Loss of one of two National Weather Service (
NOAA) Tone Alert Radio Transmitters.
This is a non-emergency notification.
At 09:34 AM EDT on May 29, 2013, the National Weather Service reported that they plan to remove the National Weather Service (NOAA) Tone Alert Radio Transmitter, WXL-58 located in Chapel Hill, NC., serving the northeast piedmont on 162.550 MHZ, from service for maintenance. The maintenance is expected to last 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br />. The purpose of the National Weather Service (NOAA) Tone Alert Radio transmitters is a redundant means to the 83 Harris Nuclear Plant Emergency Sirens to warn the public within the 5 mile radius of the plant of an actual event. The 83 Harris Nuclear Plant Emergency Sirens are in service and fully functional to alert the public within the 5 mile radius of the plant of an actual event should an event occur.
Compensatory Measure is in place as a back-up route alert to the public within the 5 miles radius (affected counties; Wake, Chatham, Harnett) upon declaration of an event.
There is no impact to public health and safety due to this condition.
The NRC Resident has been notified.
This is the same NOAA Tone Alert Radio Transmitter as reported in NRC Event #49074.
- * * UPDATE FROM RAYMOND MOORE TO VINCE KLCO ON 5/29/13 AT 1618 EDT * * *
The NOAA Tone Alert Radio Transmitter was returned to service on 5/29/13 at 1538 EDT.
The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified the R2DO (Bonser).
