ML18065A611

Monthly Operating Rept for Mar 1996 for Palisades Nuclear Plant.W/960402 Ltr

ML18065A611
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	03/31/1996
From:	Kobiata K, Anthony Williams CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
NUDOCS 9604090096
Download: ML18065A611 (5)

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consumers Power POWERINli MICHlliAN"S PROliRESS Palisades Nuclear Plant: 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway, Covert, Ml 49043 April 2, 1996

• 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 Nuclear Plant for the month of March 1996.

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

Sincerely, AL Williams Reactor Engineering Supervisor CC: RAVincent, Palisades Senior Resident Inspector, Palisades DRHahn, Div of Rad Health Services, Lansing, Ml BWJorgensen, Michigan Dept of Labor, Lansing, Ml JPadgett, Michigan Public Service Comm1ssion R.~~~ ~~~~c*:'", ~~'!=>O, /'.t!~n~. GA CWMain, Paiisades SMMclntyre, P13-121 Region Ill Administrator, USNRC Document Control, 950*22*35*1 O/L Cycle 12 Reports

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AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT Palisades DATE 04/02/96 COMPLETED BY KAKobiata MONTH March TELEPHONE (616)764-8913 AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe Net) (MWe Net)

1. 780 17. 781

2. 781 18.,_ 781

3. 780 19. 781

4. 779 20. 780

5. 781 21. 780

6. 728 ) 22. 780

7. 366 23. 781

8. 373 24. 777

9. 613 25. 778

10. 769 26. 781

11. 763 27. 781

12. 777 28. 781

13. 777 29. 781

14. 777 30. 780

15. 780 31. 780

16. 781 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 MARCH 1996 An unplanned trip of cooling tower pump (P-398) at 2023 hour0.0234 days <br />0.562 hours <br />0.00334 weeks <br />7.697515e-4 months <br />s-on March 6 resulted in a rapid downpower to 50 percent power. Upon repairs, Plant power returned to nominal

• 100% power at 1945 hours0.0225 days <br />0.54 hours <br />0.00322 weeks <br />7.400725e-4 months <br /> on March 11.

REPORT MONTH MARCH 1996 DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT Palisades DATE 04/02/96 COMPLETED BY KAKobiata 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 Code4 Code 5 Action to Down Reactor Report# Prevent Recurrence 2 3/6196 F 120 hrs A 4 Power ~duction to 50%

Due to cooling tower pump trip

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

F: Forced Reason Method: Exhibit G -*Instructions Exhibit I - Same Source S: Scheduled A-Equipment Failure (Explain) 1-Manual for Preparation of Data B-Maintenance or Test 2-Manual Scram Entry Sheets for Licensee j C-Refueling 3-Automatic Scram Event Report (LER) File \*

0-Regulatory Restriction 4-0ther (Explain) (NUREG-0161)

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

H-Other (Explain)

. .* OPERATING DATA REPORT

• DOCKET NO 50-255 DATE 04-02-96 COMPLETED BY KAKobiata TELEPHONE (616)764-8913 OPERATING STATUS:

NOTES:

1. UNIT NAME Palisades

2. REPORTING PERIOD: 960301-960331

3. LICENSED THERMAL POWER (MWt) 2530

4. NAMEPLATE RATING (GROSS MWe) 811.7

5. DESIGN ELECTRICAL RATING (NET MWe) 805

6. MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (GROSS MWe) **770

7. MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (NET MWe) **730

8. IF CHANGES OCCUR IN CAPCITY RATINGS (ITEM NUMBERS 3 THROUGH 7AND 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 2184.0 212871. 0

12. NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 744.0 1863.3 122814.6

. 13 . REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDCiWN HOURS

' 14. HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE 744.0 1854.6 118009.3

15. UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS

16. GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 1802064.0 4568745.5 258687435.9

17. GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 583458 1480114 81956368

18. NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED" (MWH) 554599 1408367 77361786

19. 'UNIT SERVICE FACTOR 100.0t 84.9\' 55.4\'

20. UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 100.0t 84.9\' 55.4\'

21. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NET) 102.lt 88.3\' 53.5\'*

22. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 92.6\' 80.lt 45.lt 23; UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE o.ot 15.lt 28.5\'

24. Sf:tlTDOWUS SCliEDU.i..Ei: OVBil TiiB N".t:iA"T 0 f.~ONTHS (T'i"?E, DATI: AND DL1RAT!C?: *"F 'E~CH}  :

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)