RBG-37403, Notification of Unusual Event:On 920826,w/reactor Shut Down,Escalating Severe Weather Conditions from Hurricane Andrew Resulted in Wind Speeds Gusting to 60-65 Miles Per Hour.States of Ms & La & Local Govts Notified

Notification of Unusual Event:On 920826,w/reactor Shut Down,Escalating Severe Weather Conditions from Hurricane Andrew Resulted in Wind Speeds Gusting to 60-65 Miles Per Hour.States of Ms & La & Local Govts Notified

ML20114C655
Person / Time
Site:	River Bend
Issue date:	08/28/1992
From:	Odell W GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
RBG-37403, NUDOCS 9209030053
Download: ML20114C655 (3)

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Aagust 28, 1992 RBG-37403 File Nos . G9. 5, G9. 25.1.4 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555

' Gentlemen:

River Bend Station - Unit 1 Docket No. 50-458 Please find _ attached a rammary report of the " Notification of Unusual Event" (NOUE) - which occurred at River Bend Station on August 26, 1992. The NOUE was declared based on escalating severe weather conditions related to Hurricane Andrew. Declaration was

. based . on _ shif t supervisor discretion. This summary report is submitted pursuant to Appendix 1 of NUREG-0654, Revision 1 and EAL Table 13.3-1 of the River Bend Station Emergency Plan. If you have any questions concerning .this summary report, please contact Mr.

L.A. England at (504) 381-4145.

i- Sincerely,

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W. H. Odell l Manager - Oversight River Bend Nuclear Group Attachment l 920903'005T920e2s PDR ADOCK 03000458 8 PDR 16 M N hI )

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY MR. LARRY GIBBEFS COMMISSION DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE MANAGEMENT SUITE 400 EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH ARLINGT^N, TX 76011 222 ST. LOUIS STREET BATON Rot'3E, LA 70802 NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR P.O. BOX 1051 MR. TRAVIS W. PREWITT ST. FRANCISVILLE, LA 70775 DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAC3"; MENT <

I COL. WILLIAM J. CROFT EAST rELICIANA PARISH STATE OF LOUISIANA P.O. BOX 397 OFFICE OF EMERGENCY CLINTON, LA 70722 PREPAREDNESS P.O. BOX 44217 MR. JAMES MAHER BATON ROUGE, LA 70804-4217 DIRECTOR - MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MR. JESSE MEANS MGMT. AGENCY DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY P.O. BOX 4501 MANAGEMENT JACKSON, MS 39216 WEST TELICIANA PARISH P.O. BOX 1877 Sr. FRANCISVILLE, LA 70775 ,

MR. CHARLES J. LEBLANC DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH 736 EUCALYPTUS STREET PORT ALLEN, LA 70767 MR. ONEIL F. LEONARD DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT POINTE COUPEE PARISH P.O. BOX 248 NEW RCADS, LA 70760 MR. EDDIE FUENTE HISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF HEALTH .

DIVISION OF RADIOLOGICAL

HEALTH P.O. BOX 1700 l JACKSON, MS 39205 DR. L. HALL BOHLINGER LOUISIANA RADIATION PROTECTION DIVISION P.O. 82135 BATON ROUGE, LA 70884-2135

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On. August 26, 1992, at 0934 with the reactor shut down, escalating j l

-severe weather conditions related to Hurricane Andrew resulted in

- wind. speeds on-site gusting to 60-65 miles per hour, Based on these conditions, the shift supervisor declared'a Notification-of Unusual' Event (NOUE), The NOUE was terminated at 1440.

Notifications to the State of Louisiana and the State of Mississippi, the .five local governments within the 10 mile Emergency Planning Zone ' and the Nuclear Regulatory Commissio1 Incident Response Center began at 0941. Notification to the state and' local governments and NRC of-the termination began at 1442. ,

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