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| title = E-mail from Timothy Riley on NRC Press Release - Davis Besse Alert
| title = E-mail from Timothy Riley on NRC Press Release - Davis Besse Alert
| author name = Riley T K
| author name = Riley T
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| author affiliation = NRC/OCA
| addressee name = Babcock D, Steyer R, Butterfield N
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{{#Wiki_filter:Riley (OCA), Timothy From:                        Riley (OCA), Timothy Sent:                        Wednesday, November 16, 2011 2:23 PM To:                          'DougBabcock@brown. senate.gov'; 'nickbutterfield@portman senate. gov'; 'Steyer, Ryan'
==Subject:==
NRC press release on Davis-Besse alert Attachments:                  davis-besse alert pr.docx Please see attached Press Release regarding this morning's alert declared at Davis-Besse.
Timothy Riley Congressional Affairs Officer U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Congressional Affairs Phone: 301-415-8492 Blackberry:I(b)(6)
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RNRC                                                        NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region III 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle IL 60532 Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-bloa.nrc-f,,ateway.gov No. 111-11-035                                                                              November 16, 20111
==Contact:==
Viktoria Mitlyng (630) 829-9662                                  E-Mail: OPA3.RegionlII(,nrc.gov Prema Chandrathil (630) 829-9663 NRC RESPONDS TO ALERT AT DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspectors responded this morning to a brief electrical fire-related Alert at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station southeast of Toledo, Ohio.
The alert was declared at 2:22 a.m. EST due to a small fire on an electrical breaker caused by a water leak from an overhead valve. The fire was put out within minutes. The Alert was terminated at 4:43 a.m.
The single-reactor Davis-Besse facility in Oak Harbor, operated by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co., was shut down at the time the fire occurred. There was no impact to the public health and safety, or to the environment.
The NRC resident inspectors assigned to the plant have been following the situation at the facility in consultation with the staff in the Region III office located in Lisle, I11.
The water leak that caused the fire has been fixed. The licensee is investigating the causes of the event. The NRC will review the plant's analysis.
An Alert is the second lowest of the NRC's emergency level classification. Once the event is over, the NRC will review the utility's actions and follow up on the cause of the leak.
News releases are available through a free listserv subscription at the following Web address: http://www.nrc.jgov/public-involve/listserver.html. The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's website.}}

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E-mail from Timothy Riley on NRC Press Release - Davis Besse Alert
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Riley (OCA), Timothy From: Riley (OCA), Timothy Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 2:23 PM To: 'DougBabcock@brown. senate.gov'; 'nickbutterfield@portman senate. gov'; 'Steyer, Ryan'

Subject:

NRC press release on Davis-Besse alert Attachments: davis-besse alert pr.docx Please see attached Press Release regarding this morning's alert declared at Davis-Besse.

Timothy Riley Congressional Affairs Officer U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Congressional Affairs Phone: 301-415-8492 Blackberry:I(b)(6)

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RNRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region III 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle IL 60532 Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-bloa.nrc-f,,ateway.gov No. 111-11-035 November 16, 20111

Contact:

Viktoria Mitlyng (630) 829-9662 E-Mail: OPA3.RegionlII(,nrc.gov Prema Chandrathil (630) 829-9663 NRC RESPONDS TO ALERT AT DAVIS-BESSE NUCLEAR POWER STATION Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspectors responded this morning to a brief electrical fire-related Alert at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station southeast of Toledo, Ohio.

The alert was declared at 2:22 a.m. EST due to a small fire on an electrical breaker caused by a water leak from an overhead valve. The fire was put out within minutes. The Alert was terminated at 4:43 a.m.

The single-reactor Davis-Besse facility in Oak Harbor, operated by FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co., was shut down at the time the fire occurred. There was no impact to the public health and safety, or to the environment.

The NRC resident inspectors assigned to the plant have been following the situation at the facility in consultation with the staff in the Region III office located in Lisle, I11.

The water leak that caused the fire has been fixed. The licensee is investigating the causes of the event. The NRC will review the plant's analysis.

An Alert is the second lowest of the NRC's emergency level classification. Once the event is over, the NRC will review the utility's actions and follow up on the cause of the leak.

News releases are available through a free listserv subscription at the following Web address: http://www.nrc.jgov/public-involve/listserver.html. The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's website.