Headquarters Daily Report

                         JULY 18, 1997

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PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED  MORNING REPORT - REGION IV  JULY 18, 1997

Licensee/Facility:                     Notification:

Entergy Operations, Inc.               MR Number: 4-97-0057
Waterford 3                            Date: 07/18/97
Killona,Louisiana                      Phone Call from Senior Resident    
Dockets: 50-382
PWR/CE                                

Subject: STATUS OF HURRICANE DANNY                                       

Discussion:

At 2:20 a.m. (CDT) on July 18, 1997, Waterford declared a Notification of
Unusual Event (NOUE) because of a hurricane warning in the local St.     
Charles Parish.  The hurricane warning was a result of Hurricane Danny in
the proximity of the plant location.                                     
                                                                         
Hurricane Danny originated as a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico     
earlier this week, but was not a concern until the storm approached the  
coast of Louisiana during the morning of July 17.  In response to the    
potential that the tropical storm could become a hurricane and affect the
Waterford and River Bend facilities, the Incident Response Center (IRC)  
in Region IV was manned to observe the path and intensity of the storm,  
and to monitor the actions taken by the licensees to prepare for the     
potential inclement weather.  Additional personnel from Region IV were at
the Waterford and River Bend sites to supplement the resident inspector  
staffs in the event the a long-term event response was required.  The    
River Bend site was not affected by this storm system.                   
                                                                         
At 9 a.m. (CDT) on July 18, a briefing was provided by the individual    
manning the IRC for members of the Commission staffs, EDO office, and    
other interested Headquarters and Regional personnel.  The briefing      
provided a comprehensive discussion of the events that occurred          
throughout the night and the latest prognosis of the forthcoming         
hurricane activities, as provided by the weather bureaus.                
                                                                         
The licensee will remain in the NOUE until the hurricane warning for the 
St. Charles Parish is lifted by the local and state authorities.  It is  
currently anticipated that this will occur at about 4 p.m. today, pending
the path of the hurricane.                                               

Regional Action:

Information only.                                                        

Contact:  P. H. Harrell              (817)860-8250
          L. A. Keller               (504)783-6253
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