ML18066A484

Monthly Operating Rept for May 1999 for Palisades Nuclear Plant.With 990603 Ltr

ML18066A484
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	05/31/1999
From:	Handlovits S, Hawn R CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9906080201
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C, A CMS Energy Company Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Mt 49043 June 3, 1999 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 May 1999.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at (616) 764-3179.

Sincerely, R. S. Hawn Reactor Engineering Supervisor CC: JMMilan, Palisades GABaustian, Palisades Senior Resident Inspector, Palisades DRHahn, Div of Rad Health Services, Lansing, Ml BWJorgensen, Michigan Dept of Labor, Lansing, Ml RDWhale, Michigan Public Service Commission Records Center, INPO, Atlanta, GA SMMclntyre, P26-204 Region Ill Administrator, USNRC Pal. Eng. Records Center, 950*22*35*1 OIL Cycle 14 Reports (SMH 99*14) 9906oao201 990531--,,-'--.'n._ _ _____

PDR ADOCK 05000255 :*

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c AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT Palisades DATE 06/03/99 COMPLETED BY SMHandlovits MONTH May TELEPHONE (616)764-3262 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe Net) (MWe Net)

1. 789 17. 0

2. 787 18. 80

3. 783 19. 284

4. 779 20. 674

5. 774 21. 705

6. 774 22. 771

7. 629 23. 772

8. 0 24. 783

9. 0 25. 785

10. 0 26. 786

11. 0 27. 786

12. 0 28. 782

13. 0 29. 780

14. 0 30. 779

15. 0 31. 774

16. 0 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 1999 The Plant began the month of May at nominal full power. On May 7 at 1323 hours0.0153 days <br />0.368 hours <br />0.00219 weeks <br />5.034015e-4 months <br />, the Plant began a shutdown for a scheduled outage to replace a primary coolant pump seal, repair primary coolant pump oil leaks, and plug condenser tube leaks. The Plant was off-line at 2054 hours0.0238 days <br />0.571 hours <br />0.0034 weeks <br />7.81547e-4 months <br /> and subcritical at 2107 hours0.0244 days <br />0.585 hours <br />0.00348 weeks <br />8.017135e-4 months <br />.

Following the repairs, the Plant went critical on May 17 at 2026 hours0.0234 days <br />0.563 hours <br />0.00335 weeks <br />7.70893e-4 months <br /> and was placed on-line May 18 at 0756 hours0.00875 days <br />0.21 hours <br />0.00125 weeks <br />2.87658e-4 months <br />. Power escalation was held up primarily due to condenser tube repairs,. and nominal full power was reached on May 20 at 2002 hours0.0232 days <br />0.556 hours <br />0.00331 weeks <br />7.61761e-4 months <br />. The Plant remained at full power for the rest of the month.

REPORTMONTH~~=M~A~Y~1~99=9~~ DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT Palisades DATE 06/03/99 COMPLETED BY SMHandlovits TELEPHONE 616-764-3262 UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS No. Date Type' Duration Reason 2 Method of Licensee System Component Cause & Corrective 4 5 (Hours) Shutting Event Code Code Action to Down Reactor3 Report#

• Prevent Recurrence 2 05107199 s 251.0 B Replace Primary Coolant Pump Seal

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 8-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

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G-Operational Error (Explain)

H-Other (Explain)

OPERATING DATA REPORT DOCKET NO 50-255 DATE 6-3-99 COMPLETED BY SMHandlovits TELEPHONE (616)764-3262 OPERATING STATUS:

NOTES:

1. UNIT NAME Palisades

2. REPORTING PERIOD: 990501-990531

3. LICENSED THERMAL POWER (MWt) 2530

4. NAMEPLATE RATING (GROSS MWe) *8ll. 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 CAPACITY RATINGS (ITEM *NUMBERS 3 THROUGH 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 74 4. 0 3623.0 240614.0 12 NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 504.7 3226.2 146509.8 13 REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS 14 HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE 493.0 3198.4 141284.1 15 UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS 16 GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 1186282.4 7970758.7 316189561.9 17 GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 375527 2590605 100432191 18 NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 356536 2466864 94928664 19 UNIT SERVICE.FACTOR 66.3% 88.3% 58. 7%

20 .UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR 66.3% 88.3% 58. 7%

21 UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NET) 65.6% 93*. 3% 57. 3%

• 22 UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 59.5% 84.6% 49.0%

23 UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE 33.7% ll. 7% 25.8%

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

Refueling Outage. 10/16/99. 37 days.

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)