PNO-II-04-008A, Region II Response to Hurricane Frances
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| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 09/03/2004 |
| From: | Joel Munday NRC/RGN-II |
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| PNO-II-04-008A | |
| Download: ML042510069 (1) | |
PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-II-04-008A 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 Region II staff (Atlanta, Georgia) on this date.
Facility Licensee Emergency Classification Florida Power and Light Co.
Notification of Unusual Event St. Lucie Units 1 & 2 Alert Jensen Beach, FL Site Area Emergency Docket/License:050-335/ DPR 67 (Unit 1),
General Emergency 050-389/ NPF 16 (Unit 2)
X Not Applicable
SUBJECT:
REGION II RESPONSE TO HURRICANE FRANCES The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II Office, activated its Incident Response Center at 7:00 p.m. (EDT) on September 3, 2004. Region II is in the Monitoring Mode in response to Hurricane Frances as it nears the east coast of Florida. NRC resident inspectors along with augmented staff are currently at the nuclear plant site and are reviewing preparations for the impending severe weather. In addition, RII staff members have been dispatched to the Florida Power and Light Company Emergency Operations Facility in Miami, Florida and the State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee, Florida.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency Region IV has also activated its Regional Operations Center to monitor the hurricane.
The state of Florida has been notified.
The information presented herein was discussed with the licensee and is current as of 8:30 p.m. (EDT)
September 3, 2004.
CONTACT:
Joel Munday 404-562-4480