Morning Report for April 5, 2004

Headquarters Daily Report

• REGION II
• REGION III

REGION II

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES SENIOR MANAGEMENT CHANGES

Licensee/Facility: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY Browns Ferry 1, Browns Ferry 2, Browns Ferry 3 DECATUR, Alabama Dockets: 05000259, 05000260, 05000296 [1] GE-4, [2] GE-4, [3] GE-4 License No:

Notification: MR Number: 2-2004-0004 Date: 04/05/2004 Call from Licensee

Discussion:

On April 2, 2004, TVA announced the selection of Ashok Bhatnagar, the current Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Vice President, to be the Senior Vice President of Nuclear Operations, effective June 1, 2004. Mr. Bhatnagar will replace Karl Singer, who will assume the position of Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President of TVA Nuclear. Mr. Singer is replacing Mr. John Scalice, who will be retiring from TVA. Mr. Bhatnagar joined TVA in 1999 as the Browns Ferry Engineering and Support Manager. He was named Plant Manager in June 2001 and promoted to Browns Ferry Site Vice President in June 2001.

Accession Numbers:

Accession No	Accession Date
ML040960142	04/05/2004

Contacts:

Name	Office Abbrev	Phone No	E-Mail
SHAEFFER, SCOTT M	R2	(404) 562-4521	SMS@nrc.gov

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REGION III

Davis-Besse Synchronized to Grid

Licensee/Facility: FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING CO. Davis-Besse OAK HARBOR, Ohio Dockets: 05000346 [1] B&W-L-LP License No:

Notification: MR Number: 3-2004-0026 Date: 04/05/2004 RIII-Via Teleconf. with Site

Discussion:

This information is current as of 9:00 a.m. (EDT) on April 5, 2004. The plant is currently in Mode 1 at 100% percent power. The plant achieved full power at 00:19a.m. on April4.

Routine equipment testing will continue throughout the day. Based on inspector observations during power ascension activities, the operators exhibited good control over plant evolutions and took appropriate actions to address emergent issues.

As full power routine operations have been achieved, around-the-clock oversight, with NRC resident inspector and examiner support from Region III and other Regional Offices, has been terminated. The Davis-Besse Oversight Panel will continue to monitor plant activities utilizing enhanced inspection oversight coverage. For non-routine evolutions occurring after normal working hours, enhanced inspection oversight coverage will be expanded to monitor these activities.


Regional Action: For Information Only

Accession Numbers:

Accession No	Accession Date
ML040960501	04/05/2004

Contacts:

Name	Office Abbrev	Phone No	E-Mail
LIPA, C A	R3	(630) 829-9619	CAL@nrc.gov