ML17311B312

Monthly Operating Repts for Nov 1995 for PVNGS Units 1,2 & 3.W/951213 Ltr

ML17311B312
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	11/30/1995
From:	Fulton J, James M. Levine ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
182-06112-JML-J, 182-6112-JML-J, NUDOCS 9512150191
Download: ML17311B312 (29)

Text

PR.IMA.I EY' ECCEI ERATED RIDS PROCI;SSIiG)

REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)

ACCESSION NBR:9512150191 DOC.DATE: II FACIL:STN-50-528 Palo Verde Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Arizona Publi 05000528 STN-50-529 Palo Verde Nuclear Station, Unit 2, Arizona Publi 05000529 STN-50-530 Palo Verde Nuclear Station, Unit 3, Arizona Publi 05000530 AUTH. NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION FULTON,J.D. Arizona Public Service Co. (formerly Arizona Nuclear Power LEVINE,J.M. Arizona Public Service Co. (formerly Arizona Nuclear Power P RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION

SUBJECT:

Monthl o crating repts for Nov 1995 for PVNGS Units 1,2 ltr. &

3.W/ 5121 DISTRIBUTION CODE: IE24D COPIES RECEIVED:LTR TITLE: Monthly Operating Report (per Tech Specks NOTES STANDARDIZED PLANT I ENCL f SIZE:

05000528 Standardized plant. 05000529 I Standardized plant. 05000530 T

RECIPIENT COPIES RECIPIENT COPIES ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL PD4-2 PD 1 1 HOLIAN, B 1 1 THOMAS,C 1 1 INTERNA 10 10 AEOD/SPD/RRAB 1 1 1 1 NRR/DRPM/PECB 1 1 RGN4 1 1 EXTERNAL LITCO BRYCE g J H 1 1 NOAC 1 1 D NRC PDR 1 1 N

YOTE TO ALL"RIDS" RECIPIENTS:

PLEASE HELP US TO REDUCE iVKSTE! COYTACT'I'IIE DOCL'ifEYTCOYTROL DESk, ROOhf Pl-37(EXT. 504- 033 ) TO FLIXfl.PATE 5'OLDER X'AhfL'RO~I DIS I'RIBUTIOYLIS'I'S I'OR DOCL'5 !EX'I'S YOL'ON"I'EED!

TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED: LTTR 20 ENCL 20

I Arizona Public Service Company PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION P.O. BOX 52034 ~ PHOENIX. ARIZONA85072-2034 JAMES M. LEVINE VICE PRESIDENT NUCLEAR PRODUCTION 182-06112-JML/JLT/J DF December 13, 1995 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Mail Station P1-37 Washington, DC 20555

Subject:

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS)

Units 1,2, and 3 Docket Nos. STN 60-628/629/630 Monthly Operating Reports for NOVEMBER 1996 Enclosed are the Monthly Operating Reports for NOVEMBER 1995, prepared and submitted pursuant to Specification 6.9.1.6 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.

If you have any questions, please contact Judy Fulton at (602) 393-5277.

Sincerely, JML/JLT/JDF/clj

Enclosures:

NOVEMBER 1995 Monthly Operating Reports cc: L. J. Callan (all w/enclosures)

K. E. Perkins NRC Senior Resident Inspector INPO Records Center Utility Data Institute Ya W,~w ~

951215019.1 '951 130 ADDCK 05000528 PDR R. ,,',, PDR

f

<<f w ~

l y4

'I

'J

AVERAGE DAILYUNIT POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO. 59=525 UNIT NAME LV be~

DATE 22LiZK COMPLETED BY ~~QQ MONTH: November 1995 DAY AVERAGE DAILYPOWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILYPOWER LEVEL 1245 17 1242 1242 18 1243 1244 =

19 1244 1246 20 1245 1244 21 1244 1242 22 1247 1243 23 1248 1243 24 1246 1243 25 1249 10 1242 26 1092 1245 27 12 1247 28 13 1247 29 91 14 1247 30 566 4

15 1246 31 16 1244

e EI t

0 REFUELING INFORMATION DOCKET NO. 24525 UNIT NAME DATE LULL COMPLETED BY ~+i@a Scheduled date for next refueling shutdown.

The 6th refueling outage is scheduled to begin on 09/07/96.

Scheduled date for restart following refueling.

11/01/96.

Will refueling or resumption of operation thereafter require a Technical Specification change or other license amendment?

No Scheduled date for submitting proposed licensing action and supporting information.

5/20/96 Important Licensing considerations associated with refueling, e.g., new or different fuel design or supplier, unreviewed design or performance analysis methods, significant changes in fuel design, and new operating procedures.

None.

The number of fuel assemblies.

Licensed spent fuel storage capacity.

Intended change in spent fuel storage capacity. ~~,

Projected date of last refueling that can be discharged to spent fuel storage pool assuming present capacity.

2005 (18 Month reloads and full core discharge capability).

nw P'

~ ~

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR THE MONTH DOCKET NO. lKL526 UNIT NAME DATE EH'LQLK COMPLETED BY ~ultan TELEPHONE 11/01 0000 Unit began the month in Mode 1 with RX power at 100/o.

11/26 2100 The main tubine tripped due to a sudden low condenser vacuum condition in A shell.

11/26 2107 RX tripped and MSIS actuated due to hi level steam generator ¹1. Entered Mode 3.

, 11/27 0908 Entered Mode 4. To meet Tech Spec 3.7.1.2 action b.

11/27 2259 Entered Mode 3.

11/28 1739 Entered Mode 2.

11/28 1839 RX is critical.

11/29 0017 Entered Mode 1.

11/29 0616 Synchronizedmaingeneratortogrid.

11/30 0740 Commenced RX power increase from 50/o to 70/o.

11/30 1040 Stabilized RX power at 70 k 11/30 '509 Commenced RX power decrease'to 50/o to work on SGN1123 downcomer FW control valve.

11/30 1715 Stabilized RX power at 47'lo with the downcomer isolation valves closed.,

11/30 2000 Commenced RX power increase to 100/o 11/30 . 2310 Stopped RX power at 70/o for performance of surveillance test.

11/30 2400 Unit ended the, month in Mode 1 with RX power at 70'/o.

SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS November 1995

'OCKET NO 5Ã25 UNIT NAME PZHEH.

DATE ~/LK COMPLETED BY JJ2~ha TELEPHONE Outage Method of Duration Shutting Down System Component Cause and Corrective Action Date Type" Hours Reason2 Reactor3 LER No. Code4 Code5 to Prevent Occurrence 95-04 11/26/95 573 A 3 N/A N/A N/A RX automatically tripped due to a sudden low condenser vacuum condition in A shell.

1F-Forced Reason: 3Method: 4Exhibit F - Instructions for Preparation S-Scheduled A-Equipment Failure(Explain) 1-Manual of the Data Entry Sheets for Licensee 8-Maintenance or Test 2-Manual Scram Event Report (LER) File (NUREG 0161)

C-Refueling 3-Automatic Scram D-Regulatory Restriction 4-Continuation from Previous Month E-Operator Training 8 License 5-Reduction of 20% or Greater in the Exhibit H-Same Source Examination Past 24 Hours F-Administrative 9-Other-(Explain)

G-Operational Error H-Other (Explain)

\T I

lI

0 11 1

I

t AVERAGE DAILYUNIT POWER LEVEL t

DOCKET NO.

UNIT NAME

~0- ~

DATE KLQLK COMPLETED BY ~~~lltQQ MONTH: November 1995 DAY AVERAGE DAILYPOWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILYPOWER LEVEL 1254 17 1247 1254 18 1081 1249 19 1209 1254 20 1255 1256 21 1254 1255 22 1255 1257 23 1255 1256 24 1255 1254 25 1253 10 1255 26 1253 1255 27 1253 12 1257 28 1255 13 1256 29 1251 14 1257 30 1251 15 1256 31 16 1255

1 L

REFUELING INFORMATION DOCKET NO.

UNIT NAME DATE KL13LK COMPLETED BY 'i~IHQll Scheduled date for next refueling shutdown.

The 6th refueling outage is scheduled for 03/16/96.

Scheduled date for restart following refueling.

05/1 0/96.

Will refueling or resumption of operation thereafter require a Technical Specification change or other license amendment?

a. Technical Specification 3.2.6 "Reactor Coolant Cold Leg Temperature" figure 3.2-1 to establish new 100%

power operation allowable temperature from 560'F to 550'F.

Scheduled date for submitting proposed licensing action and supporting information.

12/08/95.

important Licensing considerations associated with refueling, e.g., new or different fuel design or supplier, unreviewed design or performance analysis methods, significant changes in fuel design, and new operating procedures.

Stretch Power to 102%.

The number of fuel assemblies.

a) In the core. ~~

b) In the spent fuel storage pool.

V

~~"

Licensed spent fuel storage capacity. ~29 Intended change in spent fuel storage capacity. ~~

Projected date of last refueling that can be discharged to spent fuel storage pool assuming present capacity.

2005 (18 Month reloads and full core discharge capability).

'E C

C'

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR THE MONTH DOCKET NO UNIT NAME DATE KLQLK COMPLETED BY ~EUHQQ IHRIMJBZ 11/01 0000 Unit began the month in Mode 1 at 100% RX power.

11/17 2200 Commenced RX power decrease to 86% for hideout return test.

11/17 2330 RXpowerat86%.

11/19 0440 Commenced RXpowerincrease to100%.

11/19 1000 RX power at 100%.

11/31 2400 Unit ended the month in Mode 1 at 100% RX power.

SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS November 1995 DOCKET NO ~50-52 UNIT NAME ~PVN -2 DATE ~2/ 3I95 COMPLETED BY ~JD ol on ntUIRI=

Outage Method of Duration Shutting Down System Component Cause and Corrective Action Date Type" Hours Reason2 Reactor3 LER No. Code4 Code5 to Prevent Occurrence No reactor shutdowns or significant power reductions occurred during the month of November 1995.

1F-Forced Reason: 3Method: 4Exhibit F - Instructions for Preparation S-Scheduled A-Equipment Failure(Explain) 1-Manual of the Data Entry Sheets for Licensee B-Maintenance or Test 2-Manual Scram Event Report (LER) File (NUREG 0161)

C-Refueling 3-Automatic Scram D-Regulatory Restriction 4-Continuation from Previous Month E-Operator Training 8 License 5-Reduction of 20% or Greater in the Exhibit H-Same Source Examination Past 24 Hours F-Administrative 9-Other-(Explain)

G-Operational Error H-Other (Explain)

a

(

AVERAGE DAILYUNIT'POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO UNIT NAME

~Q

~5(~

DATE Kl13lK COMPLETED BY IJQRJtEt MONTH: November 1995 DAY AVERAGE DAILYPOWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILYPOWER LEVEL 0 -17 18 19

'9 20 0 21 22

'3 24 25 10 26 27 12 28 13 14 30 118 15 31 16

REFUELING INFORMATION DOCKET NO. K=HQ UNIT NAME LVbKiM DATE KLQLK COMPLETED BY ~hHQIl UHEJSURZ Scheduled date for next refueling shutdown.

The 6th refueling outage is scheduled for 3/15/97.

Y Scheduled date for restart following refueling.

I 5/7/97.

Will refueling or resumption of operation thereafter require a Technical Specification change or other license amendment?

None.

Scheduled date for submitting proposed licensing action and supporting information.

None.

Important Licensing considerations associated with refueling, e.g., new or different fuel design or supplier, unrevlewed design or performance analysis methods, 'significant changes in, fuel design, and new operating procedures.

~

None.

The number of fuel assemblies.

b) In the spent fuel storage pool.

>> y.

Intended change in spent fuel storage capacity.

Projected date of last refueling that can be discharged to spent fuel storage pool assuming present capacity.

2005 (18 Month reloads and full core discharge capability).

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR THE MONTH DOCKET NO. K=GZ UNIT NAME MIK2 DATE M1ZK COMPLETED BY LQ.Euttm TELEPHONE SIRLRMÃ2 11/01 0000 Unit began the month with RX de-fueled, continuing 5th refuel outage.

11/06 1434 Entered Mode 6.

11/13 1437 Entered Mode 5.

11/22 1600 Entered Mode 4.

11/23 0448 Entered Mode 3.

11/28 0032 Entered Mode 2.

11/28 0154 RX is critical.

11/29 1925 Entered Mode 1.

11/29, 2300 Commenced raising RX power to 12%.

11/30 0324 Synchronized main generator to grid.

11/30 0335 Commenced RX power increase to 14%.

11/30 0435 RX power at 14%, continuing power increase to 19%.

11/30 0645 Stabilized RX power at 18.5%.

11/30 2330 Commenced RX power increase to 70%.

11/30 2400 Unit ended the month in Mode 1 with Rx power at 19% and ascension to 70%.

4 SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS November 1995 DOCKET NO ~QQ UNIT NAME LVVII~

DATE Mid%

COMPLETED BY ~Q! fQQ Outage Method of Duration Shutting Down System Component Cause and Corrective Action Date Type" Hours Reason2 Reactor3 LER No. Code4 Code5 to Prevent Occurrence 95-01 10/14/95 S - 699.4 C 1 N/A N/A N/A Continuation of fifth refueling outage.

"F-Forced 2Reason: 3Method: 4Exhibit F - Instructions for Preparation S-Scheduled A-Equipment Failure(Explain) 1-Manual of the Data Entry Sheets for Licensee B-Maintenance or Test 2-Manual Scram Event Report (LER) File (NUREG 0161)

C-Refueling 3-Automatic Scram D-Regulatory Restriction 4-Continuation from Previous Month E-Operator Training 8 License 5-Reduction of 20% or Greater in the Exhibit H-Same Source Examination Past 24 Hours F-Administrative 9-Other-(Explain)

G-Operational Error H-Other (Explain)