ML18054B546

Monthly Operating Rept for Mar 1990 for Palisades Nuclear Plant

ML18054B546
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	03/31/1990
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 9004190276
Download: ML18054B546 (5)

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consumers Power l'DWERINli MICHlliAN~S l'RDliRESS Palisades Nuclear Plant: 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway, Covert, Ml 49043 April 6, 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 March 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 File MGM90*012 OC0185-0001A-OP03 A CMS ENERGY COMPANY

OPERATING STATUS:

1.

UNIT NAME

2.

REPORTING PERIOD:

OPERATING DATA REPORT Palisades 900301-900331

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 FOR RESTRICTIONS, IF ANY:

625 (80%)

DOCKET NO 50-255 DATE 03-31-90 COMPLETED BY MGMlynarek TELEPHONE (616)764-8913 NOTES:

80% power limitation implemented based upon administrative guidelines with intent to improve steam generator reliability.

This Month

11. HOURS IN REPORTING PERIOD 744.0

12. NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 708.7

13. REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

14. HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE 692.7

15. UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

16. GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 1378920.0

17. GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 444270.0

18. NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 416686.0

19. UNIT SERVICE FACTOR 93.1%

20. UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 93.1%

21. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NET) 76.7%

22. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 69.6%

23. UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE 6.9%

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

Yr-to-Date 2160.0 2087.1 2057.9 4104120.0 1326870.0 1244306.0 95.3%

95.3%

78.9%

71.6%

4.7%

Cumulative 160263.0 87145.1 83200.3 174719493.0 54750075.0 51534334.0 51.9%

51.9%

49.0%*

39.9%

33.5%

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:

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)

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~VERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL ~

DOCKET NO ___

....::5....::0_----'2~5~5 UNIT Palisades DATE 04-06-90 COMPLETED BY MGMlynarek TELEPHONE (616)764-8913 MONTH _ __.;;.M.;;._AR;;....;._:;_C=H---'1::...:9:....::9....::0 __ _

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

(MWe-Net) 1 0

17 617 2

0 18 623 3

195 19 612 4

552 20 617 5

616 21 617 6

614 22 615 7

623 23 617 8

615 24 616 9

624 25 616 10 613 26 616 11 612 27 617 12 608 28 616 13 609

29.

615 14 610

30.

614 15 612

31.

617 16 615 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

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR MARCH 1990 Palisades began the month in hot shutdown and on March 3 at 0316 hours0.00366 days <br />0.0878 hours <br />5.224868e-4 weeks <br />1.20238e-4 months <br /> the main generator was synchronized to the grid.

Palisades reached 80% power on March 4 and maintained that level for the remainder of the month.

OC0185-0001E-OP03

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REPORT MONTH MARCH 1990

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No.

Date Type1 02 900228 F

1.

2.

F:

Forced S: Scheduled OC0185-0001D-OP03 Duration Reason2 (Hours) 51.3 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)

DOCKET NO.

50-255 UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS UNIT NAME Palisades DATE 04-06-90 COMPLETED BY MGMl,}'.narek TELEPHONE

{616}-764-8913 Method of Licensee Shutting Event Down Reactor3 Report #

3 LER 90002

3.

Method:

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

4.

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

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 e