ML031120386

March 2003 Monthly Operating Report for LaSalle Units 1 & 2

ML031120386
Person / Time
Site:	LaSalle
Issue date:	04/15/2003
From:	Kaegi G Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Exelon Generation Company, LLC wwwexeloncorp corn N ucl e ar LaSalle County Station 2601 North 21st Road Marseilles, IL 61341-9757 April 15, 2003 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-1 1 and NPF-1 8 NRC Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374

Subject:

Monthly Operating Report for March 2003 Enclosed is the Exelon Generation Company (EGC), LLC, Monthly Operating Report for LaSalle County Station covering the period from March 1 through March 31, 2003. This report is submitted in accordance with Technical Specification 5.6.4.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact Mr. Glen T. Kaegi, Regulatory Assurance Manager, at (815) 415-2800.

Respectfully, Glen T. Kaegi Regulatory Assurance Manager LaSalle County Station Enclosure cc:

Regional Administrator - NRC Region IlIl NRC Senior Resident Inspector - LaSalle County Station

LASALLE COUNTY STATION UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 MONTHLY PERFORMANCE REPORT EXELON GENERATION COMPANY NRC DOCKET NO. 50-373 NRC DOCKET NO. 50-374 LICENSE NO. NPF-11 LICENSE NO. NPF-18

TABLE OF CONTENTS I

Monthly Report for LaSalle Unit One A.

Operating Data Summary B.

Unit Shutdowns and Operating Summary C.

Unique Reporting Requirements II.

Monthly Report for LaSalle Unit Two A.

Operating Data Summary B.

Unit Shutdowns and Operating Summary C.

Unique Reporting Requirements

1.

Monthly Report for LaSalle County Station Unit One-March 2003 A.

OPERATING DATA

SUMMARY

FOR UNIT ONE DOCKET NO.:

UNIT:

DATE:

COMPLETED BY:

TELEPHONE:

50-373 LaSalle One April 7, 2003 S. Du Pont (815) 415-2197

1.

Reporting Period: March 2003 Gross Hours: 744

2.

Currently Authorized Power Level: 3489 (MWt)

Design Electrical Rating: 1154 (MWe-net)

Max Dependable Capacity: 1111 (MWe-net)

3.

Power Level To Which Restricted (If Any): None 4

Reasons For Restriction (If Any): N/A THIS MONTH YEAR-TO-DATE CUMULATIVE

5.

Reactor Critical Hours 744.0 2160.0 117805.2

6.

Reactor Reserve 0.0 0.0 1641.2 Shutdown Hours

7.

Hours Generator 744.0 2160.0 115576.9 On-Line

8.

Unit Reserve 0.0 0.0 1.0 Shutdown Hours

9.

Gross Thermal 2452860.5 7255801.7 357061973.3 Energy (MWHt)

10.

Gross Electric Energy 837810.0 2488221.0 119937253.0 (MWHe)

11.

Net Electrical Energy 825926.0 2453109.0 115996270.0 (MWHe)

12.

Reactor Service 100.0 100.0 69.8 Factor (%)

13.

Reactor Availability 100.0 100.0 70.8 Factor (%)

14.

Unit Service Factor 100.0 100.0 68.5

(%)

15.

Unit Availability 100.0 100.0 68.5 Factor

16.

Unit Capacity Factor 99.9 102.2 64.2 (MDC)

17.

Unit Capacity Factor 96.2 98.4 61.7 (design MWe)

18.

Unit Forced Outage 0.0 0.0 10.3 Factor (%)

II

19.

Shutdowns Scheduled Over Next 6 Months: None.

20.

If Shutdown at End of Report Period, Date of Startup: N/A

B.

UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND OPERATING

SUMMARY

REPORT MONTH MARCH 2003 NO DATE TYPE (1)

DURATION REASON (2)

METHOD OF CORRECTIVE (HOURS)*

SHUTTING ACTIONS/

DOWN COMMENTS REACTOR (3)

None

__II I

Year-to-date forced outage hours = 0.0 Cumulative forced outage hours = 13336.6 TABLE KEY:

(1)

F: Forced S: Scheduled (2)

Reason:

A Equipment Failure (Explain)

B Maintenance or Test C Refueling D Regulatory Restriction E Operator / Licensing Exam F Administrative G Operational Error (Explain)

H Other (Explain)

(3)

Method:

1. Manual 2 Manual Scram

3. Automatic Scram

4. Continuation

5. Other (Explain)

SUMMARY

LaSalle Unit 1 operated at full power for the month of March 2003, with the exception of the following March 6 (2200) - Power was reduced to 650 MWe for power suppression testing. The unit was returned to full power at 1347 hours0.0156 days <br />0.374 hours <br />0.00223 weeks <br />5.125335e-4 months <br /> on March 12, 2003.

C.

UNIQUE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR UNIT ONE

1.

Challenges other than routine surveillance testing to Safety/Relief Valve Operations-None

2.

Major Changes to Radioactive Waste Treatment System-None

11.

Monthly Report for LaSalle County Station Unit Two-March 2003 A.

OPERATING DATA

SUMMARY

FOR UNIT TWO DOCKET NO.:

UNIT:

DATE:

COMPLETED BY:

TELEPHONE:

50-374 LaSalle Two April 7, 2003 S. Du Pont (815) 415-2197

1.

Reporting Period: March 2003 Gross Hours: 744.0 2

Currently Authorized Power Level: 3489 (MWt)

Design Electrical Rating: 1154 (MWe-net)

Max Dependable Capacity: 1111 (MWe-net)

3.

Power Level To Which Restricted (If Any): None

4.

Reasons For Restriction (If Any): N/A THIS MONTH YEAR-TO-DATE CUMULATIVE

5.

Reactor Critical Hours 744.0 1383.3 109419.9

6.

Reactor Reserve 0.0 0.0 1716.9 Shutdown Hours

7.

Hours Generator On-744.0 1316.5 108345.9 Line

8.

Unit Reserve 0.0 0 0 0.0 Shutdown Hours

9.

Gross Thermal 2422653.8 4110782.3 338768637.2 Energy (MWHt)

10.

Gross Electric Energy 828812.0 1400305.0 113968567.0 (MWHe)

11.

Net Electrical Energy 816439.0 1365427.0 109690868.0 (MWHe)

12.

Reactor Service 100.0 64.0 67.7 Factor (%)

13.

Reactor Availability 100.0 64.0 68.7 Factor (%)

14.

Unit Service Factor 100.0 61.0 67.0

(% )_

15.

Unit Availability 100.0 61.0 67.0 Factor

16.

Unit Capacity Factor 98.8 56.9 63.7 (MDC)

17.

Unit Capacity Factor 95.1 54.8 61.2 (design MWe)

18.

Unit Forced Outage 0.0 6.3 15.1 Factor (%)

19.

Shutdowns Scheduled Over Next 6 Months: None

20.

If Shutdown at End of Report Period, Date of Startup: N/A

B.

UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND OPERATING

SUMMARY

REPORT MONTH MARCH 2003 NO DATE TYPE DURATION REASON (2)

METHOD CORRECTIVE (1)

(HOURS)*

OF ACTIONS/

SHUTTING COMMENTS DOWN REACTOR N

3 None Year-to-date forced outage hours = 88.0 Cumulative forced outage hours = 19330.2 TABLE KEY:

(1)

F: Forced S: Scheduled (2)

Reason:

A Equipment Failure (Explain)

B Maintenance or Test C Refueling D Regulatory Restriction E Operator / Licensing Exam F Administrative G Operational Error (Explain)

H Other (Explain)

(3)

Method:

1. Manual

2. Manual Scram

3. Automatic Scram

4. Continuation

5. Other (Explain)

SUMMARY

LaSalle Unit 2 operated at full power for the month of March 2003, with the exception of the following:

March 1 (0000) - Power was reduced to 480 Mwe for rod pattern set. The unit was returned to full power at 1530 hours0.0177 days <br />0.425 hours <br />0.00253 weeks <br />5.82165e-4 months <br /> on March 2, 2003.

March 13 (2206) - Power was reduced to 650 MWe for power suppression testing. The unit was returned to full power at 2200 hours0.0255 days <br />0.611 hours <br />0.00364 weeks <br />8.371e-4 months <br /> on March 18, 2003.

C.

UNIQUE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR UNIT TWO

1.

Challenges other than routine surveillance testing to Safety/Relief Valve Operations-None

2.

Major Changes to Radioactive Waste Treatment Systems-None