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v t e ENS Event
06:44 Sep 15, 2008
Title	Loss of Emergency Notification Sirens Due to High Winds
Event Description	On September 15, 2008 with the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Shutdown for refueling, a severe windstorm moved through Oswego County and resulted in local area power outages. Seven (7) of thirty-seven (37) emergency notifications sirens are out of service. Tracking for station reporting criteria of 'four or more sirens out of service for 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> or more' was initiated at 02:44 with seven sirens out of service at that time. Five of the original seven out of service sirens remain out and two additional sirens have subsequently lost power. Sirens affected provide coverage to Oswego County. The sirens are utility owned and shared with the Nine Mile Point site. In the event the sirens are needed, the County has it's Hype-Reach (911 call back system) on standby. 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) requires reporting within 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> when a significant portion of the emergency communication system has been lost. The site emergency procedures defines loss of 4 or more sirens for 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> or 19 or more sirens for 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> as a significant loss of emergency communications. Since the restoration activities did not result in restoring the siren system to less than 4 sirens out of service by 14:44 this reporting criteria is met. The event has been entered into the corrective action program and the resident inspector has been briefed and the state PSC will also be notified. * * UPDATE PROVIDED BY GENE DORMAN TO JASON KOZAL ON 09/16/08 AT 1309 * * * The licensee reported that emergency notification system was restored to less than 4 sirens out of service on 9/15/08 at 2022. The availability of the emergency notification system is less than the reporting criteria. Three sirens remain out of service. The NRC Resident Inspector was notified. * * UPDATE PROVIDED BY GENE DORMAN TO DAN LIVERMORE ON 9/16/08 AT 1625 * * * The licensee reported that at 1150 on 09/16/2008, all emergency sirens were returned to service and are now operable. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.

ENS 44490 +/-
Where
Fitzpatrick New York (NRC Region 1)
Reporting

10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii), Loss of Emergency Preparedness
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+9.3 h0.388 days <br />0.0554 weeks <br />0.0127 months <br />)
Opened:	Eugene Dorman 16:02 Sep 15, 2008
NRC Officer:	Jason Kozal
Last Updated:	Sep 16, 2008
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 | event date = 09/15/2008 02:44 EDT
 | last update date = 09/16/2008
-| title = Loss Of Emergency Notification Sirens Due To High Winds
+| title = Loss of Emergency Notification Sirens Due to High Winds
 | event text = On September 15, 2008 with the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Shutdown for refueling, a severe windstorm moved through Oswego County and resulted in local area power outages. Seven (7) of thirty-seven (37) emergency notifications sirens are out of service. Tracking for station reporting criteria of 'four or more sirens out of service for 12 hours or more' was initiated at 02:44 with seven sirens out of service at that time. Five of the original seven out of service sirens remain out and two additional sirens have subsequently lost power.
 Sirens affected provide coverage to Oswego County. The sirens are utility owned and shared with the Nine Mile Point site.

v t e Unit 1
GE-4
Reactor critical	Not Critical
Scram	No
Before	Cold Shutdown (0 %)
After	Cold Shutdown (0 %)

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