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| Entered date | Event description | |
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| ENS 56060 | 20 August 2022 12:33:00 | A non-licensed, non-supervisory employee had a confirmed positive for alcohol during a for-cause fitness-for-duty test. Subsequent investigation revealed the presence of alcohol within the Protected Area. The employee's access to the plant has been terminated. |
| ENS 55996 | 15 July 2022 17:34:00 | The following information was provided by the licensee via email: At 1035 CDT on 7/15/2022, it was determined that a non-licensed supervisor tested positive in accordance with the fitness-for-duty testing program. The individual's authorization for site access has been terminated. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified. |
| ENS 53358 | 22 April 2018 22:40:00 | On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 1646 CDT, a valid actuation of Engineered Safety Feature (ESF) Bus 141 Undervoltage (UV) Relay occurred. At the time, Braidwood Station Unit 1 was performing a pre-planned 1A Diesel Generator (DG) Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS) Actuation Surveillance, initiating the 1A DG to emergency start and sequence loads on a safety injection signal. Following the 1A DG solely supplying electrical power to Bus 141, the 1A DG lost voltage, resulting in an unplanned UV actuation of ESF Bus 141. The 1A DG output breaker was manually opened and local emergency stop of the 1A DG was attempted. The 1A DG continued to run at idle. Fuel supply was secured to the 1A DG and the engine stopped. Subsequently, operators restored power to ESF Bus 141 from the Unit 1 Offsite Power Source. Shutdown cooling was maintained throughout the event as the 1B Residual Heat Removal train was unaffected by the actuation. This event is reportable under 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) for 'Any event or condition that results in valid actuation of any of the systems listed...', specifically 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(B)(8) for the 'Emergency ac electrical power systems, including: emergency diesel generators (EDGs)...'. The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
| ENS 53354 | 20 April 2018 22:22:00 | On Friday, April 20, 2018 at 1730 CDT, during the Braidwood Station Unit 1 refueling outage (A1R20), a scheduled ultrasonic test (UT) was performed on the top head to upper center disc weld of the Unit 1 reactor head. The UT identified 19 indications, 9 of which are not acceptable per ASME Section XI, 2001 Edition, 2003 Addenda, Paragraph IWB-3510. This event is reportable under 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A) for 'Any event or condition that results in the condition of the nuclear power plant, including its principal safety barriers, being seriously degraded'. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |
| ENS 53347 | 19 April 2018 20:00:00 | On Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 1152 CDT, a valid actuation of Engineered Safety Feature (ESF) Bus 141 Undervoltage (UV) Relay occurred. At the time, Braidwood Station Unit 1 was performing a pre-planned Bus 141 Undervoltage Actuation Surveillance, initiating the 1A Emergency Diesel Generator (EDG) to emergency start and sequence loads on the UV signal. Following the 1A EDG solely supplying electrical power to Bus 141, the EDG lost voltage resulting in an unplanned UV actuation of the ESF Bus 141. Subsequently, operators restored power to ESF Bus 141 via crosstie of the Unit 2 offsite power source. Shutdown cooling was maintained throughout the event as the 1B Residual Heat Removal train was unaffected by the actuation. This event is reportable under 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) for 'Any event or condition that results in valid actuation of any of the systems listed...', specifically 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(B)(8) for the 'Emergency ac electrical power systems, including: emergency diesel generators (EDGs)...'. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. |