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Due to a lapse in appropriations, the NRC has ceased normal operations. However, excepted and exempted activities necessary to maintain critical health and safety functions—as well as essential progress on designated critical activities, including those specified in Executive Order 14300—will continue, consistent with the OMB-Approved NRC Lapse Plan.

Morning Report for October 25, 1999

                       Headquarters Daily Report

                         OCTOBER 25, 1999

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                    REPORT             NEGATIVE            NO INPUT
                    ATTACHED           INPUT RECEIVED      RECEIVED

HEADQUARTERS                           X
REGION I                               X
REGION II                              X
REGION III          X
REGION IV                              X
PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED  MORNING REPORT - REGION III  OCTOBER 25, 1999

Licensee/Facility:                     Notification:

Commonwealth Edison Co.                MR Number: 3-99-0087
La Salle 1                             Date: 10/25/99
Marseilles,Illinois                    SRI via LAN
Dockets: 50-373
BWR/GE-5

Subject: LASALLE UNIT 1 SHUTDOWN FOR PLANNED REFUELING OUTAGE

Discussion:

On October 23, 1999, at 12:07 a.m. (CST), the LaSalle County Station
operations personnel initiated a reactor shutdown in preparation for
refueling outage 8 (RFO- 8). The generator was disconnected from the grid
on October 23 at 12:02 a.m. Major activities, in addition to refueling
the reactor, planned during this outage include: 1) Noble Metals Chemical
Addition; 2) Modification of Jet Pumps 9 and 10 Replacing the Inlet
Mixers; 3) 1A and 1B Reactor Recirculation Pump Seal Replacements; 4) 1B
Reactor Recirculation Pump Suction Valve Overhaul; and 5) Condenser
Chemical Cleaning and Eddy Current Testing.

Regional Action:

Resident inspectors observed portions of the plant shutdown activities
and will inspect various outage activities.

Contact:  Melvyn Leach               (630)829-9705
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