ML031120351

March 2003 Monthly Operating Report for Palisades

ML031120351
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	04/14/2003
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 April 14, 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 March 2003.

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

(,X, t Dougl E. Cooper Palisades Site Vice President CC Regional Administrator, USNRC, Region IlIl NRC Resident Inspector, Palisades LBrandon, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality RJAben, Michigan Department of Labor RDWhale, Michigan Public Service Commission Records Center, INPO SMMcIntyre, P-26-204 Attachments 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway

• Covert, MI 49043 Telephone: 616 764 2000 D---

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR MARCH 2003 The plant operated at essentially full power (at greater than 99%) until March 16, 2003, when power was reduced and the plant taken offline for refueling at 06:21 am. The plant remained shutdown for the remainder of the month.

OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO 50-255 DATE (Mo-Da-Yr) 04-06-03 COMPLETED BY. HAReyner TELEPHONE (269) 764-2057 OPERATING STATUS NOTES

1. UNIT NAME Palisades 2 REPORTING PERIOD (YrMoDa-YrMoDa) 030301-030331 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 274215 0 12 NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 366 4 1782 4 171310 6 13 REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS 14 HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE 366 4 1782 4 165761 4 15 UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS - -

16 GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 920721 4444073 375892541

17. GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 304230 1473524 119911559 18 NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 290752 1408038 113471224 19 UNIT SERVICE FACTOR 49 2% 82 5% 60.4%

20 UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 49 2% 82 5% 60.4%

21 UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NET)* 53 5% 89 3% 596%

• 22 UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 48 5% 81 0% 51 4%

23 UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE 0 0% 0 0% 25 1%

Based on condenser backpressure

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

'9 REPORT MONTH March 2003 DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT NAME Palisades DATE(Mo/Da/Yr) 04/06/03 COMPLETED BY HAReyner TELEPHONE 269-764-2057 UNIT SHUTDOWNS No Date Type Duration Reason' Method of Cause / Corrective 2

(YrMoDa) F Forced (Hours) Shutting Down Actions Comments S Scheduled 1 030316 S 377.6 C I End of Cycle 16 Refueling

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

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

H-Other (Explain)