Junk Plant Fitzpatrick: Grossly Delayed Reporting on Oil Spill

Update;

I doubt they had a way to know how much tube lube oil was missing from the plant. I bet you the spill was much large than admitted.  

***These guys are so incompetent: why did the coast guard have to inform Fitz they had a large oil leak discharging from site and why did it take so long for them to discover where the leak came from and then report to the NRC?

1) Event occurred on Friday June 24 at  12:15pm.

2) They reported it to the NRC 4 hours later at 4:06. They are required to report it within 15 minutes. This is a serous violation of NRC regulations. When a event occurs at a plant, the agency wants an immediate report so the agency has time to spin up the agency if it is a bad accident. This is a clear indication that the on shift licensed operators were discombobulated for at least the first few hours of the accident. This whole  thing with the delayed reporting of the scram, the coast guard reporting the spill to the agency and it took days for them to discover where the leak occurred and then make a NRC report...it speaks to massive control room and executive organizational discombobulation for hours and days at a time.

3) Something big is wrong Entergy and NRC: the plant tripped on Friday and the first reporting of it occurred on Monday two days later. This indicates the NRC and Entergy doesn't care or are indifferent about protecting their reputation. The outsiders aren't people, they are just mushrooms.

4) On Sunday June 26 @ 11pm Entergy reports to the NRC the Coast Guard discover a oil plume emanating from the site. Seemingly Entergy reports they were made aware of the offsite plume by the Coast Guard on Sunday at 9:15pm and then reported it to the NRC at 11:08 pm. It is a much shorter delay in reporting from when it was made known to reported to the NRC, than the scam...but I am certain this is contrary to important regulations and acting ethical.

5) Then on Monday June 27 at 2:52 am,  Entergy sheepishly reports to the NRC they discovered the source of oil leak? It takes them almost three days to discover where the oil came from. Really, should they even be running this plant in than condition.

The times and days are all in the reports below.

Power Reactor	Event Number: 52042
Facility: FITZPATRICK Region: 1 State: NY Unit: [1] [ ] [ ] RX Type: [1] GE-4 NRC Notified By: MARK HAWES HQ OPS Officer: VINCE KLCO	Notification Date: 06/24/2016 Notification Time: 16:06 [ET] Event Date: 06/24/2016 Event Time: 12:15 [EDT] Last Update Date: 06/24/2016
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) - RPS ACTUATION - CRITICAL 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) - VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUATION	Person (Organization): GLENN DENTEL (R1DO)

Unit	SCRAM Code	RX CRIT	Initial PWR	Initial RX Mode	Current PWR	Current RX Mode
1	M/R	Y	100	Power Operation	0	Hot Shutdown

Event Text

MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO REACTOR RECIRCULATION PUMPS DEGRADATION "At 1215 [EDT] on 6/24/2016, James A. FitzPatrick (JAF) was at 100% power when Breaker 710340 tripped and power was lost to L-gears L13, L23, L33, and L43. These provide non-vital power to Reactor Building Ventilation (RBV), portions of Reactor Building Closed Loop Cooling (RBCLC), and 'A' Recirculation pump lube oil systems. Off-site AC power remains available to vital systems and Emergency Diesel Generators (EDG) are available. "Due to the loss of RBV, Secondary Containment differential pressure increased. At 1215 [EDT], Secondary Containment differential pressure exceeded the Technical Specifications (TS) Surveillance Requirement SR-3.6.4.1.1 of greater than or equal to 0.25 inches of vacuum water gauge. The Standby Gas Treatment (SBGT) system was manually initiated and Secondary Containment differential pressure was restored by 1219 [EDT]. "The 'A' Recirculation pump tripped at 1215 [EDT] and reactor power decreased to approximately 50%. 'B' Recirculation pump temperature began to rise due to the degraded RBCLC system. At 1236 [EDT], a manual scram was initiated. Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) water level shrink during the scram resulted in a successful Group 2 isolation. All control rods have been inserted. The RPV water level is being maintained with the Feedwater System and pressure is being maintained by main steam line bypass valves. A cooldown is in progress and JAF will proceed to cold shutdown (Mode 4). Due to complete loss of RBCLC system, the Spent Fuel Pool (SFP) cooling capability is degraded but the Decay Heat Removal system remains available. SFP temperature is slowly rising and it is being monitored. The time [duration] to 200 degrees is approximately 117 hours. "The initiation of reactor protection systems (RPS) due to the manual scram at critical power is reportable per 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) and 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A). The general containment Group 2 isolations are reportable per 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A). In addition, the temporary differential pressure change in Secondary Containment is reportable per 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(v)(C), as an event that could have prevented fulfillment of a safety function." The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector and the State of New York.

Power Reactor	Event Number: 52045
Facility: FITZPATRICK Region: 1 State: NY Unit: [1] [ ] [ ] RX Type: [1] GE-4 NRC Notified By: DUSTIN SCURLOCK HQ OPS Officer: VINCE KLCO	Notification Date: 06/26/2016 Notification Time: 23:08 [ET] Event Date: 06/26/2016 Event Time: 21:15 [EDT] Last Update Date: 06/27/2016
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION	Person (Organization): GLENN DENTEL (R1DO)

Unit	SCRAM Code	RX CRIT	Initial PWR	Initial RX Mode	Current PWR	Current RX Mode
1	N	N	0	Cold Shutdown	0	Cold Shutdown

Event Text

OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO AN OIL SPILL "The United States Coast Guard reported an oil sheen in the vicinity of the station's circulating water system effluent. Investigation by station personnel has not determined the source. The circulating water pumps were secured to mitigate the potential source. The United States Coast Guard response Center, and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have been notified." The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector. Notified DOE, EPA, USDA, HHS, FEMA. * * * UPDATE ON 06/27/2016 AT 02:52 FROM DUSTIN SCURLOCK TO DAN LIVERMORE * * * "The source of the oil sheen has been identified. The source, main turbine lubricating oil, has been stopped and cleanup efforts are underway." Notified DOE, EPA, USDA, HHS, and FEMA.