Peach Bottom - UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO A FIRE ALARM INSIDE THE DRYWELL

 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Operations Center

EVENT REPORTS FOR
05/17/2021 - 05/18/2021

55261

Power Reactor	Event Number: 55261
Facility: Peach Bottom Region: 1     State: PA Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [2] GE-4,[3] GE-4 NRC Notified By: Brett Henry HQ OPS Officer: Brian Lin	Notification Date: 05/17/2021 Notification Time: 13:12 [ET] Event Date: 05/17/2021 Event Time: 12:38 [EDT] Last Update Date: 05/17/2021
Emergency Class: Unusual Event 10 CFR Section: 50.72(a) (1) (i) - Emergency Declared	Person (Organization): GREIVES, JONATHAN (R1) LEW, DAVE (R1 RA) MILLER, CHRIS (NRR EO) GRANT, JEFFERY (IR) CASTELVETER, DAVID (PAO)

Unit	SCRAM Code	RX Crit	Initial PWR	Initial RX Mode	Current PWR	Current RX Mode
2	N	Y	40	Power Operation	40	Power Operation

Event Text
UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO A FIRE ALARM INSIDE THE DRYWELL

[Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station declared an unusual event due to a] "receipt of a single fire alarm in the Unit 2 drywell and the existence of the fire not verified in less than 30 minutes of alarm receipt."

The NRC Resident Inspector and State and Local Authorities were notified.

Notified DHS SWO, FEMA Operations Center, CISA Central, FEMA NWC (email), DHS Nuclear SSA (email), and FEMA NRCC SASC (email).

* * * UPDATE ON 5/17/21 AT 1423 EDT FROM BRETT HENRY TO HOWIE CROUCH * * *
At 1355 EDT, the licensee terminated the notification of unusual event. The basis for termination was that the smoke has dissipated and there were no signs of fire.

The licensee notified State and Local Authorities and the NRC Resident Inspector.

Notified R1DO (Grieves), NRR EO (Miller), and IRD MOC (Grant). Notified DHS SWO, FEMA Operations Center, CISA Central, FEMA NWC (email), DHS Nuclear SSA (email), FEMA NRCC THD (email) and FEMA NRCC SASC (email).