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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.

Power Reactor Status Report for March 4, 2001

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Region 1

Unit Power Down Reason or Comment Change in report(*) Number of Scrams(#)
BEAVER VALLEY 1 100        
BEAVER VALLEY 2 100        
CALVERT CLIFFS 1 100        
CALVERT CLIFFS 2 98   COASTDOWN TO REFUELING OUTAGE *  
FITZPATRICK 1 100        
GINNA 1 48   HOLDING POWER AT THIS LEVEL TO PERFORM CIRCULATING WATER PUMP WORK *  
HOPE CREEK 1 87   HOLDING POWER AT THIS LEVEL TO PERFORM TURBINE VALVE TESTING *  
INDIAN POINT 2 100        
INDIAN POINT 3 100        
LIMERICK 1 100        
LIMERICK 2 93   COASTDOWN TO REFUELING OUTAGE    
MILLSTONE 2 100        
MILLSTONE 3 0 02/03/2001 REFUELING OUTAGE    
NINE MILE POINT 1 100        
NINE MILE POINT 2 31   HOLDING POWER AT THIS LEVEL TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF A RECIRCULATION PUMP TRIP AFTER EXITING A PLANNED MAINTENANCE OUTAGE *  
OYSTER CREEK 1 96   INCREASING POWER AFTER DECREASING TO 84% POWER TO PERFORM A POWER TO FLOW SWAP *  
PEACH BOTTOM 2 100        
PEACH BOTTOM 3 100        
PILGRIM 1 100        
SALEM 1 100        
SALEM 2 100        
SEABROOK 1 100        
SUSQUEHANNA 1 100        
SUSQUEHANNA 2 100        
THREE MILE ISLAND 1 100        
VERMONT YANKEE 1 100        

Region 2

Unit Power Down Reason or Comment Change in report(*) Number of Scrams(#)
BROWNS FERRY 1 0 03/03/1985 DEFUELED    
BROWNS FERRY 2 92   COASTDOWN TO REFUELING OUTAGE *  
BROWNS FERRY 3 100     *  
BRUNSWICK 1 100        
BRUNSWICK 2 0 02/23/2001 REFUELING OUTAGE - INITIAL FUEL SHUFFLE COMPLETE    
CATAWBA 1 100        
CATAWBA 2 100        
CRYSTAL RIVER 3 100        
FARLEY 1 100        
FARLEY 2 0 02/24/2001 REFUELING OUTAGE - PREPARING TO LIFT UPPER INTERNALS *  
HARRIS 1 100        
HATCH 1 100        
HATCH 2 100        
MCGUIRE 1 91   COASTDOWN TO REFUELING OUTAGE *  
MCGUIRE 2 100        
NORTH ANNA 1 100        
NORTH ANNA 2 72   COASTDOWN TO REFUELING OUTAGE    
OCONEE 1 100        
OCONEE 2 100        
OCONEE 3 0 02/16/2001 MAINTENANCE OUTAGE    
ROBINSON 2 91   COASTDOWN TO REFUELING OUTAGE *  
SAINT LUCIE 1 100        
SAINT LUCIE 2 100   .    
SEQUOYAH 1 100        
SEQUOYAH 2 100        
SUMMER 1 30   HOLDING POWER AT THIS LEVEL TO RESTORE A FEEDWATER PUMP AFTER EXITING A REFUELING OUTAGE AND TECH SPEC REQUIRED SHUTDOWN FROM 12% DUE TO FAILURE OF TWO FEEDWATER FLOW CHANNELS TO RESPOND DURING A PLANT STARTUP (Refer to event #37804) *  
SURRY 1 100        
SURRY 2 100        
TURKEY POINT 3 100        
TURKEY POINT 4 100        
VOGTLE 1 100        
VOGTLE 2 100        
WATTS BAR 1 100        

Region 3

Unit Power Down Reason or Comment Change in report(*) Number of Scrams(#)
BRAIDWOOD 1 98   DECREASING POWER TO 95% TO PERFORM A FEEDWATER PUMP SWAP *  
BRAIDWOOD 2 100        
BYRON 1 100        
BYRON 2 80   HOLDING POWER AT THIS LEVEL TO PERFORM TURBINE VALVE TESTING *  
CLINTON 1 75   HOLDING POWER AT THIS LEVEL TO PERFORM A ROD SEQUENCE EXCHANGE *  
COOK 1 100        
COOK 2 100        
DAVIS BESSE 1 100        
DRESDEN 2 100        
DRESDEN 3 70   HOLDING POWER AT THIS LEVEL TO PERFORM DEEP/SHALLOW ROD SWAPS *  
DUANE ARNOLD 1 100        
FERMI 2 70   DECREASING POWER TO 60% TO REPLACE AIR-OPERATED VALVE CONTROLS ON A NORMAL DRAIN LINE FROM THE 6 SOUTH HEATER TO THE 5 SOUTH HEATER - PROBLEM CAUSED FEEDWATER HEATER OSCILLATIONS *  
KEWAUNEE 1 96   MAXIMUM POWER LEVEL DUE TO PLUGGED STEAM GENERATOR TUBES *  
LASALLE 1 100        
LASALLE 2 100        
MONTICELLO 1 0 02/25/2001 MAINTENANCE OUTAGE TO PERFORM INSERVICE INSPECTIONS    
PALISADES 1 100        
PERRY 1 0 02/16/2001 REFUELING OUTAGE - FUEL RELOAD AND SHUFFLE IN PROGRESS    
POINT BEACH 1 100        
POINT BEACH 2 100        
PRAIRIE ISLAND 1 100        
PRAIRIE ISLAND 2 100        
QUAD CITIES 1 100        
QUAD CITIES 2 100        

Region 4

Unit Power Down Reason or Comment Change in report(*) Number of Scrams(#)
ARKANSAS NUCLEAR 1 100        
ARKANSAS NUCLEAR 2 100        
CALLAWAY 1 57   INCREASING POWER AT A RATE OF 3% PER HOUR AFTER DECREASING TO 45% TO REPLACE A REACTOR COOLANT SYSTEM FLOW TRANSMITTER *  
COLUMBIA GENERATING 100        
COMANCHE PEAK 1 100        
COMANCHE PEAK 2 100        
COOPER 1 0 03/03/2001 MID-CYCLE MAINTENANCE OUTAGE TO EXCHANGE A FUEL LEAKER BUNDLE - AUTOMATIC SCRAM ON LOW REACTOR WATER LEVEL DURING THE PLANNED SHUTDOWN FOLLOWED BY A MANUAL SCRAM IN ANTICIPATION OF LOW REACTOR WATER LEVEL (Refer to event #37805) * 2
DIABLO CANYON 1 100        
DIABLO CANYON 2 100        
FT CALHOUN 1 30   HOLDING POWER AT THIS LEVEL AS PART OF A COASTDOWN TO REFUELING OUTAGE AND TO MINIMIZE ACTIVITY IN COOLANT PRIOR TO OUTAGE *  
GRAND GULF 1 100        
PALO VERDE 1 100        
PALO VERDE 2 99        
PALO VERDE 3 100        
RIVER BEND 1 100        
SAN ONOFRE 2 100        
SAN ONOFRE 3 0 02/03/2001 MAINTENANCE OUTAGE    
SOUTH TEXAS 1 100        
SOUTH TEXAS 2 83   INCREASING POWER AFTER RECOVERING FROM A MANUAL REACTOR TRIP FROM 95% POWER DUE TO LOSS OF AN OPERATING CIRCULATING WATER PUMP (Refer to event #37794) - PLAN TO PERFORM NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION CALIBRATIONS AT 90% POWER AND CONTINUE COASTDOWN AT 94% POWER *  
WATERFORD 3 100        
WOLF CREEK 1 100        

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, March 25, 2021

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, March 25, 2021