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Event Notification Report for May 17, 2002

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
05/16/2002 - 05/17/2002

EVENT NUMBERS
38925

Power Reactor
Event Number: 38925
Facility: SOUTH TEXAS
Region: 4     State: TX
Unit: [1] [] []
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: GERALD HILDEBRANDT
HQ OPS Officer: RICH LAURA
Notification Date: 05/17/2002
Notification Time: 14:55 [ET]
Event Date: 05/17/2002
Event Time: 11:30 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 05/17/2002
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
Person (Organization):
GREG PICK (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
EP SIREN INADVERTENTLY ACTUATED FOR ONE MINUTE PROMPTING AN OFFSITE NOTIFICATION

"A South Texas Project Offsite Emergency Notification siren was inadvertently going off. The Matagorda County Sheriffs office notified the station a siren had activated for approximately 1 minute. This happened at the same time a thunderstorm was moving through the area. Onsite personnel have verified the sirens are operational and in a standby condition. The Matagorda County Sheriffs office was the only offsite agency that was contacted during this event."

The NRC Resident Inspector was notified.