PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED  MORNING REPORT - REGION I  DECEMBER  9, 1996

 Licensee/Facility:                     Notification:

 Public Service Electric & Gas Co.      MR Number: 1-96-0105
 Salem 1                                Date: 12/06/96
 Hancocks Bridge,New Jersey             DRS BRANCH CHIEF
 Dockets: 50-272
 PWR/W-4-LP

 Subject: SHIPMENT OF STEAM GENERATOR FROM SALEM

 Reportable Event Number: N/A

 Discussion:

 On December 6, 1996, the first of four old steam generators was shipped
 from the Salem Nuclear Generating Station in Hancock's Bridge, New Jersey
 for disposal at the Barnwell Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal
 Facility. This will be the first steam generator shipment under the new
 DOT shipping category of Surface Contaminated Object (SCO). The shipment
 will travel down the intracoastal waterway to the Savannah river for five
 days, followed by three days travel up the Savannah River to a dock at
 the Savannah River Site. Two days are projected for barge off-load
 preparations, and three days for land transport before arriving at the
 Barnwell facility on December 19, 1996, as currently projected.

 Regional Action:

 An NRC Radiation Specialist has inspected the steam generator shipment at
 the point of departure and found it to be in conformance with the
 applicable DOT regulations and specific DOT exemption requirements that
 were issued for this shipment.

 Contact:  John White                 (610)337-5114
           James Noggle               (610)337-5063
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 Licensee/Facility:                     Notification:

 New York Power Authority               MR Number: 1-96-0106
 Fitz Patrick 1                         Date: 12/09/96
 Lycoming,New York                      SRI PC
 Dockets: 50-333
 BWR/GE-4

 Subject: PLANT STARTUP AFTER REFUELING OUTAGE

 Reportable Event Number: N/A

 Discussion:

 On December 8 at 12:30 a.m. the reactor was taken critical following a
 refueling outage which began on October 26, 1996.  Following power
 ascension activities, the plant is expected to resume production of
 electricity on December 12.

 During the outage, activities completed included replacement of control
 rod drive mechanisms, replacement of degraded service water piping, main
 steam isolation valve repair, and overhaul of the high pressure turbine.
 In addition, the licensee completed modifications for power uprate to
 increase the plant's electrical production by about 4%.

 Regional Action:

 Resident inspectors are following startup and power ascension related
 activities.

 Contact:  Gordon Hunegs              (914)739-9360
           Curtis Cowgill             (610)337-5233
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 PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED  MORNING REPORT - REGION II  12/09/96

 REGION II HAS NO MORNING REPORT ON MONDAY, DECEMBER  9, 1996
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 PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED  MORNING REPORT - REGION III  DECEMBER  9, 1996

 Licensee/Facility:                     Notification:

 Consumers Power Co.                    MR Number: 3-96-0127
 Big Rock Point 1                       Date: 12/07/96
 Charlevoix,Michigan                    RIII LAN
 Dockets: 50-155
 BWR/GE-1

 Subject: LOSS OF GENERATOR EXCITATION CAUSES REACTOR TRIP

 Reportable Event Number: N/A

 Discussion:

 On December 7, 1996 at 12:10 p.m. (EST), the Big Rock Point reactor
 tripped automatically due to high power created when a resistor in the
 automatic main generator voltage regulation circuit opened. The resistor
 fault caused the lower generator exciter voltage protection relay to
 actuate, tripping the main generator output breaker, and the main
 turbine. The transient which ensued consisted of a rapid, momentary power
 increase to 140 percent reactor power due to the pressure increase from
 closure of the turbine stop valves. The licensee and the FSAR indicate
 that this response was within the analyzed response envelope. The
 licensee has not detected any fuel damage from the reactor trip and
 transient.

 All other post trip response was as expected, expect for one source range
 monitor which did not automatically run into the core. The source range
 was manually run-in after the trip.

 The senior resident inspector responded to the site on December 7 and 8
 to confirm plant conditions and monitor the licensee's corrective
 actions. The licensee decided to cool down to cold shutdown to repack the
 emergency condenser No. 1 inlet valve, which had been backseated to stop
 leakage prior to the trip. The plant entered cold shutdown at 7:12 a.m.
 on December 8.

 Regional Action:

 The resident staff is following up on the licensee's corrective actions.

 Contact:  L. MILLER                  (630)829-9629
           R. LEEMON                  (616)547-4086
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 PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED  MORNING REPORT - REGION IV  12/09/96

 REGION IV HAS NO MORNING REPORT ON MONDAY, DECEMBER  9, 1996
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                        HEADQUARTERS DAILY REPORT

                             DECEMBER 9, 1996

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