ML031690363

May 2003 Monthly Operating Report for Palisades Nuclear Plant

ML031690363
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Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	06/10/2003
From:	Cooper D Nuclear Management Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Comited DNud rE Eence Palisades Nuclear Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC June 10, 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 May 2003.

Please contact Mr. Scott Hawn at (269) 764-3179 with any questions.

las E. Cooper Palis des 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

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR MAY 2003 The plant operated at essentially full power (at greater than 99%) for the entire month.

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

1. UNIT NAME Palisades

2. REPORTING PERIOD (YrMoDa-YrMoDa): 030501-030531

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 INCAPACITY 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 3623.0 275678.0

12. NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 744.0 2806.3 172334.5

13. REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS - - -

14. HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE 744.0 2777.8 166756.8

15. UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS - - -

16. GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 1881392 6837889 378286357

17. GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 619996 2258869 120696904

18. NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 591727 2155809 114218995

19. UNIT SERVICE FACTOR 100.0% 76.7% 60.5%

20. UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 100.0% 76.7% 60.5%

21. UNITCAPACITYFACTOR(USING MDC NET) 108.9% 81.5% 59.6%*

22. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 98.8% 73.9% 51.5%

23. UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE 0.0% 0.0% 25.0%

Based on condenser backpressure Weighted Average (635 MWe used as MDC Net prior to October 1985)

REPORT MONTH May 2003 DOCKET NO. 50-25 UNIT NAME Pplisades DATE(Mo/Da/Yr) 06/04L03 COMPLETED BY--HAReM TELEPHONE 269742057 UNIT SHUTDOWNS No. Date Type Duraton Reason' Method of Cause / Correcive (YrMoDa) F: Forced (Hours) Shutting Down2 Actions Comments S: Scheduled NONE

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 Restricton 4-ther (Explain)

E-Operator Training & License Examinaton F-Administrative G-Operatonal Error (Explain)

H-Other (Explain)