On 8/23/11 at 1400 hrs. EDT, Hope Creek and Salem generation stations declared a common site Unusual Event in accordance with
EAL 9.5.1.a due to an
earthquake felt by onsite personnel within the protected area. The plants are [both] operating at 100% power with no significant anomalies noted. Walkdowns of safety related areas are currently in progress. All
ECCS systems are available and in standby alignment.
The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector and state and local authorities. (See also EN #47192).
- * * UPDATE FROM MARK SCHWARTZ TO HOWIE CROUCH AT 1639 EDT ON 8/23/11 * * *
Walkdowns are in progress and are approximately 40% complete with no anomalies noted. Estimated completion time of 1900 hrs.
The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R1 IRC (Dentil).
- * * UPDATE FROM MARK SCHWARTZ TO HOWIE CROUCH AT 1941 EDT ON 8/23/11 * * *
Hope Creek and Salem have terminated their Notification of Unusual Event. The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector and state and local authorities.
Notified R1DO (Krohn),
IRD (Morris),
DHS (Bean),
FEMA (Via), USDA (Kraus), and
DOE (Turner).
