NRC Event Notification Report for June 27, 2011
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JAC on 6/27/2011, 9:44 am
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2011/20110627en.html#en46989
Event Number: 46989 Facility: FORT CALHOUN Event Date: 06/26/2011 Event Time: 10:45 [CDT]
Event Text OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO PETROLEUM RELEASE TO THE MISSOURI RIVER
"At approximately 0125 CDT, the AquaDam providing enhanced flood protection for Fort Calhoun Station Unit 1 failed. This resulted in approximately 100 gallons of petroleum being released into the river after a protective barrier was breached and many fuel containers were washed out to the river. The fuel/oil containers were staged around the facility to supply fuel for pumps which remove water within the flood containment barriers. The spill was reported to the State of Nebraska at 10:45 AM CDT on 6/26/2011.
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