Diablo Canyon

[HydroDave63]

Speaking of a "SALP 1" rating.... 

"Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in California knocked offline by jellyfish-like creatures called salp

This photo provided by the Diablo Canyon Power Plant on Friday shows salp, a gelatinous sea creature, at a nuclear reactor intake structure.
By James Eng, msnbc.com

In Japan, it was a monstrous earthquake and tsunami that brought down the Fukushima nuclear plant. In California, it's a tiny, jellyfish-like sea creature called salp that's causing problems at the Diablo Canyon atomic plant."

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/27/11432974-diablo-canyon-nuclear-plant-in-california-knocked-offline-by-jellyfish-like-creatures-called-salp?lite

[IonEyes]

What contractor handles the trades portion of the outage at DC?

Fluor mostly.

[justme]

Am looking for a roommate for upcoming outage.  Work in RP.  Have a 2 bedroom apt from mid Jan till end of Feb-1st week in Mar.  Looking for quiet non smoker, maybe couple.
Condo is in Pismo Beach, near downtown. Send me a message if interested.

TY

[HydroDave63]

Sometime those Super Soakers can get a lot of mist going...

Power Reactor    Event Number: 49184
Facility: DIABLO CANYON
Region: 4 State: CA
Unit: [ ] [2] [ ]
RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP
NRC Notified By: MICHAEL QUITTER
HQ OPS Officer: DANIEL MILLS    Notification Date: 07/10/2013
Notification Time: 16:13 [ET]
Event Date: 07/10/2013
Event Time: 09:50 [PDT]
Last Update Date: 07/10/2013
Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
10 CFR Section:
50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) - RPS ACTUATION - CRITICAL
50.72(b)(2)(xi) - OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) - VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUATION
   Person (Organization):
DAVID PROULX (R4DO)

Unit    SCRAM Code    RX CRIT    Initial PWR    Initial RX Mode    Current PWR    Current RX Mode
2    A/R    Y    100    Power Operation    0    Hot Standby

Event Text
UNIT 2 AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP

"On July 10, 2013, at 0950 PDT, the Diablo Canyon Power Plant Unit 2 500kV line differential relay actuated. This action tripped the turbine and opened the generator output breakers to isolate the generator. With the turbine tripped and Unit 2 operating above the P-9 50% power permissive, a reactor trip was initiated from the reactor protection system.

"All plant equipment responded as designed. All three Unit 2 Auxiliary Feedwater pumps started, the Containment Fan Cooling units started and ran in slow speed, and the standby Auxiliary Saltwater train started, all as expected.

"Unit 2 is stable at normal operating temperature and pressure. All power transferred to the plant startup source without incident. Condenser vacuum was maintained.

"The preliminary cause of the differential relay actuation was a flashover of Phase A 500 kV to ground across the Phase A lightning arrestor during maintenance activities to wash the 500 kV insulators.

"NRC Resident Inspector has been informed of this event.

"A press release is planned for local media."

Decay heat is being removed by steam dumps to the condenser. No relief valves lifted during the transient. The steam generators are being supplied by the auxiliary feedwater pumps. There were no injuries to personnel. Unit 1 was not affected.

[charly13243]

hey all.  I have a phone screen with a senior recruiter next week for an I&C tech job at DCPP.  She said it would be twenty minutes.  Anyone been there done that and/or know what to expect from this company's screening process?

Thank you in advance.

Josh.

[charly13243]

Hey guys.  So the phone screen went well I guess because now I have an interview in a couple weeks at DCPP for shift control technician.  Please, can anyone shed some light on what to expect for the interview, etc.?
Thank you.

[Dave Warren]

Anyone know how to reach the Training Manager or RP Training Coordinator here?