ENS 53405

v t e ENS Event
03:02 May 17, 2018
Title	Offsite Notification of Fires in the Owner Controlled Area
Event Description	On May 16, 2018 at approximately 1425 CDT, two grass fires started in the Owner Controlled Area surrounding South Texas Project (STP) Nuclear Generating Station. The Bay City Volunteer Fire Department was called to the site to fight the fire. Reinforcements from Tres Palacios Oaks, Midfield and Markham Fire Departments were called in to assist with firefighting efforts. The grass fires were extinguished on May 16, 2018 at 2046 CDT. The fires occurred outside the protected area of the plant and presented no danger to the public or the safe operation of the units. On May 16, 2018 at 2202 CDT, STP Nuclear Generating Station issued a press release to inform area residents. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. * * UPDATE ON MAY 17, 2018 AT 13:33 EDT FROM BILLY HERZOG TO THOMAS KENDZIA * * * On May 17, 2018, at 11:10 CDT STP Nuclear Generating Station notified the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) of the grass fires, resulting in visible emissions, that occurred in the Owner Controlled Area of the STP Nuclear Generating Station on May 16, 2018, between the times of 14:25 and 20:46 CDT. No further press releases are planned. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R4DO (Gepford).

ENS 53405 +/-
Where
South Texas Texas (NRC Region 4)
Reporting

10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi), Notification to Government Agency or News Release
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.55 h-0.148 days <br />-0.0211 weeks <br />-0.00486 months <br />)
Opened:	Andy Dunlap 23:29 May 16, 2018
NRC Officer:	Andrew Waugh
Last Updated:	May 17, 2018
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