PNO-IV-11-007, Alert Declared at Callaway Plant

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PNO-IV-11-007 Alert Declared at Callaway Plant
ML112620137
Person / Time
Site: Callaway Ameren icon.png
Issue date: 09/19/2011
From: Geoffrey Miller, Uselding L
Office of Public Affairs, NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-B
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PNO-IV-11-007
Download: ML112620137 (1)


September 19, 2011 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE -- PNO-IV-11-007 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 IV staff on this date.

Facility Licensee Emergency Classification Union Electric Company _____Notification of Unusual Event Callaway Plant _XX Alert Fulton, Missouri, 65077 _____Site Area Emergency Docket: 50-483 _____General Emergency License: NPF-30 _____Not Applicable

SUBJECT:

ALERT DECLARED AT CALLAWAY PLANT DESCRIPTION:

Plant operators declared an ALERT at the Callaway Plant near Fulton, Missouri, at 10:56 a.m.

CDT, on September 18, 2011, as a result of a Freon gas leak from one of the site air conditioning units for the main control room. The leaking Freon gas temporarily prohibited safe personnel entry into a room containing essential electrical equipment. Cooling for the main control room was maintained by the redundant air conditioning unit.

At 5:37 p.m. CDT on September 18, 2011, after the room was confirmed accessible for plant operators, the licensee exited the ALERT.

The State of Missouri has been informed. This information has been discussed with licensee management and is current as of 8:30 a.m. CDT.

The plant continued to operate at 100% power throughout the event and there were no radiological releases due to this event. The resident inspector responded to the site to monitor site activities during the event.

This preliminary notification is issued for information only.

ADAMS ACCESSION NUMBER: ML112620137 CONTACTS: Lara Uselding Geoffrey Miller (817)917-0321 (817) 917-1212 lara.uselding@nrc.gov Geoffrey.Miller@nrc.gov