Headquarters Daily Report NOVEMBER 17, 1997 *************************************************************************** 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 III NOV. 17, 1997 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Commonwealth Edison Co. MR Number: 3-97-0114 Braidwood 2 Date: 11/17/97 Braceville,Illinois SRI/RI VIA PC Dockets: 50-457 PWR/W-4-LP Subject: STARTUP FOLLOWING REFUELING Discussion: ComEd's Braidwood Station Unit 2 was started up on November 14, 1997, following a 50-day refueling outage. The reactor was taken critical at 3:01 p.m, November 14 and the turbine-generator was synchronized to the grid at 12:43 a.m, on November 15, 1997. Regional Action: The start up was observed by the resident inspectors. Contact: MICHAEL JORDAN (630)829-9637 _