ML18054B492

Monthly Operating Rept for Feb 1990 for Palisades Nuclear Plant

ML18054B492
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	02/28/1990
From:	Goralski G, Mlynarek M CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9003200112
Download: ML18054B492 (5)

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!f>>~wer POW ERi Nii MICHlliAN"S PROliRESS Palisades Nuclear Plant: 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway, Covert, Ml 49043 March 8, 1990 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 LICENSEE REPORT OF MONTHLY OPERATING DATA DPR-20, DOCKET NO 50-255 Enclosed is a copy of the Monthly Operating Data and a Summary of Operating Experience for the Palisades Nuclear Plant for the month of February 1990.

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George Goralski Reactor Engineer CC: DPHoffman, P26-117B TABuczwinski, Palisades ABDavis, USNRC KWBerry/RRFrisch, P24-614A Resident Inspector, Palisades DRHahn, Div of Rad Health Services, Lansing, MI SLHall, Michigan Dept of Labor, Lansing, MI RCallen, Michigan Public Service Commission Records Center, INPO*, Atlanta, GA RWTaylor, CE, Palisades AAAlatalo, Palisades HRSnider, P-21-129 Administrator, USNRC Document Control, 950*22*35*10/L MGM90*008 A Cll/IS ENERGY COMPANY

OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO 50-255 DATE 02-28-90 COMPLETED BY MGMlynarek TELEPHONE (616)764-8913 OPERATING STATUS:

NOTES:

1.

UNIT NAME Palisades

2.

REPORTING PERIOD:

900201-900228

3.

LICENSED THERMAL POWER (MWt) 2530.0

4.

NAMEPLATE RATING (GROSS MWe) 811.7

5.

DESIGN ELECTRICAL RATING (NET MWe) 805.0

6.

MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (GROSS MWe)

• • 770

7.

MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (NET MWe)

• • 730

8.

IF CHANGES OCCUR IN CAPCITY RATINGS (ITEMS NUMBER 3 THROUGH 7) SINCE LAST REPORT, GIVE REASONS:

9.

POWER LEVEL TO WHICH RESTRICTED, IF ANY (NET MWe):

10. REASONS FDR RESTRICTIONS, IF ANY:

625 (80%)

80% power limitation implemented based upon administrative guidelines with intent to improve steam generator reliabilit~

This Month Yr-to-Date Cumulative

11. HOURS IN REPORTING PERIOD 672.0 1416.0 159519.0

12. NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 666.4 1378.4 86436.4

13. REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

14. HOURS, GENERATOR ON-LINE 666.4 1365.2 82507.6

15. UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

16. GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 1352352.0 2725200. 0 173340573.0

17. GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 439390.0 882600.0 54305805.0

18. NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 412602.D 827620.0 51117648.0

19. UNIT SERVICE FACTOR 99.2%

96.4%

51. 7%

20. UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 99.2%

96.4%

51. 7%

21. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NET) 84.1%

80.1%

48.9%*

22. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 76.3%

72.6%

39.8%

23. UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE 0.8%

3.6%

33.7%

24. SHUTDOWNS SCHEDULED OVER THE NEXT 6 MONTHS (TYPE, DATE AND DURATION OF EACH):

30 day Scheduled Maintenance Outage to start April 16, 1990 in preparation for Fall 1990 Steam Generator replacement.

25. IF SHUTDOWN AT END OF REPORT PERIOD, ESTIMATED DATE OF STARTUP:

03/03/90

26. UNITS IN TEST STATUS (PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL OPERATION):

Forecast Achieved INITIAL CRITICALITY INITIAL ELECTRICITY COMMERCIAL OPERATION

• • Based on condenser backpressure

• Weighted Average (635 MWe used as MDC Net prior to October 1985)

~VERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL tit DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT Palisades DATE 03-08-90 COMPLETED BY MGMlynarek TELEPHONE (616)764-8913 MONTH __

F_E_BR_U_AR_Y--'19""""9.....;.0 __ _

DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe-Net)

(MWe-Net) 1 618 17 620 2

626 18 620 3

621 19 621 4

621 20 620 5

617 21 620 6

617 22 619 7

617 23 620 8

620 24 619 9

616 25 620 10 621 26 617 11 621 27 618 12 620 28 467 13 618 14 620 15 620 16 620 INSTRUCTIONS:

On this format, list the average daily unit power level in MWe-Net for each day in the reporting month.

Compute to the nearest whole megawatt.

OC0185-0001C-OP03

REPORT MONTH FEBRUARY 1990 No.

Date Type1 02 900228 -

F

1.

2.

F:

Forced S: Scheduled OC0185-0001D-OP03 Duration Reason2 (Hours) 5.6 H

Reason:

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)

UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS Method of Licensee Shutting Event Down Reactor3 Report #

3 LER 90007

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Method:

1-Manual 2-Manual Scram 3-Automatic Scram 4-0ther (Explain)

4.

System Code4 Component Code5 Exhibit G - Instructions for Preparation of Data Entry Sheets for Licensee Event Report (LER) File (NUREG-0161)

DOCKET NO.

50-255 UNIT NAME Palisades DATE ____

0;...;;.3_-0"""8--9~0 COMPLETED BY ___

M_G_M~ly~n_ar_e_k TELEPHONE (616)-764-8913 Cause & Corrective Action to Prevent Recurrence Automatic Variable High Power -

trip following trip of 'B' train main feedwater pump (PlB)

5.

Exhibit I - Same Source

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR FEBRUARY 1990 Palisades began the month of February with reactor power being maintained at 80%.

On February 28 at 1820 hours0.0211 days <br />0.506 hours <br />0.00301 weeks <br />6.9251e-4 months <br /> PlB (B-main feedwater pump) tripped offline and at 1825 hours0.0211 days <br />0.507 hours <br />0.00302 weeks <br />6.944125e-4 months <br /> an automatic Variable High Power Trip (VHPT) occurred from 59% power resulting in Palisades being in Hot Shutdown at the end of the month.

OC0185-0001E-OP03