PNO-III-87-060, on 870424,util Authorized Permanent Shutdown of Plant Due to Economic Reasons.Plant Will Be Put in Cold Shutdown Mode within Next 2 Wks.No Organizational Changes Will Be Made But Plant Staff Will Be Reduced

PNO-III-87-060:on 870424,util Authorized Permanent Shutdown of Plant Due to Economic Reasons.Plant Will Be Put in Cold Shutdown Mode within Next 2 Wks.No Organizational Changes Will Be Made But Plant Staff Will Be Reduced

ML20209G726
Person / Time
Site:	La Crosse File:Dairyland Power Cooperative icon.png
Issue date:	04/27/1987
From:	Jackiw I, Ridgway K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
References
PNO-III-87-060, PNO-III-87-60, NUDOCS 8705010048
Download: ML20209G726 (1)

PRELIMINARY NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE--PNO-III-87-60 Dat: April 27, 1987 This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE safety cr public interest significance. The information is as initially received without v:rification or evaluation, and is basically all that is known by the Region III staff on this date.

Facility: Dairyland Power Cooperative Licensee Emergency Classification:

Lacrosse Boiling Water Reactor Notification of an Unusual Event Genoa, WI 54632 Alert

___ Site Area Emergency Docket No. 50-409 General Emergency X Not Applicable

Subject:

PERMANENT SHUTDOWN OF THE LACROSSE BOILING WATER REACTOR The Region III (Chicago) Office was informed by Dairyland Power Cooperative today that on April 24 the Dairyland Board had authorized the permanent shutdown of the Lacrosse Boiling Water R: actor (LACBWR) due to economic reasons. The plant will be put in the cold shutdown mode within the next two weeks, the fuel removed from the reactor and placed in the storage pool under existing storage conditions, and the facility put in a " safe store" mode.

No immediate organizational changes will be made but the plant staff will be reduced with tha discontinuation of various plant operations.

Tha licensee plans to make a public announcement at 3:30 p.m. (CDT) today.

LACBWR started commercial operations November 1, 1969 as an Atomic Energy Commission demonstration facility and was later turned over to Dairyland Power Cooperative for commercial use.

The State of Wisconsin will be notified.

R:gion III learned of the planned shutdown at approximately 8:30 a.m. on April 27, 1987.

This information is current as of 2:00 p.m., April 27, 1987.

CONTACT:

I I/ N. Jap tw . .

h idgway ft-FTS388/5697 618/689-2125 DISTRIBUTION:

H. St. ED0 NRR E/W Willste Mail: ADM:DMB Chairman Zech PA IE NMSS D0T:Trans only Comm. Roberts ELD OIA RES Comm. Asselstine AE00 NRC Ops Ctr d/JtP Comm. Bernthal Comm. Carr SP M7f Regional Offices ACRS SECY INP0 t/.'/P NSAC //*Jo CA RIII Resident Office PDR Licensee: 7.*J4 (Corp. Office - Reactor Lic. Only) 8705010048 870427 Region III PDR I&E PNO-III-87-060 PDR Rev. November 1986 l &c0 f