ML021440494

April 2002 Monthly Operating Report for Palisades Nuclear Plant

ML021440494
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Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	05/09/2002
From:	Lahti L Nuclear Management Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Committed to Nuclear Excellence Palisades Nuclear Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC May 9, 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 Attached are the Monthly Operating Data and Summary of Operating Experience for the Palisades Nuclear Plant for the month of April 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 SMMclntyre, 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 5/03/02 COMPLETED BY SFPierce TELEPHONE (616)764-2239 MONTH April 2002 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe Net)

1.

805

2.

804

3.

805

4.

806

5.

805

6.

806

7.

805

8.

800

9.

803

10.

804

11.

802

12.

801

13.

804

14.

801

15.

797

16.

796 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe Net)

17.

794

18.

792

19.

800

20.

803

21.

805

22.

804

23.

804

24.

800

25.

800

26.

802

27.

807

28.

807

29.

806

30.

804

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 APRIL 2002 The Plant operated at a daily average power level of greater than 99% for the entire month.

OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO:

50-255 DATE (Mo-Da-Yr): 05-03-02 COMPLETED BY: SFPierce TELEPHONE (616) 764-2239 OPERATING STATUS:

NOTES:

1. UNIT NAME Palisades

2. REPORTING PERIOD (YrMoDa-YrMoDa):

020401-020430

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 719.0 2879.0 266174.0

12.

NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 719.0 2487.4 163714.1

13.

REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

14.

HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE 719.0 2393.6 158184.1

15.

UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

16.

GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 1812744 5964296 357088873

17.

GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 604157 1982559 113741587

18.

NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 576904 1892445 107586260

19.

UNIT SERVICE FACTOR 100.0%

83.1%

59.4%

20.

UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 100.0%

83.1%

59.4%

21.

UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NET)

• 109.9%

90.0%

58.4%

22.

UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 99.7%

81.7%

50.2%

23.

UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE 0.0%

16.9%

26.0%

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

Date (YrMoDa)

Type' Duration (Hours)

Reason2 Method of Shutting Down Reactor3 Licensee Event Report #

System Code 4

Component Code' 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