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Event Notification Report for December 21, 2010

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
12/20/2010 - 12/21/2010

EVENT NUMBERS
4650246503

Power Reactor
Event Number: 46502
Facility: OYSTER CREEK
Region: 1     State: NJ
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] GE-2
NRC Notified By: ERIC SWAIN
HQ OPS Officer: JOE O'HARA
Notification Date: 12/21/2010
Notification Time: 15:32 [ET]
Event Date: 12/21/2010
Event Time: 10:07 [EST]
Last Update Date: 12/21/2010
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
26.719 - FITNESS FOR DUTY
Person (Organization):
NEIL PERRY (R1DO)
Power Reactor Unit Info
Unit SCRAM Code RX Crit Initial PWR Initial RX Mode Current PWR Current RX Mode
1 N N 0 Cold Shutdown 0 Cold Shutdown
Event Text
PROHIBITIVE SUBSTANCE LOCATED INSIDE THE PROTECTED AREA

"At 1007 EST a prohibitive substance (un-opened alcohol container) was discovered in the protected area. The non-supervisory individual involved is being evaluated under the behavior observation program and the prohibitive substance (alcohol) has been confiscated.

"This report is being made in accordance Significant Fitness-For-Duty Events SEC 1.10, 10 CFR 26.719 (b) Significant FFD policy violations or programmatic failures. The following significant FFD policy violations and programmatic failures must be reported to the NRC Operations Center by telephone within 24 hours after the licensee or other entity discovers the violation:

"(1) The use, sale, distribution, possession, or presence of illegal drugs, or the consumption or presence of alcohol within a protected area;

"The following are considered significant fitness-for-duty events and must be reported by nuclear stations to the NRC Operations Center by telephone within 24 hours of discovery of the event by the licensee;

"Alcoholic beverages and illegal drugs within the protected area, even if no person is in possession of the items."

The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.


Power Reactor
Event Number: 46503
Facility: SAN ONOFRE
Region: 4     State: CA
Unit: [] [2] [3]
RX Type: [1] W-3-LP,[2] CE,[3] CE
NRC Notified By: JAMES VRLA
HQ OPS Officer: BILL HUFFMAN
Notification Date: 12/21/2010
Notification Time: 23:52 [ET]
Event Date: 12/21/2010
Event Time: 19:32 [PST]
Last Update Date: 12/22/2010
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(3)(xiii) - LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE
Person (Organization):
GREG WERNER (R4DO)
Power Reactor Unit Info
Unit SCRAM Code RX Crit Initial PWR Initial RX Mode Current PWR Current RX Mode
2 N Y 100 Power Operation 100 Power Operation
3 N N 0 Refueling 0 Refueling
Event Text
ACCESS TO PRIMARY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS FACILITY NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO ROAD FLOODING

"Notified by the Security Shift Commander at 1932 [PST] that access to the primary EOF is not possible due to flooding. San Onofre will activate the alternate EOF if an event is declared. There are no other affected systems or loss to emergency response capabilities due to this flooding."

Access to the site has not been impacted due to the flooding. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified.
See similar report #46499.