Headquarters Daily Report OCTOBER 30, 1996 *************************************************************************** REPORT NEGATIVE NO INPUT ATTACHED INPUT RECEIVED RECEIVED HEADQUARTERS û REGION I û REGION II û REGION III û REGION IV û PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED MORNING REPORT - REGION II OCTOBER 30, 1996 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Babcock And Wilcox MR Number: 2-96-0106 Naval Nuclear Fuel Division Date: 10/30/96 Lynchburg,Virginia Dockets: 07000027 License No: SNM-42 Subject: Waste Spill Discussion: On October 30, 1996, at about 6:30 a.m. a spill of about 40 liters of waste solution containing beryllium occurred in the Uranium Recovery facility. The solution contained approximately 0.02 grams per liter U-235 and was being transferred from the Recovery Facility to a waste treatment facility. The spill occurred when PVC piping separated at a glued connection underneath an in-line monitor as a sample was being collected. No personnel contaminations occurred and no solution was released to the environment. The solution was recovered and decontamination activities are in progress. The resident inspector was notified by the licensee. Regional Action: Resident Inspector is reviewing licensee's actions and evaluation. Contact: C. Hughey (804)847-7343 _ REGION IV MORNING REPORT PAGE 2 OCTOBER 30, 1996 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Entergy Operations, Inc. MR Number: 4-96-0112 Arkansas Nuclear 1 2 Date: 10/30/96 Russelville,Arkansas Fax from Grand Gulf Licensing Org. Dockets: 50-313,50-368 PWR/B&W-L-LP,PWR/CE Entergy Operations, Inc. Waterford 3 Killona,Louisiana Dockets: 50-382 PWR/CE Subject: NEGOTIATIONS CEASE ON MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC., AND NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY Discussion: On October 29, 1996, Entergy and New York Power Authority announced that they could not reach agreement on terms for Entergy to provide management oversight for Indian Point 3 and FitzPatrick nuclear plants and that negotiations had ceased. Regional Action: Informational purposes only. Contact: P. H. Harrell (817)860-8250 _