ML042740436

August 2004 Monthly Operating Report for Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2

ML042740436
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Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	09/15/2004
From:	O'Neil E Progress Energy Carolinas
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Progress Energy SEP 1 5 2004 SERIAL: BSEP 04-0123 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-325 and 50-324/License Nos. DPR-71 and DPR-62 August 2004 Monthly Operating Reports Ladies and Gentlemen:

In accordance with Technical Specification (TS) 5.6.4 for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP), Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Carolina Power & Light Company, now doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., is submitting the enclosed Monthly Operating Reports for August 2004. These reports are being submitted to the NRC by the 15th day of the month following the calendar month covered by the report as specified in TS 5.6.4.

No regulatory commitments are contained in this letter. Please refer any questions regarding this submittal to Mr. Leonard R. Beller, Supervisor - Licensing/Regulatory Programs, at (910) 457-2073.

Sincerely, Edward T. O'Neil Manager - Support Services Brunswick Steam Electric Plant CRE/cre

Enclosures:

1. BSEP, Unit No. 1 Monthly Operating Report August 2004

2. BSEP, Unit No. 2 Monthly Operating Report August 2004 Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Brunswick Nuclear Plant P.O. Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461

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Document Control Desk BSEP 04-0123 / Page 2 cc (with enclosures):

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BSEP 04-0123 Enclosure I Page 1 of 2 APPENDIX A OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO.

UNIT NAME DATE COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE 50-325 Brnswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 1 September 13, 2004 Kester M. Thompson (910) 457-2754 REPORTING PERIOD August 2004 (Month/Year)

MONTH

1. Design Electrical Rating:

(MWe-Net)

2. Maximum Dependable Capacity:

(MWe-Net)

3. Number of Hours the Reactor Was Critical:

4. Number of Hours the Generator Was On Line:

5. Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours:

6. Net Electrical Energy (MWH):

972 872 673.2 646.8 0

565,854 YEAR TO DATE NIA N/A 5,003.5 4,924.8 0

4,347,287 CUMULATIVE N/A N/A 174,606.9 170,029.3 0

128,096,551 Note 1: The Design Electrical Rating was revised from 895 MWe-Net to 972 MWe-Net to reflect the completion of Extended Power Uprate (EPU) implementation performed during the 2004 Unit 1 refueling outage.

Note 2: A new Maximum Dependable Capacity of 872 MWe-Net was established for Unit I effective January 2003.

This value is subject to further revision as the impact of EPU implementation is assessed.

BSEP 04-0123 Page 2 of 2 APPENDIX B UNIT SHUTDOWNS DOCKET NO.

UNIT NAME DATE COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE 50-325 Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 1 September 13, 2004 Kester M. Thompson (910) 457-2754 REPORTING PERIOD August 2004 (Month/Year)

NO.

DATE TYPE DURATION REASON (1)

METHOD OF CAUSE/CORRECTIVE ACTIONS F: FORCED (HOURS)

SHUTTING S: SCHEDULED DOWN (2)

COMMENTS 2

040814 F

97.2 A

2 Unit No. 1 was shutdown due to a loss of offsite power during Hurricane Charley.

Details of the event and corrective actions will be documented in Licensee Event Report (LER) 1-04-002, due October 13, 2004.

SUMMARY

The August 2004, shutdown was by manual insertion of a Reactor Protection System trip from 69 percent of rated thermal power. The plant was restarted on August 17, and placed back on line on August 18, 2004.

(I) Reason A - Equipment Failure (Explain) 1 - Maintenance or Test C - Refueling D - Regulatory Restriction E -Operator Training/License Examination F-Administrative G - Operational Error (Explain)

If Other (Explain)

(2) Method I - Manual 2 - Manual Trip/Scram 3 - Automatic Trip/Scram 4 - Continuation 5 - Other (Explain)

I BSEP 04-0123 Page 1 of 2 APPENDIX A OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO.

UNIT NAME DATE COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE 50-324 Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 September 13, 2004 Kester M. Thompson (910) 457-2754 REPORTING PERIOD August 2004 (Month/Year)

MONTH

1. Design Electrical Rating:

(MWe-Net)

2. Maximum Dependable Capacity:

(MWe-Net)

3. Number of Hours the Reactor Was Critical:

4. Number of Hours the Generator Was On Line:

5. Unit Reserve Shutdown Hours:

6. Net Electrical Energy (MWH):

935 900 732.6 717.6 0

611,796 YEAR TO DATE N/A N/A 5,738.0 5,711.5 0

5,116,747 CUMULATIVE N/A NIA 184,089.6 177,992.2 0

129,170,249 Note 1: License Amendment 247 for Unit 2 approved Extended Power Uprate (EPU). This amendment was implemented on March 8,2003. As a result, the present value for Design Electrical Rating (i.e., net megawatts electric (MWe)) has been revised from 867 MWe to 935 MWe to reflect current equipment limitations and testing activities associated with the first phase of EPU implementation. The Design Electrical Rating value is subject to further revision as EPU testing and implementation activities continue.

Note 2: A new Maximum Dependable Capacity of 900 MWe-Net has been established for Unit 2 effective January 2004. This value is subject to further revision as EPU implementation activities continue.

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BSEP 04-0123 Page 2 of 2 APPENDIX B UNIT SHUTDOWNS DOCKET NO.

UNIT NAME DATE COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE 50-324 Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 September 13, 2004 Kester M. Thompson (910) 457-2754 REPORTING PERIOD August 2004 (MonthfYear)

NO.

DATE TYPE DURATION REASON (1)

METHOD OF CAUSE/CORRECTIVE ACTIONS F: FORCED (HOURS)

SHUTTING S: SCHEDULED DOWN (2)

COMMENTS 2

040729 F

26.4 A

4 Unit No. 2 was shutdown as required by Technical Specifications due to one of ten Suppression Chamber-to-Drywell vacuum breakers being open. Details of the event and corrective actions will be documented in Licensee Event Report (LER) 2-04-002, due September 27,2004.

SUMMARY

The July 2004, shutdown was by manual insertion of a Reactor Protection System trip from 23 percent of rated thermal power. The plant responded as expected during and after the shutdown. The plant remained shutdown for the month of July 2004, was restarted on August 1, and placed back on line on August 2, 2004.

(I) Reason A - Equipment Failure (Explain)

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

H -Other (Explain)

(2) Method I-Manual 2 - Manual Trip/Scram 3 -Automatic Trip/Scram 4 -Continuation 5 - Other (Explain)