ML031070407

March 2003 Monthly Operating Report for Columbia Generating Station

ML031070407
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia  (NPF-021)
Issue date:	04/09/2003
From:	Oxenford W Energy Northwest
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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G02-03-059
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ENERGY NORTHWEST PO. Box 968

• Richland, Washington 99352 -0968 April 9, 2003 G02-03-059 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001

Subject:

COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION, DOCKET NO. 50-397 MONTHLY OPERATING REPORT MARCH 2003

Dear Sir or Madam:

Transmitted herewith is the Monthly Operating Report for the month of March 2003 as required by Technical Specification 5.6.4.

Respectfully, WSO d

Plant General Manager Mail Drop 927M Attachment cc:

EW Merschoff-NRC RIV BJ Benney - NRC NRR NRC Senior Resident Inspector - 988C TC Poindexter - Winston & Strawn INPO ANI Library Utility Data Institute RN Sherman - BPA I 1399

OPERATING STATUS REPORT for Columbia Generating Station Date: April 1, 2003 1.

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Docket: 50-397 Reporting Period: March 2003 Utility

Contact:

Patricia Campbell (509) 377-4664 Design Electrical Rating (Net MWc):

Maximum Dependable Capacity - summer (Net MW.):

1153 1107 6.

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Hours Reactor Critical Hours Generator On-Line Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours Net Electrical Energy (MWH)

MONTH 452.7 429.4 0.0 451,885 YEAR 1,849.5 1,825.2 0.0 2,001,135 CUMULATIVE 121,545.0 118,196.7 3,274.7 117,253,914

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Challenges to safety/relief valves:

None

UNIT SHUTDOWNS DOCKET NO.: 50-397 UNIT NAME:

Columbia Generating Station DATE: April 1, 2003 COMPLETED BY: P. Campbell TELEPHONE: (509) 377-4664 REPORT PERIOD: March, 2003 I

Type Method of Cause / Corrective Actions F.: Forced Duration No.

Date S: Scheduled (Hours)

Reason (1)

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Comments03-001 2/27/03 P

291.3 D

4 Continued with Forced Outage due to inoperable DG until March 13, 2003.

Columbia ended the month at 97% power.

SUNEt ARY: The plant began the month in a Forced Outage and ended at power.

(1) REASON A - Equipment Failure B - Maintenance or Test C - Refueling D - Regulatory Restriction E - Operator Training &

License Examination F - Administration G - Opeiational Error H - Other (2) METHOD 1 - Manual 2-Manual Trip/Scram 3-Auto Trip/Scram 4 - Continuation 5 - Other (Explain)