ML18057A850

Monthly Operating Rept for Mar 1991 for Palisades Nuclear Plant

ML18057A850
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	03/31/1991
From:	Handlovits S, Mlynarek M CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9104180253
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consumers Power POW ERi Nii MICHlliAN'S PRDliRESS Palisades Nuclear Plant:_ 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway, Covert, Ml 49043 April 9, 1991 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Contr~l 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 Summary of Operating Experience for the Palisades Nuclear Plant for the month of March 1991.

If you have any questions or concerns please feel. free to contact me at (616) 764-8913, extension 0113.

Si.ncerely, 4+'/C~~-

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MG Mlynarek Reactor Engineer CC:

DPHoffman, P26-117B RMRice, Palisades ABDavis, USNRC JLKuemin; Palis~des Resident Inspector, Palisades DRHahn, Div of Rad Health Services, Lansing, MI BWJorgensen, Michigan Dept of Labor, Lansing, MI RCallen, Michigan Public Service Commis'sion Records Center, INPO, Atlanta, GA

• RWTaylor, CE, Palisades AAAlatalo, Palisades*

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OPERATING DATA REPORT OPERATING STATUS:

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REPORTING PERIOD:

Palisades 910301-910331

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LICENSED THERMAL POWER (MWt) 2530.0

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NAMEPLATE RATING (GROSS MWe) 811.7

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DESIGN ELECTRICAL RATING (NET MWe) 805.0

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MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (GROSS*MWe)

• • 770

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MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (NET MWe)

• • 730

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IF CHANGES OCCUR IN CAPACITY RATINGS (ITEM NUMBERS 3-7) SINCE LAST REPORT, GIVE REASONS:

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

10. REASONS FOR RESTRICTIONS, IF ANY:

11. HOURS IN REPORTING PERIOD

12. NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL

13. REACTOR 'RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

14. HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE

15. UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

16. GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH)

17. GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH)

18. NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH)

19. UNIT SERVICE FACTOR

20. UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR

21. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MOC NET)

22. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET)

23. UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE This Month 744.0 488.9 367.4 480456.0 145690.0 130568.0 49.4%

49.4%

24.0%

21.8%

10.4%

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

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

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

INITIAL CRITICALITY INITIAL ELECTRICITY COMMERCIAL OPERATION

• • Based on condenser backpressure

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

DOCKET. NO 50-255 DATE 03-31-91 COMPLETED BY SMHandlovits TELEPHONE (616)764-8913 NOTES:

Yr-to-Date Cumulative 2160. 0 169023.0 488.9 90690.0 367.4 86585.0 480456.0 181232901. 0 145690. 0.

56782225.0 130568.0 53428691. 0 17.0%

51. 2%

17.0%

51. 2%

8.3%

48.0%*

7.5%

39.3%

10.4%

32.8%

Forecast Achieved

AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL

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DOCK ET NO -----=5....;;;..0--=-2=-=5....;;;..5 UNIT Palisades DATE -~0~4"'""'"'/0~6~/9~1 COMPLETED BY SMHandlovits TELEPHONE (616)764-8913 AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe Net) 179 204 198 211.

199 285 480 202 0

30 316 694 740 739 740 On this format, list the average daily ~nit power level in MWe-NET for each day in the reportin~ month.

Compute to the nearest whole megawatt.

REPORT MONTH """'M"""A=R=CH-'--=-1=99'""1'-------

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Date Type 1

01 900915 s

02 900325 F

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Forced

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Scheduled Duration Reason 2 (Hours) 348.6 B&C 42.7 A

Reason:

A-Equipment Failure (Explain)

B-Maintenance or Test C-Refue ling 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 #

N/A N/A

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Method:

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

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

DOCKET NO UNIT DATE COMPLETED BY TELEPHONE Cause & Corrective Action to Prevent Recurrence

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N/A Failure/Replacement of Safety Injection Tank C Level Switch Exhibit I - Same Source 50-255 Palisades 04/09/91 SMHandlovits (616)764-8913 I,:_

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR MARCH 1991 Pa 1 i sades began the month shutdown in support of the refue 1 i ng and steam generator replacement outage.

The reactor went critical for the first time in Cycle 9 March 10. at 0705 hours0.00816 days <br />0.196 hours <br />0.00117 weeks <br />2.682525e-4 months <br /> and was placed online March 14 at 0717 hours0.0083 days <br />0.199 hours <br />0.00119 weeks <br />2.728185e-4 months <br />.

The unit was taken offline March 14 at 2200 hours0.0255 days <br />0.611 hours <br />0.00364 weeks <br />8.371e-4 months <br /> to complete turbine over-*

speed testing and was returned online March 15 at 1234 hours0.0143 days <br />0.343 hours <br />0.00204 weeks <br />4.69537e-4 months <br />.

Testing proceeded with reactor power reaching 653 on.March 22 at approximately 2200 hours0.0255 days <br />0.611 hours <br />0.00364 weeks <br />8.371e-4 months <br />.

Th~ plant was taken offline March 2( at 2206 hours0.0255 days <br />0.613 hours <br />0.00365 weeks <br />8.39383e-4 months <br /> and made subcriti-cal March 25 at 0329 hours0.00381 days <br />0.0914 hours <br />5.439815e-4 weeks <br />1.251845e-4 months <br /> to accommodate repair activities.

The unit returned to crit i ca 1 March 26 at 1130 hours0.0131 days <br />0.314 hours <br />0.00187 weeks <br />4.29965e-4 months <br /> and went on 1 i ne at 1647 hours0.0191 days <br />0.458 hours <br />0.00272 weeks <br />6.266835e-4 months <br />.

The plant began power escalation and ended the month at 94% power.