PNO-III-85-050, on 850621,initial Criticality Achieved within Two Steps of Estimated Critical Position.Control Rods Withdrawn to Criticality

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PNO-III-85-050:on 850621,initial Criticality Achieved within Two Steps of Estimated Critical Position.Control Rods Withdrawn to Criticality
ML20209E936
Person / Time
Site: Fermi DTE Energy icon.png
Issue date: 06/21/1985
From: Greenman E, Madison A, Wright G
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
References
PNO-III-85-050, PNO-III-85-50, NUDOCS 8507120353
Download: ML20209E936 (1)


PRELIMINARY. NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-III-85-50 Date 6/21/85 N" This praliminary n:tification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or '

public interest significance. The information is as initially received without veri-fication or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the staff on this date.

Facility: Detroit Edison Company Licensee Emergency Classification:

Enrico Fermi 2 Notification of an Unusual Event Newport, MI 48166 Alert (Docket No. 50-341) Site Area Emergency General Emergency i XX Not Applicable

Subject:

INITIAL CRITICALITY Unit 2 achieved initial criticality at 4:19 a.m. (CDT), June 21, 1985 within 2 steps of the Estimated Critical Position. The withdrawal of control rods to criticality took two hours and twenty minutes. All systems operated as designed. There were no unexpected occurrences.

The Deputy Regional Administrator and other members of his staff were in the control room at the time criticality was achieved.

The licensee intends to issue a press release.

The State of Michigan will be notified.

This information is current as of 9:00 a.m. (CDT), June 21, 1985.

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