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Event Notification Report for October 03, 2020

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
10/02/2020 - 10/03/2020

EVENT NUMBERS
54930

Power Reactor
Event Number: 54930
Facility: Point Beach
Region: 3     State: WI
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] W-2-LP,[2] W-2-LP
NRC Notified By: Mary Sipiorski
HQ OPS Officer: Howie Crouch
Notification Date: 10/03/2020
Notification Time: 15:07 [ET]
Event Date: 10/03/2020
Event Time: 09:13 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 10/03/2020
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(3)(ii)(A) - Degraded Condition
Person (Organization):
AARON McCRAW (R3DO)
Power Reactor Unit Info
Unit SCRAM Code RX Crit Initial PWR Initial RX Mode Current PWR Current RX Mode
1 N N 0 Hot Standby 0 Hot Shutdown
Event Text
REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM PRESSURE BOUNDARY LEAKAGE

"During a scheduled refueling outage, a walkdown inside containment to investigate leakage revealed a pressure boundary leak upstream of 1RC-526B, HX-1B Steam Generator Channel Head Drain. This location would be considered part of the reactor coolant system as defined under 10 CFR 50.2. As such, this event is being reported pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72 (b)(3)(ii)(A). Unit 1 is currently in mode 4. Repairs for the condition are being determined.

"The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified."

The leak rate was determined to be 0.138 gpm.