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March 2002 Monthly Operating Report for Palisades Nuclear Plant
ML021930397
Person / Time
Site: Palisades Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 04/11/2002
From: Lahti L
Nuclear Management Co
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NMCeln Committed to Nuclear Excellence,*

Palisades Nuclear Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC April 11, 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 March 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 04/03/02 COMPLETED BY SFPierce TELEPHONE (616)764-2239 MONTH March 2002 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe Net)

1.

810

2.

810

3.

811

4.

812

5.

811

6.

810

7.

810

8.

808

9.

808

10.

811

11.

810

12.

810

13.

810

14.

809

15.

805

16.

805 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe Net)

17.

806

18.

805

19.

805

20.

805

21.

804

22.

805

23.

805

24.

806

25.

807

26.

806

27.

806

28.

805

29.

805

30.

805

31.

805 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 MARCH 2002 The plant operated at full power until March 15 when power was reduced to 99.5% due to a leaking moisture separator and reheater (MSR) relief valve.

OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO:

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

NOTES:

1. UNIT NAME Palisades
2. REPORTING PERIOD (YrMoDa-YrMoDa):

020301-020331

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 744.0 2160.0 265455.0

12.

NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 744.0 1768.4 162995.1

13.

REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

14.

HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE 744.0 1674.6 157465.1

15.

UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

16.

GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 1877037 4151552 355276129

17.

GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 628666 1378402 113137430

18.

NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 600727 1315541 107009356

19.

UNIT SERVICE FACTOR 100.0%

77.5%

59.3%

20.

UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 100.0%

77.5%

59.3%

21.

UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NET)

  • 110.6%

83.4%

58.2%

22.

UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 100.3%

75.7%

50.1%

23.

UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE 0.0%

22.5%

26.1%

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 March 2002 DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT Palisades DATE(Mo/Da/Yr) 04/03/02 COMPLETED BY SFPierce TELEPHONE 616-764-2239 UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS No.

Date (YrMoDa)

Type' Duration Reason2 (Hours)

Method of Shutting Down Reactor3 Licensee Event Report #

System Component Code4 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