View source for PNO-II-98-039, on 980525,preparations for Hurricane Bonnie Made.Licensee Monitoring Progress of Hurricane in Order to Have Both Units in Cold Shutdown Three H Prior to Arrival of Hurricane Force Winds on Site

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| issue date = 08/25/1998
| title = PNO-II-98-039:on 980525,preparations for Hurricane Bonnie Made.Licensee Monitoring Progress of Hurricane in Order to Have Both Units in Cold Shutdown Three H Prior to Arrival of Hurricane Force Winds on Site
| author name = Ernstes M
| author affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION &amp; ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
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| docket = 05000324, 05000325
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| document report number = PNO-II-98-039, PNO-II-98-39, NUDOCS 9808250302
| document type = PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR OCCURRENCE (PNO,, TEXT-INSPECTION &amp; AUDIT &amp; I&amp;E CIRCULARS
| page count = 2
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4 August 25,1998 PRELIMINARY NO'TIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-II-98-039 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 Region II staff in Atlanta, Georgia on this date.
Facility                                                                              Licensee Emereency Classification Carolina Power & Light Co.                                                                 X Notification of Unusual Event Brunswick 12                                                                              Alert Southport, North Carolina                                                                 Site Area Emergency Dockets: 50-325,50-324                                                                     General Emergency                   ,
Not Applicable General Electric Co.
General Electric Co.
Wilmington, North Carolina Dockets: 07001113 License No: SNM-1097

==Subject:==
PREPARATIONS FOR HURRICANE BONNIE
        .At 2:00 p.m. on August 25,1998, Hurricane Bonnie was located approximately 284 miles South Southwest of the Brunswick Nuclear Plant (BNP) with the center estimated near latitude 30.0 North and longitude 75.6 West. The storm is moving North Northwest at 16 mph with hurricane force winds projected to reach BNP at 11:00 p.m. and the eye of the storm making land fall at 8:00 a.m. on August 26.
i Carolina Power and Light Company has implemented their abnormal operating procedures for operation during hurricanes. The licensee declared an Unusual Event for Brunswick Units 1 & 2 at 5:20 a.m. on August 25,1998 due to a Hurricane Warning being issued for the area Shutdown of Unit I commenced at 12:21 p.m. The licensee is monitoring the progress of the hurricane in order to have both units in cold shutdown three hours prior to the arrival of hurricane force winds on site. The licensee intends to activate the Technical Support Center at approximately 1:00 a.m., on August 26. A mandatory evacuation of New Hanover County (Wilmington) is effective at 5:00 p.m.
i l Three Brunswick resident inspectors and one regional inspector are on site to monitor the licensee's activities. The Region II NRC State                                                             ,
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Facility in Raleigh with the region's satellite communication equipment.
! The Region II Incident Response Center (IRC) will be activated with two 12 hour shifts starting at 7:00 p.m., August 25.
The Gen:ral Electric Fuel Fabrication Facility in Wilmington, NC, has begtm shutting down plant processes, with the exception of fuel pellets which have already been introduced into the furnaces. The plant is expected to be shutdown ,by 11:00 pm on August 25. The plant staff will be
! dismissed at 11:00 pm; however, a small staff will remain onsite.
The State of North Carolina has been notified.

==Contact:==
M.ERNSTES (404)562-4540
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