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Event Notification Report for March 1, 2000

                    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                              Operations Center

                              Event Reports For
                           02/29/2000 - 03/01/2000

                              ** EVENT NUMBERS **

36737  36738  

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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   36737       |
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| FACILITY: MILLSTONE                REGION:  1  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/28/2000|
|    UNIT:  [] [2] []                 STATE:  CT |NOTIFICATION TIME: 23:29[EST]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP           |EVENT DATE:        02/28/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        23:09[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  STEVEN BAKER                 |LAST UPDATE DATE:  02/29/2000|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  DOUG WEAVER                  +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |JIM TRAPP            R1      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|ASHU 50.72(b)(1)(i)(A)   PLANT S/D REQD BY TS   |                             |
|                                                |                             |
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|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|                                                   |                          |
|2     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |97       Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| TECH SPEC REQUIRED SHUTDOWN - BACKLEAKAGE FROM THE S/G TO THE AUXILIARY      |
| FEEDWATER SYSTEM.                                                            |
|                                                                              |
| Check valve leakage from the # 1 Steam Generator caused a rise in            |
| temperature in the discharge piping of the "A" auxiliary feedwater pump.     |
| The maximum allowed temperature is 190 degrees F.  The maximum temperature   |
| reached was 300 degrees F.  The licensee entered Tech Spec 3.0.3 at 1209 and |
| started slowly lowering power.    Injection with the "A" AFW pump reduced    |
| the temperature in the line below the limit.  The licensee is waiting to     |
| determine if the check valve has reseated.                                   |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee notified the NRC resident inspector, the town of Waterford and  |
| the state of Connecticut.                                                    |
|                                                                              |
| * * * UPDATE 0026 2/29/2000 FROM JOHN CLAIR TAKEN BY BOB STRANSKY * * *      |
|                                                                              |
| TS 3.0.3 was exited at 2338 2/28/2000. The unit is returning to rated power. |
| The NRC resident inspector will be informed of this update by the licensee.  |
| Notified R1DO (Trapp).                                                       |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   36738       |
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| FACILITY: NORTH ANNA               REGION:  2  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 02/29/2000|
|    UNIT:  [1] [2] []                STATE:  VA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 08:28[EST]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP                |EVENT DATE:        02/29/2000|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        08:03[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  JIM CROSSMAN                 |LAST UPDATE DATE:  02/29/2000|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  STEVE SANDIN                 +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          N/A                   |CHARLES OGLE         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       72       Power Operation  |72       Power Operation  |
|2     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| OFFSITE NOTIFICATION TO THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC)      |
| REGARDING FAILURE OF SPILLWAY EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATOR TO START DURING     |
| TESTING                                                                      |
|                                                                              |
| "THE NORTH ANNA SPILLWAY DIESEL FAILED TO START DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF    |
| THE PERIODIC SURVEILLANCE (1-PT-1).  THIS EVENT IS REPORTABLE TO THE FERC    |
| REGIONAL ENGINEER, THEREFORE, THE NRC MUST BE NOTIFIED WITHIN 4 HOURS.       |
| MAINTENANCE IS INVESTIGATING.  THE SPILLWAY HAS NORMAL POWER AVAILABLE.      |
| THIS IS THE EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATOR AT THE DAM AND IS A SAFETY DEVICE PER |
| FERC REGULATIONS."                                                           |
|                                                                              |
| THE LICENSEE INFORMED THE NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR.                            |
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