NRC Receives Event Notification Involving Watts Bar Power Reactor in Tennessee
February 21, 2020
February 21, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54531) involving the Watts Bar power reactor in Tennessee:
NOTIFICATION OF UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO FIRE IN CONTROL BUILDING
"At 0957 EST on February 19, 2020, a Notification of Unusual Event [NOUE] has been determined to be present at the Watts Bar plant Unit 1 under criteria HU4 for a fire potentially degrading the safety of the plant (fire for more than 15 minutes). . . .
NOTIFICATION OF UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO FIRE IN CONTROL BUILDING
"At 0957 EST on February 19, 2020, a Notification of Unusual Event [NOUE] has been determined to be present at the Watts Bar plant Unit 1 under criteria HU4 for a fire potentially degrading the safety of the plant (fire for more than 15 minutes). . . .