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| ENS 55844 | 15 April 2022 14:00:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Notification of Environmental Report to Another Government Agency | The following information was provided by the licensee via email: On April 15, 2022 at 1000 hours (EDT), four off-site notifications were made to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Environmental ÿProtection (MADEP) in accordance with the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (310 CMR 40.0000). ÿThe notifications document non-radiological contaminants found slightly above reportable concentrations in select soil and groundwater samples collected during site characterization efforts, as part of the decommissioning process, from four parcels of land at the property.ÿ ÿReportable concentrations in soil were identified in a composite sample for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). ÿReportable concentrations in groundwater were identified in samples for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and Semi Volatile Organic Compound (SVOC). Additionally, the reports include sample results where laboratory reporting limits equaled or exceeded reporting thresholds. This notification is being made solely as a four-hour, non-emergency notification for a Notification of Other Government Agency in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi).ÿ There was no impact on the health and safety of the public or plant personnel. The NRC Lead Decommissioning Inspector and NMSS Project Manager assigned to Pilgrim have been notified. | ||
| ENS 55567 | 9 November 2021 15:40:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Offsite Notification Due to Violation of Discharge Permit | At 1040 hours EST, November 9, 2021, the site reported a violation of the station National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. The 24-hour environmental report addressed an unauthorized discharge of 7,245 gallons of non-radiological water that was pumped into a storm drain to de-water an on-site electrical vault located outside of the protected area. This discharge occurred from 0800 to 1230 hours on November 8, 2021. Sampling and analysis of the vault water is in progress to assess for the presence of pollutants. This notification is being made solely as a four-hour, non-emergency notification for a Notification of Other Government Agency. This event is reportable in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi). There was no impact on the health and safety of the public or plant personnel. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. The licensee notified the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. | ||
| ENS 55202 | 21 April 2021 11:52:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Offsite Notification to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts | On April 21, 2021, at 0752 hours (EDT), an offsite notification was made to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MADEP) in accordance with Regulation 310 CMR 40.0000: Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP). The notification documents non-radiological contaminants found above reportable concentrations in select samples collected during site characterization efforts. The reported reportable concentrations were slightly above reporting limits in a soil sample for Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), two groundwater sampling locations for PFAS, and isolated instances of metals in groundwater including Arsenic, Vanadium, Lead, Antimony, Beryllium, Cadmium, Chromium, Nickel, and Thallium. This report is being submitted in accordance with 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi) based on notification being made to another government agency. Concentrations above reporting limits have been entered into the site's corrective action program. As per MCP, the site will proceed with requirements to implement the phased MCP process. This condition does not represent a threat to station personnel or to members of the general public. | ||
| ENS 55071 | 18 January 2021 21:00:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Offsite Notification Due to Leak from Underground Sewage Storage Tank | On January 18, 2021 at 1600 hours (EDT), Holtec Decommissioning International (HDI) made an off-site notification to the Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division in accordance with Section B of the station's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. 0003557. The event was associated with an underground sewage water system holding tank. The specific details of the occurrence are as follows: On January 13, 2021 at 1000 hours (EDT) site personnel identified what appeared to be water bubbling up from an unidentified cover within the security protected area of the site. The water emanating from the cap had no visible color or solid material and no odor. The water estimated at 25 gallons per hour or less was flowing to a site storm drain connected to permitted outfall number 007. Initial indication was that the water was potable water as part of the station's fire protection system. Further investigation determined that a back-up in an underground sewage holding tank inlet was the source of the leakage. By 1400 hours (EDT) when bathrooms including toilets on site were shutdown and removed from service, efforts were underway to pump the tank and remove the blockage, and the bubbling from the cover had stopped. The licensee has notified the Massachusetts Environmental Protection Agency, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency and the NRC Resident Inspector. | ||
| ENS 52449 | 20 December 2016 23:30:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Offsite Notification - Release of Hydrogen Gas in Excess of the Reportable Quantity of Ten Pounds | At 1830 EST on 20 December, 2016 the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Plymouth Massachusetts Fire Department were notified of a Hydrogen release in accordance with plant procedures and 310CMR40.300, Massachusetts Contingency Plan Notification for Oil and Hazardous Material; Identification and Listing of Oil and Hazardous Material, due to a release of hydrogen gas to the environment exceeding the reportable quantity of ten pounds. The release, which is an expected part of a routine plant start-up was from the generator hydrogen cooling system. This event posed no danger to the health and safety of plant personnel or members of the general public. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. | ||
| ENS 52231 | 9 September 2016 21:39:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Offsite Notification - Release of Hydrogen Gas in Excess of the Reportable Quantity of Ten Pounds | At 1739 (EDT) on Friday September 9, 2016 the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Plymouth Massachusetts Fire Department were notified of a Hydrogen release in accordance with plant procedures and 310CMR40.300, Massachusetts Contingency Plan Notification for Oil and Hazardous Material; Identification and Listing of Oil and Hazardous Material, due to a release of hydrogen gas to the environment exceeding the reportable quantity of ten pounds. The Massachusetts DEP Tracking Number is RTN4-26311. The release was from the generator hydrogen cooling system. There was no plant damage. Hydrogen system pressure has been restored to the normal operating band with the Main Generator secured and is stable. The cause of the event is under investigation. This event posed no danger to the health and safety of plant personnel or members of the general public. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified.
The Plymouth Massachusetts Fire Department was notified on Monday, September 12, 2016, at 1411 EDT. This clarifies information applicable to the local notification as identified in the original notification. Notified R1DO(Noggle) and NSIR (Stapleton) via email. | ||
| ENS 50769 | 27 January 2015 09:02:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B), RPS System Actuation 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A), System Actuation | Automatic Reactor Scram on Turbine Trip Due to Loss of Offsite Power | On Tuesday January 27, 2015 at 0402 hours, with the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (PNPS) Reactor Mode Select Switch (RMSS) in Run and reactor power approximately 52% an automatic reactor scram signal was received due to the automatic trip of the main turbine that was initiated by the opening of the main generator breaker, ACB-104. The event occurred during winter storm 'Juno.' Prior to the event off-site transmission Line 355 was de-energized due (to) weather conditions and its associated PNPS switchyard breakers (ACB-105, a main generator breaker and ACB-102), were open. Per station procedures, reactor power was being lowered, a reactor protection system bus had been placed onto a back-up power supply, the Emergency Diesel Generators had been started and were powering the associated safety related 4 KV buses. The second off-site transmission Line 342 de-energized and the associated PNPS switchyard breakers (ACB-104 main generator breaker and ACB-103) opened. The Shutdown Transformer off-site power supply has remained available throughout this event. All control rods were verified to be fully inserted. Per plant design, Primary Containment Isolation System (PCIS) Group lI sampling systems, Group VI Reactor Water Clean-up (RWCU) system and Reactor Building Isolation System (RBIS) isolations occurred. Currently, the EDG's are powering the safety related 4KV buses, reactor water level is being maintained by the Reactor Core Isolation Cooling (RCIC) system and reactor pressure is being maintained by High Pressure Coolant Injection (HPCI) system. The station is conducting a plant cool down at this time. All systems responded as designed with the exception of a non-safety-related diesel air compressor, K-117 that failed to start. The licensee will notify the State and local governments and plans on issuing a press release. The NRC Resident Inspector has been informed. | High Pressure Coolant Injection Reactor Protection System Emergency Diesel Generator Primary Containment Isolation System Reactor Core Isolation Cooling Main Turbine Control Rod | 05000293/LER-2015-001 |
| ENS 50134 | 23 May 2014 16:10:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Offsite Notification - Release of Hydrogen Gas in Excess of Reportable Quantity | At 1210 EDT on Friday, May 23, 2014, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Plymouth Massachusetts Fire Department were notified of a hydrogen release in accordance with plant procedures and 310CMR40.300, Massachusetts Contingency Plan Notification for Oil and Hazardous Material; Identification and Listing of Oil and Hazardous Material. This was due to a release of hydrogen gas to the environment exceeding the reportable quantity of ten pounds. The release was from the generator hydrogen cooling system. There was no plant damage. Hydrogen system pressure has been restored to the normal operating band and is stable. The cause of the event is under investigation. This event posed no danger to the health and safety of plant personnel or members of the general public. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. | ||
| ENS 49053 | 20 May 2013 07:53:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Off-Site Notification Due to Fire in Turbine Building | At 0353 hours (EDT) on Monday, May 20, 2013 Pilgrim Station responded to indications of a fire in the Turbine Building (TB) Lubricating Oil Room. The Pilgrim Fire Brigade responded to the fire and was able to extinguish a small fire associated with the 'A' Auxiliary Oil Pump Motor. The plant was in start-up at the time of the event with the reactor critical and reactor coolant system temperature approximately 180 degrees F. The Plymouth Fire Department was contacted and responded to the site. The event did not require entry into the Emergency Action Levels (EALs). The plant is in a safe condition and plant personnel are investigating the cause. The plant will be restarted after a thorough evaluation and any necessary repairs are completed. This informational notification is being made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi). The licensee has notified the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) . The Resident Inspector staff has been informed of this notification. This was an electrical fire confined to the aux oil pump motor and was extinguished using hand held CO2 and dry chemical extinguishers. | Reactor Coolant System | |
| ENS 48909 | 10 April 2013 17:14:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Massachusetts Agencies Notified Regarding Neutralizing Sump Discharge Line Inspection | At 1314 hours on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 during a boroscopic inspection of the sub-surface portions of the Neutralizing Sump Discharge Line, Pilgrim Station discovered indications of a separation in the line. The line is currently isolated and no discharges were in progress during the planned inspection. This line is used infrequently to discharge permitted liquids that have the potential to contain radiological contamination. This notification is conservatively being made in accordance with Pilgrim site procedures with direct voluntary communications with offsite agencies. There is no impact on the safe operation of the plant and personnel are investigating the cause. The (NRC) Resident Inspector staff has been informed of this notification. This notification is being made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi). The licensee will notify the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and other state agencies.
Entergy Pilgrim Station has twenty three (23) groundwater monitoring wells used to sample for tritium and other radioactive nuclides in accordance with the Nuclear Energy Institute's (NEI) voluntary Groundwater Protection Initiative (GPI). One of the newly installed wells, MW-219, located in the vicinity of a Catch Basin adjacent to the Reactor Building Auxiliary Bay and in the flow path of the Neutralizing Sump Discharge Line indicated an elevated level of tritium (H3), that exceed the limits established by the NEI Groundwater Protection initiative and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) limits for liquid effluent release. A protocol for more frequent sampling has been instituted and an investigation of the cause is underway. To date, tritium is the only isotope detected In the groundwater monitoring well samples collected at the site. This supplemental information has been voluntarily communicated to Federal, State and local stakeholders. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified of this update. This is an update to the 4-hour non-emergency notification made in accordance with 50.72(b)(2)(xi) on April 10, 2013 at 1619 hours. Notified R1DO (Rogge). | ||
| ENS 48739 | 10 February 2013 19:05:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(B), Loss of Safety Function - Remove Residual Heat 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A), System Actuation | Loss of Offsite Power and Subsequent Press Release | On Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 1405 (EST), with the reactor at 0% core thermal power, all control rods fully inserted, and in cold shutdown conditions, the plant experienced a loss of off-site power. With Pilgrim Station aligned to off-site power via the start-up transformer (SUT), a fault on the 'B' phase of the SUT was experienced due to suspected falling ice striking the phase's insulator. This resulted in the tripping of the feeder breaker, ACB-102, and the loss of power to 4160 KV buses A1 through A4. Emergency Diesel Generators (EDGs) 'A' and 'B' auto-started as designed and are powering emergency buses. The loss of off-site power resulted in de-energization of both Reactor Protection System (RPS) channels resulting in a reactor scram signal and isolation of shutdown cooling. At 1418, shutdown cooling was returned to service. All other plant systems responded as designed. Station personnel are in the process of establishing back-up power in accordance with plant procedures. The following press release was made at 1715 hours: 'Offsite power to Pilgrim station was interrupted this afternoon. The plant is in a cold shutdown condition and Pilgrim's diesel generators are providing power to the site. There is no worker or public safety concern. Plant personnel are troubleshooting the cause of the interruption.' This event had no impact on the health and/or safety of the public. The NRC Senior Resident Inspector has been notified. | Reactor Protection System Emergency Diesel Generator Shutdown Cooling Control Rod | 05000293/LER-2013-003 |
| ENS 48669 | 12 January 2013 14:50:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release 10 CFR 50.72(a)(1)(i), Emergency Class Declaration | Unusual Event Declared Due to Potential Security Event | On Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 0925 hours (EST), with the reactor shutdown at 0% core thermal power, a security threat was reported. Security personnel took action to investigate the threat and implemented appropriate protective actions as required per security procedures. Based on this security event, the Shift Manager activated the Emergency Plan and made notification of an Unusual Event at 0950 hours. As a result, the Emergency Response organization was notified and activated. At 1001 hours, the NRC and applicable state and local authorities were notified via the Emergency Notification System (ENS). At 1050 hours, Security and applicable local law enforcement agency officials completed immediate investigations and determined that the security threat was not credible and was the result of local duck hunters on a small watercraft near the plant site. At 1105 hours, the Emergency Director terminated the Unusual Event. The Senior Resident Inspector was on-site and has been informed of this event and associated offsite notification. The licensee has notified appropriate state and local authorities as required per Emergency Planning and other site specific procedures. A press release was also issued. This notification is being made in accordance with 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi). Notified the DHS SWO, FEMA and DHS NICC.
This is an informational update to notification EN# 48669 based on completion of the post event Emergency Planning review. Our initial notification contained the following documentation error: At 1001 hours, the NRC and applicable State and Local authorities were notified via the Emergency Notification System (ENS). This statement is corrected as follows: 'At 1001 hours, State and Local authorities were notified via the Dedicated Notification Network (DNN). At 1025 hours, the NRC was notified via the Emergency Notification System (ENS).' The Resident Inspector has been informed of this event update. Notified R1DO (Ferdas). | ||
| ENS 48665 | 11 January 2013 11:55:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Offsite Notification Regarding Manual Reactor Scram | At 1534 EST on Thursday, January 10, Pilgrim Station operators initiated a manual shutdown of the power plant following a trip of the plant's recirculation pumps. The plant is in a safe condition and plant personnel are investigating the cause. The plant will be restarted after a thorough evaluation and any necessary repairs are completed. The plant had been online continuously for 230 days at the time of the shutdown. The NRC Resident Inspector staff has been informed of this press release and notification. This informational notification is being made in accordance with 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi). The licensee will notify the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). | ||
| ENS 48439 | 24 October 2012 23:20:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Press Release Regarding Status of Ongoing Labor Negotiations | On October 24, 2012, at 1920 EDT hours with the reactor at 100% core thermal power the following press release is being issued by Entergy Nuclear regarding the status of the ongoing labor negotiations. ENTERGY NUCLEAR STATEMENT - ENTERGY AND UWUA LOCAL 369 AGREE TO TENTATIVE CONTRACT October 24, 2012 Plymouth, Mass. - Entergy Nuclear and the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) reached a tentative agreement today on a new four-year labor contract for Local 369 technical employees at Pilgrim Station, pending a ratification vote by Union membership. Additionally, the parties have agreed to a 21-day extension that will expire at midnight on Nov. 14. The previous contract for the approximately 67 workers affected by this union contract will remain in effect during the extension. The original contract was set to expire at midnight Oct. 24. Pilgrim's Site Vice President Robert Smith said, 'We appreciate the hard work of both parties to come to a successful outcome to this negotiation process. We believe the new proposal represents fair and equitable terms both for our employees and the Company.' END The Resident Inspector staff has been informed of this press release and notification. This notification is being made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi). | ||
| ENS 48078 | 8 July 2012 20:27:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Commonwealth of Massachusetts Notified That Pilgrim Station Workers Ratify New Contract | On July 8, 2012, at 1627 (EDT) hours and the reactor at 100% core thermal power, the following informational statement was issued by Entergy Nuclear regarding the status of the ongoing labor action at the site: UWUA Local 369 Pilgrim Station Workers Ratify New Contract. UWUA Local 369 Pilgrim Station union members voted today to ratify a new, four-year bargaining union contract which is effective May 16, 2012. 'The new contract, which came to fruition as a result of a lot of hard work on both sides, reflects our commitment to our employees, is acceptable to our union workers and preserves union interests,' said Pilgrim Site Vice President, Robert Smith. 'We look forward to our employees returning to work, which has been our goal throughout this process,' he continued. While specific details of the agreement are not being disclosed, the new four-year contract represents a substantial commitment to employees in the form of guaranteed wage increases, a comprehensive benefits package including premium health care plan options, a Company-matching 401(k) savings program, a defined benefits pension plan and a union incentive plan. 'We now turn our attention to the transition/turnover process and have initiated our Reintegration Plan which is a deliberate process to ensure the qualifications, training and other site requirements of returning employees are current and meet all NRC or procedural requirements. As employees are reintegrated, we will be phasing out our alternate staffing/contingency plan and expect to have all of our union employees back to work this week,' said Smith. The licensee notified the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency and the NRC Resident Inspector. | ||
| ENS 48059 | 29 June 2012 21:46:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Offsite Notification Due to an Employee Medical Emergency | On June 29, 2012, at 1746 EDT hours and the reactor at 100% core thermal power, the following informational statement was issued by Entergy Nuclear regarding a medical emergency involving a member of the Pilgrim Station Security Department. This afternoon, a security employee at Pilgrim Station who appeared to be in medical distress was immediately transported to the hospital for observation and professional medical care. The individual was observing and monitoring union picket line activities and was not filling a position required by the Pilgrim Station Security Plan. The Resident Inspector staff has been informed of this press release and notification. This notification is being made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi). The licensee will notify the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. | ||
| ENS 47997 | 6 June 2012 04:45:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Offsite Notification Regarding Labor Negotiations | On June 6, 2012, at 0045 EDT hours and the reactor at 100% core thermal power the following press release being issued by Entergy Nuclear regarding the status of the ongoing labor negotiations. Plymouth, Mass. - Entergy Nuclear, the company that owns and operates the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station is implementing a contingency staffing plan after weeks of negotiations between the Company and the Utility Workers Union of America Local 369 leadership were unsuccessful in reaching an agreement for a new union contract. Local 369 has stated flatly that while its members are not on strike, they reserve the right to walk off the job at any time, without any notice, and leave the nuclear power plant critically understaffed and in violation of the plant's operating license. This disregard for public safety is unacceptable. Accordingly, the company's contingency plan is being implemented. The contingency plan for temporary alternate staffing is consistent with Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations and is in the interest of safety and maintaining formal organizational controls on the plant site. Highly qualified individuals from within Pilgrim's management team as well as the Entergy nuclear fleet will be filling the necessary positions. The NRC Resident Inspector staff has been informed of this press release and notification. This notification is being made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi). The licensee will be notifying the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. | ||
| ENS 47968 | 26 May 2012 06:00:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Press Release Regarding Status of Ongoing Labor Negotiations | On May 26, 2012, at 0200 EDT with the reactor at 42% core thermal power, the following press release is being issued by Entergy Nuclear regarding the status of the ongoing labor negotiations. Pilgrim Station Negotiation Team Agrees to Present Proposed Package to Union Membership for Ratification Vote. Plymouth, Mass. - Entergy Nuclear and the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), which have been negotiating a four-year Pilgrim Station labor contract, agreed early Saturday to present a proposed package of pay and benefits to the membership for a vote on Saturday, June 7. Additionally, the parties have agreed to a 10-day (contract) extension that will expire at midnight on Tuesday, June 5. The previous contract for the approximately 240 workers will remain in effect during the extension. Pilgrim's Site Vice President Robert Smith said, 'We appreciate the hard work of both parties to get to this point and believe this proposal represents fair and equitable terms both for our employees and the company.' Entergy owns and operates power plants with more than 30,000 megawatts of electrical generating capacity and has about 14,000 employees. Entergy's nuclear businesses comprise six reactors at five sites in Massachusetts, New York, Vermont and Michigan and five reactors at four locations in Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Entergy Nuclear also manages operations at a nuclear generating plant in Nebraska. The (NRC) Resident Inspector staff has been informed of this press release and notification. This notification is being made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi). The licensee will notify the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. | ||
| ENS 47927 | 17 May 2012 01:00:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Press Release Regarding Status of Ongoing Labor Negotiations | On May 18, 2012, at 2100 (EDT) hours and the reactor at 100% core thermal power the following press release is being issued by Entergy Nuclear regarding the status of the ongoing labor negotiations. Plymouth, Mass -- Entergy Nuclear, the owner and operator of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Mass. said today that the company remains focused squarely on plant safety as a negotiating team works toward a four-year contract with plant workers that reflects the realities of the competitive electric power business and fairly compensates the workforce. The contract with the Utility Workers Union of America Local 369 covers approximately 240 production and maintenance/office technical and professional workers out of a total workforce of about 650 employees at the plant. The contract expired May 15 without final resolution. Plant management directed workers covered by the contract in non-essential positions to remain at home Wednesday with full pay with benefits and insurance pending further progress on the contract. It is not a lockout. The management decision to temporarily limit the workforce at the plant is in the interest of safety. The company remains prepared to implement contingency plans in the event of a strike by the union members. Those plans assign routine tasks to other pre-qualified workers in roles that ensure continued safe operations. The Resident Inspector staff is onsite and has been informed of this press release and notification. This notification is being made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi). The company feels they have adequate numbers of pre-qualified workers available to fill necessary positions to ensure continued safe operations. | ||
| ENS 47199 | 26 August 2011 17:45:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Press Release Related to Hurricane Preparations at the Pilgrim Site | At approximately 1345 EDT, on August 26, 2011, Entergy Corporation issued a press release regarding ongoing preparations at Pilgrim Station for hurricane Irene currently located 300 miles SSW of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina traveling in a northerly direction at approximately 14 miles per hour. The purpose of the press release is to re-assure the public regarding the safety and security of the facility and the extent of preparations that are in progress. Current plant operation is not impacted and the release of this information does not indicate a current threat to the facility or the health and safety of the public. The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector. This four (4) hour report is being made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi). State and local notifications will be made coincident with the Issuance of this Event Report. | ||
| ENS 46206 | 25 August 2010 12:30:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Offsite Notification - Release of Hydrogen Gas in Excess of the Reportable Quantity of Ten Pounds | On August 25, 2010 (the licensee) made a notification to) the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Plymouth Massachusetts Fire Department in accordance with 310CMR40.300, Massachusetts Contingency Plan Notification of Oil and Hazardous Material; Identification and Listing of Oil and Hazardous Material. (The licensee made the notification) due to a release of hydrogen gas to the environment exceeding the reportable quantity of ten pounds via the designed system release path. The release occurred when restoration of a system vacuum pump following planned maintenance resulted in higher than normal system makeup rates. Combustible gas sampling of equipment areas confirmed that the excess hydrogen gas had been released to the environment via a remote roof vent designed to continuously exhaust (hydrogen) removed from the seal oil system by the vacuum pump. The release of hydrogen gas was secured when the vacuum pump was removed from service. The estimated quantity of hydrogen gas released was approximately twenty pounds. This event posed no danger to the health and safety of plant personnel or members of the general public. The NRC Senior Resident Inspector is on-site and has been notified. The licensee is investigating the cause of the excessive makeup rate. | ||
| ENS 46083 | 9 July 2010 04:00:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Offsite Notification Due to Elevated Levels of Tritium Found in a Well Sample | Entergy Pilgrim Station has twelve groundwater monitoring wells used to sample for tritium and other radioactive nuclides in accordance with the Nuclear Energy Institute's (NEI) voluntary Groundwater Protection Initiative (GPI). One of the wells, MW-205, located in the vicinity of the Condensate Storage Tanks (CST) indicated an elevated level of tritium, however well below the limits established by the NEI Groundwater Protection Initiative, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) limits for liquid effluent release and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) limits for tritium in drinking or non-drinking water wells. The latest sample taken on June 21, 2010, returned a test result of 11,072 picocuries per liter of tritium. To date, tritium is the only isotope detected in the samples collected at the site. This information has been communicated to federal, state and local stakeholders and a press advisory is expected to be issued by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH). On that basis and the anticipated interest to the general public this notification is being made. This event has no impact on the health and/or safety of the public. The NRC Resident Inspector is on-site and has been notified.
Entergy Pilgrim Station has received the results of its most recent weekly tritium sample taken on July 7, 2010 for groundwater monitoring well, MW-205. The sample results have shown an increase in the tritium concentration to 25,552 picocuries per liter (pCi/L) from the previous sample taken on June 30, 2010 which had a test result of 8,477 pCi/L. The latest results remain below any regulatory reporting requirements and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) limits for tritium in non-drinking water wells. This information has been communicated to federal, state and local stakeholders. There remains no threat to drinking water sources and no impact on the health and/or safety of the public. The NRC Resident Inspector is on-site and has been notified of this update. This is an update to the 4-hour non-emergency notification made in accordance with 50.72(b)(2)(xi) on July 9, 2010 at 1555 hours. Notified R1DO (Doerflein). | ||
| ENS 44998 | 18 April 2009 05:20:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Courtesy Notification Made to State of Massachusetts Involving an Employee Fatality | On April 18, 2009 an informational notification was made to the US NRC. At approximately 0120 EDT on April I8, 2009, the Pilgrim main control room received an emergency medical call stating that a Pilgrim employee had been found unconscious inside the radiologically controlled area of the plant. The individual was treated by the on-site first responders who administered CPR and AED treatment. Off site medical assistance was requested and the individual was transported to the local hospital. At approximately 0230 EDT, Pilgrim was notified that the individual had died of an apparent heart attack. A courtesy notification was made to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. The event had no adverse effect to the health and safety of the public. The licensee confirmed that the employee transported offsite was not radiologically contaminated. No press release is planned.
While Pilgrim does not plan to issue a news release regarding this event, it is anticipated that media coverage of the event will ensue based upon the off-site response to the medical emergency. This 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xi) notification is conservatively being made in advance of any media attention. Notified R1DO (Powell). | ||
| ENS 44217 | 16 May 2008 00:00:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Offsite Notification to State of Massachusetts Regarding Press Release | Entergy Pilgrim Station has reached a tentative 4-year agreement with UWUA Local 369. This notification is in anticipation of media interest and Entergy Press Releases. Licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector and the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. | ||
| ENS 43642 | 14 September 2007 14:50:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Offsite Notification to Epa Required by Npdes Permit | At 0630 hours on September 14, 2007, while operating at 100% power, Pilgrim Station experienced a fish impingement on the intake structure traveling screens. Plant power was reduced to 50% and one of two seawater circulating pumps was secured. The impingement did not impact the operability of safety related cooling water systems. At 1050 hours, plant assessment determined that the impingement, involving a large school of Atlantic juvenile menhaden, is reportable to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under conditions of the Pilgrim National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Following a substantial reduction in the numbers of fish discharged via the traveling screen outfall trough, the seawater pump was restored to service and restoration of the plant to 100% power is in progress. The licensee informed the NRC Resident Inspector and will inform both the State and EPA. | ||
| ENS 42750 | 2 August 2006 09:45:00 | 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | Motor Vehicle Fatality of Plant Employee | On Wednesday, August 2, 2006, at approximately 0545 EDT, a motor vehicle accident occurred at the entrance to the Owner Controlled Area that resulted in the fatality of a plant employee. The employee was reporting to work. Local law enforcement and emergency medical personnel were called and responded to the scene. An investigation by local law enforcement and plant security is ongoing. No formal press release is anticipated. This event presented no risk to public health and safety. The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this report by the licensee. |