INOPERABLE VENT STACK RADIATION MONITOR North Anna Nuclear Power Station

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“INOPERABLE VENT STACK RADIATION MONITOR… Compensatory measure to perform grab samples every 6 hours was implemented….” last November. Grab samples every 6 hours would not be the same as constant monitoring! A lot can happen within 6 hours; a lot of radiation could be vented. The monitor was broken for over four days!

The US NRC just decided, almost two months later, that even though the vent was inoperable – they don’t deny that – that because grab samples were used then “a loss of radiological assessment capability” did not exist. If radiation weren’t so lethal, the US NRC would be highly entertaining. They have even declared at least one fire that was extinguished a “non-event”.

Thus, they state:
“After further review it has been determined that the performance of grab samples is an approved back-up method for radiological assessment capabilities as described in the North Anna Emergency Plan… As such, a loss of radiological assessment capability did not exist and the ability to assess EAL RU1.4 was not affected.”

This is near Washington DC!

Entire announcement:
“INOPERABLE VENT STACK RADIATION MONITOR

“At 0823 EST on 11/17/2015, the Unit 1 ‘A’ Vent Stack radiation monitor, 1-VG-RI-179, was declared non-functional due to a faulty heat trace circuit. Compensatory measure to perform grab samples every 6 hours was implemented. At 0823 EST on 11/20/2015, the Unit 1 ‘A’ Vent Stack radiation monitor, 1-VG-RI-179, had been out-of-service for 72 hours. The loss of 1-VG-RI-179 is being reported per 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) as a loss of emergency assessment capability. Corrective actions continue to be pursued to restore 1-VG-Ri-179 to functional status.

“The NRC Senior Resident Inspector has been notified by the licensee.”

* * * UPDATE FROM PATRICK FRENCH TO JOHN SHOEMAKER AT 0931 EST ON 11/22/15 * * *

The Unit 1 ‘A’ Vent Stack radiation monitor, 1-VG-RI-179, was returned to service at 1440 EST on 11/21/15.

The licensee has notified the NRC Resident Inspector.

Notified R2DO (Ernstes).

* * * RETRACTION FROM MICHAEL WHALEN TO DONALD NORWOOD AT 1509 EST ON 1/11/2016 * * *

“The purpose of this report is to retract the event notification report made in accordance with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xiii) on November 20, 2015 at 1534 EST (EN# 51557). After further review it has been determined that the performance of grab samples is an approved back-up method for radiological assessment capabilities as described in the North Anna Emergency Plan implementing procedure EPIP-4.24 Gaseous Effluent Sampling During Emergency. During non-emergencies, VPAP-2103N Offsite Dose Calculation Manual governs grab sampling and is tracked by Operations using 1-LOG-14 Non-Routine Surveillance Log. As such, a loss of radiological assessment capability did not exist and the ability to assess EAL RU1.4 was not affected. This is consistent with NUREG 1022, Rev.3, Supplement 1 and NEI 13-01, Rev. 0. The action was cleared at 1440 hours on 11/21/15 and the Unit 1 ‘A’ Vent Stack radiation monitor, 1-VG-RI-179, was returned to functional status.

“The NRC Senior Resident lnspector has been informed of this event notification retraction.”

Notified R2DO (Masters).”
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/event-status/event/2016/20160112en.html

The location of this nuclear power station suggests that those in the US Federal Government are indeed stark raving mad.


Since the map says information center, we include a map from an earlier post, which shows it as nuclear power station, in relation to the White House and US Department of Energy. The yellow icons are coordinates exported from Wikipedia.

We predict that President Obama has bought, or will buy, a secondary house in Kenya to escape to when the US becomes uninhabitable due to a major nuclear accident.