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Lessons Learned
QUESTIONS
The inability to put out the fire was
What steps are taken at your facility
caused, in part, by the large air flow through
to ensure the ability to operate
the penetration that prevented the carbon
equipment and valves locally?
dioxide and dry chemicals from smothering
the fire. Compounding this were the fire
How are the operators at your facility
fighters' difficulty in seeing exactly what was
made knowledgeable of alternate
burning and working in the confined spaces,
equipment power supplies and system
which made access to the affected areas
cross-connect capabilities?
difficult.
How are the quantity and location of
The use of water at an early stage
breathing air packs at your facility
would have extinguished this fire and
determined?
prevented the loss of circuits not already
affected. Although the suggestion to use
What are the immediate individual
water was made repeatedly by the local
responses to a fire for the following
community fire chief, plant personnel were
personnel?
concerned about the effects of grounds and
shorts on plant operation and potential
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Person discovering the
personnel hazards.
casualty
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Shift supervisor
Community fire fighting personnel did
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Reactor operator
not arrive at the scene until approximately
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Shift technical advisor
45 minutes after they were called. Part of
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Fire brigade leader
the delay was the need to process temporary
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Fire brigade team member.
radiation monitoring badges.
What sources of emergency lighting
The community fire department
and ventilation are available for use at
special water hose nozzle for electrical fires
the scene of a fire? Where are they
was not compatible with the plant's hose.
located?
A fire watch, who normally has no
other duties but to watch for potential fires,
had not been assigned.
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