Event Notification Report for January 7, 1999

                    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                              Operations Center

                              Event Reports For
                           01/06/1999 - 01/07/1999

                              ** EVENT NUMBERS **

35216  35221  35222  35223  35224  

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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   35216       |
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| FACILITY: POINT BEACH              REGION:  3  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/05/1999|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  WI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:12[EST]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-2-LP,[2] W-2-LP                |EVENT DATE:        01/05/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        13:40[CST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  RANDY HASTINGS               |LAST UPDATE DATE:  01/06/1999|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  DICK JOLLIFFE                +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |BRENT CLAYTON        R3      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |CHRIS GRIMES, EO     NRR     |
|AOUT 50.72(b)(1)(ii)(B)  OUTSIDE DESIGN BASIS   |JOHN HANNON, EO      NRR     |
|ASHU 50.72(b)(1)(i)(A)   PLANT S/D REQD BY TS   |JOSEPH GIITTER       IRD     |
|NLCO                     TECH SPEC LCO A/S      |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
|                                                   |                          |
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| - UNIT 1 SHUTTING DOWN DUE TO INOPERABLE SI SYSTEM DUE TO FROZEN             |
| RECIRCULATION LINE -                                                         |
|                                                                              |
| UNIT 1 IS AT 100% POWER, AND UNIT 2 IS DEFUELED IN A REFUELING OUTAGE.       |
|                                                                              |
| A PORTION OF THE UNIT 1 SAFETY INJECTION PUMPS' RECIRCULATION LINE TO THE    |
| UNIT 1 REFUELING WATER STORAGE TANK APPEARS TO BE FROZEN DUE TO A LOSS OF    |
| HEAT TRACING DURING EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER.   THIS CONDITION RENDERS BOTH    |
| TRAINS OF THE UNIT 1 SAFETY INJECTION SYSTEM INOPERABLE.  THE UNIT 1         |
| CONTAINMENT SPRAY PUMPS USE THE SAME RECIRCULATION LINE AND ARE ALSO         |
| RENDERED INOPERABLE.  THE CONDITIONS OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 15.3.0.B     |
| APPLY, AND THIS CONDITION APPEARS TO BE REPORTABLE AS A CONDITION THAT IS    |
| OUTSIDE THE PLANT DESIGN BASIS.                                              |
|                                                                              |
| THE ACTION STATEMENT FOR TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 15.3.0.B REQUIRES THE       |
| LICENSEE TO INITIATE ACTION WITHIN 1 HOUR TO PLACE UNIT 1 IN HOT SHUTDOWN    |
| WITHIN 7 HOURS OF ENTERING THIS SPECIFICATION AND IN COLD SHUTDOWN WITHIN 37 |
| HOURS.                                                                       |
|                                                                              |
| THE LICENSEE IS CURRENTLY ATTEMPTING TO THAW THE LINE.                       |
|                                                                              |
| THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR.                            |
|                                                                              |
| ****************** UPDATE AT 1615 EST ON 01/05/99 FROM RANDY HASTINGS TO     |
| TROCINE ******************                                                   |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee initiated the technical specification required load reduction   |
| at 1506 CST on 01/05/99.                                                     |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee informed the NRC resident inspector.  The NRC operations        |
| officer notified the R3DO (Clayton), NRR EOs (Grimes and Hannon),and AEOD    |
| IRD (Giitter).                                                               |
|                                                                              |
| ****************** UPDATE AT 2132  EST ON 01/05/99 FROM JOHN CELL TO TROCINE |
| ******************                                                           |
|                                                                              |
| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee:   |
|                                                                              |
| "Enforcement discretion was requested [at approximately 1625 CST] and        |
| granted [at approximately 1820 CST] by the NRC regarding the [Unit 1]        |
| shutdown required by the frozen [recirculation] line.  Unit 1 is presently   |
| at 23% reactor power.  Plans are to raise reactor power to 30% and hold.     |
|                                                                              |
| "Actions underway include [a] 50.59 evaluation of an alternate recirculation |
| path that will restore the operability of one [safety injection] pump.  An   |
| operability determination is being written to evaluate the operability of    |
| the [containment spray pumps] without the recirculation line.  These actions |
| are expected to be completed before the expiration of the enforcement        |
| discretion at 0140 CST [on 01/06/99]."                                       |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee plans to notify the NRC resident inspector.  The NRC Operations |
| Officer notified the R3DO (Clayton), NRR EO (Hannon), and AEOD IRD           |
| (Giitter).                                                                   |
|                                                                              |
| * * * UPDATE AT 0152 EST ON 01/06/99 FROM JOHN SELL TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * *  |
|                                                                              |
| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee:   |
|                                                                              |
| "The original frozen line has been thawed and is being maintained warm by    |
| fluid circulation. An alternate [safety injection] pump recirculation path   |
| is currently being utilized, which restores the Unit 1 'B' [safety           |
| injection] pump to operable [status].  The use of this path is supported by  |
| a 50.59 evaluation and an operability determination.  The same operability   |
| determination restores both Unit 1 [containment spray pumps] to operable     |
| status with minor compensatory measures."                                    |
|                                                                              |
| "Unit 1 is being returned to 100% reactor power.  The unit is in a 72-hour   |
| [limiting condition for operation] until the normal [safety injection]       |
| recirculation path is restored, which will allow the 'A' [safety injection]  |
| pump to be declared operable.  This is anticipated later today after         |
| restoration procedures are approved and the [safety injection recirculation] |
| line heat tracing is restored."                                              |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC resident inspector will be informed of this update by the licensee.  |
| The NRC operations officer notified the R3DO (Clayton) and NRR EO (Hannon).  |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   35221       |
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| FACILITY: TURKEY POINT             REGION:  2  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/06/1999|
|    UNIT:  [3] [4] []                STATE:  FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:50[EST]|
|   RXTYPE: [3] W-3-LP,[4] W-3-LP                |EVENT DATE:        01/06/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        08:00[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  B. ADAMS                     |LAST UPDATE DATE:  01/06/1999|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  BOB STRANSKY                 +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |LEN WERT             R2      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|AARC 50.72(b)(1)(v)      OTHER ASMT/COMM INOP   |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|3     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|4     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| ERDADS SYSTEM DECLARED INOPERABLE                                            |
|                                                                              |
| Due to elevated temperatures in the computer room, the emergency data        |
| computer systems locked up causing a loss of data to the ERDADS computer     |
| displays.  The licensee has determined that the elevated temperatures are    |
| being caused by a malfunctioning chiller unit and expects to have the unit   |
| repaired later today.  The NRC resident inspector has been informed of this  |
| event by the licensee.                                                       |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   35222       |
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| FACILITY: HADDAM NECK              REGION:  1  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/06/1999|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  CT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 12:07[EST]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP                           |EVENT DATE:        01/03/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        16:00[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  RICHARD WILLIS               |LAST UPDATE DATE:  01/06/1999|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  LEIGH TROCINE                +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |WILLIAM COOK         R1      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |JOSEPHINE PICCONE/EO NMSS    |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi)     OFFSITE NOTIFICATION   |FEMA, DOE, DOA, HHS  FAX     |
|                                                |EPA, DOT/NAT RSP CTR FAX     |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          N       0        Decommissioned   |0        Decommissioned   |
|                                                   |                          |
|                                                   |                          |
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION REGARDING 1,600 GALLONS OF STORM WATER THAT LEAKED FROM |
| THE WASTE WATER HOLDUP TANK DIKE AREA FOLLOWING HEAVY RAINS                  |
|                                                                              |
| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee:   |
|                                                                              |
| "During a heavy rainfall, storm water accumulated in the [waste water holdup |
| tank] dike area faster than the dike area sump pump could drain it.  A       |
| portion of the storm water (approximately 1,600 gallons) then leaked through |
| cracks in the dike [area wall at approximately 1600 on 01/03/99].  The water |
| contained approximately  233 �Ci (microcuries) H3, 2 �Ci (microcuries)       |
| Co-60, and 6 �Ci (microcuries) Cs-137.  These values are approximately       |
| 1/1,000,000 of the 40 CFR [Part] 302 reportable quantities."                 |
|                                                                              |
| "This event is similar to events reported on 10/01/98 and 12/01/98."  (Refer |
| to event numbers 34861 and 35106, respectively.)                             |
|                                                                              |
| "Corrective actions are being evaluated."                                    |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee determined that this event was reportable at 1145 today         |
| (01/06/98).  At approximately 1200 today (01/06/99), the licensee notified   |
| the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection that this storm water |
| leaked from the dike area onto the ground (inside the protected area).       |
|                                                                              |
| There is no NRC resident inspector assigned to this site.                    |
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|Other Nuclear Material                           |Event Number:   35223       |
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| REP ORG:  MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY                 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/06/1999|
|LICENSEE:  MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY                 |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:33[EST]|
|    CITY:  MILWAUKEE                REGION:  3  |EVENT DATE:        01/06/1999|
|  COUNTY:  MILWAUKEE                 STATE:  WI |EVENT TIME:             [CST]|
|LICENSE#:  48-02931-06           AGREEMENT:  N  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  01/06/1999|
|  DOCKET:                                       |+----------------------------+
|                                                |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|                                                |BRENT CLAYTON        R3      |
|                                                |SUSAN SHANKMAN, EO   NMSS    |
+------------------------------------------------+DON COOL, EO         NMSS    |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  DEBRA MAUZY-MELITZ           |                             |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  LEIGH TROCINE                |                             |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |                             |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|BAB1 20.2201(a)(1)(i)    LOST/STOLEN LNM>1000X  |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| LOSS OF A 2-�Ci AMERICIUM-241 SEALED ANTI-STATIC SOURCE AT MARQUETTE         |
| UNIVERSITY IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN                                           |
|                                                                              |
| At approximately 1300 CST on January 3, 1999, the licensee commenced a       |
| search for a missing 2-�Ci Americium-241 melted-sealed source (old catalog   |
| #AMMQ8485, received during April 1986, internal Marquette identification     |
| #RHFAMEAM241AME040586-01).  The source was about the size of a hole punch,   |
| and it was attached to the goose neck of an anti-static device by a bolt.    |
| Both the source and bolt were missing.  The licensee stated that the         |
| anti-static device was rarely used and that was normally located in the      |
| basement of a biology building.  The licensee performs quarterly wipe tests  |
| and inspections every 6 months.  The source was last seen during the         |
| performance of one of these surveillances in October or November 1998.  The  |
| search for the missing source included the applicable room, hallways, and    |
| the entrance to the building.  The source was officially determined to be    |
| lost today (January 6, 1999).                                                |
|                                                                              |
| (Please call the NRC Operations Center for site contact information.)        |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   35224       |
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| FACILITY: CLINTON                  REGION:  3  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/06/1999|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  IL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:26[EST]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] GE-6                             |EVENT DATE:        01/06/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        13:45[CST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  DAVID WARD                   |LAST UPDATE DATE:  01/07/1999|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  LEIGH TROCINE                +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          UNU                   |BRENT CLAYTON        R3      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |JOHN STOLZ, NRR      EO      |
|AAEC 50.72(a)(1)(i)      EMERGENCY DECLARED     |JOSEPH GIITTER, AEOD IRD     |
|AESF 50.72(b)(2)(ii)     ESF ACTUATION          |GENE CANUPP          FEMA    |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          N       0        Cold Shutdown    |0        Cold Shutdown    |
|                                                   |                          |
|                                                   |                          |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO A LOSS OF OFFSITE POWER TO THE EMERGENCY BUSES WHILE IN |
| COLD SHUTDOWN                                                                |
|                                                                              |
| At 1319 CST on 01/06/98, there was a loss of the 138-kV line supplying power |
| to the emergency reserve auxiliary transformer (ERAT) while the reserve      |
| auxiliary transformer (RAT) was tagged/switched out of service due to        |
| ongoing plant modifications.  All three emergency diesel generators          |
| automatically started and loaded properly, and they are currently supplying  |
| power to the emergency buses.  The non-vital buses are being energized via   |
| the main power transformer back-feed lineup from the 345-kV source (normal   |
| grid).  Shutdown cooling is being maintained via the use of reactor water    |
| cleanup, and vessel feed is from the control rod drive system.  Residual     |
| heat removal (RHR) train 'B' was in shutdown cooling prior to this event,    |
| and the 'B' RHR pump tripped off when its emergency bus was initially        |
| de-energized.  The licensee stated that there were no reports of abnormal    |
| functions other than the loss of the 138-kV line.                            |
|                                                                              |
| A Notification of Unusual Event was declared at 1345 CST due to the loss of  |
| the ERAT and RAT (when no sources of offsite power are available).  The      |
| licensee's procedures do not specifically address credit for having a        |
| back-feed capability.  The licensee plans to terminate the Unusual Event     |
| when either the ERAT or RAT are returned to service and offsite power is     |
| restored to safety systems.                                                  |
|                                                                              |
| The cause of the loss of the 138-kV line is being investigated, but it is    |
| currently believed to be from insulator damage to the 138-kV line near the   |
| town of Clinton, Illinois.                                                   |
|                                                                              |
| The unit has been in an extended shutdown since 09/06/96.                    |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector, the State of Illinois, and |
| DeWitt County Sheriff.                                                       |
|                                                                              |
| ******************** UPDATE AT 1626 EST ON 01/06/99 FROM DAVID WARD TO       |
| TROCINE ********************                                                 |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee reported that the automatic start of the emergency diesel       |
| generators was an engineered safety feature actuation and that the cause of  |
| the loss of the 138-kV line had not yet been determined.                     |
|                                                                              |
| Shutdown cooling is still being maintained via the use of reactor water      |
| cleanup, and vessel feed is from the control rod drive system.  The licensee |
| stated that it would take 72 hours for boiling to occur if shutdown cooling  |
| was not available.                                                           |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC operations officer notified the R3DO (Clayton), NRR EO (Stolz), and  |
| AEOD IRD (Giitter).                                                          |
|                                                                              |
| ******************** UPDATE AT 1717 EST ON 01/06/99 FROM DAVID WARD TO       |
| TROCINE ********************                                                 |
|                                                                              |
| The 'B' RHR pump was restored to service (in shutdown cooling) at 1600 CST.  |
| Reactor water cleanup was running prior to the event, and remained in        |
| service to provide an alternate means of shutdown cooling.                   |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee plans to issue a press release and plans to notify the NRC      |
| resident inspector.  The NRC operations officer notified the R3DO (Clayton), |
| NRR EO (Zwolinski), and AEOD IRD (Giitter).                                  |
|                                                                              |
| ******************** UPDATE AT 1814 EST ON 01/06/99 FROM DAVID WARD TO       |
| TROCINE ********************                                                 |
|                                                                              |
| The estimated time for restoration of RAT power is approximately 1800 CST,   |
| and the estimated time for exiting the Unusual Event is approximately 2100   |
| CST.                                                                         |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC operations officer notified the R3DO (Clayton), NRR EO (Zwolinski),  |
| and AEOD IRD (Giitter).                                                      |
|                                                                              |
| ******************** UPDATE AT 1916 EST ON 01/06/99 FROM DAVID WARD TO       |
| TROCINE ********************                                                 |
|                                                                              |
| Offsite power was restored to the RAT at approximately 1750 CST, but it is   |
| not yet supplying vital loads.  Vital loads are still being supplied via the |
| emergency diesel generators.  The estimated time for exiting the Unusual     |
| Event is still approximately 2100 CST.  Spent fuel pool cooling was          |
| maintained throughout this event.                                            |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC operations officer notified the R3DO (Clayton), NRR EO (Zwolinski),  |
| and AEOD IRD (Giitter).                                                      |
|                                                                              |
| ******************** UPDATE AT 2016 EST ON 01/06/99 FROM MAXWELL KIER TO     |
| TROCINE ********************                                                 |
|                                                                              |
| Vital loads are still being supplied via the emergency diesel generators.    |
| The licensee currently expects the RAT to supply vital loads at              |
| approximately 2100 CST.  The estimated time for exiting the Unusual Event is |
| still approximately 2100 CST.                                                |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC operations officer notified the R3DO (Clayton), NRR EO (Zwolinski),  |
| and AEOD IRD (Giitter).                                                      |
|                                                                              |
| ******************** UPDATE AT 2116 EST ON 01/06/99 FROM MAXWELL KIER TO     |
| TROCINE ********************                                                 |
|                                                                              |
| The cause of the loss of the 138-kV line was determined to be a pole over    |
| north of Clinton that shorted a couple of phases.  Repairs are in progress,  |
| and the estimated time of completion is unknown.  The estimated time for     |
| exiting the Unusual Event is now approximately 2130 CST.                     |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC operations officer notified the R3DO (Clayton), NRR EO (Zwolinski),  |
| and AEOD IRD (Giitter).                                                      |
|                                                                              |
| ******************** UPDATE AT 2216 EST ON 01/06/99 FROM MAXWELL KIER TO     |
| TROCINE ********************                                                 |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee is currently swapping emergency buses from the emergency diesel |
| generators to the RAT.  The licensee is also in the process of restoring the |
| ERAT to service.  Repairs to the 138-kV line are complete.  The estimated    |
| time for exiting the Unusual Event is still approximately 2130 CST.          |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC operations officer notified the R3DO (Clayton), NRR EO (Zwolinski),  |
| and AEOD IRD (Giitter).                                                      |
|                                                                              |
| ******************** UPDATE AT 2314 EST ON 01/06/99 FROM MAXWELL KIER TO     |
| TROCINE ********************                                                 |
|                                                                              |
| The root cause of the 138-kV line going down was determined to be down guys  |
| on a corner pole where the line taps to Clinton.  The guys were possibly     |
| severed by a snow plow.  This allowed the pole to lean causing the static    |
| shield to contact one of the phases.                                         |
|                                                                              |
| The division 1 and 2 emergency buses are currently being supplied from the   |
| RAT, and the licensee is currently placing the division 3 emergency bus on   |
| the RAT.  The new estimated time for exiting the Unusual Event is            |
| approximately 2245 CST.                                                      |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC operations officer notified the R3DO (Clayton), NRR EO (Zwolinski),  |
| and AEOD IRD (Giitter).                                                      |
|                                                                              |
| * * * UPDATE 0010 1/7/99 FROM M. KIER TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * *                |
|                                                                              |
| The UE was terminated at 2306 CST on 1/6/99.  One offsite power source has   |
| been restored to the emergency busses, and the other offsite source is       |
| currently being restored.  The NRC resident inspector has been informed of   |
| the termination.  Notified R3DO (Clayton), EO (Zwolinski).                   |
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