ENS Event | |
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16:53 May 1, 2020 | |
| Title | Notification of Unusual Event Due to Fire in Non-Safety Related Electrical Switchgear |
| Event Description | At approximately 1238 EDT on May 1, 2020, an alarm indicated smoke on a non-safety related electrical switchgear bus in the turbine building. Plant personnel were dispatched to investigate. Smoke and heat were found coming from the bus. At 1253 EDT, a Notification of Unusual Event was declared. At 1308 EDT the fire was declared out and fire watches posted.
Offsite assistance was requested during the event and the Jenkinsville, SC fire department responded to the site. There were no plant personnel injuries or impact to the health and safety of the public. The cause of this event is unknown at the present time. The electrical bus has been de-energized. The unit is currently in a planned refueling outage. The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified DHS SWO, FEMA Operations Center, CISA IOCC, FEMA NWC (email), DHS Nuclear SSA (email), and FEMA NRCC SASC (email).
The Notification of Unusual Event was terminated at 1737 EDT on May 1, 2020. The cause of the event is currently being investigated. The licensee will notify the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified R2DO (Miller). NRR EO (Miller), IRD MOC (Grant). Additionally, notified DHS SWO, FEMA Operations Center, CISA IOCC, FEMA NWC (email), DHS Nuclear SSA (email), and FEMA NRCC SASC (email). |
| Where | |
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Summer  South Carolina (NRC Region 2) | |
| Reporting | |
| Emergency class: | Unusual Event |
| 10 CFR 50.72(a) (1) (i), Emergency Class Declaration | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-3.62 h-0.151 days <br />-0.0215 weeks <br />-0.00496 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | George Shealy 13:16 May 1, 2020 |
| NRC Officer: | Donald Norwood |
| Last Updated: | May 1, 2020 |
| 54688 - NRC Website | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 546882020-05-01T16:53:0001 May 2020 16:53:00
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