E/W Willste Mail: ADM:DMB Chairman Palladino EDO NRR IE NMSS DOT:Trans only-Comm. Zech- PA OIA RES Comm. Bernthal ELD AE00 'i Comm. Roberts.

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8509300364 850927 Licensee:

h-I -071 PDR (Reactor Licensees)

Region I' Form 83 .

'(Rev. ' July,1984)

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