ML020850558

February 2002 Monthly Operating Report for Beaver Valley Units 1 & 2

ML020850558
Person / Time
Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	03/07/2002
From:	Myers L FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
GL-97-002, L-02-026
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L-02-026 March 7, 2002 Beaver Valley Power Station Unit 1 - Docket No. 50-334, License No. DPR-66 Unit 2 - Docket No. 50-412, License No. NPF-73 Monthly Operating Report U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Gentlemen:

In accordance with NRC Generic Letter 97-02, "Revised Contents of the Monthly Operating Report," and Unit 1 and 2 Technical Specification 6.9.4, the "Monthly Operating Report" is submitted for Unit I and Unit 2 for the month of March 2002.

Respectfully, Lew W. Myer' Senior Vice-President - Nuclear DTJ/hkh Enclosures C:

NRC Regional Office King of Prussia, PA

UNIT SHUTDOWNS DOCKET NO.

50-334 UNIT NAME BVPS Unit #1 DATE March 4, 2002 COMPLETED BY David T. Jones TELEPHONE (724) 682-4962 REPORTING PERIOD:

February 2002 No.

Date Type Duration Reason Method of Cause / Corrective Actions (Y/M/D)

F: Forced (Hours)

(1)

Shutting S: Scheduled Down 2 Comments NONE.

(1) Reason (2) Method A - Equipment Failure (Explain) 1 - Manual B - Maintenance or Test 2 - Manual Trip I 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 (Explain)

SUMMARY

The Unit began the report period operating at approximately 70% output in order to complete repairs to the "B" Heater Drain Tank Normal Level Control Valve. Following repair of the valve and satisfactorily post-maintenance testing, the Unit commenced a return to full power at 0010 hours1.157407e-4 days <br />0.00278 hours <br />1.653439e-5 weeks <br />3.805e-6 months <br /> on 2/1/02.

A nominal value of 100% output was achieved at 0500 hours0.00579 days <br />0.139 hours <br />8.267196e-4 weeks <br />1.9025e-4 months <br /> on 2/1/02.

The Unit continued to operate at a nominal value of 100% output until 1742 hours0.0202 days <br />0.484 hours <br />0.00288 weeks <br />6.62831e-4 months <br /> on 2/20/02 when a load reduction to approximately 91% output was made. The load reduction was being done in order to remove the "A" Main Feedwater Pump from service due to high motor outboard bearing temperatures exceeding operating limits. In parallel with the load reduction, additional ventilation was being put in place to aid in cooling the motor outboard bearing. The load reduction was halted at 1747 hours0.0202 days <br />0.485 hours <br />0.00289 weeks <br />6.647335e-4 months <br /> on 2/20/02 when motor outboard bearing temperatures decreased below operating limits. Once motor outboard bearing temperatures had stabilized at acceptable levels, the Unit commenced a return to full power at 0020 hours2.314815e-4 days <br />0.00556 hours <br />3.306878e-5 weeks <br />7.61e-6 months <br /> on 2/21/02. A nominal value to 100% output was achieved at 0209 hours0.00242 days <br />0.0581 hours <br />3.455688e-4 weeks <br />7.95245e-5 months <br /> on 2/21/02. The Unit continued to operate at a nominal value of 100% output for the remainder of the report period.

OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO.:

UNIT NAME:

REPORT DATE:

COMPLETED BY:

TELEPHONE:

REPORTING PERIOD:

FEBRUARY 2002 DESIGN ELECTRICAL RATING (Net MWe):

MAX.

DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (Net MWe):

50-334 BVPS UNIT #1 03/04/02 DAVID T. JONES (724) 682-4962

• N Rated thermal power at

• BVPS-l was uprated from 2652 MWt*

• to 2689 MWt on 10/20/01.

Net

• mDC was also uprated from

• 810 Mwe to 821 MWe.

835 821 HOURS IN REPORTING PERIOD:

NO.

OF HRS.

REACTOR WAS CRITICAL:

SERVICE HOURS GENERATOR ON LINE:

UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS:

NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GEN.

(MWH):

GROSS ELECT.

ENERGY GEN.

(MWH):

GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GEN.

(MWH):

UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR (M):

UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (MDC)

(96):

UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE (96):

THIS MONTH 672.0 672.0 672.0 0.0 560300.0 592990.0 1801795.0 100.0 101.6 0.0 YEAR TO DATE 1416.0 1416.0 1416.0 0.0 1179800.0 1248430.0 3792006.0 100.0 101.5 0.0 CUMULATIVE 226440.0 153497.5 151037.9 0.0 112845943.0 120515216.0 371426811.5 68.1 63.4 16.3 la.

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UNIT SHUTDOWNS DOCKET NO.

50-412 UNIT NAME BVPS Unit #2 DATE March 4, 2002 COMPLETED BY David T. Jones TELEPHONE (724) 682-4962 REPORTING PERIOD:

February 2002 No.

Date Type Duration Reason Method of Cause / Corrective Actions (Y/M/D)

F: Forced (Hours)

(1)

Shutting S: Scheduled Down (2)

Comments 1 020204 S

570.8 C

1 The Unit was shutdown for its scheduled ninth refueling outage.

2 020228 S

2.5 B

5 The Unit was taken off-line to perform scheduled Turbine Overspeed Trip Testing following the refueling outage (Reactor remained critical).

(1) Reason (2) Method A - Equipment Failure (Explain) 1 - Manual B - Maintenance or Test 2 - Manual Trip / Scram C - Refueling 3 - Automatic Trip I Scram D - Regulatory Restriction 4 - Continuation E - Operator Training / License Examination 5 - Other (Explain)

F - Administrative G - Operational Error (Explain)

H - Other (Explain)

SUMMARY

The Unit began the report period operating at a nominal value of 100% output until 2201 hours0.0255 days <br />0.611 hours <br />0.00364 weeks <br />8.374805e-4 months <br /> on 2/2/02 when a load reduction to less than 50% output was commenced to support scheduled Main Steam Safety Valve testing prior to the beginning of the Unit's ninth refueling outage. An output of approximately 47% was achieved at 0714 hours0.00826 days <br />0.198 hours <br />0.00118 weeks <br />2.71677e-4 months <br /> on 2/3/02.

Upon satisfactory completion of Main Steam Safety Valve testing, the Unit commenced a shutdown for its ninth refueling outage at 1800 hours0.0208 days <br />0.5 hours <br />0.00298 weeks <br />6.849e-4 months <br /> on 2/3/02. The Unit was taken off-line at 0001 hours1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br /> on 2/4/02 to begin its scheduled ninth refueling outage. Mode 2 was entered at 0101 hours0.00117 days <br />0.0281 hours <br />1.669974e-4 weeks <br />3.84305e-5 months <br />, Mode 3 was entered at 0108 hours0.00125 days <br />0.03 hours <br />1.785714e-4 weeks <br />4.1094e-5 months <br />, Mode 4 was entered at 0447 hours0.00517 days <br />0.124 hours <br />7.390873e-4 weeks <br />1.700835e-4 months <br />, and Mode 5 (cold shutdown) was entered at 0642 hours0.00743 days <br />0.178 hours <br />0.00106 weeks <br />2.44281e-4 months <br /> on 2/4/02. The Unit remained in Mode 5 until 1402 hours0.0162 days <br />0.389 hours <br />0.00232 weeks <br />5.33461e-4 months <br /> on 2/7/02 when Mode 6 (refueling) was entered. Following core re-load and installation of the Reactor vessel head, Mode 5 was re-entered at 1743 hours0.0202 days <br />0.484 hours <br />0.00288 weeks <br />6.632115e-4 months <br /> on 2/18/02.

The Unit began to heat up and entered Mode 4 at 0515 hours0.00596 days <br />0.143 hours <br />8.515212e-4 weeks <br />1.959575e-4 months <br /> on 2/25/02. Mode 3 was entered at 2254 hours0.0261 days <br />0.626 hours <br />0.00373 weeks <br />8.57647e-4 months <br /> on 2/25/02. Reactor startup was commenced with Mode 2 being entered at 0735 hours0.00851 days <br />0.204 hours <br />0.00122 weeks <br />2.796675e-4 months <br />, and the Reactor being taken critical at 0832 hours0.00963 days <br />0.231 hours <br />0.00138 weeks <br />3.16576e-4 months <br /> on 2/27/02. Mode 1 was entered at 1631 hours0.0189 days <br />0.453 hours <br />0.0027 weeks <br />6.205955e-4 months <br /> on 2/27/02. The Unit was synchronized to the electrical grid at 1851 hours0.0214 days <br />0.514 hours <br />0.00306 weeks <br />7.043055e-4 months <br /> on 2/27/02, officially ending the ninth refueling outage. Output was then escalated to approximately 25% for fuel preconditioning and to obtain core power distribution data for start-up testing. Upon completion of a flux map, the Unit commenced to reduce output at 1110 hours0.0128 days <br />0.308 hours <br />0.00184 weeks <br />4.22355e-4 months <br /> on 2/28/02 in preparation for going off-line to perform a scheduled Turbine Overspeed Trip Test.

The Unit was taken off-line at 1205 hours0.0139 days <br />0.335 hours <br />0.00199 weeks <br />4.585025e-4 months <br /> on 2/28/02.

Following satisfactory Turbine Overspeed Trip Testing, the Unit was synchronized to the electrical grid at 1433 hours0.0166 days <br />0.398 hours <br />0.00237 weeks <br />5.452565e-4 months <br /> on 2/28/02.

Output was then raised at 3% per hour towards 75% output for fuel preconditioning. As of the end of this report period, output was at approximately 39%.

OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO.:

UNIT NAME:

REPORT DATE:

COMPLETED BY:

TELEPHONE:

REPORTING PERIOD:

FEBRUARY 2002 DESIGN ELECTRICAL RATING (Net MWe):

MAX.

DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (Net MWe):

836 831 50-412 BVPS UNIT #2 03/04/02 DAVID T.

JONES (724) 682-4962 Notes: Rated thermal power at BVPS-2 was uprated from 2652 MWt*

to 2689 Mwt on 10/30101.

Net MDC was also uprated from 820 MWe to 831 MWe.

HOURS IN REPORTING PERIOD:

NO.

OF HRS.

REACTOR WAS CRITICAL:

SERVICE HOURS GENERATOR ON LINE:

UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS:

NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GEN.

(KWH):

GROSS ELECT.

ENERGY GEN.

(MWH):

GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GEN.

(MWH):

UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR (%):

UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (MDC)

(M):

UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE

(%):

THIS MONTH 672.0 112.6 98.7 0.0 47940.0 56339.0 177389.0 14.7 8.6 0.0 YEAR TO DATE 1416.0 856.6 842.7 0.0 679744.0 720408.0 2174559.0 59.5 57.8 0.0 CUMULATIVE 125223.0 102211.1 101535.3 0.0 79257836.0 83795151.0 255582140.0 81.1 76.8 10.4 la.

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