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ENS 571614 June 2024 17:19:00The following information was provided by the licensee via email: At 1352 EDT, on June 4, 2024 with Unit 2 at 92 percent power, the reactor was manually tripped due to a loss of condenser vacuum resulting from a circulating water pump trip. The trip was uncomplicated with all systems responding normally post trip. Operations stabilized the plant in mode 3. Decay heat is being removed by steam discharge to the main condenser using the turbine bypass valves. St. Lucie Unit 1 was not affected and remains at 100 percent power. This event is being reported pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72 (b)(2)(iv)(B). The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified.
ENS 5480831 July 2020 17:40:00

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for St. Lucie County including the plant site. A Hurricane Warning was confirmed with the State Watch Office at 1700 EDT. As a mater of procedure, St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant entered an Unusual Event classification for the Hurricane Warning. State and local officials have been notified by the licensee. The NRC Resident Inspector was notified by the licensee. This report is submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(a)(1)(i) due to the Notice of Unusual Event and 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi) due to the Offsite Notification. Notified DHS SWO, FEMA OC, DHS NICC WO, CISA IOCC (email), DHS SWO (email); FEMA NWC (email), FEMA Ops Center (email), FEMA-NRCC-sasc (email), NRCC THD Desk (email), NuclearSSA (email).

  • * * UPDATE ON 8/2/20 AT 1456 EDT FROM LOUIS ENGELKE TO BETHANY CECERE * * *

The Hurricane Warning was downgraded to a Tropical Storm Warning by the National Weather Service for St. Lucie County, including the plant site. At time 1445 EDT, on 08/02/20, St. Lucie Nuclear Plant has terminated from the Unusual Event classification. There are no changes in plant status for either unit. Both units are stable at 100% power. The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this by the licensee. The licensee notified State and County officials of the termination. Notified R2DO (M. Miller), IRD MOC (Kennedy), NRR EO (C. Miller), DHS SWO, FEMA OC, DHS NICC WO, CISA IOCC (email), DHS SWO (email); FEMA NWC (email), FEMA Ops Center (email), FEMA-NRCC-sasc (email), NRCC THD Desk (email), NuclearSSA (email)