Peach Bottom - Emergency Declared - Now @ 0%

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
Operations Center

Event Reports For 
10/18/2019 - 10/21/2019

54340

Power Reactor	Event Number: 54340
Facility: PEACH BOTTOM Region: 1     State: PA Unit: [] [3] [] RX Type: [2] GE-4,[3] GE-4 NRC Notified By: KEVIN GROMANN HQ OPS Officer: KERBY SCALES	Notification Date: 10/21/2019 Notification Time: 01:23 [ET] Event Date: 10/21/2019 Event Time: 00:50 [EDT] Last Update Date: 10/21/2019
Emergency Class: UNUSUAL EVENT 10 CFR Section: 50.72(a) (1) (i) - EMERGENCY DECLARED	Person (Organization): DON JACKSON (R1DO) DAVID LEW (R1RA) HO NEIH (NRR) CHRIS MILLER (NRR EO) WILLIAM GOTT (IRD)

Unit

SCRAM Code

RX Crit

Initial PWR

Initial RX Mode

Current PWR

Current RX Mode

3

M

Y

5

Power Operation

0

Startup

 

Event Text

UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED DUE TO NO CONTROL ROD MOVEMENT WITH MANUAL SCRAM ACTUATION "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). * * * UPDATE AT 0316 EDT ON 10/21/19 FROM KEVIN GROMANN TO BETHANY CECERE * * * "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).