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Event Notification Report for August 15, 2002


                    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                              Operations Center

                              Event Reports For
                           08/14/2002 - 08/15/2002

                              ** EVENT NUMBERS **

39130  

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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   39130       |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: HATCH                    REGION:  2  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/14/2002|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:15[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4                    |EVENT DATE:        08/14/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        13:00[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  GORLEY                       |LAST UPDATE DATE:  08/14/2002|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  CHAUNCEY GOULD               +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |MARK LESSER          R2      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|AINA 50.72(b)(3)(v)(A)   POT UNABLE TO SAFE SD  |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
|                                                   |                          |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| HPCI DECLARED INOPERABLE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE HPCI TURBINE CONTROL SYSTEM   |
|                                                                              |
| The Unit 1 High Pressure Coolant Injection (HPCI) turbine control oil        |
| pressure control valve diaphragm was discovered ruptured.   This prevents    |
| HPCI (a single train system) from operating.  The plant entered a 14 day LCO |
| with this condition.                                                         |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified.                                     |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

                    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                              Operations Center

                              Event Reports For
                           08/14/2002 - 08/15/2002

                              ** EVENT NUMBERS **

39130  

+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   39130       |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| FACILITY: HATCH                    REGION:  2  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 08/14/2002|
|    UNIT:  [1] [] []                 STATE:  GA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:15[EDT]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] GE-4,[2] GE-4                    |EVENT DATE:        08/14/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        13:00[EDT]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  GORLEY                       |LAST UPDATE DATE:  08/14/2002|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  CHAUNCEY GOULD               +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |MARK LESSER          R2      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|AINA 50.72(b)(3)(v)(A)   POT UNABLE TO SAFE SD  |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
|                                                   |                          |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| HPCI DECLARED INOPERABLE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE HPCI TURBINE CONTROL SYSTEM   |
|                                                                              |
| The Unit 1 High Pressure Coolant Injection (HPCI) turbine control oil        |
| pressure control valve diaphragm was discovered ruptured.   This prevents    |
| HPCI (a single train system) from operating.  The plant entered a 14 day LCO |
| with this condition.                                                         |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified.                                     |
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