Section 4.1 of Appendix B of the Operating License for Units 2 and 3 requires Southern
California Edison (
SCE) to report to the NRC within
24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> any unusual or important environmental events, which includes unusual fish kills.
Between February 2 and February 3, 2004, SCE removed an unusually large number of sardines from the Units 2 and 3 intake structure. At approximately 1100 on February 3, 2004, SCE determined the quantity to be approximately 13,590 pounds (approximately 6940 pounds from Unit 2 and 6650 pounds from Unit 3). While the NRC has not specified a reporting limit for an unusual fish kill, SCE has internally defined this quantity as 4500 pounds. SCE believes the unusual
influx of sardines may be related to current winter storm conditions.
The NRC Resident Inspectors have been notified
The licensee will also give a courtesy call to the
San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board