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Anyone who is in the Carolinas, is this on your local news?
Officials: Fire/Explosion Reported at US Nuclear Plant Emergency Alert Declared Fire/Explosion occurred after unexpected power decrease in reactor Emergency response facilities staffed Abnormal event with potential to impact plant equipment or public health and safety (VIDEO)
Published: February 9th, 2016 at 11:03 am ET
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Feb 8, 2016 (emphasis added): Facility: BRUNSWICK [Nuclear Plant in N.C.]
Emergency Class: ALERT
EMERGENCY DECLARED
RPS [Reactor Protection System] ACTUATION CRITICAL
MANUAL SCRAM AND ALERT DECLARATION DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAULT RESULTING IN FIRE/EXPLOSION
Unit 1 declared an Alert
due to an explosion/fire in the Balance of Plant 4 kV switchgear bus area. Prior to the Alert declaration, the operators initiated a manual SCRAM due to an unexpected power decrease from 88% to 40%. The licensee has visually verified that there is no ongoing fire and is investigating the initial cause of the event
[T]he licensee reported the following
a manual reactor scram was initiated due to loss of both recirculation system variable speed drives as a result of an electrical fault. At this time, a Startup Auxiliary Transformer (SAT) experienced a lockout fault; interrupting offsite power to emergency buses 1 and 2. Emergency Diesel Generators (EDGs) 1, 2, 3, and 4 automatically started
The licensee has notified
DHS, FEMA, USDA, HHS, DOE, DHS NICC, EPA
FDA
and Nuclear SSA
WWAY, Feb 7, 2016: Electrical damage sets off alert at Brunswick Nuclear Plant
An Alert is the second in increasing significance of four nuclear emergency classifications.
WECT, Feb 8, 2016: [Unit 1] remains in shutdown mode, while officials work through detailed process/procedures to fully understand this event and make the needed repairs
An alert
is used when abnormal events have the potential to impact plant equipment or public health and safety
No estimated timeline has been given for getting Unit 1 back into service.
North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Feb 7, 2016: Duke Energy notified the emergency management agencies
of damaged electrical equipment at the Brunswick Nuclear Plant
Duke Energy, Feb 7, 2016: Alert declared and exited at Brunswick
federal, state and local officials were notified, and Brunswick plant emergency response facilities were staffed
WWAYs broadcast here
