NRC Issues Event Notification for Susquehanna Nuclear Plant, Pa.

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56409) involving Susquehanna Nuclear Plant, Pennsylvania:

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Facility: Susquehanna

Region: 1

State: PA

Unit: [2] [] []

RX Type: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4

NRC Notified By: John Teck

HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott

Notification Date: 03/14/2023

Notification Time: 15:52 [ET]

Event Date: 03/14/2023

Event Time: 10:00 [EDT]

Last Update Date: 03/14/2023

Emergency Class: Non Emergency

10 CFR Section:

50.72(b)(3)(v)(D) - Accident Mitigation

Person (Organization):

Bickett, Brice (R1DO)

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HIGH PRESSURE CORE INJECTION INOPERABLE

The following information was provided by the licensee via email:

"At 1000 EDT on March 14, 2023, during valve diagnostic testing, the high pressure core injection (HPCI) lube oil cooling water supply isolation valve did not stroke open. This failure resulted in the Unit 2 HPCI system being inoperable.

"This is being reported as a loss of an entire safety function condition in accordance with 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(v)(D)."

The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.

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Original text here: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2023/2...