ML032390025

July 2003 Monthly Operating Report for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

ML032390025
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Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	08/11/2003
From:	Abney T Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Decatur, Alabama 35609-2000 August 11, 2003 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN:

Document Control Desk Mail Stop:

OWFN, P1-35 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Gentlemen:

In the Matter of Tennessee Valley Authority

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Docket Nos. 50-259 50-260 50-296 BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT-(BFN) -

JULY 2003 MONTHLY OPERATING REPORT The enclosure provides the July-2003 Monthly Operating Report (MOR) as required by BFN Technical Specifications, Section 5.6.4.

If you have any questions concerning this report, please call me at (256) 729-2636. D q

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 August 11, 2003 Enclosure cc (Enclosure):

(Via NRC Electronic Distribution)

Mr. Kahtan N. Jabbour, Senior Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint, North (MS 08G9)

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 -

NRC Resident Inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 10833 Shaw Road Athens, Alabama 35611-6970 Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931

ENCLOSURE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (BFN)

MONTHLY OPERATING REPORT JULY 2003 UNIT 1 DOCKET NUMBER 50-259 LICENSE NUMBER DPR-33 UNIT 2 DOCKET NUMBER 50-260 LICENSE NUMBER DPR-52 UNIT 3 DOCKET NUMBER 50-296 LICENSE NUMBER DPR-68

OPERATING DATA REPORT Docket No.

50-259 Unit Name BFN Unit 1 Date August 4, 2003 Completed By J. E. Wallace Telephone (256) 729-7874 Reporting Period July 2003

1.

Design Electrical Rating (Net MWe):

2.

Maximum Dependable Capacity (MWe-Net) 1065 0

3.

Number of Hours Reactor was Critical

4.

Hours Generator On-Line

5.

Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours

6.

Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWh)

Month Yr-to-Date Cumulative" 0

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53,796,427

• Excludes hours under Administration Hold (June 1, 1985 to Present)

OPERATING DATA REPORT Docket No.

50-260 Unit Name BFN Unit 2 Date August 4, 2003 Completed By J. E. Wallace Telephone (256) 729-7874 Reporting Period July 2003

1.

Design Electrical Rating (Net MWe):

2.

Maximum Dependable Capacity (MWe-Net) 1120 1118

3.

Number of Hours Reactor was Critical

4.

Hours Generator On-Line

5.

Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours

6.

Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWh)

Month Yr-to-Date Cumulative 744 4501 152,908 744 4473 150,235 0

0 0

787,810 4,550,375 149,703,102 E-2

lo; OPERATING DATA REPORT Docket No.

50-296 Unit Name BFN Unit 3 Date August 4, 2003 Completed By J. E. Wallace Telephone (256) 729-7874 Reporting Period July 2003

1. Design Electrical Rating (Net MWe):

1120

2.

Maximum Dependable Capacity (MWe-Net) 1118

3.

Number of Hours Reactor was Critical

4.

Hours Generator On-Line

5.

Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours

6.

Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWh)

Month Yr-to-Date Cumulative 727 4803 110,051 714 4790 108,613 0

0 0

745,452 5,244,643 111,227,514 E-3

UNIT SHUTDOWNS REPORT MONTH: JULY 2003 DOCKET NO:

UNIT NAME:

DATE:

COMPLETED BY:

TELEPHONE:

50-259 BFN-1 August 4, 2003 J. E. Wallace (256) 729-7874 No.

Date Type Duration Reason' Method of Cause and Corrective Action to Prevent Recurrence F: Forced (Hours)

Shutting S: Scheduled Down Reactor2 1

06/01/85 S

744 F

4 Administrative hold to resolve vanous TVA and NRC concerns.

'Reason:

A-Equipment Failure (Explain)

B-Maintenance or Test C-Refueling D-Regulatory Restriction E-Operator Training / License Examination F-Administrative G-Operational Error (Explain)

H-Other (Explain) zMethod 1-Manual 2-Manual Trip/Scram 3-Automatic Trip/Scram 4-Continuation Outage 5-Other (Explain)

SUMMARY

Unit 1 has been on administrative hold since June 1, 1985.

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UNIT SHUTDOWNS REPORT MONTH: JULY 2003 DOCKET NO:

UNIT NAME:

DATE:

COMPLETED BY:

TELEPHONE:

50-260 BFN-2 August 4, 2003 J. E. Wallace (256) 729-7874 No.

Date Type Duration Reason' Method of Cause and Corrective Action to Prevent Recurrence F: Forced (Hours)

Shutting S: Scheduted Down Reactor2 N/A

'Reason:

A-Equipment Failure (Explain)

B-Maintenance or Test C-Rdhieling D-Regalatory Restriction E-Operator Training / License Examination F-Administrative G-Operational Error (Explain)

H-Oter (Explain) 2 Method 1-Manual 2-Manual Trip/Scram 3-Automatic Trip/Scram 4-Continuation Outage 5-ther (Explain)

SUMMARY

Unit 2 has operated at or near 100 percent available power except for a short duration due to the 2B recirculation pump tripping.

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UNIT SHUTDOWNS REPORT MONTH: JULY 2003 DOCKET NO:

UNIT NAME:

DATE:

COMPLETED BY:

TELEPHONE:

50-296 BFN-3 August 4, 2003 J. E. Wallace (256) 729-7874 No.

Date Type Duration Reason' Method of Cause and Corrective Action to Prevent Recurrence F: Forced (Hours)

Shutting S: Scheduled Down Reactor' 2

07/01/03 S

30 B

2 On June 2003, the reactor was manually scrammed to begin a Unit 3, Cycle 11, mid-cycle outage to replace a leaking fuel assembly and perform other maintenance activities. This mid-cycle outage continued until Unit 3 was tied to the grid on July 2, 2003, at 0607 hours0.00703 days <br />0.169 hours <br />0.001 weeks <br />2.309635e-4 months <br />.

'Reason:

A-Equipment Failure (Explain)

B-Maintenance or Test C-Refheling D-Regulatory Restriction E-Operator Training / License Examination F-Administrative G-Operational Error (Explain)

H-Oer (Explain) 2Method 1-Manual 2-Manual Trip/Scram 3-Automatic Trip/Scram 4-Continuation Outage-5-Other (Explain)

SUMMARY

Unit 3 has operated at or near 100 percent available power until the Mid-cycle outage as noted above.

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