Headquarters Daily Report

                         OCTOBER 30, 1998

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PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED  MORNING REPORT - REGION IV  OCTOBER 30, 1998

Licensee/Facility:                     Notification:

Houston Lighting & Power Co.           MR Number: 4-98-0057
South Texas 2                          Date: 10/30/98
Wadsworth,Texas                        Resident Inspectors                
Dockets: 50-499
PWR/W-4-LP                            

Subject: UNIT 2 STARTUP FOLLOWING REFUELING OUTAGE                       

Discussion:

On October 24, 1998, at 1:11 p.m. (CDT), the licensee completed their    
sixth refueling outage for Unit 2 (2RE06).  Major activities associated  
with the outage include steam generator inspection, control rod drop     
testing, 2D reactor coolant pump motor replacement, vital battery        
replacement (1 bank), refurbishment of the #21 low-pressure turbine, and 
refueling.  The outage lasted 21 days, 13 hours and 10 minutes, with an  
original schedule duration of 21 days.  The unit reached 100 percent     
power on October 28, 1998.                                               

Regional Action:

For information only.                                                    

Contact:  Joseph I. Tapia            (817)860-8243
          Ronald A. Kopriva          (817)860-8104
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Licensee/Facility:                     Notification:

Arizona Public Service Co.             MR Number: 4-98-0058
Palo Verde 3                           Date: 10/30/98
Wintersburg,Arizona                                                       
Dockets: 50-530
PWR/CE80                              

Subject: PLANT RESTART FROM REFUEL OUTAGE NO. 7                          

Discussion:

On September 19, 1998, the licensee shut down the Unit 3 reactor in order
to begin a planned refueling outage (R7).  On October 22, the licensee   
completed the outage related activities.  Major work copleted during the 
outage include fuel replacement, reactor vessel 10 year inservice        
inspection, replacement of all 4 reactor coolant pump seals, 5 year      
service inspection of emergency diesel generator "A", Steam Generator    
inspections and a number of other minor maintenance activities.  The     
outage lasted 36 days, 21 hours, and 23 minutes with an original         
scheduled duration of 36 days.  On October 25 at 9:23 a.m. (CST), the    
licensee restored the unit to the grid.  The unit reached 100 percent    
power on October 29.                                                     
                                                                         

Regional Action:

Routine resident monitoring of the startup was performed.                

Contact:  Ray Azua                   (817)860-8127
          Jim Moorman                (602)386-3638
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