L-2005-009, December 2004 Monthly Operating Report for Turkey Point, Units 3 and 4

December 2004 Monthly Operating Report for Turkey Point, Units 3 and 4

ML050250204
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	01/13/2005
From:	Jones T Florida Power & Light Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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L-2005-009
Download: ML050250204 (3)

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JAN 1 3 2005 FPL L-2005-009 10 CFR 50.36 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C.20555 Re: Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251 Monthly Operatina Renort - December 2004 In accordance with the requirements of Turkey Point Units 3 and 4 Technical Specification 6.9.1.5, and the guidance of Generic Letter 97-02, attached are the December 2004 Operating Data Reports and Summaries of Operating Experience for Turkey Point Units 3 and 4.

Very truly yours, Terry 0. Jones Vice President Turkey Point Plant RLE Attachments NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2001-05 waived the requirements that multiple copies of documents be submitted to the NRC.

an FPL Group company

DOCKET NO.: 50-250 UNIT: Turkey Point Unit 3 DATE: 1/6/2005 COMPLETED BY: Ronald Everett TELEPHONE: (305) 246-6190 Reporting Period December, 2004 OPERATING DATA REPORT Design Electrical Rating (MWe-Net) 720 .; - . _ __iOk _m Maximum Dependable Capacity (MWe-Net) 693 _- -i -;_,i'- 'r.

Month Year-to-date Cumulative No. of hours reactor was critical 602.7 7080.5 209613.7 No. of hours generator was on line (service hours) 538.6 6935.3 207075.8 Unit reserve shutdown hours 0 0 121.8 Net Electrical Energy (MWH) 270875 4734020 135538665 UNIT SHUTDOWNS No. Date Type Duration Reason Method of Corrective Action/ Comments F=Forced (hours) (1) Shutting S=Scheduled Down (2) 20040020 11/30/2004 F 25.8 C 4 REFUELING EXTENSION 20050003 12114/2004 F 106.4 A 2 Fire near #2 Bearing High Pressure I_ I I Turbine 20050004 12128/2004 F 73.2 A 1 2 Generator Exciter cooling water leak (1) Reason (2) Method A - Equipment Failure (Explain) 1 - Manual 8 - Maintenance or Test 2 - Manual Trip/Scram C - Refueling 3 - Automatic Trip/Scram D - Regulatory Restriction 4 - Continuation E - Operator Training/License Examination 5 - Other (Explain)

F - Administrative G -Operational Error (Explain)

H -Other Summary Of Monthly Operating Experience Unit 3 had been shut down since September 26, 2004 for the Cycle 21 refueling outage. Upon restart December 2, 2004, Unit 3 experienced condenser tube leaks that resulted in power reductions greater than 20% on December 4, 2004 and December 7, 2004. Then, on December 14,2004, Unit 3 had a fire near the Number 2 Bearing on the High Pressure Turbine, resulting in an unplanned manual trip. In addition, on December 2 8 h, 2004, a cooling water leak in the Generator Exciter occurred, resulting in another unplanned manual trip. In between these events, the unit operated at an average power of about 70% until December 28h". Unit 3 remained shut down from the December 28th event through December 31, 2004.

DOCKET NO.: 50-251 UNIT: Turkey Point Unit 4 DATE: 1/6/2005 COMPLETED BY: Ronald Everett TELEPHONE: (305) 246-6190 Reporting Period December, 2004 Design Electrical Rating (MWe-Net) 720 - --

Maximum Dependable Capacity (MWe-Net) 693 Month Year-to-date Cumulative No. of hours reactor was critical 722.5 8721.4 208141.2 No. of hours generator was on line (service hours) 717.4 8662.9 203641.3 Unit reserve shutdown hours 0 0 577.2 Net Electrical Energy (MWH) 509627 6079183 134600751 UNIT SHUTDOWNS (1) Reason (2) Method A - Equipment Failure (Explain) 1 - Manual 8 - Maintenance or Test 2- Manual Trip/Scram C - Refueling 3 - Automatic Trip/Scram D - Regulatory Restriction 4 - Continuation E - Operator Training/License Examination 5 - Other (Explain)

F - Administrative G - Operational Error (Explain)

H - Other Summarv Of Monthly Operating Experience Unit 4 operated at essentially 100% power for the month of December, until 12/25/2004, when the unit experienced a declining vacuum in the main condenser and the unit was manually tripped. The unit was brought up to 100%

power December 27, 2004 and remained operating at essentially 100% power the remainder of the year.