PNO-V-85-040, on 850708,licensee Informed Region That Site Unaffected by Current Brush Fires.On 850707,fire Caused 45 Minute Outage to Emergency Notification Sys

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PNO-V-85-040:on 850708,licensee Informed Region That Site Unaffected by Current Brush Fires.On 850707,fire Caused 45 Minute Outage to Emergency Notification Sys
ML20129D897
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Site: Diablo Canyon  Pacific Gas & Electric icon.png
Issue date: 07/08/1985
From: Dodds R, Wieder A
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:
References
FOIA-V-85-040 PNO-V-85-040, PNO-V-85-40, NUDOCS 8507160676
Download: ML20129D897 (1)


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PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-V-85-40 Date: 07/08/85

'This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information presented is as initially received.without verification or avaluation and is basically all that is known by Region V staff on this date.

FACILITY: Pacific Gas and Electric Emergency Classification Diablo Canyon Notification of Unusual Event Docket Nos. 50-275, 50-323 Alert Site Area Emergency General Emergency XX Not Applicable

SUBJECT:

BRUSH FIRES IN THE VICINITY OF DIABLO CANYON At 8:30 a.m. PDT,' July 8, 1985, the licensee informed Region V that its Diablo Canyon site is not affected by the ' current . brush fires threatening the city of San Luis Obispo. Local authorities have ordered precautionary evacuations of areas north and east of the city.

San Luis Obispo County'Ceneral Hospital' is in this evacuation area, but this is not the

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ho2pital' contracted to' supply;medjcal assistance to Diablo Canyon. The evacuation areas are '

at least 15 miles from the site.and+7 miles from the EOF. A section of Highway 101 from San Luis Obispo heading' north to Paso Robles 7has been closed to all but emergency vehicles.

This closure.has-not.affected.p,lant personnel from reporting to work at the site. There is no danger _to.the plant's electrical tr,ansmission g lines which are routed north and west of the present fire area. The fire aid cause a 45-minute outage to the Diablo Canyon emergency s

notification siren system ab,out'1600. hrs. on Sunday, July 7.

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' Sin Luis Obispo" county officials activated its Emergency Operations Center and a Rumor Control Center on July 4th.

Tha San Luis Obispo County Airport, south of the city, had been closed for a time to cecommodate aerial fire fighting equipment. At the present time it is open.

Disblo Canyon continues to oper' ate at !100% ' power.

This preliminary notification is for information only.

CONTACT: A. Wieder, FTS 463-3783; R. Dodds, FTS 463-3720 l- DISTRIBUTION i

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