ML032600904

August 2003 Monthly Operating Report for Palisades Nuclear Plant

ML032600904
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	09/09/2003
From:	Cooper D Nuclear Management Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Commfted touerselec Palisades Nuclear Plant Operated by Nuclear Management Company, LLC September 9, 2003 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT DOCKET 50-255 LICENSE No. DPR-20 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 August 2003.

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

oug E.Cooper s

Sr. Vice-President - General Operations 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 SMMclntyre, P-26-204 Attachments

SUMMARY

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

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OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO: 50-255 DATE (Mo-Da-Yr): 09-04-03 COMPLETED BY: SFPierce TELEPHONE (269) 764-2239 OPERATING STATUS: NOTES:

1. UNIT NAME Palisades

2. REPORTING PERIOD (YrMoDa-YrMoDa): 030801-030831

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 Yrto-Date Cumulative

11. HOURS IN REPORTING PERIOD 744.0 5831.0 277886.0

12. NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 744.0 5014.3 174542.5

13. REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS - - -

14. HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE 744.0 4985.8 168964.8

15. UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS - - -

16. GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 1882250 12381537 383830005

17. GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 600957 4042705 122480740

18. NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 572715 3855743 115918929

19. UNIT SERVICE FACTOR 100.00 85.5% 60.8%

20. UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 100.0% 85.5% 60.8%

21. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NETr 105A% 90.6% 60.0%-

22. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 95.6% 82.1% 51.8%

23. UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE 0.0% 0.0% .24.8%

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

I REPORT MONTH Auoust 2003 DOCKET NO. 5G255 UNIT NAME Palisades DATE(Mo/DaYr) -09403 COMPLETED BYSFEP TELEPHONE 269-764-2239 UNIT SHUTDOWNS No. Date Type Duration Reason' Method of Cause / Corrective 2

(YrMoDa) F: Forced (Hours) Shutting Down 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 Restriction 4-Oter (Explain)

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

H-Other (Explain)