ML18065A611

Monthly Operating Rept for Mar 1996 for Palisades Nuclear Plant

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
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i 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: RA Vincent, 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 9604090096 960331 PDR ADOCK 05000255 R

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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 No.

Date 2

3/6196

1.

F: Forced S: Scheduled Type1 F

2.

Reason Duration (Hours) 120 hrs A-Equipment Failure (Explain)

B-Maintenance or Test C-Refueling 0-Regulatory Restriction E-Operator Training & License Examination F-Administrative G-Operational Error (Explain)

H-Other (Explain)

UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS Reason2 Method of Shutting Licensee Event Down Reactor Report#

A 4

3.

Method:

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

4.

Exhibit G -*Instructions for Preparation of Data Entry Sheets for Licensee Event Report (LER) File (NUREG-0161)

5.

System Code4 Component Code5 Exhibit I - Same Source j

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DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT Palisades DA TE 04/02/96 COMPLETED BY KAKobiata TELEPHONE 616-764-8913 Cause & Corrective Action to Prevent Recurrence Power ~duction to 50%

Due to cooling tower pump trip

OPERATING STATUS:

1.

UNIT NAME

2.

REPORTING PERIOD:

3.

LICENSED THERMAL POWER (MWt)

4.

NAMEPLATE RATING (GROSS MWe)

5.

DESIGN ELECTRICAL RATING (NET MWe)

6.

MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (GROSS MWe)

7.

MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (NET MWe)

OPERATING DATA REPORT Palisades 960301-960331 2530 811.7 805

• • 770

• • 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:

11. HOURS IN REPORTING PERIOD

12. NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 13. REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDCiWN 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 MDC NET)

22. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 23; UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE This Month 744.0 744.0 744.0 1802064.0 583458 554599 100.0t 100.0t 102.lt 92.6\\'

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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) :

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 2184.0 1863.3 1854.6 4568745.5 1480114 1408367 84.9\\'

84.9\\'

88.3\\'

80.lt 15.lt Forecast DOCKET NO 50-255 DATE 04-02-96 COMPLETED BY KAKobiata TELEPHONE (616)764-8913 NOTES:

Cumulative 212871. 0 122814.6 118009.3 258687435.9 81956368 77361786 55.4\\'

55.4\\'

53.5\\'*

45.lt 28.5\\'

Achieved