PNO-II-04-009, Region II Response to Hurricane Jeanne
| ML042710377 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 09/25/2004 |
| From: | Wert L NRC/RGN-II |
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| References | |
| PNO-II-04-009 | |
| Download: ML042710377 (1) | |
PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-II-04-009 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.
X 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)
Not Applicable
SUBJECT:
REGION II RESPONSE TO HURRICANE JEANNE The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II office is currently tracking Hurricane Jeanne which is currently a Category 3 storm with winds exceeding 110 miles per hour. Region II activated its incident response center on Saturday, September 25, 2004, as Hurricane Jeanne neared the east coast of Florida. The agency entered the Monitoring Mode at 3:15 p.m. Region II has NRC inspectors on site at St. Lucie, and inspectors are monitoring activities at Crystal River and Turkey Point. Region II staff members were also dispatched to the Florida Power and Light Company Emergency Operations Facility in Miami, Florida.
The St. Lucie and Turkey Point sites declared a Notice of Unusual Event on September 24 at 17:00 (EDT) due to the issuance of a Hurricane Warning for the east coast of Florida. St. Lucie Units 1 and 2 shutdown at 11:30 and 12:00 (EDT), respectively, on September 25. Turkey Point Unit 3 is at 50 percent power in preparation for its refueling outage and Turkey Point Unit 4 is operating at 100 percent power.
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 7:30 p.m. (EDT)
September 25, 2004.
CONTACT:
Len Wert 404-562-4480