Has anyone noticed the change in the PLANT STATUS REPORT page? The oconnee plant in SC had a reactor trip on 1/3/00. looks like it was shut down? (not sure what this entails)

here's the link

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/DAILY/psr.htm

-- cin (cinlooo@aol.com), January 05, 2000

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Hhm. So Alex Jones was correct in the 8pm broadcast when he said he thought the count was up to 12 plants either below or at zero. add to that the missile plant now in Ten. Catawba is listed as running hot as of 12/30! So anyone got a geiger counter? Should I be takin' that Potassium? I doubt I need it yet, but...Scary stuff indeed.

-- Hokie (Hokie_@hotmail.com), January 05, 2000.

Hi cin,

I saw that! I'm waiting to see what the am report looks like :-)

Have you been following that page for awhile? I'm curious as to how often events such as these occur. There have been a number of them since the rollover already.

Mike

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-- Mike Taylor (mtdesign3@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

What the f**ck does this mean?

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 SOUTH TEXAS 2 7 Power Operation * REDUCED POWER FOR MAINTENANCE, REPAIRING HYDROGEN LEAK ON MAIN GENERATOR

Isn't a hydrogen leak a no-no?

-- Carl (clilly@goentre.com), January 05, 2000.

Yesterday 5 facilities were down or going down. Today 8. I don't know how many plants need to come off-line before the grid notices but according to the Senate 100 Days Report "it could be a small fraction". The bottom line is - nobody knows when this goes from worrysome to "check the plug on the gen-set".

Y2K is a non-event indeed! Polly want a green, glowing cracker?

-- Itchy (scratch@scratch.yahthere), January 05, 2000.

Mike...

Though it obviously looks bad, I know probably as much about it as you do. I have been checking that page mostly because I am within 15 mile radius of San Onofre, which has been running at 100% so stated on that page.

-- cin (cinlooo@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/DAILY/der.htm

http://www.nrc.gov/OPA/

Power Reactor |Event Number: 36557 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------+ | FACILITY: OCONEE REGION: 2 |NOTIFICATION DATE: 01/03/2000| | UNIT: [] [] [3] STATE: SC |NOTIFICATION TIME: 14:13[EST]| | RXTYPE: [1] B&W-L-LP,[2] B&W-L-LP,[3] B&W-L-L|EVENT DATE: 01/03/2000| +------------------------------------------------+EVENT TIME: 12:57[EST]| | NRC NOTIFIED BY: MICHAEL DUNTON |LAST UPDATE DATE: 01/03/2000| | HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON +-------------------- ---------+ +------------------------------------------------+PERSON ORGANIZATION | |EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |CHRIS CHRISTENSEN R2 | |10 CFR SECTION: | | |ARPS 50.72(b)(2)(ii) RPS ACTUATION | | | | | | | | | | | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-------- ---------+ |UNIT |SCRAM CODE|RX CRIT|INIT PWR| INIT RX MODE |CURR PWR| CURR RX MODE | +-----+----------+-------+--------+-----------------+--------+-------- ---------+ | | | | | | |3 A/R Y 55 Power Operation |0 Hot Standby | +--------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------+ EVENT TEXT +--------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------+ | MANUAL TURBINE TRIP FROM 28% CAUSED AN AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP | | | | Unit 3 was initially at 100% power level when a Stator Coolant Runback | | initiated due to High Stator Coolant Temperature. Turbine Runback to 0 MWe | | with Reactor power at approximately 28% power. The Turbine was manually | | tripped and the Reactor automatically tripped on Turbine to Reactor | | anticipatory Trip. All rods fully inserted into the core. A couple of Once | | Through Steam Generator Safety Relief Valves opened/closed. Main Feedwater | | Water remained inservice and steam is being dumped to the condenser to | | maintain a Tave no load condition. All Emergency Core Cooling systems, | | Diesel generator, and their Keowee system are fully operable if needed. | | | | The licensee believes that the Stator Water Cooling Temperature Control | | Valve (TCV) failed closed which caused the Stator water to bypass its | | coolers. The licensee also stated that it took approximately 3 to 4 minutes | | to reduce reactor power from 100% to 28% at which point the Turbine was | | manually tripped. The operators believed they were below the Turbine | | trip/Reactor Trip setpoint when the Main Turbine was manually tripped. One | | of the three Turbine Trip/Reactor Trip setpoint bypasses was bypassed but | | the other two were right on their bypass setpoint when the Turbine was | | manually tripped. | | | | | | The NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this event by the licensee. | | | | *** UPDATE ON 01/03/00 AT 1640 HOURS FROM DUNTON TAKEN BY MACKINNON *** | | | | The licensee revised the above event report to state that the Turbine was | | manually tripped at 55% reactor power by orders of the SRO because of | | potential electrical damage to the generator. Therefore the licensee was | | expecting the reactor to automatically trip when the Turbine was manually | | tripped. R2DO (Chris Christensen) notified. | | | | NRC Resident Inspector was notified of this update by the licensee. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------+

-- cin (cinlooo@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

thanks cin!

snips...

The licensee believes that the Stator Water Cooling Temperature Control Valve (TCV) failed closed which caused the Stator water to bypass its coolers. The licensee also stated that it took approximately 3 to 4 minutes to reduce reactor power from 100% to 28% at which point the Turbine was manually tripped.

*** UPDATE ON 01/03/00 AT 1640 HOURS FROM DUNTON TAKEN BY MACKINNON *** The licensee revised the above event report to state that the Turbine was manually tripped at 55% reactor power by orders of the SRO because of potential electrical damage to the generator. Therefore the licensee was expecting the reactor to automatically trip when the Turbine was manually tripped.

argh...

Mike

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-- Mike Taylor (mtdesign3@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

sorry about the echo, perhaps we can delete one. =) [ done :-) ]

-- cin (cinlooo@aol.com), January 05, 2000.