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December 2004 Monthly Operating Report for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2 and 3
ML050210166
Person / Time
Site: Palo Verde  Arizona Public Service icon.png
Issue date: 01/13/2005
From: Danni Smith
Arizona Public Service Co
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
035-00732-DMS
Download: ML050210166 (4)


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Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station David M. Smith Plant Manager Nuclear Production Tel.

623-393-6116 Fax.

623-393-6077 e-mail: DSMITH10@apsc.com Mail Station 7602 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 January 13, 2005 035-00732-DMS U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Dear Sirs:

Subject:

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS)

Units 1, 2, and 3 Docket Nos. STN 50-52815291530 Monthly Operating Reports for DECEMBER 2004 Enclosed are the Monthly Operating Reports for DECEMBER 2004, prepared and submitted pursuant to Specification 5.6.4 of Appendix A, (Technical Specifications) to the PVNGS Units 1, 2, and 3 Operating Licenses.

By copy of this letter, Arizona Public Service Company is also forwarding the Monthly Operating Reports to the Regional Administrator, NRC Region IV and the NRC Resident Inspector.

If you have any questions, please contact Don Vogt at (623) 393-5926.

Sincerely, DMS/ap

Enclosures:

DECEMBER 2004 Monthly Operating Reports cc:

(all w/enclosures)

Dr. Bruce S. Mallett - Regional Administrator, NRC Region IV PVNGS Resident Inspector INPO Records Center Utility Data Institute 2114-

OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO.

UNIT NAME DATE COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE REPORTING PERIOC 50-529 Palo Verde 2 January 13, 2005 Don Vogt 623-393-5926 December 2004

1. Design Electrical Rating
2.

Maximum Dependable Capacity (MWe-Net) 1,354.00 1,335.00 3.

4.

5.

6.

Number of Hours the Reactor was Critical Number of Hours Generator On-line Reserve Shutdown Hours Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWHrs)

This Month Yr-to-Date Cumulative 744.00 8,180.41 128,969.67 744.00 8,140.28 127,529.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 977,287.05 10,662,059.29 156,050,152.16 UNIT SHUTDOWNS Type Method of No.

Date F: Forced Duration Reson Shutting Cause & Corrective Action S: Scheduled (Hours)

Down 2 Comments

SUMMARY

Newofficial MDC and DER capacityrabngsof1314 MWand 1336 MW, respectively, were adopted by the station owners in November2004 to be effective on 12101/2004. The December NRC-Monthly Operating report does not reflect these updated values because they had not been updated in the CDE database by the date of the report There were no significant power changes and no outages this month. The unit began the month in Mode I with RX power at full power and ended the month in Mode 1 with the RX power at full power.

I 2

Reason:

A Equipment Failure (Explain)

B Maintenance or Test C

Refueling D

Regulatory Restriction E

Operator Training & Ucense Examination F

Administration G

Operational Error (Explain)

H Other (Explain)

Method:

I Manual 2

Manual TriplScram 3

Automatic TriplScram 4

Continuation S

Other (Explain)

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I OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO.

UNIT NAME DATE COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE REPORTiNG PERIOD 50-530 Palo Verde 3 January 13, 2005 Don Vogt 6Z3-393.;926 December 2004

1.

Design Electrical Rating

2.

Maximum Dependable Capacity (MWe-Net) 1,269.00 1,247.00 3.

4.

5.

6.

Number of Hours the Reactor was Critical Number of Hours Generator On-line Reserve Shutdown Hours Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWHrs)

This Month 627.13 597.37 0.00 646,257.77 Yr-to-Date Cumulative 6,843.18 124,806.48 6,731.22 123,642.59 0.00 0.00 8,223,317.41 151,285.185.43 UNIT SHUTDOWNS Type Method of No.

Date F: Forced Duration Reason I Shutting Cause & Corrective Action S: Scheduled (Hours)Down 2

Comments 04-04 10102/2004 S

146.63 C

4 Manually tripped the RX for U3R1I

SUMMARY

The unit began the month in Mode 5 (R1i1 outage) reworking safety injection valve gaskets.

Recommenced plantstart-up on the 1stand entered Mode 4 and Mode 3the same day. Plantstart-up was delayed on the 2nd to resolve a CEA control problem and again on the 4th to resolve a safety injection tank vent valve problem. The unit entered Mode 2 and went critcal on the 5th and entered Mode I on the 6th. On December 7th the unit was synchronized to the grid and commenced power ascension. Power ascension was suspended on 10th to resolve a heater drain pump problem. RX power was reduced from 69% to 60% to reduce heater drain tank flow to the condenser and returned back to 69% on the 11th to complete the power ascension. Full power was achieved on the 12th. The unit ended the month in Mode 1 with the RX at full power.

I 2

Reason:

A Equipment Failure (Explain)

B Maintenance or Test C

Refueling D

Regulatory Restriction E

Operator Training & Ucense Examination F

Administration G

Operational Error (Explain)

H Other (Explain)

Method:

I Manual 2

Manual Trip/Scram 3

Automatic Trip/Scram 4

Continuation 5

Other (Explaln)

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OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO.

UNIT NAME DATE COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE REPORTiNG PERIOC 50-528 Palo Verde I January 13,2005 Don Vogt 623-393-5926 December 2004

1.

Design Electrical Rating

2.

Maximum Dependable Capacity (MWe-Net) 1,265.00 1,243.00 3.

4.

5.

6.

Number of Hours the Reactor was Critical Number of Hours Generator On-line Reserve Shutdown Hours Net Electrical Energy Generated (MWHrs)

This Month Yr-to-Date Cumulative 744.00 7,726.30 130,508.22 744.00 7,670.67 129,059.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 896,341.65 9,235,796.94 155,491,487.28 UNIT SHUTDOWNS Type Method of F: Forced Duration Shutting Cause & Corrective Action S: Scheduled

{Hours)

Down 2 Comments

SUMMARY

The unit began the month in Mode 1 with the RX power at full power. Plant power was reduced to 91 % on the 6th to remove condensate pump C from service to repair a pipe leak. The unit was returned to full power on the 7th. Plant power was reduced on the 16th to 40% after an inverter problem resulted in a loss of the plant computer. The unit was returned to full power on the 17th and ended the month in Mode I with the RX power at full power.

1 2

Reason:

A Equipment Failure (Explain)

B Maintenance or Test C

Refueling D

Regulatory Restriction E

Operator Training & Ucense Examination F

Administration G

Operatlonal Error (Explain)

H Other (Explain)

Method:

I Manual 2

Manual TriplScram 3

Automatic Trip/Scram 4

Continuation 5

Other (Explain)

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