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Event Notification Report for August 21, 2024

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
08/20/2024 - 08/21/2024

EVENT NUMBERS
57282
Power Reactor
Event Number: 57282
Facility: Millstone
Region: 1     State: CT
Unit: [3] [] []
RX Type: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: Donald Haynes
HQ OPS Officer: Josue Ramirez
Notification Date: 08/21/2024
Notification Time: 19:30 [ET]
Event Date: 08/21/2024
Event Time: 12:00 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 08/21/2024
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(3)(v)(C) - Pot Uncntrl Rad Rel 50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) - Accident Mitigation
Person (Organization):
Lilliendahl, Jon (R1DO)
Power Reactor Unit Info
Unit SCRAM Code RX Crit Initial PWR Initial RX Mode Current PWR Current RX Mode
3 N Y 100 Power Operation 100 Power Operation
Event Text
SECONDARY CONTAINMENT BOUNDARY INOPERABLE

The following information was provided by the licensee via fax and phone:

"At 1200 EDT on 8/21/2024, with Millstone unit 3 in mode 1 at 100 percent power, it was discovered that the secondary containment boundary was inoperable while maintenance activities on the system were in progress. Therefore, this condition is being reported as an eight-hour, non-emergency notification per 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(C) and (D).
"There is no impact on the health and safety of the public and plant personnel. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified.
"Unit 3 continues to operate in mode 1 at 100 percent power with actions in progress to restore the system to operable within the technical specification allowed outage time. There has been no impact to unit 2, which remains at 100 percent power.

"The state of Connecticut and local towns were notified."