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| Entered date | Event description | |
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| ENS 46068 | 4 July 2010 15:16:00 | At 1130 on 7/4/2010, Station Security contacted Calvert Control Center to notify them of a loss of offsite communication phone lines. Calvert Control Center recognized the loss of phone lines and reported that their phone lines were also out of service. This notification to an offsite government agency is reportable under 50.72(b)(2)(xi) and is a 4 hour ENS report. Security noted the lack of offsite communications at 1122 on 7/4/2010 and communicated this loss of communications to the control room. The control room verified that the microwave phone system, 800 MHz radio system, plant page, internal phone lines, satellite phone system, Emergency Response Organization Notification System (ERONS) and commercial line to NRC headquarters were still available, this met all of the requirements for contacting offsite agencies in the event of an emergency condition. It was noted that the ENS (dedicated) line to the NRC was not in operation. Contingency measures were put into place for communications with the NRC (CCNPP can still contact the NRC via commercial lines and the NRC can contact CCNPP via dedicated email and cell phone). The initiating event (loss of offsite communications - specifically the dedicated ENS phone line) which occurred at 1122 is reportable under 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) and is an 8 hour ENS report. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. * * * UPDATE FROM JOE KLECHA TO PETE SNYDER ON 7/4/10 AT 1741 * * * DISCOVERY OF AN AFTER-THE-FACT EMERGENCY CONDITION At 1645, Calvert Cliffs recognized that they were unable to contact St. Mary's County emergency response organization due to a loss of phone communications and radio deficiencies on the counties part. This met the requirement of an Unusual Event in accordance with (EAL) AU 5.1.1 (Unplanned loss of all onsite or offsite communication capabilities). Prior to making the EAL notification, phone communications were restored at 1650 and the conditions of the EAL were no longer met. This report is a one hour ENS notification per 50.72(a)(1)(i) - Declaration of an emergency class, footnote for events which conditions are no longer met. Event classification "Other Unspecified Requirement" was added to the original header for this event concerning the after-the-fact emergency condition discovered by the licensee. Notified R1DO (Powell), NRR EO (Lubinski), and IRD (Grant). |
| ENS 46024 | 17 June 2010 16:02:00 | At 1400 EDT on 6/17/2010, a grass fire was reported by security officers at the main entrance facility. The fire was located outside of the protected area and outside the main entrance to the plant. The cause of the fire appears to be sparks from an 18 wheel truck's wheel contacting a curb. These sparks apparently ignited dry grass in the surrounding area. The site fire response team responded to the incident and discovered approximately a 20' x 20' area of grass burning. Extinguishing agent was applied by on site personnel and the fire was extinguished. Off site assistance (Saint Leonard Volunteer Fire Department) reported to the scene and provided makeup water to the site fire engine. There was no damage to any equipment or structures. A courtesy notification was made to Calvert Control Center at 1445 to ensure local agencies were informed of the call for assistance to the local fire department. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |