View source for PNO-I-85-071A, on 850927,Hurricane Gloria Located at Northampton,Ma Moving in Northeasterly Direction.Status Downgrade to Tropical Storm Expected Early Evening on 850927.Salem Unit 1 & Millstone Complex Suffered Damage

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| issue date = 09/27/1985
| title = PNO-I-85-071A:on 850927,Hurricane Gloria Located at Northampton,Ma Moving in Northeasterly Direction.Status Downgrade to Tropical Storm Expected Early Evening on 850927.Salem Unit 1 & Millstone Complex Suffered Damage
| author name = Starostecki R
| author affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION &amp; ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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| docket = 05000000, 05000029, 05000245, 05000271, 05000272, 05000293, 05000309, 05000336, 05000423
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| document report number = PNO-I-85-071A, PNO-I-85-71A, NUDOCS 8510020274
| document type = PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR OCCURRENCE (PNO,, TEXT-INSPECTION &amp; AUDIT &amp; I&amp;E CIRCULARS
| page count = 1
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DCS No:   502898509 Date:   September 27, 1985 PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-I-85-71A This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety or public interest significance. The information-is as initially received without.
verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region I staff on this date.
Facility: Various Region I Plants          Licensee Emergency Classification:
Notification of Unusual Event Alert Site Area Emergency General Emergency X Not Applicable

==Subject:==
UPDATE OF ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE GLORIA As of 4:00 p.m. today, hurricane Gloria was located at Northampton, Massachusetts and moving in a north-easterly direction at a speed of approximately 40-50 miles per hour. Highest-winds are now 75 mph. The storm has been slowly dissipating and status downgrade to a tropical storm is expected early this evening. Reactor facilities located along its path (Yankee Rowe, Vermont Yankee, Maine Yankee, Pilgrim) have begun implementing procedures in accordance with their emergency plans for potential
     -flooding and high winds.
The only reported damage affecting facilities along Gloria's path have been three plugged travelling screens at Salem Unit 1 and the Millstone complex suffered the loss of meteorological instrumentation, the collapse of two temporary warehouses, and incapacitation of the switchyard due to salt deposition.
Region I has-been tracking the progress of the hurricane and the status of the plants on a continuing basis by continuous manning of the regional IRC and 24 hour coverage of the sites until storm conditions pass. Communications with State governments continue and the consolidated status report is being shared with the emergency response officials as needed.
This information is current as of 4:20 pm.
CONTACT:    R. Starostecki 488-1229 DISTRIBUTION:
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