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Event Notification Report for September 8, 1999

                    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                              Operations Center

                              Event Reports For
                           09/07/1999 - 09/08/1999

                              ** EVENT NUMBERS **

36129  36132  36133  

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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   36129       |
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| FACILITY: SAINT LUCIE              REGION:  2  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/06/1999|
|    UNIT:  [1] [2] []                STATE:  FL |NOTIFICATION TIME: 02:25[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] CE,[2] CE                        |EVENT DATE:        09/06/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        02:00[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  STEVE MERRILL                |LAST UPDATE DATE:  09/07/1999|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  LEIGH TROCINE                +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |KERRY LANDIS         R2      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|APRE 50.72(b)(2)(vi)     OFFSITE NOTIFICATION   |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|2     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| PLANNED OFFSITE NOTIFICATION DUE TO DISCOVERY OF A DEAD SEA TURTLE IN THE    |
| INTAKE CANAL                                                                 |
|                                                                              |
| At 0200, the licensee recovered a dead sea turtle from the plant's intake    |
| canal.  In accordance with the licensee's marine turtle permit, the land     |
| utilization department plans to notify the Department of Environmental       |
| Protection's Bureau of Protected Species within 12 hours.                    |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee also plans to notify the NRC resident inspector.                |
|                                                                              |
| * * * UPDATE 1226 EDT ON 9/7/99 FROM CALVIN WARD TO S. SANDIN * * *          |
|                                                                              |
| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION TO FLORIDA AGENCY INVOLVING ADDITIONAL DEAD SEA TURTLE  |
|                                                                              |
| "A dead sea turtle was recovered from the St. Lucie plant intake canal at    |
| approximately 0800 hours on 9/7/99.  The Florida Department of Environmental |
| Protection was notified at 0854 hours as required by the St. Lucie plant sea |
| turtle permit.  This notification to a state government agency requires a    |
| 4-hour non-emergency notification to the NRC per 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(vi)."      |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee informed the NRC resident inspector.  Notified R2DO (Haag).     |
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|General Information or Other                     |Event Number:   36132       |
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| REP ORG:  NC DIVISION OF RADIATION PROTECTION  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/07/1999|
|LICENSEE:  MONDAY INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS        |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:46[EDT]|
|    CITY:  WILMINGTON               REGION:  2  |EVENT DATE:        09/07/1999|
|  COUNTY:                            STATE:  NC |EVENT TIME:             [EDT]|
|LICENSE#:                        AGREEMENT:  Y  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  09/07/1999|
|  DOCKET:                                       |+----------------------------+
|                                                |PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|                                                |ROBERT HAAG          R2      |
|                                                |DON COOL             NMSS    |
+------------------------------------------------+                             |
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  SHARN JEFFRIES (NC)          |                             |
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  JOHN MacKINNON               |                             |
+------------------------------------------------+                             |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |                             |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|NAGR                     AGREEMENT STATE        |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| AGREEMENT STATE REPORT INVOLVING THE LOSS OF TWO (2) EVENLITE EXIT SIGNS     |
| CONTAINING TRITIUM                                                           |
|                                                                              |
| MONDAY INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS REPRESENTING GE NUCLEAR ENERGY LOCATED ON      |
| CASTLE HAYNE ROAD IN WILMINGTON, NC , ORDERED AND RECEIVED SIX (6) EVENLITE  |
| 101 EXIT SIGNS ON 4/20/99.  EACH SIGN CONTAINS 6.5 CURIES TRITIUM.  THE      |
| SIGNS  WERE PLACED IN STORAGE AT THE WILMINGTON, NC, LOCATION.  A RECENT     |
| INVENTORY DETERMINED THAT TWO (2) OF THESE SIGNS ARE MISSING.  AT 0945 EDT   |
| ON 9/7/99, THE NC DIVISION OF RADIATION PROTECTION WAS INFORMED AS           |
| DOCUMENTED IN NC INCIDENT REPORT #99-21.                                     |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   36133       |
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| FACILITY: PALISADES                REGION:  3  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 09/07/1999|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  MI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:39[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] CE                               |EVENT DATE:        09/07/1999|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        16:25[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  CHARLES BROWN                |LAST UPDATE DATE:  09/07/1999|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  STEVE SANDIN                 +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          UNU                   |MONTE PHILLIPS       R3      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |ELINOR ADENSAM       NRR     |
|AAEC 50.72 (a) (1) (I)   EMERGENCY DECLARED     |CHARLES MILLER       IRO     |
|                                                |CALDWELL             FEMA    |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|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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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| UNUSUAL EVENT DECLARED DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF OFFSITE COMMUNICATION    |
| CAPABILITY                                                                   |
|                                                                              |
| THE LICENSEE DECLARED ENTERED AN UNUSUAL EVENT AT 1625 EDT BASED ON A        |
| SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF OFFSITE COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY.  ALL TERRESTRIAL       |
| TELEPHONE LAND LINES ARE UNAVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY DUE TO AN         |
| APPARENT LINE CUT.  THE LICENSEE HAS ONE (1) FUNCTIONING SATELLITE PHONE     |
| AVAILABLE WHICH THEY USED TO NOTIFY THE NRC.  THE UNIT IS CURRENTLY STABLE.  |
| THE LICENSEE NOTIFIED STATE/LOCAL AGENCIES AND THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTORS.  |
|                                                                              |
| HOO NOTE:  CHECKED WITH D.C. COOK TO VERIFY COMMUNICATIONS.  ALSO, PALISADES |
| CAN BE CONTACTED THROUGH THEIR LOAD DISPATCHER USING THE 800 MHZ RADIO.      |
|                                                                              |
| * * * UPDATE 2033 EDT ON 9/7/99 FROM CHARLES BROWN TO S. SANDIN * * *        |
|                                                                              |
| THE LICENSEE EXITED THE UNUSUAL EVENT AT 2031 EDT AFTER VERIFYING THAT GTE   |
| HAS COMPLETED RESTORATION OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES.  THE LICENSEE       |
| INFORMED STATE/LOCAL AGENCIES AND THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR.  NOTIFIED R3DO |
| (PHILLIPS), NRR EO (ADENSAM), IRO (GIITTER) AND FEMA (SULLIVAN).             |
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