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Event Notification Report for January 7, 2003


                    U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
                              Operations Center

                              Event Reports For
                           01/06/2003 - 01/07/2003

                              ** EVENT NUMBERS **

39482  39484  39489  39491  

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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   39482       |
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| FACILITY: POINT BEACH              REGION:  3  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 12/31/2002|
|    UNIT:  [1] [2] []                STATE:  WI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 21:13[EST]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-2-LP,[2] W-2-LP                |EVENT DATE:        12/31/2002|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        20:13[CST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  DEAN RAASCH                  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  01/06/2003|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  ARLON COSTA                  +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |ROGER LANKSBURY      R3      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii)   LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE|                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|2     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| LOSS OF COMMUNICATION VIA ENS                                                |
|                                                                              |
| "At 1535 CST [12/31/02] it was discovered that the ENS Phones in both the    |
| Control Room and TSC were not functioning. Minimum required backup           |
| communication systems were verified operable.  Repairs were initiated and    |
| the phone systems were restored to an operable status at 2000 CST.           |
|                                                                              |
| The Licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.                            |
|                                                                              |
| * * * UPDATE ON 1/6/03 BY ARLON COSTA * * *                                  |
|                                                                              |
| NUREG-1022, Rev. 2, page 77 states that "Loss of either ENS or HPN does not  |
| generate an event report." Event 39482 was generated due to an               |
| administrative oversight.                                                    |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   39484       |
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| FACILITY: POINT BEACH              REGION:  3  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/01/2003|
|    UNIT:  [1] [2] []                STATE:  WI |NOTIFICATION TIME: 09:05[EST]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-2-LP,[2] W-2-LP                |EVENT DATE:        01/01/2003|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        05:57[CST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  MIKE MILLEN                  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  01/06/2003|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  ERIC THOMAS                  +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |ROGER LANKSBURY      R3      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii)   LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE|                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|2     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| LOSS OF ENS PHONES                                                           |
|                                                                              |
| "At 0557 CST it was discovered that the ENS Phones in both the Control Room  |
| and TSC were not functioning.  Minimum required backup communications        |
| systems were verified operable.  Repairs have been initiated."               |
|                                                                              |
| The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.                            |
|                                                                              |
| * * * UPDATE ON 1/6/03 BY ARLON COSTA * * *                                  |
|                                                                              |
| NUREG-1022, Rev. 2, page 77 states that "Loss of either ENS or HPN does not  |
| generate an event report." Event 39484 was generated due to an               |
| administrative oversight.                                                    |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   39489       |
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| FACILITY: MCGUIRE                  REGION:  2  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/06/2003|
|    UNIT:  [1] [2] []                STATE:  NC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 15:18[EST]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP                |EVENT DATE:        01/06/2003|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        11:00[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  TIM HEAFNER                  |LAST UPDATE DATE:  01/06/2003|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  ARLON COSTA                  +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |THOMAS DECKER        R2      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|HFIT 26.73               FITNESS FOR DUTY       |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|2     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| FITNESS FOR DUTY                                                             |
|                                                                              |
| A non-licensed Supervisor tested positive for controlled substance during a  |
| random test.  The employee's access to the protected area has been           |
| terminated.                                                                  |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified.  Contact the HOO for           |
| additional details.                                                          |
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|Power Reactor                                    |Event Number:   39491       |
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| FACILITY: SURRY                    REGION:  2  |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/07/2003|
|    UNIT:  [1] [2] []                STATE:  VA |NOTIFICATION TIME: 06:05[EST]|
|   RXTYPE: [1] W-3-LP,[2] W-3-LP                |EVENT DATE:        01/07/2003|
+------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME:        03:20[EST]|
| NRC NOTIFIED BY:  JOHN DUFF                    |LAST UPDATE DATE:  01/07/2003|
|  HQ OPS OFFICER:  HOWIE CROUCH                 +-----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------+PERSON          ORGANIZATION |
|EMERGENCY CLASS:          NON EMERGENCY         |THOMAS DECKER        R2      |
|10 CFR SECTION:                                 |                             |
|ACOM 50.72(b)(3)(xiii)   LOSS COMM/ASMT/RESPONSE|                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
|                                                |                             |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR|   INIT RX MODE  |CURR PWR|  CURR RX MODE   |
+-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-----------------+
|1     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|2     N          Y       100      Power Operation  |100      Power Operation  |
|                                                   |                          |
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                                   EVENT TEXT                                   
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| LOSS OF SAFETY PARAMETER DISPLAY SYSTEM (SPDS)                               |
|                                                                              |
| "At 0220 hours on 01/07/03, the Safety Parameter Display System (SPDS)       |
| portion of the Emergency Response Facility Computer System (ERFCS) was noted |
| to be inoperable, due to all outputs being displayed in "magenta" color.     |
|                                                                              |
| "Troubleshooting of the ERFCS determined that the "B" train of the ERFCS had |
| failed and prevented the "A' train from booting as required. This resulted   |
| in the failure of both trains of ERFCS and SPDS. Instrumentation & Controls  |
| personnel were able to restore the "A" train ERFCS and at 0450 hours on      |
| 01/07/03 the ERFCS and SPDS were returned to service.                        |
|                                                                              |
| "SPDS was out of service for greater than 1 hour, which is considered a      |
| major loss of emergency assessment capability.                               |
|                                                                              |
| "This report is being made in accordance with 10CFR50.72(b)(3)(xiii).        |
|                                                                              |
| "NRC, Mr. Crouch notified. Faxed to NRC # 301-816-5161 at 0618 hours."       |
|                                                                              |
| The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the Licensee.       |
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