ML18066A318

Monthly Operating Rept for Sept 1998 for Palisades Nuclear Plant

ML18066A318
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Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	09/30/1998
From:	Handlovits S CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
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AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT eali:rnge:;;

DATE l OL02L98 COMPLETED BY SMHandlovits MONTH September TELEPHONE 16161764-3262 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe Net) (MWe Net)

1. 774 17:" 774

2. 773 18. 774

3. 774 19. 773

4. 776 20. 767

5. 773 21. 773

6. 761 22. 782

7. 771 23. 786

8. 783 24. 781

9. 784 25. 755

10. 781 26. 241

11. 774 27. 482

12. 771 28. 758

13. 772 29. 766

14. 767 30. 772

15. 763

16. 769 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.

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SUMMARY

OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE FOR SEPTEMBER 1998 The Plant began the month of September at a nominal 99.6% power. On September 12 at approximately 1200 hours0.0139 days <br />0.333 hours <br />0.00198 weeks <br />4.566e-4 months <br />, power was raised to a nominal 99.8%. On September 25 at 2007 hours0.0232 days <br />0.558 hours <br />0.00332 weeks <br />7.636635e-4 months <br />, the Plant began a derate to find and repair a condenser tube leak. A power level of about 44% was reached on September.

26 at 0212 hours0.00245 days <br />0.0589 hours <br />3.505291e-4 weeks <br />8.0666e-5 months <br />. Upon successful repair of the condenser tube leak, power was escalated on September 27 at 0200 hours0.00231 days <br />0.0556 hours <br />3.306878e-4 weeks <br />7.61e-5 months <br />. On September 28 at 0440 hours0.00509 days <br />0.122 hours <br />7.275132e-4 weeks <br />1.6742e-4 months <br />, the Plant reached greater than 99.5% power. The target power level in use after the derate is 99.9%.

REPORT MONTH _ _S=E=P~T=EM=BE=R~1~9~98~- DOCKET NO 50-255

.UNIT Palisades

_DATE 10/02/98

.COMPLETED BY SMHandlovits

.TELEPHONE 616-764-3262 UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS No. Date Type, Duration Reason2 Method of Licensee System Component Cause & Corrective 5

(Hours) Shutting Event Code' Code Action to Down Reactor Report# Prevent Recurrence

5. 09/25/98 s 56.6 4 Condenser Tube Power Reduction Leak Repairs 1.

F: Forced 2.

Reason:

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Method:

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Exhibit G - Instructions 5.

Exhibit I - S~nie Source S: Scheduled A-Equipment Failure (Explain) 1-Manual for Preparation of Data B-Maintenance or Test 2-Manual Scram Entry Sheets for Licensee C-Refueling 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)

OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO. 50-255 DATE 10-2-98 COMPLETED BY SMHandlovits TELEPHONE (616)764-3262 OPERATING STATUS:

NOTES:

1. UNIT NAME Palisades

2. REPORTING PERIOD: 980901-980930

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 7 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 720.0 6551. 0 234782.0 12 NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 720.0 5539.0 141508.5 13 REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS 14 HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE 720. 0 5369.5 136310.7 15 UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS 16 GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 1762895.3 13056005.6 303736809.8 17 GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 564773 4206462 96377596 18 NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 536392 3995921 91067137 19 UNIT SERVICE FACTOR 100.0% 82.0% 58 .1%

20 UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 100.0% 82.0% 58 .1%

21 UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NET) 102 .1% 83.6% 56. 5%

• 22 UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 92.5% 75.8% 48.2%

23 UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE 0.0% 2.9% 26.2%

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)