ML18058A504

Monthly Operating Rept for May 1992 for Palisades Nuclear Plant

ML18058A504
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	05/31/1992
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 9206120332
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consumers Power POW ERi Nii NllCHlliAN'S PROliRESS Palisades Nuclear Plant: 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway, Covert, Ml 49043 June 3, 1992 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 Summary of Operating Experience for the Palisades N~clear Plant for the month of May, 1992.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at (616) 764-8913, extension Oll3*;

Sincerely,

• z1t-lA1~

MG Mlynarek Reactor Engineer CC; DPHoffman, P26-117B RMRice, Palisades ABDavis, USNRC JLKuemin, Palisades Resident Inspector, Palisades DRHahn, Div of Rad Health Services, Lansing, MI BWJorgensen, Michigan Dept of Labor, Lansing, Ml JPadgett, Michigan Public Service Commission Records Center, INPO, Atlanta, GA RWTaylor,. CE, Palisades AAAlatalo, Palisades MALapinski, Pl3-104 Administrator~ USNRC Document Control, 950*22*35*10/L SMH92*17.

A CMS' ENERGY COMPANY

OPERATING STATUS:

1.

UNIT NAME

2.

REPORTING PERIOD:

3.

LICENSED THERMAL POWER CMWt)

4.

NAMEPLATE RATING (GROSS MWe)

5.

DESIGN ELECTRICAL RATING (NET MWe)

OPERATING DATA REPORT Palisades 920501-920531 2530.0 811. 7 805.0

6.

MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (GROSS MWe)

• • 770

7.

MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (NET MWe)

• • 730

8.

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

9.

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

10. REASONS FOR RESTRICTIONS, IF ANY:

This Month

11. HOURS IN REPORTING PERIOD 744.0

12. NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 744.0

13. REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

14. HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE 744.0

15. UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

16. GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED CMWH) 1878432.0

17. GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED CMWH) 624330.0

18. NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED CMWH) 594723.0

19. UNIT SERVICE FACTOR 100.0%

20. UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 100.0%

21. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NET) 109.5%

22. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 99.3%

23. UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE o*.0%

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

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

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

INITIAL CRITICALITY INITIAL ELECTRICITY COMMERCIAL OPERATION

• • Based on condenser backpressure

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

Yr-to-Date 3647.0 2031. 7 1924.4 4723656.0 1560680.0 1483853.0 52.8%

52.8%

55.7%

50.5%

0.7"1.

EACH):

Forecast DOCKET NO 50-255 DATE 5-31-92

.COMPLETED BY SMHandlovits TELEPHONE (616)764-8913 NOTES:

Cumulative 179270.0 99078.3 94835.9 201378269. 0 63339405.0 59655861.0 52.9%

52.9%

50.0%*

41.3%

30.9%

Achieved

MONTH MAY 1992 AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOCK ET NO -------=5-=-0_,-2=5-=-5 UNIT Palisades DATE

-~0'"""'"6~/0~3.._/9~2 COMPLETED BY SMHandlovits TELEPHONE (616)764-8913 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe Net)

(MWe Net)

I.

798

17.

795

2.

799

18.

801

3.

802

19.

802

4.

803

20.

801

5.

803

21.

795

6.

804

22.

794

7.

805

23.

798

8.

804

24.

806

9.

802

25.

804

10.

763

26.

805

11.

795

27.

803

12.

795

28.

803

13.

797

29.

803

14.

801

30.

802

15.

800

31.

802

16.

795 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.

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR MAY 1992 The *unit began the month at full power.

On May 10 at 1400 hours0.0162 days <br />0.389 hours <br />0.00231 weeks <br />5.327e-4 months <br />, condenser vacuum started decreasing so the plant performed an immediate power reduction to 75%.

Condenser vacuum was restored and at 1530 hours0.0177 days <br />0.425 hours <br />0.00253 weeks <br />5.82165e-4 months <br /> power escalation started.

Full power was reached by May 11 at 0000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br />, and the pl ant continued at 100% power for the remainder of the month.