ML022960464

September 2002 Monthly Operating Report for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

ML022960464
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Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	10/15/2002
From:	Abney T Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Decatur, Alabama 35609-2000 October 15, 2002 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN:

Document Control Desk Mail Stop OWFN, Pl-35 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Gentlemen:

In the Matter of Tennessee Valley Authority Docket Nos.

50-259 50-260 50-296 BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (BFN)

SEPTEMBER 2002 MONTHLY OPERATING REPORT The enclosure provides the September 2002 Report (MOR) as required by BFN Technical Section 5.6.4.

If you have any questions concerning this me at (256) 729-2636.

Monthly Operating Specifications report, please call Sincerely T.

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Abn y Manager in Industry Affa rs Enclosure cc:

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 October 15, 2002 Enclosure cc (Enclosure):

(Via NRC Electronic Distribution)

Mr. Kahtan N. Jabbour, Senior Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint, North (MS 08G9)

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 1

NRC Resident Inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant P.O. Box 149 Athens, Alabama 35611 Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, S.W.,

Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931 7

ENCLOSURE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (BFN)

MONTHLY OPERATING REPORT SEPTEMBER 2002 UNIT 1 DOCKET NUMBER 50-259 LICENSE NUMBER DPR-33 UNIT 2 DOCKET NUMBER 50-260 LICENSE NUMBER DPR-52 UNIT 3 DOCKET NUMBER 50-296

/-LICENSE NUMBER DPR-68

Docket No.

50-259 Unit Name BFN Unit 1 Date October 4, 2002 Completed By J. E. Wallace Telephone (256) 729-7874 Reporting Period September 2002

1.

Design Electrical Rating (Net MWe):

2.

Maximum Dependable Capacity (MWe-Net)

Yr-to-Date Cumulative*

3.

Number of Hours Reactor was Critical

4.

Hours Generator On-Line

5.

Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours

6.

Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWh) 0

• Excludes hours under Administration Hold (June 1, 1985 to Present)

OPERATING DATA REPORT Docket No.

50-260 Unit Name BFN Unit 2 Date October 4, 2002 Completed By J. E. Wallace Telephone (256) 729-7874 Reporting Period September 2002

1.

Design Electrical Rating (Net MWe):

2.

Maximum Dependable Capacity (MWe-Net) 1120 1118 Yr-to-Date Cumulative

3.

Number of Hours Reactor was Critical

4.

Hours Generator On-Line

5.

Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours

6.

Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWh) 720 6,317 146,426 720 6,297 143,788 0

0 0

700,963 6,875,399 143,116,863 E-2 OPERATING DATA REPORT 1065 0

Month 0

0 59521 0

0 58267 0

0 0

0 53,796,427 Month

Docket No.

50-296 Unit Name BFN Unit 3 Date October 4, 2002 Completed By J. E. Wallace Telephone (256) 729-7874 Reporting Period September 2002

1. Design Electrical Rating (Net MWe):

2.

Maximum Dependable Capacity (MWe-Net)

Yr-to-Date Cumulative

3.

Number of Hours Reactor was Critical

4.

Hours Generator On-Line

5.

Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours

6.

Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWh) 720 6,209 103,039 720 6,198 101,615 0

0 0

799,010 6,764,214 103,487,006 E-3 OPERATING DATA REPORT 1120 1118 Month I

UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS REPORT MONTH: SEPTEMBER 2002 DOCKET NO:

UNIT NAME:

DATE:

COMPLETED BY:

TELEPHONE:

50-259 BFN-1 October 4, 2002 J. E. Wallace (256) 729-7874

'Reason:

A-Equipment Failure (Explain)

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

H-Other (Explain) 3Method 1-Manual 2-Manual Scram 3-Automatic Scram 4-Continuation of Existing Outage 5-Reduction 9-Other 4 Instructions for Preparation of Data Entry sheets for Licensee Event Report (LER)

(NUREG - 1022)

SUAMMARY:

Unit 1 has been on administrative hold since June 1, 1985.

E-4 No.

Date Type' Duration Reason2 Method of Licensee System Component Cause-and Corrective Action to Prevent (Hours)

ýShuttingl Event Report' Code'

'Code4 Recurrence Down

ýNo.

Rector 3 1

06/01/85 S

720 F

4 N/A N/A N/A Administrative hold to resolvevarious TVA and NRC concerns.

'F: Forced S: Scheduled

UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS REPORT MONTH: SEPTEMBER 2002 DOCKET NO:

UNIT NAME:

DATE:

COMPLETED BY:

TELEPHONE:

50-260 BFN-2 October 4, 2002 J. E. Wallace (256) 729-7874 S: Scheduled

SUMMARY

A-Equipment Failure (Explain) 1-Manual Data Entry sheets for Licensee B-Maintenance or Test 2-Manual Scram Event Report (LER)

C-Refueling 3-Automatic Scram (NUREG - 1022)

D-Regulatory Restriction 4-Continuation of Existing E-Operator Training and License Outage Examination 5-Reduction F-Administrative 9-Other G-Operational Error (Explain)

H-Other (Explain)

Unit 2 operated at or near 100 percent until power suppression testing began on 9/6/2002.

E-5 No.

Date Type Duration, Reason2 Method of Licensee,-

'System,.-,Component Ccause and Corrective Action to Prevent (Hur)Shutt ing Event Coe

,Code4 R9ecurrence Downft Report No.

Reactr 4

9/6/02 S

0 B

5 N/A N/A N/A At 2300 hours0.0266 days <br />0.639 hours <br />0.0038 weeks <br />8.7515e-4 months <br />, Unit 2 power was reduced to 65 percent for power suppression testing. On September 10, 2002, at 0345; hours, testing was complete and power ascension began. On September 11, 2002, at 0300 hours0.00347 days <br />0.0833 hours <br />4.960317e-4 weeks <br />1.1415e-4 months <br />, Unit 2 was at 90 percent power and remained at that power level until the end of the month.

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UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS REPORT MONTH: SEPTEMBER 2002 DOCKET NO:

UNIT NAME:

DATE:

COMPLETED BY:

TELEPHONE:

50-296 BFN-3 October 4, 2002 J. E. Wallace (256) 729-7874 "Reason:

A-Equipment Failure (Explain)

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

H-Other (Explain) 3Method I-Manual 2-Manual Scram 3-Automatic Scram 4-Continuation of Existing Outage 5-Reduction 9-Other Instructions for Preparation of Data Entry sheets for Licensee Event Report (LER)

(NUREG - 1022)

SUMMARY

Unit 3 has operated at or near 100 percent available power without any significant events.

E-6 No at ype' Duraiffon R eason2 Method of Licensee Systemn Componen Caiuse'and CorrectiveAcintPrvt (Hours),

Shutting-"

'Event Report' 'Code

'Code" Recurrence Down No.

______Reactor N/A

'F: Forced S: Scheduled