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Title: Type B investigation of electrical fault in 351 Substation, December 4, 1994

Abstract

On December 4, 1994, at 2132:10 hours, an electrical failure of a cable-tapping splice resulted in a fire in the 300 Area of the DOE Hanford Site. The fire occurred in the yard of Substation 351 in electrical Vault R122V, where the cable-tapping splice was located. The fire incinerated all cables passing to and through the vault causing them to fail. The failure of the cables resulted in a power outage to twenty customers in the 300 Area. The vault was electrically isolated, and power was restored to the electrical distribution system at 2311 hours. This report contains the accident scenario, accident analysis, direct cause and root and contributing causes.

Authors:
; ; ;  [1]; ; ;  [2]
  1. ICF Kaiser Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
  2. Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10119188
Report Number(s):
WHC-MR-0487
ON: DE95007183; BR: 35AF11201/35AF11202; TRN: AHC29508%%161
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-87RL10930
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Feb 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; POWER SUBSTATIONS; FAILURE MODE ANALYSIS; FIRES; POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL FAULTS; HANFORD RESERVATION; HUMAN FACTORS; ACCIDENTS; 054000; 240201; HEALTH AND SAFETY; AC SYSTEMS

Citation Formats

Debban, H L, Shearer, C A, Boger, R M, McDonald, G P, Eyre, L E, Dell, L D, and Kelly, D S. Type B investigation of electrical fault in 351 Substation, December 4, 1994. United States: N. p., 1995. Web. doi:10.2172/10119188.
Debban, H L, Shearer, C A, Boger, R M, McDonald, G P, Eyre, L E, Dell, L D, & Kelly, D S. Type B investigation of electrical fault in 351 Substation, December 4, 1994. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10119188
Debban, H L, Shearer, C A, Boger, R M, McDonald, G P, Eyre, L E, Dell, L D, and Kelly, D S. 1995. "Type B investigation of electrical fault in 351 Substation, December 4, 1994". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10119188. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10119188.
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title = {Type B investigation of electrical fault in 351 Substation, December 4, 1994},
author = {Debban, H L and Shearer, C A and Boger, R M and McDonald, G P and Eyre, L E and Dell, L D and Kelly, D S},
abstractNote = {On December 4, 1994, at 2132:10 hours, an electrical failure of a cable-tapping splice resulted in a fire in the 300 Area of the DOE Hanford Site. The fire occurred in the yard of Substation 351 in electrical Vault R122V, where the cable-tapping splice was located. The fire incinerated all cables passing to and through the vault causing them to fail. The failure of the cables resulted in a power outage to twenty customers in the 300 Area. The vault was electrically isolated, and power was restored to the electrical distribution system at 2311 hours. This report contains the accident scenario, accident analysis, direct cause and root and contributing causes.},
doi = {10.2172/10119188},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10119188}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1995},
month = {Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1995}
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