B16086, Monthly Operating Rept for Nov 1996 for Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit 3

Monthly Operating Rept for Nov 1996 for Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit 3

ML20132D755
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	11/30/1996
From:	Brothers M, Hudson I NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO., NORTHEAST UTILITIES SERVICE CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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B16086, NUDOCS 9612200099
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Northeist ' d"" su-t nean, a 0(>037 Utilities System .wnhc veilitie. Senice company P.O. Box 270 Ilartford, CT 06141-0270 (860) 665 5000 IEC i 31996 Docket No. 50423 B16086 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 Facility Operatina License Number NPF-49 Monthlv Operatina Report in accordance with the reporting requirements of Technical Specification 6.9.1.5 for Millstone Unit No. 3, enclosed in Attachment 2 is the monthly operating report for the month of November,1996.

Should you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Mr.

James M. Peschel at (860) 437-5840.

Very truly yours, NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY COMPANY As M. H. Brothers th N Unit Director, Millstone Unit 3 Attachments (2) /;c th cc: H. J. Miller, Region 1 Administator W. D. Travers, Dr., Director Special Projects A.C. Cerne, Senior Resident inspector, Millstone Unit No. 3 J. W. Andersen, NRC Project Manager, Millstone Unit No. 3 t

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• U.S. Nuclser R:gulatory Commission B16086\ Attachment 1\Page 1 Enclosure l List of Regulatory Commitments i

The following table identifies those actions committed to by NNECO in this l document. Any other actions discussed in the submittal represent intended or j planned actions by NNECO. They are described to the NRC for the NRC's (

information and are not regulatory commitments. Please notify the Manager - l Nuclear Licensing at the Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit No. 3 of any l questions regarding this document or any associated regulatory commitments. f I

Commitment Committed Date or l Outage NONE N/A i

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l AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL I DOCKET NO. 50-423  ;

UNIT Millstone Unit 3  !

DATE 12/04/96 l COMPLETED BY 1. R. Hudson l TELEPHONE (203)444-5400 l

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DAY AVG. DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVG. DAILY POWER LEVEL  ;

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On this format, list the average daily unit power level in MWe-Net for each

. day in the reporting month. Compute to the nearest whole megawatt.

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B16086\ Attachment 2\Page 2 REFUELING INFORMATION REQUEST  !

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1. Name of the facility: Millstone Unit 3 j

2. Scheduled date for next refueling outage: To be determined  :

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3. Scheduled date for restart following refueling: To be determined l

4. Will refueling or resumption of operation thereafter rcqeire a technical l specification change or other license amendment? i N/A.

5. Scheduled date(s) for submitting licensing action and supporting information:

None.

6. Important licensing considerations associated with refueling, e.g., new or different fuel design or supplier, unreviewed design or performance analysis methods, significant changes in fuel design, new operating procedures:

None.

7. The number of fuel assemblies (a) in the core and (b) in the spent fuel storage pool:

In Core: (a) 193 In Spent Fuel Pool: (b) 416

8. The present licensed spent fuel pool storage capacity and the size of any increase in licensed storage capacity that has been requested or is planned, in number of fuel assemblies:

Present storaae capacity: 756.

No increase reauested.

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spent fuel pool assuming present license capacity:

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UNIT NAME Millstone Unit 3 DATE 12/04/96 OPERATING DATA REPORT COMPLETED BY 1. R. Hudson  ;

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OPERATING STATUS  :

1. Docket Number 50-423

2. Reporting Period November 1996 Notes: '

3. Utility Contact 1. R. Hudson l

4. Licensed Thermal Power (MWt): 3411 i

5. . Nameplate Rating (Gross MWe): 1253 i

6. Design Electrical Rating (Net MWe): 1153.6

7. Maximum Dependable Capacity (Gross MWe): 1184.20

8. Maximum Dependable Capacity (Net MWe): 1137.00

9. If Changes Occur in Capacity Ratings (Items Number 4 Through 8) Since Last Report, ,

Give Reasons:

N/A

10. Power Level To Which Restricted, if any (Net MWe): 0

11. Reasons For Restrictions, if Any: NRC Category lll Facility; NRC Confirmatory Order requiring implementation of an independent corrective action verification program; NRC Order requiring a third-party review of the employee concerns program at Millstone Station; design basis verification response pursuant to 10CFR50.54(f).

i This Month Yr.-To-Date Cumulative

12. Hours In Reporting Period 720.0 8040.0 93000.0 13 Number Of Hours Reactor Was Critical 0.0 2158.8 67080.1

14. Reactor Reserve Shutdown Hours _

' O.0 0.0 6525.8

15. Hours Generator On-Line 0.0 2156.7 65912.4

16. Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours 0.0 0.0 0.0

17. Gross Thermal Energy Generated (MWH) 0.0 7317189.0 216937728.1

18. Gross Electrical Energy Generated (MWH) 0.0 2577448.5 74905103.1

19. Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWH) -4797.1 2431283.6 71301708.8

20. Unit Service Factor 0.0 26.8 70.9

21. Unit Availability Factor 0.0 26.8 70.9

22. Unit Capacity Factor (Using MDC Net) 0.0 26.6 67.3

23. Unit Capacity Factor (Using DER Net) 0.0 26.2 66.5

24. Unit Forced Outage Rate 100.0 73.2 19.8

25. Shutdowns Scheduled Over Next 6 Months (Type, Date, and Duration of Each):

Shutdown at time of this report.

21 if Unit Shutdown At End Of Report Period, Estimated Date of Startup: To be determined.

27. Units in Test Status (Prior to Commercial Operation):

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INITIAL ELECTRICITY N/A N/A COMMERCIAL OPERATION N/A N/A

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UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS - ,  ;

DOCKET NO. 50-423 UNIT NAME Millstone Unit 3 i i DATE 12-04-96 COMPLETED BY Irene R. Hudson TELEPHONE (860) 444-5400 j REPORT MONTH: November 1996 2

No. Date Type' Duration Reason Method of License System Component Cause & Corrective  ;

(Hours) Shutting Event Code' Code' Action to  !

I Down Reactor' Report # Prevent Recurrence

96-01. 03-30-96 F 720 B/D 4 96-006-00 BA ISV Valves inoperable due to original l design deficiencies, in that an  !

improper valve design did not meet GDC 57. Corrective action is to install t vendor kit to modify valve disk to '

meet GDC 57.

Continued shutdown: NRC Category Ill facility: NRC Confirmatory Order requiring independent corrective  !

action verification; NRC Order requiring third-party review of t Millstone Station employee concerns j program; design basis verification for i response to NRC pursuant to 10CFR50.54(f). l t

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Reason Method *lEEE Standard 805-1984, S: Scheduled A - Equipment Failure (Explain) 1 - Manual " Recommended Practices B - Maintenance or Test 2 - Manual Scram for System Identification in C - Refueling 3 - Automatic Scram Nuclear Power Plants and D - Regulatory Restriction 4 - Continued from Previous Month Related Facilities" E - Operator Training & License Examination 5 - Power Reduction (Duration = 0)

F - Administrative 6 - Other (Explain) 'IEEE Standard 803A-1983, G - Operational Error (Explain) " Recommended Practices H - Other (Explain) for Unique identification in f Power Plants and Related Facilities - Component  ;

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