Explosion on Hydrogen Dryers at a Nuclear Power Plant
Rockville, Maryland, on June 9th, the control panel door for the 32 hydrogen dryer blew off due to a small hydrogen explosion. No one was injured in the event, which occurred in the non-nuclear side of the plant in the main turbine building. An investigation into the cause for the hydrogen leak is continuing. Plant operations was not impacted by the explosion, and the licensee intends to replace both hydrogen dryer units.Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland, Tuesday, June 25, 1996, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/tr/1996/
Event Date
June 6, 1996
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
hydrogen dryers, non-nuclear area
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Industrial Area
Operational Condition
Consequences
Number of Injured Persons
3
Number of Fatalities
1
Currency
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Plant operations was not impacted by the explosion, and the licensee intends to replace both hydrogen dryer units.
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Unknown
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, briefing on operating reactors, 25
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/tr/1996/
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