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Event Notification Report for January 15, 2011

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
01/14/2011 - 01/15/2011

EVENT NUMBERS
46546

Power Reactor
Event Number: 46546
Facility: RIVER BEND
Region: 4     State: LA
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] GE-6
NRC Notified By: T. W. GATES
HQ OPS Officer: DONALD NORWOOD
Notification Date: 01/15/2011
Notification Time: 13:26 [ET]
Event Date: 01/15/2011
Event Time: 09:33 [CST]
Last Update Date: 01/15/2011
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
Person (Organization):
BOB HAGAR (R4DO)
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
NOTIFICATION OF STATE OF LOUISIANA AGENCIES DUE TO OFFSITE TRANSPORT OF POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED INJURED INDIVIDUAL

"In response to a personnel injury, River Bend Station notified the State of Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality that a potentially contaminated employee was being transported offsite for medical attention.

"Later, it was determined by River Bend Radiation Protection technicians that the employee was not contaminated. State of Louisiana agencies were notified that no contamination was found on the employee, the gurney, or the ambulance.

"The NRC Senior Resident Inspector was notified."

The injured individual was non-responsive when transported. At the time of this report, no other details concerning the injured individual's condition were available.