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Event Notification Report for June 03, 2017

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
06/02/2017 - 06/03/2017

EVENT NUMBERS
52787

Power Reactor
Event Number: 52787
Facility: VERMONT YANKEE
Region: 1     State: VT
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] GE-4
NRC Notified By: PETE ROSE
HQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ
Notification Date: 06/03/2017
Notification Time: 09:29 [ET]
Event Date: 06/03/2017
Event Time: 06:15 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 06/03/2017
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
Person (Organization):
FRED BOWER (R1DO)
MICHAEL F. KING (NRR)
BERNARD STAPLETON (IRD)
Power Reactor Unit Info
Unit SCRAM Code RX Crit Initial PWR Initial RX Mode Current PWR Current RX Mode
1 N N 0 Defueled 0 Defueled
Event Text
OFFSITE NOTIFICATION OF A FATALITY

A contract employee had just arrived on-site and sat down at his desk within the protected area. He was taken to the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital where he passed away later in the morning. A news release is planned.