ENS Event | |
|---|---|
04:50 Oct 21, 2019 | |
| Title | Unusual Event Declared Due to No Control Rod Movement with Manual Scram Actuation |
| Event Description | While Unit 3 was shutting down for 3R22 refueling outage, the mode switch was taken to shutdown position which is a manual scram signal. The manual scram signal was not received from the mode switch. A subsequent manual scram was inserted with the use of the manual scram push buttons. The Unit 3 reactor is shutdown with all rods inserted.
Unit 2 was unaffected by the event and remains in Mode 1 at 100 percent power. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector, Pennsylvania and Maryland State Agencies, local government. A media press release is planned. Notified DHS SWO, FEMA Operations Center, DHS NICC, FEMA NWC (email), DHS Nuclear SSA (email), and FEMA NRCC SASC (email), FEMA Region 3 Watch Office (email).
Conditions no longer meet an Emergency Actuation Level and will not deteriorate. Unit 3 reactor is shutdown with all control rods fully inserted. The NOUE was terminated at 0230 EDT." The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector, Pennsylvania and Maryland State Agencies, local government. Notified the R1DO (Jackson), NRR EO (Miller), IRDMOC (Gott), R1RA (Lew via email), NRR (Nieh via email), DHS SWO, FEMA Operations Center, DHS NICC, FEMA NWC (email), DHS Nuclear SSA (email), and FEMA NRCC SASC (email), FEMA Region 3 Watch Office (email). |
| Where | |
|---|---|
Peach Bottom  Pennsylvania (NRC Region 1) | |
| Reporting | |
| Emergency class: | Unusual Event |
| 10 CFR 50.72(a) (1) (i), Emergency Class Declaration | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.45 h-0.144 days <br />-0.0205 weeks <br />-0.00473 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Kevin Gromann 01:23 Oct 21, 2019 |
| NRC Officer: | Kerby Scales |
| Last Updated: | Oct 21, 2019 |
| 54340 - NRC Website | |
Unit 3 | |
|---|---|
| Reactor critical | Critical |
| Scram | M |
| Before | Power Operation (5 %) |
| After | Startup (0 %) |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 552612021-05-17T16:38:00017 May 2021 16:38:00
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