Press Release-III-13-013, NRC Monitors Unusual Event at LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant

Press Release-III-13-013: NRC Monitors Unusual Event at LaSalle Nuclear Power Plant

ML13108A077
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Site:	LaSalle
Issue date:	04/17/2013
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region II
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Press Release-III-12-013
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region III 2443 Warrenville Road Suite 210 Lisle, IL 60532 Web site: www.nrc.gov No. III-12-013 April 17, 2013 Contacts: Viktoria Mitlyng 630-829-9662 E-Mail: opa3@nrc.gov Prema Chandrathil 630-829-9663 Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov NRC MONITORS UNUSUAL EVENT AT LASALLE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III staff is monitoring the LaSalle nuclear power plant after a lightning strike knocked out offsite power to both Units 1 and 2. The NRC has mobilized its Incident Response Center in Region III located in Lisle, Ill., and is monitoring the events along with the resident inspector onsite.

LaSalle declared an Unusual Event around 3:11 p.m. CST after external power was lost to the two Mark II boiling water reactors. The plants automatically shut down and all control rods were inserted. The plants diesel generators are currently supplying power to plant equipment. An Unusual Event is the lowest levels of the NRCs four level emergency classification system.

The two-unit site is operated by Exelon Generation Co., and is located in Marseilles, Ill.,

roughly 11 miles southeast of Ottawa.

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