ENS 48401

v t e ENS Event
02:07 Oct 12, 2012
Title	Offsite Notification Due to Onsite Sirens Alarming During a Drill
Event Description	On 10/11/12 the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant (PINGP) Security Force was conducting scheduled force on force security drills from 2000 to 2330 CDT. At 2107 CDT the Licensee was notified by the Wisconsin State Radiological Coordinator (SRC) that an intern had contacted the Wisconsin State Patrol Duty Officer to say they had taken cover at the plant and that there were sirens going off in the background. The intern did state that he did not know whether this was a real event or a drill. The Wisconsin State Patrol contacted the office of Wisconsin Emergency Management and the SRC. The SRC then contacted the PINGP Control Room and was informed by control room personnel that this was a security force-on-force drill. Xcel Energy Communications has notified other government agencies of this event via an email. No press release is planned at this time. This event is reportable per 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi). The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector.

ENS 48401 +/-
Where
Prairie Island Minnesota (NRC Region 3)
Reporting

10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-1.2 h-0.05 days <br />-0.00714 weeks <br />-0.00164 months <br />)
Opened:	Steve Ingalls 00:55 Oct 12, 2012
NRC Officer:	John Knoke
Last Updated:	Oct 12, 2012
48401 - NRC Website
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Prairie Island with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release
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