Event Notification Report for February 4, 2002
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center
Event Reports For
02/01/2002 - 02/04/2002
** EVENT NUMBERS **
38666
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|Power Reactor |Event Number: 38666 |
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| FACILITY: VOGTLE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/02/2002|
| UNIT: [1] [] [] STATE: GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 04:47[EST]|
| RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP |EVENT DATE: 02/02/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 02:42[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY: STEVE DOUGLAS |LAST UPDATE DATE: 02/02/2002|
| HQ OPS OFFICER: LEIGH TROCINE +-----------------------------+
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: NON EMERGENCY |MIKE ERNSTES R2 |
|10 CFR SECTION: | |
|AESF 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUAT| |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE
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|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATOR START FOR UNKNOWN REASONS
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
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| "Vogtle Electric Generating Plant Unit 1 experienced an emergency start of |
| the 1A emergency diesel generator at 0242 on 02/02/2002. The diesel |
| generator emergency started without a safety injection or [loss of offsite |
| power (LOSP)] signal present. Operators attempted to reset the emergency |
| start signal without success. The diesel started and ran unloaded for |
| approximately 1 hour and then was emergency stopped by control room |
| operators and declared inoperable. An investigation for the cause for the |
| start is underway at this time." |
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| The licensee stated that there were no maintenance or surveillance |
| activities ongoing at the time of the event. The licensee also stated that |
| there was no one present in the emergency diesel generator room at the time |
| of the event. |
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| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector. |
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