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 | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|1 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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EVENT TEXT
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| - UNIT 1 SHUTTING DOWN DUE TO INOPERABLE SI SYSTEM DUE TO FROZEN |
| RECIRCULATION LINE - |
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| UNIT 1 IS AT 100% POWER, AND UNIT 2 IS DEFUELED IN A REFUELING OUTAGE. |
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| 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. |
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| THE LICENSEE IS CURRENTLY ATTEMPTING TO THAW THE LINE. |
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| THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR. |
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| ****************** UPDATE AT 1615 EST ON 01/05/99 FROM RANDY HASTINGS TO |
| TROCINE ****************** |
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| 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). |
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| ****************** UPDATE AT 2132 EST ON 01/05/99 FROM JOHN CELL TO TROCINE |
| ****************** |
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
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| "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]." |
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| The licensee plans to notify the NRC resident inspector. The NRC Operations |
| Officer notified the R3DO (Clayton), NRR EO (Hannon), and AEOD IRD |
| (Giitter). |
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| * * * UPDATE AT 0152 EST ON 01/06/99 FROM JOHN SELL TAKEN BY STRANSKY * * * |
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
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| "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." |
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| "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 | |
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|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE |
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|3 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
|4 N Y 100 Power Operation |100 Power Operation |
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| ERDADS SYSTEM DECLARED INOPERABLE |
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| 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 |
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|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 |
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| The following text is a portion of a facsimile received from the licensee: |
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| "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." |
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| "This event is similar to events reported on 10/01/98 and 12/01/98." (Refer |
| to event numbers 34861 and 35106, respectively.) |
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| "Corrective actions are being evaluated." |
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| 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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| LOSS OF A 2-�Ci AMERICIUM-241 SEALED ANTI-STATIC SOURCE AT MARQUETTE |
| UNIVERSITY IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN |
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| 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 |
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|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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| UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO A LOSS OF OFFSITE POWER TO THE EMERGENCY BUSES WHILE IN |
| COLD SHUTDOWN |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| ******************** UPDATE AT 1626 EST ON 01/06/99 FROM DAVID WARD TO |
| TROCINE ******************** |
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| 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 ******************** |
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| 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 ******************** |
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| 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. |
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| The NRC operations officer notified the R3DO (Clayton), NRR EO (Zwolinski), |
| and AEOD IRD (Giitter). |
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| ******************** 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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