PNO-III-08-010, Monticello - Loss of Offsite Power
| ML082610709 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 09/17/2008 |
| From: | Kenneth Riemer, Nirodh Shah NRC/RGN-III |
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| References | |
| PNO-III-08-010 | |
| Download: ML082610709 (1) | |
September 17, 2008 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -- PNO-III-08-010 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 III staff on this date.
Facility Monticello Nuclear Generating Station Nuclear Management Company (NMC)
Monticello, MN Docket: 50-263 License: DPR-22 Licensee Emergency Classification X Notification of Unusual Event Alert Site Area Emergency General Emergency Not Applicable
SUBJECT:
MONTICELLO LOSS-OF-OFFSITE-POWER DESCRIPTION:
On September 17, 2008, with the Monticello plant shut down for a forced maintenance outage, a Notice-of-Unusual Event was declared when a truck with a telescoping boom struck a power line providing offsite power to the plant, resulting in a loss of power to some equipment at the facility. A worker related incident occurred outside of the protected area, which resulted in a fatality to the contract worker.
The NRC subsequently entered the Monitoring Mode and continues to monitor this event from the Region III Incident Response Center. The NRC also has inspectors onsite to monitor the event.
The State of Minnesota was notified. The information in this preliminary notification has been reviewed with licensee management.
This information is current as of 1:35 p.m. (CDT) on September 17, 2008.
CONTACT:
Ken Riemer Nirodh Shah (630) 829-9628 (630) 829-9821