Event Notification Report for September 13, 2000

                    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                              Operations Center

                              Event Reports For
                           09/12/2000 - 09/13/2000

                              ** EVENT NUMBERS **

37310  37311  

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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   37310       |
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| FACILITY: BYRON                    REGION:  3  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/12/2000|
|    UNIT:  [1] [2] []                STATE:  IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:30[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP                |EVENT DATE:        09/12/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        07:52[CDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  MICHAEL FERNEAU              |LAST UPDATE DATE:  09/12/2000|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  BOB STRANSKY                 +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |MARK RING            R3      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|AENS 50.72(b)(1)(v)      ENS INOPERABLE         |                             |
|AARC 50.72(b)(1)(v)      OTHER ASMT/COMM INOP   |                             |
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+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          Y       82       Power Operation  |82       Power Operation  |
|2     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| LOSS OF ENS AND COMMERCIAL TELEPHONE SERVICE                                 |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee reported that the Emergency Notification System telephone line, |
| as well as all commercial telephone lines have been lost. This may have      |
| occurred as a result of thunderstorm activity near the site. The licensee is |
| currently attempting to troubleshoot and correct the problem. The NRC        |
| resident inspector has been informed of this event by the licensee.          |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   37311       |
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| FACILITY: VOGTLE                   REGION:  2  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/12/2000|
|    UNIT:  [1] [2] []                STATE:  GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:55[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP                |EVENT DATE:        09/11/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        17:20[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  DORMAN                       |LAST UPDATE DATE:  09/12/2000|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  CHAUNCEY GOULD               +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |STEPHEN CAHILL       R2      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|HFIT 26.73               FITNESS FOR DUTY       |                             |
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+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          Y       84       Power Operation  |84       Power Operation  |
|2     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| CONTRACTOR TESTED POSITIVE DURING RANDOM TEST FOR DRUGS AND ALCOHOL          |
|                                                                              |
| Contract Supervisor determined to test positive as a result of a random drug |
| and alcohol screening.  Per applicable administrative procedures the         |
| individual's access authorization to the protected area was terminated.      |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified.                                     |
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