ML18068A594

Monthly Operating Rept for Apr 1999 for Palisades Nuclear Plant.With

ML18068A594
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	04/30/1999
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 9905170172
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A CMS Energy Company May 3, 1999 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Ml 49043 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 April 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*10/L Cycle 14 Reports (SMH 99*12)

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AVERAGE DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT Palisades DATE 05/03/99 COMPLETED BY SMHandlovits MONTH April TELEPHONE (616)764-3262 DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL (MWe Net)

(MWe Net)

1.

783

17.

790

2.

779

18.

791

3.

775

19.

722

4.

782

20.

730

5.

786

21.

775

6.

785

22.

778

7.

784

23.

786

8.

785

24.

789

9.

787

25.

789

10.

790

26.

787

11.

789

27.

787

12.

790

28.

787

13.

790

29.

787

14.

789

30.

788

15.

788

31.

16.

787 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 APRIL 1999 The Plant began the month at nominal full power. On April 19 at 1105 hours0.0128 days <br />0.307 hours <br />0.00183 weeks <br />4.204525e-4 months <br />, the Plant derated to less than 90%.power for repairs to a leaking heater drain pump. Following the repair, power escalation was started April 20 at 0533 hours0.00617 days <br />0.148 hours <br />8.812831e-4 weeks <br />2.028065e-4 months <br />, and nominal full power was reached at 1155 hours0.0134 days <br />0.321 hours <br />0.00191 weeks <br />4.394775e-4 months <br />. The Plant remained at full power for the rest of the month.

REPORTMONTH~~~A~P~R~IL~1~9~99.._~

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Date NONE

1.

F: Forced S: Scheduled Type'

2.

Reason:

Duration (Hours)

Reason2 A-Equipment Failure (Explain) 8-Maintenance or Test C-Refueling D-Regulatory Restriction E-Operator Training & License Examination F-Administrative G-Operational Error (Explain)

H-Other (Explain)

UNIT SHUTDOWNS AND POWER REDUCTIONS Method of Shutting Down Reactor

3.

Method:

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

Licensee Event Report#

4.

System Code4

• Component Code5 Exhibit G - Instructions for Preparation of Data Entry Sheets for Licensee Event Report (LER) File (NUREG-0161)

5.

Cause & Corrective Action to Prevent Recurrence Exhibit I - Same Source DOCKET NO 50-255 UNIT Palisades DATE 05/03/99 COMPLETED BY SMHandlovits TELEPHONE 616-764-3262

OPERATING STATUS:

1. UNIT NAME

2. REPORTING PERIOD:

3.

• LICENSED THERMAL POWER (MWt)

4. NAMEPLATE RATING (GROSS MWe)

5. DESIGN ELECTRICAL RATING (NET MWe)

OPERATING DATA REPORT Palisades 990401-990430 2530 811.7 805

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:

11 HOURS IN REPORTING PERIOD 12 NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL 13 REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN 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 24 SHUTDOWNS SCHEDULED OVER THE NEXT 6 MONTHS (TYPE, This Month

• 719. 0 719.0 719. 0 1812454.4 589988 562049 100.0%

100.0%

107.1%

97.1%

0.0%

DATE AND DURATION OF EACH):

Yr-to-Date 2879.0 2721. 5 2705.4 6784476.3 2215078 2110328 94.0%

94.0%

100.4%

91.1%

6.0%

Primary Coolant Pump Seal replacement & Condenser Tube leak repair.

5/7 /99.

Refueling Outage.

10/16/99.

37 days.

25 IF SHUTDOWN AT END.OF R~PORT 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)

Forecast DOCKET NO 50-255 DATE 5-3-99 COMPLETED BY SMHandlovits TELEPHONE (616)764-3262 NOTES:

Cumulative 239870.0 146005.1 140791.1 315003279.5 100056664 94572128

58. 7%

58. 7%

5-f. 3%

• 4 9. 0%

25.8%

8-10 days.

.Achieved