ML020860430

February 2002 Monthly Operating Report for Palisades Nuclear Plant

ML020860430
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	03/13/2002
From:	Lahti L Nuclear Management Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Committed to Nuclear Meence Palisades Nuclear Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC March 13, 2002 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 DOCKET 50-255 - LICENSE DPR PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT LICENSEE REPORT OF MONTHLY OPERATING DATA

_-J--.-ched are the Monthly Operating Data and Summary of Operating Experience for th* Palisades Nuclear Plant for the month of February 2002.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Rich Schmidt at (616) 764-2185.

Laurie A. Lahti Manager, Licensing CC Regional Administrator, USNRC, Region III NRC Resident Inspector, Palisades LBrandon, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality RJAben, Michigan Department of Labor RDWhale, Michigan Public Service Commission Records Center, INPO SMMcIntyre, P-26-204 Attachment 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway 0 Covert, MI 49043 Telephone: 616.764.2000

AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT Palisades DATE 3/05/02 COMPLETED BY SFPierce TELEPHONE (616)764-2239 MONTH February 2002 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe Net)

1.

796

2.

797

3.

796

4.

796

5.

797

6.

797

7.

797

8.

797

9.

797

10.

797

11.

796

12.

793

13.

797

14.

796

15.

796

16.

797 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe Net)

17.

797

18.

797

19.

796

20.

798

21.

810

22.

811

23.

811

24.

809

25.

809

26.

810

27.

810

28.

810

29.

N/A

30.

N/A

31.

N/A 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.

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR FEBRUARY 2002 The plant operated at full power for the entire month.

OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO:

50-255 DATE (Mo-Da-Yr): 03-04-02 COMPLETED BY: SFPierce TELEPHONE (616) 764-2239 OPERATING STATUS:

NOTES:

1. UNIT NAME Palisades

2. REPORTING PERIOD (YrMoDa-YrMoDa):

020201-020228

3. LICENSED THERMAL POWER (Mwt) 2530

4. NAMEPLATE RATING (GROSS Mwe) 811.7

5. DESIGN ELECTRICAL RATING (NET Mwe) 805

6. MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (GROSS Mwe) 770

7. MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (NET Mwe) 730

8. IF CHANGES OCCUR IN CAPACITY RATINGS (ITEM NUMBERS 3 THROUGH 7) SINCE LAST REPORT, GIVE REASONS:

9. POWER LEVEL TO WHICH RESTRICTED, IF ANY (NET MWe):

10. REASONS FOR RESTRICTIONS, IF ANY:

This Month Yr-to-Date Cumulative

11.

HOURS IN REPORTING PERIOD 672.0 1416.0 264711.0

12.

NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 672.0 1024.4 162251.1

13.

REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

14.

HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE 672.0 930.6 156721.1

15.

UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

16.

GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 1699451 2274515 353399092

17.

GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 563142 749736 112508764

18.

NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 537832 714814 106408629

19.

UNIT SERVICE FACTOR 100.0%

65.7%

59.2%

20.

UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 100.0%

65.7%

59.2%

21.

UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NET)

• 109.6%

69.2%

58.1%

22.

UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 99.4%

62.7%

49.9%

23.

UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE 0.0%

34.3%

26.2%

24. SHUTDOWNS SCHEDULED OVER THE NEXT 6 MONTHS (TYPE, DATE AND DURATION OF EACH):

25. IF SHUTDOWN AT END OF REPORT PERIOD, ESTIMATED DATE OF STARTUP:

26. UNITS IN TEST STATUS (PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL OPERATION):

Forecast Achieved INITIAL CRITICALITY INITIAL'ELECTRICITY COMMERCIAL OPERATION

• • Based on condenser backpressure

• Weighted Average (635 MWe used as MDC Net prior to October 1985)

REPORT MONTH February 2002 DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT Palisades DATE(Mo/Da/Yr) 03/05/02 COMPLETED BY SFPierce TELEPHONE 616-764-2239 UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS No.

Date (YrMoDa)

Type1 Duration (Hours)

Reason2 Method of Shutting Down Reactor2 Licensee Event Report #

System Component Code 4 Code5 Cause & Corrective Action to Prevent Recurrence NONE

2.

Reason:

A-Equipment Failure (Explain)

B-Maintenance or Test C-Refueling D-Regulatory Restriction E-Operator Training & License Examination F-Administrative G-Operational Error (Explain)

H-Other (Explain)

3.

Method:

1-Manual 2-Manual Scram 3-Automatic Scram 4-Other (Explain)

4.

Exhibit G - Instructions for Preparation of Data Entry Sheets for Licensee Event Report (LER) File (NUREG-0161)

5.

Exhibit I - Same Source

1.

F: Forced S: Scheduled