ML030780844

February 2003 Monthly Operating Report for Palisades Nuclear Plant

ML030780844
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Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	03/12/2003
From:	Cooper D 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 March 12, 2003 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 DOCKET 50-255 LICENSE DPR-20 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 February 2003.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Scott Hawn at (269) 764-3179.

Doug as E. Cooper Palis es Site Vice President 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 Attachments 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway 0 Covert, MI 49043 Telephone: 616.764 2000

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR FEBRUARY 2003 The plant operated at essentially full power (at greater than 99%) until February 16, 2003, when power was reduced to approximately 89% following a reduction in service water bay level because of ice formation on the intake crib After clearing of the ice on the intake crib, plant operation was restored to essentially full power on February 21, 2003. The plant completed the month at essentially full power.

OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO 50-255 DATE (Mo-Da-Yr) 03-05-03 COMPLETED BY: HAReyner TELEPHONE (269) 764-2057 OPERATING STATUS NOTES 1 UNIT NAME Palisades 2 REPORTING PERIOD (YrMoDa-YrMoDa): 030201-030228 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 6720 14160 273471.0 12 NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 6720 14160 1709442 13 REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS - -

14 HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE 6720 1416.0 1653950 15 UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS -

16. GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 1665040 3523352 374971820

17. GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 550282 1169294 119607329 18 NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 525637 1117286 113180472 19 UNIT SERVICE FACTOR 100 0% 1000% 60.5%

20 UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 100 0% 100 0% 605%

21 UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NET)- 107.2% 1081% 59 6%*

22 UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 97.2% 980% 51 4%

23 UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE 0.0% 00% 252%

• • Based on condenser backpressure

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

REPORT MONTH February 2003 DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT NAME Palisades DATE(Mo/Da/Yr) 03/05103 COMPLETED BY HAReyner TELEPHONE 269.764-2057 UNIT SHUTDOWNS No. Date Type Duration Reason 1 Method of Cause / Corrective 2

(YrMoDa) F: Forced (Hours) Shutting Down Actions Comments S: Scheduled NONE

1. 2.

Reason, Method A-Equipment Failure (Explain) 1-Manual B-Maintenance or Test 2-Manual Tnp/Scram C-Refueling 3-Automatic Trp/Scram D-Regulatory Restriction 4-Other (Explain)

E-Operator Training &License Examination F-Administrative G-Operational Error (Explain)

H-Other (Explain)