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Event Notification Report for May 05, 2007

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
05/04/2007 - 05/05/2007

EVENT NUMBERS
43347

Power Reactor
Event Number: 43347
Facility: FT CALHOUN
Region: 4     State: NE
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] CE
NRC Notified By: SCOTT LINDQUIST
HQ OPS Officer: JOHN MacKINNON
Notification Date: 05/05/2007
Notification Time: 15:00 [ET]
Event Date: 05/05/2007
Event Time: 12:10 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 05/05/2007
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
Person (Organization):
NEIL O'KEEFE (R4)
Power Reactor Unit Info
Unit SCRAM Code RX Crit Initial PWR Initial RX Mode Current PWR Current RX Mode
1 N Y 100 Power Operation 100 Power Operation
Event Text
OFFSITE NOTIFICATION MADE TO THE STATE OF NEBRASKA DUE TO A SMALL OIL SPILL


Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality was notified of an oil spill while backwashing a screen in the intake structure. Approximately 2 gallons of oil was spilled. Most of the oil spill was contained and wiped up using oil drip pads. There was no evidence that oil had been released into the Missouri River.

The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this offsite notification by the licensee.