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August 2003 Monthly Operating Report for Watts Bar Unit 1
ML032660425
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Site: Watts Bar Tennessee Valley Authority icon.png
Issue date: 09/15/2003
From: Pace P
Tennessee Valley Authority
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Spring City, Tennessee 37381-2000

.SEP 1 5 2003 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN:

Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555 Gentlemen:

In the Matter of

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Docket No.50-390 Tennessee Valley Authority

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WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT (WBN) -

AUGUST 2003 MONTHLY OPERATING REPORT Enclosed is the August 2003 Monthly Operating Report as required by WBN Technical Specification Section 5.9.4.

There are no regulatory commitments in this submittal and should there be questions regarding this letter, please telephone me at (423) 365-1824.

Sincerely, P. L. Pace Manager, Site Licensing and Industry Affairs Enclosure cc:

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I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 SEP 1 2003 cc (Enclosure):

NRC Resident Inspector Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 1260 Nuclear Plant Road Spring City, Tennessee 37381 Ms. Margaret H. Chernoff, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 08G9 One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth St., SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303

ENCLOSURE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT (WBN)

MONTHLY OPERATING REPORT AUGUST 2003 UNIT 1 DOCKET NUMBER 50-390 LICENSE NUMBER NPF-90 E-1

OPERATING DATA REPORT Docket No.

50-390 Unit Name:

WBN Unit 1 Date:

September 9, 2003 Completed By:

P. P. Salkeld Telephone:

(423) 365-3635 Reporting Period:

August 2003

1. Design Electrical Rating (MWe-Net):

1155

2.

Maximum Dependable Capacity (MWe-Net):

1121*

Month

3.

Number of Hours Reactor was Critical 720.5

4.

Hours Generator On-line 710.7

5.

Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours 0.0

6.

Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWh) 771811

  • Adjusted based on seasonal conditions experienced during Cycle 5.

Year-to-Date 5684 5656 0.0 6444967 Cumulative 58849 58556 0.0 64911035 E-2

UNIT SHUTDOWNS DOCKET NO:

UNIT NAME:

DATE:

COMPLETED BY:

TELEPHONE:

50-390 WBN-1 September 9, 2003 P. P. Salkeld (423) 365-3635 08-25-03 1

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3 2003-003 EL RLY WBN Unit 1 automatically shutdown at 09:45 (EDI) due to a generator/turbine trip. The trip resulted from the inadvertent actuation of the Main Bank "C phase" Sudden Pressure Relays. The relays were actuated by a worker bumping into the cabinet that houses the relays in the switchyard. The unit was returned to service on August 26, 2003 at approximately 19:04 (EDT). The corrective actions associated with the unit trip will be addressed in LER 2003-003.

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'F: Forced S: Scheduled 2 Reaso:

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) 3 Method 1-Manual 2-Manual Trip/Scram 3-Automatic Trip/Scram 4-Continuation Outage 5-Other (Explain) 4nstructions for Preparation of Data Entry sheets for Licensee Event Report (LER)

(NUREG. 1022)

Sunnnmry: WBN Unit 1 operated at or near 100% power until August 25,2003. The unit automatically shutdown on August 25h and was returned to service on August 26h.

There were no challenges to the pressurizer power operated relief valves or pressurizer safety valves during the month.

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