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| event date = 12/09/2009 11:01 EST | | event date = 12/09/2009 11:01 EST | ||
| last update date = 12/09/2009 | | last update date = 12/09/2009 | ||
| title = Emergency Sirens Failed | | title = Emergency Sirens Failed to Activate | ||
| event text = On December 9, 2009, at approximately 1101 EST, as a result of a scheduled full-volume test of the Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) Alert Notification System (ANS), using microwave/radio activation pathway only, 37 of 172 sirens did not pass the test. The siren system was then configured to the normal configured (TCP/IP and microwave/radio activation pathways) and the siren system retested successfully following a silent test at approximately 1147 EST. The system is capable of being used to notify the public in an emergency. Prior to the full volume test today, a previous silent test using the radio/microwave pathway was successful. As a result of the 37 sirens that did not pass the test today, a press notice was provided. This courtesy notification is being provided under 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi). | | event text = On December 9, 2009, at approximately 1101 EST, as a result of a scheduled full-volume test of the Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) Alert Notification System (ANS), using microwave/radio activation pathway only, 37 of 172 sirens did not pass the test. The siren system was then configured to the normal configured (TCP/IP and microwave/radio activation pathways) and the siren system retested successfully following a silent test at approximately 1147 EST. The system is capable of being used to notify the public in an emergency. Prior to the full volume test today, a previous silent test using the radio/microwave pathway was successful. As a result of the 37 sirens that did not pass the test today, a press notice was provided. This courtesy notification is being provided under 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi). | ||
The condition was recorded in the IPEC corrective action program. The event remains under investigation. | The condition was recorded in the IPEC corrective action program. The event remains under investigation. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:10, 1 March 2018
| Where | |
|---|---|
Indian Point  New York (NRC Region 1) | |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-1.1 h-0.0458 days <br />-0.00655 weeks <br />-0.00151 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Brian Rokes 14:55 Dec 9, 2009 |
| NRC Officer: | Charles Teal |
| Last Updated: | Dec 9, 2009 |
| 45552 - NRC Website
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