ML20101C681

Monthly Operating Rept for Feb 1996 for Three Mile Island Nuclear Station,Unit I

ML20101C681
Person / Time
Site:	Crane
Issue date:	02/29/1996
From:	Heysek W, James Knubel GENERAL PUBLIC UTILITIES CORP.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
6710-96-2077, NUDOCS 9603190136
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GPU Nuclear Corporation gggg Route 441 South I

P.O. Box 480 Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057-0480 (717) 944-7621 Writer's Direct Dial Number:

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March 11, 1996 6710-96-2077 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Gentlemen:

Subject:

Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit I (TMI-1)

Operating License No. DPR-50 Docket No. 50-289 Monthly Operating Report for February 1996 Enclosed are two copies of the February 1996 Monthly Operating Report for Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1.

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J.Knubel Vice President and Director, TMI WGH Attachments cc: Administrator, Region I j

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OPERATIONS

SUMMARY

February 1996 The plant entered the month operating at 100% power and remained at that power level for the remainder of the month. Net unit electrical output averaged approximately 819 MWe during February.

MAJOR SAFETY RELATED MAINTENANCE 1

The following major safety related maintenance item was accomplished during the month:

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l Reclaimed Boric Acid Pump WDL-P-13 A was removed from service to correct a mechanical seal leak. The pump was disassembled and the seal was replaced. All retests of the reassembled pump were satisfactory and WDL-P-13A was returned to service.

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The 'D' Inverter was removed from service when the battery supply load lamp came on but the l

Inverter appeared to be operating normally. The problem was found to be a faulty meter MRI re'ay which was replaced. Inverter 'D' was tested satisfactorily and returned to service.

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OPERATING DATA REPORT i

DOCKET NO.

50-289 DATE COMPLETED BY W G HEYSEK

.PERATING STATUS TELEPHONE (717) 948-8191 1.

UNIT NAME:

THREE MILE ISLAND UNIT 1 l NOTES:

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REPORTING PERIOD:

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3. LICENSED THERMAL POWER:

2568 l l

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NAMEPLATE.' RATING (GROSS MWe):

872 l l

5. DESIGN ELECTRICAL RATING (NET MWe):

819 l l

6. MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (GROSS MWe):

834 l l

7 MAXIMUM DEPENDABLE CAPACITY (NET MWe):

786 l l

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IF CHANGES OCCUR IN'(ITEMS 3-7) 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 CUMMULATIVE

11. HOURS IN REPORTING PERIOD (HRS) 696.0 1440.0 188425.0

12. NUMBER OF HOURS REACTOR WAS CRITICAL (HRS) 696.0 1440.9 110983.1

13. REACTOR RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS (HRS) 0.0 0.0 2284.0

14. HOURS GENERATOR ON-LINE (HRS) 696.0 1440.0 109821.3

15. UNIT RESERVE SHUTDOWN HOURS (HRS) 0.0 0.0 0.0

16. GROSS THERMAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 1786095 3694222 269809148

17. GROSS ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 603843 1249481

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18. NET ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATED (MWH) 570307 1180152 85223556

19. UNIT SERVICE FACTOR

(%)

100.0 100.0 58.3

20. UNIT AVAILABILITY FACTOR

(%)

100.0 100.0 58.3

21. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING MDC NET) 104.3 104.3 57.5

32. UNIT CAPACITY FACTOR (USING DER NET) 100.0 100.1 55.2

23. UNIT FORCED OUTAGE RATE

(%)

0.0 0.0 35.6 UNIT FORCED OUTAGE HOURS (HRS) 0.0 0.0 60761.2

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

25. IF SHUT DOWN AT END OF REPORT PERIOD, ESTIMATED DATE OF STARTUP:

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AVERAGE. DAILY UNIT POWER LEVEL DOCKET NO.

50-289 UNIT TMI-1 DATE COMPLETED BY W G HEYSEK TELEPHONE (717) 948-8191 MONTH:

FEBRUARY DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL DAY AVERAGE DAILY POWER LEVEL l

(MWe-NET)

(MWe-NET) 1 826 17 826 2

825 18 824 3

823 19 820 4

815 20 814 5

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l REFUELING INFORMATION REOUEST 1.

Name of Facility: Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 2.

Scheduled date for next refueling shutdown: September 5,1997 3.

Scheduled date for restan following current refueling: NA

4. Will refueling or resumption of operation thereafter require a technical specification change or other license amendment? NA.

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Scheduled date(s) for submitting proposed licensing action and supporting information: NA i

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Important licensing considerations associated with refueling, e.g. new or different fuel design or supplier, unreviewed design or performance analysis methods, significant changes in fuel design, new operating procedures: None.

7. The number of fuel assemblies (a) in the core, and (b) in the spent fuel storage pool: (a) 177 (b) 683

8. The present licensed spent fuel pool storage capacity and the size of any increase in licensed storage capacity that has been requested or is planned, in number of fuel assemblies:

The present licensed capacity is 1990. Phase 1 of the reracking project to increase spent fuel pool storage capacity permits storage of 1342 assemblies.

Upon completion of Phase II of the reracking project, the fulllicensed capacity will be attained. Phase II is expected to be started in 2002.

9. The projected date of the last refueling that can be discharged to the spent fuel pool assuming the present licensed capacity:

Completion of Phase I of the reracking project permits full core off-load (177 fuel assemblies) through the end of Cycle 14 and on completion of the rerack project full core off-load is assured through the end of the current operating license and beyond.

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