FirstEnergy bankruptcy restructuring likely, power plants would be closed or soldUpdated 11:45 AM; Posted 11:45 AMCLEVELAND, Ohio -- Brutal competitive financial forces are poised to remake FirstEnergy into a utility without power plants and focused solely on delivering electricity.The Akron-based power company that a decade ago hired former George W. Bush administration Solicitor General Ted Olson to bully state lawmakers who were considering a return to state-regulated power prices now appears ready to sell or close its remaining coal and nuclear power plants because the state won't subsidize them and neither will federal authorities.Those include Perry nuclear plant in Lake County east of Cleveland and Davis-Besse in Ottawa County near Toledo.The draconian move may come in a corporate "restructuring" plan that could get under way next week in a federal bankruptcy court, either here or any other federal jurisdiction where the company has offices.FirstEnergy Solutions, the debt-ridden subsidiary that owns the corporation's power plants, would be seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co., a separate FirstEnergy subsidiary that holds the federal nuclear operating licenses, could also be involved…
Friday, March 23, 2018
FirstEnergy Vows to Go Into Bankruptcy Next Week (Perry, Besse)
Will this be the first parent corporation who goes into bankruptcy that owns Nuclear power Plants?
Pilgrim Start-Up Transformer: Bum Degraded Voltage Relay Discoverd in Sept 2017
So they lost outside power, obviously they had degraded voltage. Were these relays somehow involved in this.
I hope there was no combustion gases discover in the transformer coolant oil before these recent event...
I hope there was no combustion gases discover in the transformer coolant oil before these recent event...
Start-Up Transformer Degraded Voltage Relay Found Outside Technical Specification Limit
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1. FACILITY NAME 2. DOCKET NUMBER .PAGE Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 05000-293 1 OF3
4. TITLE Start-Up Transformer Degraded Voltage Relay Found Outside Technical Specification Limit
5. EVENT DATE 6. LER NUMBER 7. REPORT DATE 8. OTHER FACILITIES INVOLVED
SEQUENTIAL
FACILITY NAME DOCKET NUMBER MONTH DAY YEAR YEAR REV MONTH DAY YEAR N/A NUMBER NO. 05000 N/A
09 13 2017 2017 - 012 - 00 11 13 2017
FACILITY NAME DOCKET NUMBER N/A 05000 N/A
9. OPERATING MODE 11. THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF 10 CFR §: 'Check all that apply)
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D 20.2201(b) D 20.2203(a)(3)(i) D 50.73(a)(2)(ii)(A) D 50.73(a)(2)(viii)(A) D 20.2201(d) D 20.2203(a)(3)(ii) D 50.73(a)(2)(ii)(B) D 50.73(a)(2)(viii)(B) D 20.2203(a)(1) D 20.2203(a)(4) D 50.73(a)(2)(iii) D 50.73(a)(2)(ix)(A) D 20.2203(a)(2)(i) D 50.36(c)(1)(i)(A) D 50.73(a)(2)(iv)(A) D 50.73(a)(2)(x) 10. POWER LEVEL D 20.2203(a)(2)(ii) D 50.36(c)(1)(ii)(A) D 50.73(a)(2)(v)(A) D 73.71(a)(4) D 20.2203(a)(2)(iii) D 50.36(c)(2) D 50.73(a)(2)(v)(B) D 73.71(a)(5) 100 D 20.2203(a)(2)(iv) D 50.46(a)(3)(ii) D 50.73(a)(2)(v)(C) D 73.77(a)(1) D 20.2203(a)(2)(v) D 50.73(a)(2)(i)(A) D 50.73(a)(2)(v)(D) D 73.77(a)(2)(i) D 20.2203(a)(2)(vi) ~ 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B) D 50.73(a)(2)(vii) D 73.77(a)(2)(ii) D 50.73(a)(2)(i)(C) 0 OTHER Specify in Abstract below or in NRG Form 366A 12. LICENSEE CONTACT FOR THIS LER LICENSEE CONTACT ~ELEPHONE NUMBER (Include Area Code) IMr. Everett P. Perkins, Jr. - Regulatory Assurance Manager 508-830-8323 13. COMPLETE ONE LINE FOR EACH COMPONENT FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT
CAUSE SYSTEM COMPONENT
MANU- REPORTABLE
CAUSE SYSTEM COMPONENT
MANU- REPORTABLE FACTURER TOEPIX FACTURER TOEPIX B EA 27 ABB y N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
14. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT EXPECTED 15. EXPECTED MONTH DAY YEAR ~ YES (ff yes, complete 15. EXPECTED SUBMISSION DATE) D NO SUBMISSION DATE 02 01 2018 ABSTRACT (Limit to 1400 spaces, i.e., approximately 15 single-spaced typewritten lines)
On September 13, 2017 with the unit at 100 percent power, Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station discovered during calibration of four Start-Up Transformer Degraded Voltage Relays (ABB model number ITE27N) after the relays had been removed from the plant, relay 127 A-604/1 had an as-found setpoint value outside the Technical Specifications Table 3.2.B limit of 110.6 plus or minus 0.56 Volts ac (Vac) (110.04 - 111.16); the as-found value was 109.90 Vac. This relay was replaced with a spare relay that was calibrated prior to its installation.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station is submitting this Licensee Event Report in accordance with 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B)-Any operation or condition that was prohibited by the plant's Technical Specifications.
This event was not risk significant. There was no threat to public health and safety from this condition.
NRC FORM 366 (04-2017)
NRC FORM 366A (04-2017)
u_s. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY 0MB: NO. 3150-0104 EXPIRES: 3/31/2020
LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER)
CONTINUATION SHEET
(See NUREG-1022, R.3 for instruction and guidance for completing this form http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1022/r3D
Estimated burden per response to comply with this mandatory collection request: 80 hours. Reported lessons learned are incorporated into the licensing process and fed back to industry. Send comments regarding burden estimate to the Information Services Branch (T-2 F43), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to lnfocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0104), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. If a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid 0MB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.
1. FACILITY NAME 2. DOCKET NUMBER 3. LER NUMBER
YEAR
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 05000-293
2017
NARRATIVE
BACKGROUND
SEQUENTIAL NUMBER
- 012
REV NO.
-00
The startup transformer supplies power to the station auxiliary power distribution system whenever the main generator is offline_ After the main generator has been synchronized to the 345 kV system and has been partially loaded, the auxiliary power distribution system is manually transferred from the start-up transformer (SUT) to the unit AC power source (unit auxiliary transformer [UAT]).
Automatic fast transfer capability is provided in the design to restore the auxiliary power distribution system to its preferred offsite AC power source, the SUT, in the event that the unit AC power source (UAT) is lost for any reason_ The diesel generator load shedding logic will also be actuated immediately upon the fast transfer of the safety related buses A5 and A6 to the SUT if a Loss-Of-Coolant-Accident signal is present when the SUT secondary voltage is below the degraded voltage alarm reset setpoint.
The primary function of the 127 A-604/1 degraded voltage relays and their settings for the SUT is to ensure a minimum voltage at which the emergency buses can be operated indefinitely to provide their intended safety functions. If voltage drops below that point for a specified time limit, the degraded voltage relays will initiate transfer of the emergency buses from offsite power to the onsite emergency diesel generators.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
During calibration of four SUT Degraded Voltage Relays (ABB model number ITE-27N) after the relays had been removed from the plant, relay 127 A-604/1 had an as-found setpoint value outside the Technical Specifications (TS) Table 3.2.B limit of 110.6 plus or minus 0.56 Volts ac (Vac) (110.04 - 111.16). The asfound value was 109.90 Vac. This relay was replaced with a spare relay that was calibrated prior to its installation.
CAUSE OF THE EVENT
rThe cause of the relay's potential inoperability is still under investigation at this time.
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
The relay was replaced, restoring the safety function of the SUT degraded voltage relay to initiate transfer of the emergency buses from offsite power to the onsite emergency diesel generators.
NRG FORM 366A (04-2017) Page 2 of 3
NRC FORM 366A (04-2017)
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION APPROVED BY 0MB: NO. 3150-0104 EXPIRES: 3/31/2020
LICENSEE EVENT REPORT (LER)
CONTINUATION SHEET
(See NUREG-1022, R.3 for instruction and guidance for completing this form http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nureqs/staff/sr1022/r3/)
Estimated burden per response to comply with this mandatory collection request: 80 hours. Reported lessons learned are incorporated into the licensing process and fed back to industry. Send comments regarding burden estimate to the Information Services Branch (T-2 F43), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to lnfocollects.Resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202, (3150-0104), Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. If a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid 0MB control number, the NRG may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.
1. FACILITY NAME 2. DOCKET NUMBER 3. LER NUMBER
YEAR
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 05000-293
2017
NARRATIVE
SAFETY CONSEQUENCES
SEQUENTIAL NUMBER
- 012
REV NO.
- 00
The 127 A-604/1 Degraded Voltage Relay As-Found setpoint value was outside the TS limits. However, per calculation PS147 "Degraded Voltage Trip Relays, Revised Voltage Setpoint" the as-found value was within the analytical limits, which indicates that the degraded voltage relay would operate within safety limits albeit outside the TS limits.
Calculation PS147 "Degraded Voltage Trip Relays, Revised Voltage Setpoint" establishes the trip setpoint, analytical limits, and the no adjust limits for the voltage function of the degraded voltage trip relays (127A-504/1,2,3,4 and 127A-604/1,2,3,4). The upper and lower analytical limits are the limit of a measured or calculated variable established by the plant safety analysis to ensure that a safety limit is not exceeded. The as-found value found for this relay was 109.9 Vac which was outside the TS limits. However, per PS147, the lower analytical limit is 109.75 Vac. Therefore, the as-found value for 127A604/1 does not exceed the established safety limit, and the relay is capable of performing its safety function.
There were no public safety, nuclear safety, industrial safety or radiological safety consequences from this event. No actions to reduce the frequency or consequence are necessary.
REPORT ABILITY
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station is submitting this Licensee Event Report (LER) in accordance with 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B)-Any operation or condition that was prohibited by the plant's Technical Specifications.
PREVIOUS EVENTS
~ review of PNPS LERs for the past five years did not identify any other LERs that were submitted for the same reason as this submittal.
REFERENCES
Junk Plant Pilgrim Recent Set of Problems: Now Blatantly Don't Give A shit What The Community Thinks About Them
Really, a lot of problems to shows up at the same time after all this NRC attention. What is different this time is how extremely close to the vest they disclosed to the public. These guys were always tight, but it is amazing what is going on now. Something has changed drastically. It is as if they don't give a shit over what the public thinks about them. blatantly
Pilgrim Remains Offline Due to RepairsMarch 23, 2018PLYMOUTH – The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station remains out of service after plant officials discovered they needed to replace a start-up transformer at the Plymouth facility.The station was taken off the grid on March 6 due to a leak in a feedwater heating system. Pilgrim staff made to the decision to stay offline after the repairs were made in anticipation of power difficulties with the March 13 nor’easter.The station has been plagued by a series of unplanned shutdowns during winter storms in recent years.After Eversource restored power to the off-site lines on March 15, a series of tests were conducted and inspectors reported that the start-up transformer on the non-nuclear side of the plant would have to be replaced.The equipment brings power from the 345kv transmission lines into the station.According to a statement, the replacement process is now underway. It’s not yet known when the plant will return to service.Pilgrim is scheduled to permanently close in 2019. The station is under the highest level of federal oversight due to a series of safety violations
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
I Called The Massachusetts State Police Corrupt As Hell First....
MSP Citizens Response Reports (POL) <citizensresponsereports@MassMail.State.MA.US>To:Michael MulliganFeb 24, 2017 at 9:03 AMWe are in receipt of your citizen response report. A complaint intake officer will contact you within the next few days to discuss your concerns. Thank you.· ponse Reports (POL)Feb 24, 2017 at 2:16 PMI really appreciate your quick response. Call anytime.Home: 1-603-336-8320Cell: 1-603-209-4206Mike
· Michael Mulligan <steamshovel2002@yahoo.com>To:Michael MulliganMar 22 at 7:34 AMDear Sir,Could you reevaluate my complaint about illegal stops on I 91 Holyoke Ma. In light of mass corruption of the state police and the burgeoning "Accident and Injury Reduction Effort patrols, known as AIRE patrols" corruption....was my stop part of the AIRE corruption? Was the MSP Citizen Response Report involved in a cover up with my complaint? If your agency thoroughly investigated my complaint, would the state police have discover their corruption earlier? I'd put a picture of my ticket on my blog article."Massachusetts State Police In illegal Alien or Terrorism Alert On I-91?"Please send this to the highest state police official who is involved with the corruption investigation.I am in contact with the Boston Globe.Mike MulliganHinsdale, NH16033368320
State police have asked Attorney General Maura Healey’s office to help them investigate no-show assignments in which troopers were paid but failed to report for duty, state police said.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/03/21/after-scandals-state-police-need-restore-accountability-legal-specialists-say/IvCWSfwvAfvseuKAFWAZYK/story.html“An internal State Police audit of AIRE (Accident Injury Reduction Effort) patrol shifts assigned to officers within Troop E found evidence that shifts assigned were not always worked and that troopers were still paid despite not having shown up for their shift,” state police wrote.
Massachusetts State Police In illegal Alien or Terrorism Alert On I-91?
John Tlumacki/Globe staffMassachusetts State Police Colonel Kerry Gilpin addressed the media Tuesday at the State Police Headquarters concerning an investigation into State Police overtime.By Mark Arsenault, Travis Andersen and Shelley Murphy Globe Staff March 20, 2018Get immediate alerts on all breaking news, delivered via Facebook Messenger. Sign up here.ADVERTISINGFRAMINGHAM — In another black eye for the scandal-ridden Massachusetts State Police, 20 active troopers face potential sanctions for the apparent theft of overtime pay, with the most egregious alleged offenders putting in for as many as 100 no-show shifts, officials said Tuesday.In a state agency where 245 troopers — about 12 percent of the force — made more than $200,000 last year, an internal audit of Troop E, a division that covers the Massachusetts Turnpike, found “apparent discrepancies between overtime paid and actual patrols worked,” State Police Colonel Kerry A. Gilpin, superintendent of the force, said at a morning news conference.Nineteen troopers face internal duty status hearings in the coming days to determine whether they’ll be suspended, Gilpin said. Another trooper who was already suspended for another matter and a retiree are also being investigated.Gilpin said that she couldn’t put a dollar figure on the amount of disputed overtime, but that the number of questionable overtime shifts per trooper ranged from one to “as high as 100.”State Police officials said they have reported their findings, which stemmed from an investigation launched last fall, to Attorney General Maura Healey’s office for review and potential prosecution.Coming on the heels of several other high-profile controversies in recent months, news of the purported overtime scheme quickly stirred outrage.Governor Charlie Baker, who appointed Gilpin to head the agency last November, said the superintendent “made a pretty clear statement that this sort of activity and this sort of behavior is not going to be tolerated.”Baker said that overall the State Police are “a strong, good, well-trained unit.”“But clearly there’s some people here who broke the rules, allegedly, and got way beyond the bounds of what anyone would consider to be appropriate behavior,” Baker said. “And for those who are found to have committed what’s been alleged, they should face the music.”The department’s previous superintendent, Richard McKeon, and his deputy, Francis Hughes, retired in November after revelations that McKeon had ordered an arrest report changed to remove embarrassing information about the daughter of Judge Timothy Bibaud. A lawyer for McKeon has said he ordered the deletions to remove unnecessary information.Baker and Healey have each announced investigations into the handling of the police reports.Two more high-ranking officials linked to the redactions – Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Risteen and Major Susan Anderson — retired suddenly in February. Their retirements came a day after the Globe reported that Trooper Leigha Genduso had been hired despite having been a coconspirator in a 2007 drug case and having avoided charges by testifying. Genduso, whom multiple sources said was Risteen’s former girlfriend, was suspended after the disclosure.On Tuesday, the union that represents troopers, the State Police Association of Massachusetts, said it does not condone any actions that may have violated the public’s trust.“The department has been in turmoil over the last several months,” Dana Pullman, president of the union, said in a statement. “We believe the customs and culture that was allowed to flourish under the previous state police leadership has compromised the public’s perception and calls into question the integrity of the hard-working men and women of the Massachusetts State Police. Colonel Gilpin has been given the unenviable task of dealing with a myriad of untenable issues.”…
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
River Bend Capacity Factor Problems
I don't think River Bend has exceeded 90% since their last recent shutdown or scram. They have been at 90% for a week or two. Last night they went down to 77%...
Monday, March 19, 2018
Sequoyah Fried Two Worker...
This indicates something is deeply wrong with management. Prolonged death by electrocution is a horrible way.
Power Reactor Event Number: 53270 Facility: SEQUOYAH
Region: 2 State: TN
Unit: [1] [2] [ ]
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: CAL ATCHLEY
HQ OPS Officer: JEFF HERRERANotification Date: 03/19/2018
Notification Time: 02:27 [ET]
Event Date: 03/19/2018
Event Time: 00:30 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 03/19/2018Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
Person (Organization):
REBECCA NEASE (R2DO)
CHRIS MILLER (NRR)
JEFFERY GRANT (IRD)
Unit SCRAM Code RX CRIT Initial PWR Initial RX Mode Current PWR Current RX Mode 1 N Y 100 Power Operation 100 Power Operation 2 N Y 100 Power Operation 100 Power Operation Event Text
TWO CONTRACTORS INJURED BY ARC FLASH
"On 3/16/2018 at approximately 1630 EST, an industrial safety accident occurred at Sequoyah Nuclear Plant that involved an Arc Flash injury of two contract employees. While performing work near a non safety related 6.9kV electrical bus, an arc occurred injuring the two employees. Both personnel were transported to an offsite medical facility for treatment. Neither were contaminated.
"The cause of the arc flash is not understood at this time, an accident investigation has been initiated by TVA. The SQN [Sequoyah Nuclear] NRC Senior Resident Inspector has been notified. No safety related systems required to establish or maintain safe shutdown were affected. Both Unit 1 and 2 remain at 100 [percent] power.
"TVA has received and responded to media inquiries concerning this event. As a result, this event is considered reportable under 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi).
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