B16151, Monthly Operating Rept for Dec 1996 for Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit 3

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

ML20133M603
Person / Time
Site:	Millstone
Issue date:	12/31/1996
From:	Brothers M, Hudson I NORTHEAST NUCLEAR ENERGY CO., NORTHEAST UTILITIES
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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B16151, NUDOCS 9701220451
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i 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 December,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 Mi +

W M. H. Brothers h Unit Director, Millstone Unit 3 Attachments (2) cc: H. J. Miller, Region 1 Administator / ',

7.}L 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

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Attachment 1 Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 3 NNECO's Commitments 1

January 1997

! U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

'B16151\ Attachment 1\Page 1 j Enclosure

List of Regulatory Commitments i

The following table identifies those actions committed to by NNECO in this document.

l Any other actions discussed in the submittal represent intended or planned actions by

NNECO. They are described to the NRC for the NRC's information and are not regulatory commitments. Please notify the Manager - Nuclear Licensing at the

! Millstone Nuclear Power Station Unit No. 3 of any questions regarding this document or any associated regulatory commitments.

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t Attachment 2 Millstone Unit No. 3 l Facility Operating License No. NPF-49 -

l Monthlv Operatina Report January 1997 i

.U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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REFUELING INFORMATION REQUEST December 1996

1. Name of the facility: Millstone Unit 3 l 2. Scheduled date for next refueling outage: To be determined

3. Scheduled date for restart following refueling: To be determined j 4. Will refueling or resumption of operation thereafter require a technical j

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specification change or other license amendment?

N/A.

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

None.

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! 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.

1 l 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 capacitv: 756.

No increase reauested.

9. The projected date of the last refueling that can be discharged to the spent fuel pool assuming present license capacity:

End of Cvele 7.

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission .

B16151\ Attachment 2\Page 2 UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS - -

DOCKET NO. 50-423 UNIT NAME Millstone Unit 3 DATE 01-06-97 COMPLETED BY Irene R. Hudson TELEPHONE (860) 444-5400 REPORT MONTH: December 1996 No. Date Type' Duration Reason' Method of License System Component Cause & Corrective (Hours) Shutting Event Code' Code' Action to Down Reactor Report # Prevent Recurrence 96-01 03-30-96 F 744 B/D 4 96-006-00 BA ISV Valves inoperable due to original design deficiencies, in that an ,

improper valve design did not meet  ;

GDC 57. Corrective action is to install '

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 Millstone Station employee concerns program; design basis verification for ,

response to NRC pursuant to 10CFR50.54(f).

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'F: Forced 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 Power Plants and Related ,

Facilities - Component .

Function Identifiers" I f

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l AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO. 50-423 UNIT Millstone Unit 3

DATE 01/06/97 '

COMPLETED BY 1. R. Hudson l; TELEPHONE (203)444-5400 i

i MONTH: December 1996 i

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

(MWe-Net) (MWe-Net) 0 17 0

.'j 1 2 0 18 0 3 0 19 0 4 0 20 0 5 0 21 0 1 6 0 22 0 7 0 23 0 8 0 24 0 9 0 25 0 10 0 26 0 11 0 27 0 12 0 28 0  ;

13 0 29 0 '

14 0 30 0 15 0 31 0 16 0 INSTRUCTIONS 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. I

. e U.S. Nuciser Regulatory Commission Bt6151\Attachmsnt 2\Page 4 OPERATING DATA REPORT UNIT NAME Millstone Unit 3 DALE 01/06/97 COMPLETED BY I. R. Hudson l TELEPHONE (203)444-5400

_ OPERATING STATUS

! 1. Docket Number 50-423

! 2. Reporting Period December 1996 Notes:

3. Utility Contact 1. R. Hudson i 4. Licensed Thermal Power (MWt): 3411 l 5. Nameplate Rating (Gross MWe): 1253

6. Design Electrical Rating (Net MWe): 1153.6 l 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 i

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

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

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This Month Yr.-To-Date Cunulative  ;

12. Hours in Reportirig Period 744.0 8784.0, 93744.0 13 Number Of Hours Ructor Was Critical O.0 21 f,8.8 E7080.1

14. Reactor Reserve Shutdovvn Hours 0.0 0.0 0525.8 1R Hours Generator On-Line 0.0 2156.7 65312.4 iI. Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 1i. Gross Thermal Energy Generamd (MWH) 0.0 7317189.0 216937728.1

18. Gross Electrical Energy Generated (MWH) 0.0 2577443.5 749051(s3.1

19. Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWH) -4989.3 2426294.3 ]/129G719.5

20. Unit Service Factor 0.0 24.6_ 70.3

21. Unit Availability Factor 0.0 24.6 ~-

70.3

22. Unit Capacity Factor (Using MDC Net) 0.0 24.3 66.8

23. Unit Capacity Factor (Using CtiR Net) 0.0 23.9 65.9

24. Unit Forced Outage Rate 100.0 75.4 20.5

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

Shutdown at tir Le of this report. l l

l 26. If Unit Shutdown At End Of Report Period, Estimated Date of Startup: To be determined. '

27. Units in Te<,t Status (Prior to Commercial Operation): 1 l

Forecast Achieved INITIAL CRITICALITY N/A N/A INITIAL ELECTRICITY N/A N/A COMMERCIAL OPERATION N/A N/A