ML18058B075

Monthly Operating Rept for Aug 1992 for PNPP.W/920904 Ltr

ML18058B075
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	08/31/1992
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 9209150323
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consumers Power l'OWERINli NllCHlliAN'S l'RDliRESS Palisades Nuclear Plant: 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway, Covert, Ml 49043

.September 4~ 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 Op_erating Experience for-the Palisades Nuclear Plant for the month of August, 1992.

l.f you have any questions or concerns, please. feel free to contact me at (616) 764-8913, e~tension 0113~*

Sincerely, 111 (; ,.,,,,~

MG Mlynarek

• Reactor Engineer CC: DPHoffman, P26-ll 7B ABDavis, USNRC JLKu~min, Palisades Resid~nt Inspector, Paiisades DRHahn, Div of Rad Health Se~vices, Lansing, MI BWJorgensen, Michigan Dept of Labor, Lansing, MI JPadgett, Michigan Public Service Commission Records Center, INPO, Atlanta, GA RWTaylor, CE, Palisades AAAlatalo, Palisades.

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OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO 50-255 DATE 8-31-92 COMPLETED BY SMHandlovits TELEPHONE (616)764-8913 OPERATING STATUS:

NOTES:

1. UNIT NAME Palisades

2. REPORTING PERIOD: 920801-920831

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 (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 Yr-to-Date Cumulative

11. HOURS IN REPORTING PERIOD 744.0 5855.0 181478.0

12. NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 638.3 3973.3 10i019.9

13. REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

14. HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE 597.5 3807.6 96719 .1

15. UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

16. GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 1459272.0 9394944.0 206049557.0

17. GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 471820.0 3082498.0 64861223.0

18. NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 446967.0 . 2929038.0 61101046.0

19. UNIT SERVICE FACTOR B0.3% 65.0% 53.3%

20. UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 80.3% 65.0% 53.3%

21. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NET) 82.3% 68.5% 50.5%*

22. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 74.6% 62.1% 41.8%

23. UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE 19.7% 8.1% 30.7%

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

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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AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL

• DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT Palisades DATE 09/02/92 COMPLETED BY SMHandlovits MONTH AUGUST 1992 TELEPHONE (616)764-8913 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe Net) (MWe Net)

1. 778 17. 0

2. 775 18. 509

3. 777 19. 775

4. 778 20. 780

5. 782 21. 780

6. 779 22. 774

7. 775 23. 768

8. 771 24., 768

9. 767 25. 389

10. 761 26. 0

. 11. 776 27. 374

12. 780 28. 776

13. 782 29. 777

14. 0 30. 778

15. 0 31. 780

16. 0 INSTRUCT IONS:

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.

DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT Palisades DATE 9/02/92 COMPLETED BY SMHandlovits REPORT MONTH ~A~U~G~US~T_l~9~9~2- - - - - TELEPHONE (616)764-8913 UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS No. Date Type 1 Duration Reason 2 Method of Licensee System Component Cause & Corrective (Hours) Shutting Event Code 4 Code5 Action to Down Reactor 3 Report # Prevent Recurrence 03 920814 F 95.7 A 3 LER 92036 Failed air line to Feedwater Regulating Valve 04 920825 F 50.8 A 3 LER 92037 Failed solenoid in Y-20 Preferred AC Bus

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

F: Forced Reason: Method: Exhibit G - Instructions Exhibit I - Same Source S: Scheduled A-Equipment Failure (Explain)  !-Manual for Preparation of Data B-Maintenance or Test 2-Manual Scram Entry Sheets for Licensee C-Refue ling 3-Automatic Scram Event Report (LER) File D-Regulatory Restriction 4-0ther (Explain) (NUREG-0161)

E-Operator Training & License Examination F-Administrative G-Operational Error (Explain)

H-Other (Explain)

SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR AUGUST 1992 The unit began the month at full power but tripped on August 14 at 0017 hours1.967593e-4 days <br />0.00472 hours <br />2.810847e-5 weeks <br />6.4685e-6 months <br />.

The reactor went critical August 16 at 1330 hours0.0154 days <br />0.369 hours <br />0.0022 weeks <br />5.06065e-4 months <br /> and was on-line August 17 at 1749 hours0.0202 days <br />0.486 hours <br />0.00289 weeks <br />6.654945e-4 months <br /> but then came off-1 ine at 2017 hours0.0233 days <br />0.56 hours <br />0.00333 weeks <br />7.674685e-4 months <br /> and remained critical. The unit was placed on-line again August 18 at 0230 hours~ Full power was reached August 19 at 0423 hours0.0049 days <br />0.118 hours <br />6.994048e-4 weeks <br />1.609515e-4 months <br /> and continued at 100% power until August 25 when the plant tripped at 0129 hours0.00149 days <br />0.0358 hours <br />2.132936e-4 weeks <br />4.90845e-5 months <br />. Criticality was achieved August 26 at 2200 hours0.0255 days <br />0.611 hours <br />0.00364 weeks <br />8.371e-4 months <br /> and went on-1 i ne August 27 at 0417 hours0.00483 days <br />0.116 hours <br />6.894841e-4 weeks <br />1.586685e-4 months <br />. Full power was reached August 28 by 0800 hours0.00926 days <br />0.222 hours <br />0.00132 weeks <br />3.044e-4 months <br /> and continued until the end of the month.